24.06.2022 Flashcards

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  1. (person: confident)
    - > (personne) sûr de soi / qui a de l’assurance
  2. (action, manner : forceful)
    - > (ton, comportement) assuré, affirmé
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assertive (adj)

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  1. (smart, clever)
    - > malin / futé, astucieux
  2. (sly, deceptive)
    - > (péjoratif) rusé / fourbe
    - > malin / trompeur
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cunning (adj)

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(misleading)

- > trompeur, trompeuse

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deceptive (adj)

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  1. (act: unobtrusive)
    - > (objet, action) discret, discrète
  2. (person: tactful, prudent)
    - > (personne) discret, discrète
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discreet (adj)

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  1. (joyful)
    - > fou de joie / sur un petit nuage
  2. (joyful about)
    - > fou de joie / sur un petit nuage
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elated (with / at [sth])

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  1. (with hair)
    - > poilu
  2. informal, figurative (difficult, hazardous)
    - > dangereux, effrayant
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hairy (adj)

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  1. informal (crazy, funny)
    - > (familier) dingue /fou
  2. informal (person: eccentric)
    - > (familier) dingue, fou-fou,…
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wacky (adj)

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Face à l’épreuve / face à la pression

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In the face of the strain

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