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so called

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soit disant

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ludicrous

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ridiculous

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communal

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communautaire/collectif

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ragging

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epuisé

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contentious

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querelleur/contesté, litigieux

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wrapped

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eneveloppé (dans un manteau)

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unawares

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a l’improviste/ au depourvu

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aesthetical

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esthétique

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faltering

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hesitant/incertain

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decaying

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en ruines/déliquescence

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stark

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désolé/nu (paysage)

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midsize

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de taille moyenne

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lukewarm

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tiede

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simmering

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fremissant

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sorted

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classé/rangé

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duly

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dument / comme prévu

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far-flung

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vaste/étendu

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blatant

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flagrant

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fabled

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legendaire, mythique / fictif

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wedded

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marié

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feasible

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faisable/réalisable/plausible

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freed

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émancipé/libéré

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fleeting

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bref/fugace

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down-to-earth

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terre à terre

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resilient

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resistant

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glaucous

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glauque

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short-lived

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de courte durée/ephèmere

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paltry

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dérisoire/insignifiant

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unfettered

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en libéreté/sans entrave

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skewed

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faussé

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emboldened

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encouragé

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inward-looking

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introspectif

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subdued

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sombre/silencieux

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to be knowledgeable

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connaisseur

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on going= currently

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en court

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personable

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avenant

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wishy-washy

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nian-nian

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smooth

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doux

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seldom

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rarement

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clashed

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de maleur, maudit

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flaby

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friable

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freewheeling

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autonome/libre

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unfazed

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impassible/indifférent

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commonsense

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de bon sens, raisonnable

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fraught

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stressant/tendu