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I. fair1 [feəʳ, Am fer] ADJ

1. fair:

fair
[that's] fair enough! inf (approved)
na schön! inf
[that's] fair enough! inf (approved)
o.k.! inf
fair dealing [or trading] COMM, ECON
fair use LAW
it's fair to say that ...
to be fair with sb
to not be fair on sb

2. fair (just, impartial):

fair
fair
fair
to be fair to/towards sb
jdm gegenüber gerecht [o. fair] sein
to be fair to/towards sb
to be fair with sb
gerecht [o. fair] zu jdm sein
to be fair with sb
jdn gerecht [o. fair] behandeln

3. fair attr, inv (large):

fair

4. fair attr, inv (good):

fair
there's a fair prospect of ...
to have a fair idea of sth
to have a fair idea that ...

5. fair pred, inv (average):

fair
to be fair to middling inf

6. fair:

fair (blond)
fair (pale) skin
fair person

7. fair (favourable):

fair weather
fair wind

8. fair old (beautiful):

fair
liebreizend form dated
fair
to do sth with one's own fair hand esp Brit hum
the fair[er] sex dated hum

Phrases:

it's a fair cop esp Brit
fair dinkum Aus inf
echt [wahr] inf
to give sb a fair crack of the whip [or Am also a fair shake] inf
fair go Aus
sei/seid fair
fair's fair , Brit fair dos inf
sei/seid [doch] fair

II. fair1 [feəʳ, Am fer] ADV

1. fair (according to rules):

to play fair
fair sein
to play fair SPORTS
fair spielen

2. fair region (quite):

fair

Phrases:

fair old ... dated inf
fair old ... dated inf
fair and square Brit, Aus (accurately)
fair and square Brit, Aus (accurately)

fair2 [feəʳ, Am fer] N

1. fair (funfair):

fair
Jahrmarkt m <-(e)s, -märkte>
fair
fair
Rummel m <-s> region, esp NGer
fair
Messe f <-, -n> CH
fair
Chilbi f <-, Chil·be̱·nen> CH inf

2. fair:

fair (trade, industry)
Messe f <-, -n>
trade fair
Messe f <-, -n>
OpenDict entry

fair ADJ

fair (weather)

ˈbook fair N

book fair
Buchmesse f <-, -n>

ˈcraft fair N

fair ˈcopy N

fair copy
Reinschrift f <-, -en>

fair ˈgame N no pl

fair game
Freiwild nt <-(e)s> kein pl
to be fair game for sb fig

fair-ˈhaired <fairer-, fairest- [or more fair-haired, most fair-haired]> ADJ

fair-haired

I. Fair Isle [ˈfeərˌaɪl, Am ˈferˌ-] N

Fair Isle

II. Fair Isle [ˈfeərˌaɪl, Am ˈferˌ-] N modifier

fair-ˈmind·ed <fairer-, fairest- [or more fair-minded, most fair-minded]> ADJ

fair ˈplay N no pl

Fairplay nt <-(s), -s> zwischen +dat

ˈfair-sized ADJ inv

ˈfair-skinned <fairer-, fairest- [or more fair-skinned, most fair-skinned]> ADJ

ˈfair trade N no pl

fair trade
Fair Trade m <-(s), -s>

fair ˈvalue N ECON, FIN

fair value
Marktwert m <-(e)s> kein pl

ˈjob fair N

job fair

re·ˈcruit·ment fair N

Present
Ifair
youfair
he/she/itfairs
wefair
youfair
theyfair
Past
Ifaired
youfaired
he/she/itfaired
wefaired
youfaired
theyfaired
Present Perfect
Ihavefaired
youhavefaired
he/she/ithasfaired
wehavefaired
youhavefaired
theyhavefaired
Past Perfect
Ihadfaired
youhadfaired
he/she/ithadfaired
wehadfaired
youhadfaired
theyhadfaired

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fair's fair , Brit fair dos inf
sei/seid [doch] fair
fair old ... dated inf

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