22.06.2022 Flashcards

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(acquiescent)

-> accommodant, conciliant / docile

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Compliant (adj)

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  1. (spread through)
    - > (odeur) imprégner / se répandre dans, se propager dans
  2. figurative (affect all aspects of)
    - > (figuré) imprégner / (figuré) envahir
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To pervade

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  1. formal (cut short)
    - > (un séjour, une visite) écourter, abréger
    - > (faire cesser) couper court à
  2. formal (restrict)
    - > (faire obstacle) limiter, réduire
    - > (dépenses) rogner sur
    - > (liberté réduite) entraver, restreindre
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To curtail (sth)

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(burdensome)

  • > pénible, lourd
  • > (contrat…) contraignant
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onerous (adj)

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(without mercy)

-> sans pitié / impitoyable

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ruthless (adj)

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  1. (person: strong)
    - > robuste
  2. (conditions: harsh)
    - > rude
  3. (land: rocky, steep)
    - > (terrain) accidenté
  4. (face: strong featured)
    - > (trait) dur
    - > (beauté) brute, sauvage
    - > (personne) à la beauté brute, à la beauté sauvage
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rugged (adj)

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  1. (person : thin, haggard)
    - > (personne) émacié, décharné
  2. (landscape : bleak)
    - > morne, désolé
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gaunt (adj)

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(to have enough money to

avoid going hungry)

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To keep the wolf from the door

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