21.06.2022 Flashcards

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  1. figurative, slang (become independent)
    - > s’émanciper, s’affranchir
  2. figurative, slang (act wildly)
    - > (familier) se lâcher
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To cut loose

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  1. (justifiably, sensibly) -> adv
    - > Dans les limites du raisonnable / raisonnablement
  2. (justifiable, sensible) -> adj
    - > sensé / (familier) tenir debout
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Within reason

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  1. (have too much)
    - > accablé, submergé
  2. (feeling)
    - > bouleversé, abattu, anéanti
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overwhelmed (adj)

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  1. (inequality)
    - > inégalité
  2. (a large difference between two things)
    - >…
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Disparity (noun)

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(rotten)

-> pourri

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rancid (adj)

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  1. (person : signals approach)
    - > (Histoire) messager, héraut
  2. figurative (sign of [sth])
    - > signe avant-coureur / signe annonciateur
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Harbinger (noun)

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  1. (actions, appearance : showy)
  2. (person: who shows off)
    - > (personne) prétentieux / présomptueux / vaniteux
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Ostentatious (adj)

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(intense emotion, passion)

-> ferveur

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fervour (noun)

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(forgetful)

-> distrait, étourdi

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Absent-minded (adj)

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(appealing to the taste buds (papilles gustatives)

-> alléchant, appétissant

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mouth-watering (adj)

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(revelatory, revealing)

-> ouvrir les yeux / révélateur

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eye-opening (adj)

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slang (astounding)

-> hallucinant, renversant, époustouflant, bluffant

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mind-blowing (adj)

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(wordy)

-> très long, trop long / (article) interminable

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long-winded (adj)

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(implausible, extreme)

-> (un peu) tiré par les cheveux

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far-fetched (adj)

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