Adjectives MasterList Flashcards

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Soft, mushy

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mou, molle

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Smooth, soft

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doux, douce

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Slick ( surface ), smooth

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lisse

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slippery

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glissant

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Cheesy, ridiculous

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ringard, cucul, nunuche

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Cheesy, mushy ( think “chick flick” / romance novel )

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à l’eau de rose

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Wet

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mouillé

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8
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Ballsy

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couillu

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Tough, strong ( person )

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costaud, balèze, un caïd

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“tough guy,” “tough nut to crack”

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Coriace

un dur à cuire

un gros bras

Un caïd

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chewy, tough

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caoutchouteux

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bold, brazen, sassy

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culloté, effronté, ne pas manquer de culot

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Flirty, forward

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entreprenant

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Reckless, foolish

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téméraire, ( plan, thoughts ) irréfléchi

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Shameless

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éhonté, sans vergogne

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16
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skeptical

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sceptique, dubitatif

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Overused, worn out, old

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éculé, ( expression, word ), galvaudé

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overused, old, expression

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galvaudé

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slick, words, person

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mielleux

Quelqu’un qui sait le jouer assez finement

se prendre pour un grand malin

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20
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Picky

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pointilleux, tatillon, exigeant

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Picky, focus

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tatillon

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22
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Fussy, moody

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capricieux

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23
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intermixed, overlapping ( sounds )

