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Adjectives 10 Flashcards

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1
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Rustic, country-style

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champêtre

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low, rotten, nasty

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vache

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Sound proof

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insonorisé

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Light-hearted, without worries

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Insouciant, décontracté

Faire quelque chose à cœur léger

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Anti-social

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Insociable

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Awkward, embarrassing

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Gênant

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Swollen

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Enflé, gonflé
( difference?? )

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Hidden, masked, concealed

“Concealed by the chaos all around”

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Dissimulé, caché

“Dissimulé par le chaos ambient”

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Lukewarm

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Tiède

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10
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Emboldened

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Enhardi par quelque chose

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In dire straits

In a jam financially

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être aux abois

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In full bloom ( flower )

Radiant ( smile, face, etc )

FulfilledFulfilled, content ( person )

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Épanoui

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Greedy

1) power, money, recognition

2) food

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1) être avide de

2) gourmand

Cupide??

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eager

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être avide de faire quelque chose

désirer vivement faire quelque chose

( Plus intense ) Avoir soif de quelque chose

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15
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Greedy ( while mooching / using others )

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être un rapace

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stingy, to always want to keep things for oneself

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radin(e)

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On sale, at a reduced price

“the sales are on”

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en solde, au rabais, un prix soldé

“C’est la période des soldes​”

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Third rate, low quality, pitiful

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_____ au rabais

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ongoing

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en cours

constant

20
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Sickening, loathsome, disgusting
( think: stinking rich )

( also: overly rich or sugary food )

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écœurant

21
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Really sexy, really hot

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Chaude à souhait

22
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Upside-down

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A l’envers

sens dessus dessous

( person - hanging )
Être suspendu la tête en bas

23
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Inside-out

( I turned the bag inside out )

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être à l’envers / être retourné

( j’ai retourné le sac )

24
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“her umbrella blew inside out”

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“son parapluie s’est retourné sous l’effet du vent.”

25
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Underground, hidden, hush-hush

A

clandestin

26
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Upstairs ( in general )

( an upstairs window )

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à l’étage

( une fenêtre à l’étage )

27
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The floor above, right upstairs

( an upstairs neighbor )

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A l’étage au-dessus

( un voisin du dessus )

28
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Lined with, bordered with

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Bordé ou tapissé de quelque chose

29
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Convincing ( story )
Likely ( theory, guess )

UNconvincing

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Vraisemblable

Peu vraisemblable

30
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well-behaved

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( enfant ) sage

( animal ) obéissant

31
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Curvy ( woman )

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Une femme bien roulée ou foutue, avec des formes

32
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Well-hung

A

Bien monté, bien membré

33
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Moved, touched, grateful
( by compassion, thoughtful actions )

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Ému

34
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Shattered and/or shaken tremendously ( emotionally )

A

bouleversé

35
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On edge
( MORE TO ADD )

A

être à cran

36
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Overcome, buried with ( work, problems )

A

Accablé

écrasé de chaleur - overcome by the heat

écrasé de travail - buried withwork

37
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Dull, blunt ( knife, tool )

A

émoussé
Last Samurai, 18:08

38
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To have lost his, her or its edge / talent or interest

Dulled, faded, waning ( interest, taste, sensibility )

A

émoussé

39
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Clumsy person

A

gaffeur, gaffeuse

Un manche ( faire quelque chose comme un manche )

Un brise-tout

Godiche

40
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Deep sleep

A

Un sommeil pesant

41
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Annoying, bothersome, grating ( presence, etc )

A

pesant

42
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Shameless, open, bold ( lie, falsehood )

Bald-faced, ballsy ( lie )

A

éhonté

43
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Outraged, very offended and angry

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Outré, indigné

44
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Grueling, exhausting

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éreintant, épuisant, claquant, crevant

45
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Sprinkled with, dusted with

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saupoudré de quelque chose

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