Adjectives 10 Flashcards by Aaron Lee

Rustic, country-style

champêtre

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low, rotten, nasty

vache

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Sound proof

insonorisé

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Light-hearted, without worries

Insouciant, décontracté

Faire quelque chose à cœur léger

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Anti-social

Insociable

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Awkward, embarrassing

Gênant

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Swollen

Enflé, gonflé
( difference?? )

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Hidden, masked, concealed

“Concealed by the chaos all around”

Dissimulé, caché

“Dissimulé par le chaos ambient”

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Lukewarm

Tiède

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Emboldened

Enhardi par quelque chose

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In dire straits

In a jam financially

être aux abois

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In full bloom ( flower )

Radiant ( smile, face, etc )

FulfilledFulfilled, content ( person )

Épanoui

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Greedy

1) power, money, recognition

2) food

1) être avide de

2) gourmand

Cupide??

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eager

être avide de faire quelque chose

désirer vivement faire quelque chose

( Plus intense ) Avoir soif de quelque chose

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Greedy ( while mooching / using others )

être un rapace

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stingy, to always want to keep things for oneself

radin(e)

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On sale, at a reduced price

“the sales are on”

en solde, au rabais, un prix soldé

“C’est la période des soldes”

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Third rate, low quality, pitiful

_____ au rabais

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ongoing

en cours

constant

Sickening, loathsome, disgusting
( think: stinking rich )

( also: overly rich or sugary food )

écœurant

Really sexy, really hot

Chaude à souhait

Upside-down

A l’envers

sens dessus dessous

( person - hanging )
Être suspendu la tête en bas

Inside-out

( I turned the bag inside out )

être à l’envers / être retourné

( j’ai retourné le sac )

“her umbrella blew inside out”

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

Underground, hidden, hush-hush

clandestin

Upstairs ( in general ) ( an upstairs window )

à l'étage ( une fenêtre à l'étage )

The floor above, right upstairs ( an upstairs neighbor )

A l'étage au-dessus ( un voisin du dessus )

Lined with, bordered with

Bordé ou tapissé de quelque chose

Convincing ( story ) Likely ( theory, guess ) UNconvincing

Vraisemblable Peu vraisemblable

well-behaved

( enfant ) sage ( animal ) obéissant

Curvy ( woman )

Une femme bien roulée ou foutue, avec des formes

Well-hung

Bien monté, bien membré

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

Ému

Shattered and/or shaken tremendously ( emotionally )

bouleversé

On edge ( MORE TO ADD )

être à cran

Overcome, buried with ( work, problems )

Accablé écrasé de chaleur - overcome by the heat écrasé de travail - buried withwork

Dull, blunt ( knife, tool )

émoussé Last Samurai, 18:08

To have lost his, her or its edge / talent or interest Dulled, faded, waning ( interest, taste, sensibility )

émoussé

Clumsy person

gaffeur, gaffeuse Un manche ( faire quelque chose comme un manche ) Un brise-tout Godiche

Deep sleep

Un sommeil pesant

Annoying, bothersome, grating ( presence, etc )

pesant

Shameless, open, bold ( lie, falsehood ) Bald-faced, ballsy ( lie )

éhonté

Outraged, very offended and angry

Outré, indigné

Grueling, exhausting

éreintant, épuisant, claquant, crevant

Sprinkled with, dusted with

saupoudré de quelque chose