29.06.2022 Flashcards
1
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(quickly, especially in a smooth and easy way)
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swiftly (adv)
2
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- (limit)
- > contrainte, restriction - often plural (condition that restricts [sth])
- > contrainte - (stiff manner)
- > gène - (repression of emotion)
- > (émotions) retenue
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constraint (noun)
3
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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)
4
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(the way that something is represented or shown)
-> portrait / représentation, description
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depiction
/dɪˈpɪkʃən/
5
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moyen de dissuasion
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deterrent (noun)
6
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détresse
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distress (noun)
7
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- figurative (communicate)
- > communiquer, transmettre, faire part de - (transmit)
- > amener, conduire, acheminer - (transport)
- > transporter, acheminer - (suggest)
- > exprimer, traduire, évoquer
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To convey (sth)
8
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- informal (highly cultured) (adjective)
- > (très cultivé) intellectuel / pour intellectuels - informal (cultured person) (noun)
- > (personne cultivée) intellectuel / (péjoratif) intello
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highbrow
9
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(not intellectual)
-> peu intellectuel
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Lowbrow (adj)
10
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- (surprising, alarming)
- > surprenant, étonnant) - (eye-catching)
- > surprenant, étonnant - (frightening)
- > effrayant
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startling (adj)
11
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- (strikingly notable)
- > frappant, saisissant
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arresting (adj)