guest
(=visitor) invité (e) m/f
→ He showed his guests into the living room.
→ Blair was once a frequent guest at Levy's house in north London.
We have guests staying with us. Nous avons des invités.
to be sb's guest
(=be invited by sb) être invité (e) par qn
→ I was his guest at dinner.
be my guest! *
(=carry on) faites comme bon vous semble!
→ Er, if you want to suggest that, be my guest.
→ If anybody wants to work on this, be my guest.
(in hotel)
client (e) m/f
→ The incident was witnessed by several guests at the hotel.
(on TV, radio show)
invité (e) m/f
→ He is a frequent chat show guest.
→ our special guest
(at special event)
invité (e) m/f
→ The president will be principal guest at the opening ceremony.
→ She dazzled fellow guests at the society wedding of the year.
vi to guest with a band
[singer, musician] être invité (e) à jouer avec un groupe → She guested with the band on their new album.
guest appearance
n
to make a guest appearance on sb's show être invité (e) sur le plateau de qn
→ Tonight's episode features a guest appearance by Shari Lewis.
guest artist
n invité (e) m/f spécial (e)
guest book
n livre m d'or
guest-house
n pension f
guest list
n liste f des invités
guest of honour , (British) guest of honor (US)
n invité (e) m/f d'honneur
guest room
n chambre f d'amis
guest speaker
n intervenant (e) m/f extérieur (e)
guest star
n guest star f
guest worker
n travailleur (-euse) immigré (e) m/f
house guest
n invité (e) m/f
paying guest
n hôte mf payant
→ At that time my mother took in paying guests.