show

show
[[t]ʃəu[/t]] 1. past tense - showed; verb
1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) montrer
2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) se voir
3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) jouer; passer; exposer
4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) montrer
5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduire qqn
6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) montrer
7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) montrer
8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) montrer
2. noun
1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposition, spectacle
2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) démonstration
3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) semblant/mine (de)
4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pour l'effet
5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (faire) bonne figure
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- showiness - show-business - showcase - showdown - showground - show-jumping - showman - showroom - give the show away - good show! - on show - show off - show up

English-French dictionary. 2014.

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