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champ|ion (championne) [ʃɑ̃pjɔ̃, ɔn] N m (f)

1. champion:

champion (championne) SPORTS, GAMES (vainqueur)

champion

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champion (championne) (sportif de haut niveau)

leading player

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champion d'Europe/du Monde d'escrime

European/World fencing champion

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champion olympique

Olympic champion

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le champion en titre

the titleholder

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2. champion (qui excelle) inf:

être champion personne:

to be in a class of one's own

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quand il s'agit de faire des bêtises, tu es champion

when it comes to doing stupid things, you're in a class of your own

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champion de la gaffe

prize fool

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champion de l'imitation/du rire

top impressionist/comedian

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3. champion (leader) inf:

pays champion de la lutte contre la drogue

country which leads the field in the fight against drugs

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cette région est championne de la production de vin

this region leads the field in wine production

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4. champion (défenseur):

champion (championne) inf

champion

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se poser en champion de la vertu

to set oneself up as a champion of virtue

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se faire le champion d'une cause

to champion a cause

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ex-actrice/champion/maire/premier ministre

former actress/champion/mayor/prime minister

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incontesté (incontestée) maître, champion

undisputed

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champion de boxe

boxing champion

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English

French

champion boxer

champion m de boxe

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world champion

champion/-ionne m/f du monde

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boxing champion

champion m de boxe

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league champion

champion m de ligue

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pennant holder or winner

champion/-ionne m/f

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champion

champion/-ionne m/f

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reigning champion

champion/-ionne m/f en titre

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champion cause

se faire le champion de

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in the PONS Dictionary

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English

I. champion(ne) [ʃɑ̃pjɔ̃, -jɔn] ADJ inf

être champion

to be great

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II. champion(ne) [ʃɑ̃pjɔ̃, -jɔn] N m(f) (vainqueur)

champion(ne) a. fig

champion

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champion du monde de boxe

boxing champion of the world

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incontesté(e) champion, leader

undisputed

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English

French

record-breaker

champion(ne) m (f)

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champion

champion m

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defending champion

champion en titre

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three cheers for the champion!

trois hourras pour le champion!

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a world-class champion

un champion hors pair

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three times champion Brit, Aus, three time champion Am

trois fois champion

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French

English

I. champion(ne) [ʃɑ͂pjo͂, -jɔn] ADJ inf

être champion

to be great

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II. champion(ne) [ʃɑ͂pjo͂, -jɔn] N m(f) (vainqueur)

champion(ne) a. fig

champion

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champion du monde de boxe

boxing champion of the world

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incontesté(e) champion, leader

undisputed

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English

French

record-breaker

champion(ne) m (f)

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champion

champion m

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defending champion

champion en titre

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champ

champion(ne) m (f)

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three cheers for the champion!

trois hourras pour le champion!

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world-class champion

champion m hors pair

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three-time champion

trois fois champion m

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