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entremêlé

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overlapping, straddling

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chevauchant

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mopey, down
boudeur, tristounet, maussade
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mopey, down
boudeur, tristounet, maussade
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mopey, verb form
broyer du noir
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gloomy, dreary
lugubre, morne, maussade
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Dull, boring
fade, terne, banal
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Dull, focus
terne
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bland, tasteless
fade, sans saveur, sans goût
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Forgettable, painfully ordinary
banal, vulgaire, quelconque
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Harmless, non-threatening ( person, animal, joke, substance )
inoffensif
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harmless ( hobby, pleasure )
innocent
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insensitive, lacking tact
insensible à, indélicat
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crude, insensitive
grossier
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Grumpy
grognon, grincheux, ronchon
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Easily offended, sensitive
susceptible, quelqu'un qui se vexe facilement
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Weepy, sensitive
sensible
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rough (skin, texture)
rugueux
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Dated
démodé, passé de mode
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Lame
naze, nul
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moronic
débile
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gullible
crédule, nigaud, naïf
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meathead, simp, chimp
abruti, andouille
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Broken, formal
cassé, brisé
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screwed ( machine, object ), ruined
fichu, foutu
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wasted, ruined
gâché
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wasted ( food, resources )
gaspillé
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high / stoned
défoncé, gelé, en train de planer
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Ballsy ( PHRASES )
avoir du cran en avoir dans le ventre
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time-consuming
chronophage, coûteux
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tedious and time-consuming
fastidieux
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testing, tough
pénible, éprouvant
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exhausting
épuisant
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chubby
potelé, grassouillet
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damaged
abîmé, endommagé
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Shaken up ( emotionally )
secoué
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groggy, shaken up
sonné
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knocked out
assommé
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scatterbrained, forgetful
avoir l'esprit brouillon, étourdi
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forgetful
étourdi, oublieux
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sore
endolori
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shrunk ( clothes )
rétréci
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shrunken ( person )
rapetissé
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shrunken ( area / zone )
( s'être ) resserré, réduit
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shrunken ( amount )
diminué
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widened
élargi
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sprawling, vast ( area )
étendu
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extensive ( powers, knowledge )
étendu
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stretched out
( s'être ) étiré
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stretched out, over, long
( s'être ) étendu
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stretched out, laying down
allongé, étendu
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dirty, skanky, flea-bitten
pouilleux
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tame, domesticated ( animal )
apprivoisé
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sprinkled with
saupoudré de
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sprinkled with water
aspergé d'eau
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scattered ( leaves, papers )
éparpillé sur
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strapping young lad ( often considered handsome )
un gaillard
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chubby, focus
dodu, grassouillet
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fast-paced, hectic, pulsating ( / exciting )
trépidant
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exhilarating
grisant, exaltant
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gripping, riveting, exciting
passionnant, enthousiasmant
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diligent
assidu, appliqué
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fierce, relentless
acharné, forcené
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dumbfounded, flabbergasted ( staggered )
sidéré, scié, pantois, ahuri
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self-obsessed, entitled
imbu
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entitled ( to have a sense of entitlement )
avoir un sentiment de droit, se sentent / se croient en droit à quelque chose
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flabby ( fleshy )
flasque
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unweildy, hard to carry ( /handle; because of awkward size or grips )
peu maniable
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sticky
poisseux, collant
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slimy
visqueux
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shabby, low quality, pathetic ( "sad little" )
minable, pourri, malheureux
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phoney, false ( or lame / "poor excuse for" )
bidon
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open-minded ( / open to other points of view )
amenable à, ouvert d'esprit
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well-honed, sharp ( strategy, argument )
affûté
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"poor excuse for a... ( _____ )"
( un/une ) piètre ( _____ )
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full of oneself
imbu de soi-même
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careless, lacking necessary attention for something
négligent
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careless, sloppy ( work )
bâclé
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wobbly, shaky ( table, chair )
bancal
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groggy, lightheaded
patraque, étourdi, sonné
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disjointed
décousu
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messy ( person )
désordonné, bordélique
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messy ( place )
en désordre
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poorly organized
mal rangé, mal organisé
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crowded
bondé, encombré
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crowded, phrases
grouiller de monde, blindé de monde y avoir plein de monde "il y a du monde"
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bulletproof
blindé ( glass ) pare-balles ( garment )
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waterproof
étanche ( watch, clothes ) imperméable ( material ) résistant à l'eau ( make-up )
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airtight
étanche à l'air
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unbreakable
incassable
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playful
badin, enjoué, joueur ( /joueuse )
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thoughtful
attentionné, prévenant
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unlucky ( person )
malchanceux, avoir la poisse
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appalled, aghast, in dismay
consterné
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dark, sinister, mysterious
ténébreux
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distant, remote
lointain ( dans le lointain - in the distance )
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snobby, prone to talk down to people, holier than thou
hautain
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begrudgingly, unwillingly, regretfully
( faire quelque chose ) à contrecoeur
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manly, masculine
viril
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buried
enterré, enfoui
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hidden away, concealed ( under, between )
enfoui, niché, dissimulé
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Super lanky, bony, "string bean"
maigrichon, maigrichonne
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Untimely, unfortunate
malencontreux
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dark complected
( ____ ) au teint mat
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Lazy bum
glandeur
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Cold-hearted
au cœur de pierre, froid
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Busy, hectic ( day, zone, etc )
chargé, agité, animé
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Restless
Agité, remuant ( s'agiter ) ( passer / avoir une nuit agitée )
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Quick-witted, sharp
À l'esprit vif
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Sharp ( blade, edge )
( bien ) aiguisé, coupant
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Sharp ( pencil, point )
Bien taillé Pointu
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Well-defined, sharp ( contrast, TV image )
Net, claire
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Overly indecisive, "wait and see" style
Attentiste
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Half-assed, crappily done
Foireux, bâclé
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Fake, bogus
Bidon
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Rigged, fixed
Truqué
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Cheapo, worthless, half-ass, etc
À deux balles, de pacotille, minable
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Wannabe, knock-off, "lame excuse for," diet, discount
____ au rabais
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Thrifty
Économe
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Stingy
Radin, pingre
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Petty, immature
Mesquin
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Torn, undecided
tiraillé entre deux choses/personnes I'm very torn - j'hésite beaucoup (entre les deux)
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Sickly, prone to sickness
maladif
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Puny, scrawny, weakling, shrimp
Chétif, maigrelet, ( être une ) mauviette
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Wrinkly ( person )
Ridé
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Wrinkled ( cloth, shirt, paper, etc )
Froissé, plissé
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Crumpled
Fripé