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127 Cards in this Set
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vide
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empty
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étrange
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strange, odd
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léger
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light
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bruyant
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noisy
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humide
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wet, damp
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quantités
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quantities
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intolérant, arbitraire
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illiberal
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fort, puissant, convaincant
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potent
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insatiable
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insatiable, unquechable
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qui fuit
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leaky
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broussailleux
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scrubby
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rocailleux, accidenté
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rugged
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illuminé, éclairé au projecteur
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floodlit
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inflexible, résolu
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adamant
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éternel
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everlasting, perennial
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sobre, abstinent
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abstemious
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judicieux, sensé
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shrewd/ sensible
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dégoûtant, grossier, obscène
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filthy
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bruyant
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raucous, noisy,
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minable, misérable, miteux
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shabby, wretched
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obstiné, têtu
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stubborn
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morne, austère
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bleak
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recherché, raffiné, de qualité
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fancy
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furieux
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furious
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contrecarrer, contrarier
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to thwart
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triste, morose
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glum
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soulagé
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relieved
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être confiant
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to have confidence in/to be bullish*
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Plein de baratin
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waffly
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maigre
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lean
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prudent, mesuré
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wary, cautious
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agité
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restless
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uni, clair, évident
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plain
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isolé, seul
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lone
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convenable, approprié
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proper
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copieux, abondant
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lavish
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total, maximal (effort, guerre)
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All-out
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qui vaut la peine
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worthwhile
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Supportable, tolérable
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bearable
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gratuit, injustifié
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wanton (pour une femme=dévergondée)
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creux
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hollow
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forcé (rire..)
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hollow
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caustique, cinglant
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scathing
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astucieux, rusé
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cunning
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décroissant
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waning (sur le déclin), decreasing
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mécontent
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Displeased, disgruntled
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fâché
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annoyed
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incitatif
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incentive
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secret
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secret/ secretive (personne)
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lourd, encombrant, volumineux
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hefty*
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minutieux, approfondi
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thorough (to go more thoroughly into= approfondir)
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intrépide, hardi, vif
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bold
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éclatant
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dazzling (couleur), sparkling (surface)
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maigre, faible, peu
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scant
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en flammes
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ablaze (blaze=flamme, incendie)
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prudent
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wary
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autoritaire
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assertive
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convaicant, envoûtant (histoire)
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compelling
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étroit
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narrow
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court
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short
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haut
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tall
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épais
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thick
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mince
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thin
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large
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wide
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formes
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shapes
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circulaire
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circular
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rectiligne
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straight
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carré
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square
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triangulaire
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triangular
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les goûts
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tastes
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amer
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bitter (nom=bitterness)
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salé
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salty
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aigre
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sour (nom= sourness)
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épicé
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spicy
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doux
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sweet
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qualités
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qualities
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propre
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clean
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sale
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dirty
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dry
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Innombrables
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countless
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Salace, haut en couleur
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lurid
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Etincelant
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glittery
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avoir l’esprit de clocher, peu ouvert sur le monde
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To be parochial
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Révélateur
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telling, revealing
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Efficace
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efficient/ telling (with --- effect de manière efficace)
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Primordial
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paramount
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éphémère, courte durée
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short-lived / longue durée, prolongé long-term
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attroce, affreux
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dreadful
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très répandu
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widespread
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étourdissant, renversant, stupéfiant
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stunning
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grossier
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(impoli= rude, crude), (vulgaire= vulgar, uncouth), (peu raffiné= coarse, rough), (procédé= stupid, gross))
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flagrant, manifeste
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obvious, blatant
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impressionnant
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impressive, breathtaking (à couper le souffle)
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épineux, difficile
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tricky
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prompt
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swift
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inquiétant
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ominous, worrying
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menaçant
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threatening
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copieux, superbe
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lavish, sumptuous
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usé
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worn
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miteux
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shabby, dingy (chambre)
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féroce
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fierce
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négligé, relaché
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slovenly
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lisible
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legible
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chargé (rempli)
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full of, laden with
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sévère (pers, caractère)
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strict, stern / (critique) harsh/ (dégâts) severe, heavy
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peu enclin
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reluctant
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dédaigneux, méprisant
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scornful, contemptous
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encombrant (volumineux)
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cumbersome, bulky
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paresseux
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idle, lazy
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vain, inutile
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idle, pointless,
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séduisant
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attractive, enticing, appealing
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imprudent
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reckless, foolish, careless
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sombre, morne
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gloomy, bleak, dark
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morne, triste, ennuyeux
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dreary, gloomy, dull
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nocif
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noxious, harmful
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sujet, enclin
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prone
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raide
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(tendu=taut, tight), (personne=wooden, starchy), (abrupt= steep)
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direct, très clair
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straightforward
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énorme, puissant, imposant
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mighty, impressive, powerful
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lamentable, affligeant
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woeful
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servile
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servile, fawning
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apaisant
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soothing(douleur)/ pacifying (colère)
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prospère
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thriving
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luisant
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gleaming, shining
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convaincant, envoutant
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compelling
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de forte carrure
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burly
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doux
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soft (toucher)/mild, sweet (gout)/ gentle (pers, geste)
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