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27 Cards in this Set
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To jeer |
Huer |
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Drift off |
S'assoupir |
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Booing |
Huées |
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Swanky |
Classe (adj) |
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Thuggish |
adj brutal(e), de voyou |
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Sore |
adj (=painful) douloureux(-euse) , sensible |
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Contempt |
n mépris m , dédain m |
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To doff |
Ôter |
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To shove |
Pousser, fourer |
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Gruffly |
adv [say] d'un ton bourru |
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To Yawn |
Bailler |
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Shiver |
Frisson |
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To wield |
Brandir, exercer (influence) |
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To spook |
Effrayer, donner la trouille |
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Gist |
Essentiel |
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To maim |
Mutiler |
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To conceal |
vt [+object] cacher, dissimuler [+information, fact, news, secret, truth] cacher, dissimuler |
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Weedy |
adj [person] gringalet |
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Blunt |
adj [knife, scissors] émoussé(e) , peu tranchant(e) → I can't chop the vegetables with this - it's too blunt. (=not pointed) [object] contondant(e) → He had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object. → blunt instrument [pencil] mal taillé(e) → My pencil's blunt. [person] brusque → He can be quite blunt if he doesn't like someone. He was quite blunt about it. Il n'a pas mâché ses mots. [message, warning, response] carré (e) net(te) → His blunt response surprised them. to be blunt ... (=frankly) à dire vrai ..., (pour parler) franchement ... → To be blunt, you are no longer needed here. |
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To dwarf |
vt (=be much bigger than) être gigantesque à côté de → The US market dwarfs that of Britain. to be dwarfed by sth (=towered over) être minuscule par rapport à qch → He was dwarfed by the huge road sign. → David was dwarfed by a huge desk. |
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Pet (adj) |
adj [theory] en vogue [project] favori(te) → He wouldn't stand by and let his pet project be destroyed. |
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Impish |
adj espiègle |
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To bridle |
vt [+horse] brider → Her horse was already saddled and bridled. [+person] refréner → a watertight contract structured to bridle Tyson's belligerent antics vi literary se cabrer → She bridled, then simply shook her head. to bridle at sth (=be offended by) s'indigner de qch → BBC bosses might, of course, bridle at the suggestion |
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to be taken aback |
être décontenancé(e) |
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Sulkily |
adv boudeusement, en boudant |
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Riled |
adj (=annoyed) énervé(e) → He saw I was riled. |
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Mild |
adj [weather, winter, day] doux(douce)
[person, nature, character] doux(douce)
(=slight) [reproach, protest, confusion] léger(-ère) |
