Adjectives 11 Flashcards

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1
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Evil

A

Maléfique

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2
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Misunderstood

( / underappreciated / underrated artist style )

A

Incompris

méconnu

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3
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Utopian / fanciful / “dream _____ “
Imaginary

A

chimérique

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4
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Nicked ( corner of furniture, etc )

Worn ( at the corner )

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écorné
( verb: écorner )

Pale Blue Eye, 42:18

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5
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Hoarse

“he was hoarse from screaming so much”

A

Enroué

“il s’est enroué à force de crier.”

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6
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In formal garbe, dressed up

“In one’s Sunday best”

A

Endimanché

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7
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Grimy, nasty

A

crasseux

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To have something purely pathetic
(Intelligence, lack of class, rudeness)

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crasse

“Être d’une ignorance crasse”

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9
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Bare-bones, minimalist ( style, decor, etc )

In a sleek, sexy and refined way:

A

Dépouillé, minimaliste

épuré

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10
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Moldy

A

Moisi
( du moisi - mold )

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No frills, no junk, simple, straightforward

A

Sans fioritures

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12
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Down to earth, grounded

A

Terre à terre

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Disoriented, lost, thoroughly confused

A

déboussolé

Désorienté

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Carefree
( but also, heedless, thoughtless )

A

Insouciant

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15
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( animal ) hairless
( terrain, montagne ) bare​

A

pelé

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16
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Spend-happy, wasteful, extravagant
( big spender, someone with a hole in their pocket )

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dépensier

( un panier percé, un gaspilleur )

17
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“Between the divorce and your crazy spending habits…”

A

“Entre le divorce et ton train de vie dépensier…”

18
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Inconceivable, unthinkable

A

Impensable, inimaginable

19
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Rainy

A

Pluvieux

20
Q

Cloudy

A

Nuageux