29.06.2022 Flashcards

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(quickly, especially in a smooth and easy way)

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swiftly (adv)

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  1. (limit)
    - > contrainte, restriction
  2. often plural (condition that restricts [sth])
    - > contrainte
  3. (stiff manner)
    - > gène
  4. (repression of emotion)
    - > (émotions) retenue
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constraint (noun)

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(a small amount of something, especially liquid food, that is added to something else)
-> petite quantité / une goutte / un filet

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dash (noun)

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(the way that something is represented or shown)

-> portrait / représentation, description

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depiction

/dɪˈpɪkʃən/

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moyen de dissuasion

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deterrent (noun)

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détresse

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distress (noun)

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  1. figurative (communicate)
    - > communiquer, transmettre, faire part de
  2. (transmit)
    - > amener, conduire, acheminer
  3. (transport)
    - > transporter, acheminer
  4. (suggest)
    - > exprimer, traduire, évoquer
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To convey (sth)

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  1. informal (highly cultured) (adjective)
    - > (très cultivé) intellectuel / pour intellectuels
  2. informal (cultured person) (noun)
    - > (personne cultivée) intellectuel / (péjoratif) intello
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highbrow

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(not intellectual)

-> peu intellectuel

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Lowbrow (adj)

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  1. (surprising, alarming)
    - > surprenant, étonnant)
  2. (eye-catching)
    - > surprenant, étonnant
  3. (frightening)
    - > effrayant
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startling (adj)

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  1. (strikingly notable)

- > frappant, saisissant

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arresting (adj)

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