10 - Personality Flashcards
What is ‘le caractère’ in English?
The character
What does ‘un trait de caractère’ mean?
A character trait
What is ‘l’humeur’ in English?
The mood
What does ‘un caprice’ refer to?
A whim or impulse
What is ‘le sang-froid’?
Composure or nerve
What does ‘tempéramental’ mean?
Moody
What is the meaning of ‘arrogant’?
Arrogant
What does ‘touchy’ refer to?
Huffy or susceptible
What is ‘fiable’ in English?
Dependable or reliable
What does ‘timide’ mean?
Shy or bashful
What is ‘sérieux’ in English?
Earnest or serious
What does ‘méfiant’ mean?
Wary or suspicious
What is ‘prudent’ in English?
Cautious or circumspect
What does ‘irréfléchi’ refer to?
Rash or impulsive
What is ‘imprudent’ in English?
Reckless or rash
What does ‘optimiste’ mean?
Optimistic
What is ‘pessimiste’ in English?
Pessimistic
What does ‘calme’ refer to?
Cool or calm
What is ‘paisible’ in English?
Peaceful
What does ‘réaliste’ mean?
Down-to-earth
What is ‘un défaut’?
A shortcoming or fault
What does ‘la volonté’ refer to?
Willpower or self-control
What is ‘la fierté’ in English?
Pride
What does ‘l’audace’ mean?
Boldness or bravery
What is ‘la cruauté’ in English?
Cruelty
What does ‘bon’ refer to?
Good or nice
What is ‘égoïste’ in English?
Selfish or individualistic
What does ‘entêté’ mean?
Stubborn
What is ‘obstiné’ in English?
Determined or resolute
What does ‘irrésolu’ refer to?
Irresolute
What is ‘impitoyable’ in English?
Ruthless
What does ‘paresseux’ mean?
Lazy
What is ‘méchant’ in English?
Nasty or mean
What does ‘condescendant’ refer to?
Patronizing
What is ‘prétentieux’ in English?
Conceited or haughty
What does ‘dédaigneux’ mean?
Disdainful or scornful
What is ‘snob’ in English?
Snobbish or smug
What does ‘suffisant’ refer to?
Self-satisfied
What is ‘modeste’ in English?
Humble
What does ‘se vanter’ mean?
To boast
What is ‘les bonnes manières’?
Good manners
What does ‘la courtoisie’ refer to?
Courtesy
What is ‘poli’ in English?
Polite
What does ‘impoli’ mean?
Impolite
What is ‘bien élevé’ in English?
Well-bred
What does ‘mal élevé’ refer to?
Ill-bred
What is ‘respectueux’ in English?
Respectful
What does ‘irrespectueux’ mean?
Disrespectful
What is ‘plein de tact’?
Tactful
What does ‘sans tact’ refer to?
Tactless
What is ‘attentionné’ in English?
Considerate
What does ‘inconsiderate’ mean?
Inconsiderate
What is ‘décent’ in English?
Decent or proper
What does ‘indécent’ refer to?
Indecent or improper
What is ‘guindé’ in English?
Prim
What does ‘désinvolte’ mean?
Casual or offhand
What is ‘brutal’ in English?
Rough or coarse
What does ‘grossier’ refer to?
Vulgar or crude
What is ‘odieux’ in English?
Obnoxious
What does ‘effronté’ mean?
Cheeky or saucy
What is ‘se comporter’?
To behave (oneself)
What does ‘mal se comporter’ refer to?
To misbehave
What is ‘insulter’ in English?
To insult or to abuse
What does ‘offenser’ mean?
To offend
What is ‘snober’ in English?
To snub or to ignore
What is ‘la vertu’?
Virtue
What does ‘le vice’ refer to?
Vice
What is ‘le devoir’ in English?
Duty
What does ‘une valeur’ mean?
A value
What is ‘un principe’ in English?
A principle
What does ‘la confiance’ refer to?
Trust or confidence
What is ‘l’honnêteté’ in English?
Honesty
What does ‘naïf’ mean?
Naive or ingenuous
What is ‘crédule’ in English?
Gullible
What does ‘digne de confiance’ refer to?
Worthy of trust
What is ‘bon’ in English?
Good
What does ‘mauvais’ mean?
Bad
What is ‘juste’ in English?
Right or just
What does ‘faux’ refer to?
Wrong or false
What is ‘vertueux’ in English?
Virtuous
What does ‘honnête’ mean?
Honest or upright
What is ‘juste’ in English?
Fair
What does ‘injuste’ refer to?
Unjust or unfair
What is ‘à raison’ in English?
Rightly
What does ‘à tort’ mean?
Wrongly
What is ‘franc’ in English?
Candid or straightforward
What does ‘promettre’ refer to?
To promise
What is ‘avoir confiance en qqn’?
To trust someone
What does ‘avoir raison’ mean?
To be right
What is ‘avoir tort’ in English?
To be wrong
malgré tout le respect que je vous dois
With all due respect
A dire vrai
to be honest
Ne pas s’emporter
To keep one’s temper
S’emporter facilement
to have a quick temper
être d’humeur égale
to have an even temper
garder son calme, son sang froid, 2
to remain composed
to remain full of composure
se maîtriser
to control oneself
être de bonne humeur
être de mauvaise humeur
to be in a good/bad mood
Je ne suis pas d’humeur à sortir
i’m in no mood for going out
Etre enclin aux changements d’humeur
to be prone to mood swings
être une femme bien
to be a decent woman
avoir tendance à mentir, 2
to have a propensity / a tendency to lie
être connu pour son comportement brutal
to have a reputation for behaving roughly
En voilà des manières
This is no way to behave!
Elle me reproche toujours qqchose
She is always finding fault with me
Agir selon sa conscience
To act according to one’s conscience
Avoir la conscience tranquille
vs.
Avoir mauvaise conscience
To have an easy conscience
To have a guilty conscience
Etre têtu comme une mule
to be as stubborn as a mule
être imperturtable
to be as cool as a cucumber
La vérité finit toujours par triompher
truth will out
La réalité dépasse la fiction
Truth is stranger than fiction
Quand on veut, on peut
Where there is a will, there is a way
tromper
to deceive
la malveillance
malice
malveillant
malicious
méticuleux, exigeant
particular
la franchise
cando(u)r
l’estime, la considération
regard
reservé, discret, prudent
discreet
optimiste
sanguine
difficile à contenter
fastidious
grossier, offensant
abusive
mal élevé, grossier
rude
la bienséance
propriety
méchant
vicious
affable, cordial
genial
Formation d’adjectifs composés dénotant des traits de caractere
adjectif + nom + ed
qui abon caractère
good-tempered
colérique
short-tempered
facile à vivre
good-natured
borné
narrow-minded
qui a mauvais caractère
bad-tempered
soupe au lait, changeant
hot-tempered
à l’esrit ouvert, sans préjugés, 2
open-minded
broad-minded
distrait
absent-minded
