judge

judge
judge
A n
1 ⇒ Forms of address Jur juge m ;
2 (adjudicator) (at competition) membre m du jury ; Sport juge m ; the judges' decision is final (at show etc) la décision du jury est sans appel ;
3 fig to be a good judge of character être un fin psychologue, savoir juger les gens ; to be no judge of ne pas s'y connaître en [art, wine] ; I think it's lovely-not that I'm any judge je trouve ça très beau-bien que je ne sois pas vraiment juge en la matière ; let me be the judge of that je suis mieux à même d'en juger.
B Judges pr npl Bible Juges mpl.
C vtr
1 gen, Jur juger [person] ; to judge a prisoner guilty juger qu'un accusé est coupable ; who are you to judge others? de quel droit te permets-tu de juger les autres? ;
2 (adjudicate) faire partie du jury de [show, competition] ;
3 (estimate) (currently) estimer [distance, age] ; (in the future) prévoir [outcome, reaction] ; it is hard to judge who will win the election il est difficile de prévoir qui va gagner les élections ;
4 (consider) juger, estimer ; the operation was judged a great success on a estimé or jugé que l'opération avait été un grand succès ; judged by their usual standards, their concert was disappointing par rapport à ce qu'ils font d'habitude, leur concert était décevant.
D vi juger ; I am in no position to judge ce n'est pas à moi de juger ; as far as one can judge autant qu'on puisse en juger ; judging by ou from… à en juger par or d'après…
Idiom
to be as sober as a judge (not drunk) ne pas être ivre du tout ; (solemn) être sérieux comme un pape.

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