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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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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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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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Picky

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pointilleux, tatillon, exigeant

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Picky, focus

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tatillon

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Fussy, moody

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capricieux

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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

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boudeur, tristounet, maussade

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mopey, down

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boudeur, tristounet, maussade

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mopey, verb form

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broyer du noir

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gloomy, dreary

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lugubre, morne, maussade

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Dull, boring

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fade, terne, banal

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Dull, focus

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terne

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bland, tasteless

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fade, sans saveur, sans goût

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Forgettable, painfully ordinary

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banal, vulgaire, quelconque

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Harmless, non-threatening ( person, animal, joke, substance )

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inoffensif

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harmless ( hobby, pleasure )

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innocent

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insensitive, lacking tact

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insensible à, indélicat

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crude, insensitive

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grossier

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Grumpy

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grognon, grincheux, ronchon

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Easily offended, sensitive

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susceptible, quelqu’un qui se vexe facilement

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Weepy, sensitive

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sensible

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rough (skin, texture)

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rugueux

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Dated

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démodé, passé de mode

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Lame

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naze, nul

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moronic

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débile

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gullible

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crédule, nigaud, naïf

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meathead, simp, chimp

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abruti, andouille

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Broken, formal

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cassé, brisé

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screwed ( machine, object ), ruined

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fichu, foutu

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wasted, ruined

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gâché

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wasted ( food, resources )

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gaspillé

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high / stoned

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défoncé, gelé, en train de planer

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Ballsy
( PHRASES )

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avoir du cran

en avoir dans le ventre

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time-consuming

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chronophage, coûteux

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tedious and time-consuming

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fastidieux

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testing, tough

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pénible, éprouvant

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exhausting

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épuisant

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56
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chubby

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potelé, grassouillet

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damaged

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abîmé, endommagé

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Shaken up ( emotionally )

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secoué

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groggy, shaken up

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sonné

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knocked out

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assommé

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scatterbrained, forgetful

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avoir l’esprit brouillon, étourdi

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forgetful

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étourdi, oublieux

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sore

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endolori

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shrunk ( clothes )

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rétréci

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shrunken ( person )

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rapetissé

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shrunken ( area / zone )

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( s’être ) resserré, réduit

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shrunken ( amount )

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diminué

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widened

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élargi

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sprawling, vast ( area )

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étendu

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extensive ( powers, knowledge )

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étendu

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stretched out

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( s’être ) étiré

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stretched out, over, long

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( s’être ) étendu

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stretched out, laying down

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allongé, étendu

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dirty, skanky, flea-bitten

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pouilleux

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tame, domesticated ( animal )

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apprivoisé

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sprinkled with

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saupoudré de

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sprinkled with water

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aspergé d’eau

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scattered ( leaves, papers )

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éparpillé sur

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strapping young lad ( often considered handsome )

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un gaillard

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chubby, focus

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dodu, grassouillet

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fast-paced, hectic, pulsating ( / exciting )

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trépidant

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exhilarating

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grisant, exaltant

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gripping, riveting, exciting

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passionnant, enthousiasmant

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diligent

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assidu, appliqué

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fierce, relentless

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acharné, forcené

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dumbfounded, flabbergasted ( staggered )

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sidéré, scié, pantois, ahuri

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self-obsessed, entitled

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imbu

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entitled ( to have a sense of entitlement )

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avoir un sentiment de droit, se sentent / se croient en droit à quelque chose

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flabby ( fleshy )

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flasque

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unweildy, hard to carry ( /handle; because of awkward size or grips )

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peu maniable

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sticky

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poisseux, collant

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slimy

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visqueux

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shabby, low quality, pathetic ( “sad little” )

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minable, pourri, malheureux

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phoney, false ( or lame / “poor excuse for” )

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bidon

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open-minded ( / open to other points of view )

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amenable à, ouvert d’esprit

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well-honed, sharp ( strategy, argument )

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affûté

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“poor excuse for a… ( _____ )”

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( un/une ) piètre ( _____ )

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full of oneself

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imbu de soi-même

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careless, lacking necessary attention for something

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négligent

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careless, sloppy ( work )

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bâclé

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wobbly, shaky ( table, chair )

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bancal

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groggy, lightheaded

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patraque, étourdi, sonné

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disjointed

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décousu

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messy ( person )

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désordonné, bordélique

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messy ( place )

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en désordre

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poorly organized

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mal rangé, mal organisé

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crowded

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bondé, encombré

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crowded, phrases

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grouiller de monde,

blindé de monde

y avoir plein de monde

“il y a du monde”

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bulletproof

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blindé ( glass )

pare-balles ( garment )

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waterproof

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étanche ( watch, clothes )

imperméable ( material )

résistant à l’eau ( make-up )

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airtight

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étanche à l’air

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unbreakable

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incassable

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playful

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badin, enjoué, joueur ( /joueuse )

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thoughtful

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attentionné, prévenant

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unlucky ( person )

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malchanceux, avoir la poisse

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appalled, aghast, in dismay

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consterné

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dark, sinister, mysterious

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ténébreux

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distant, remote

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lointain
( dans le lointain - in the distance )

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snobby, prone to talk down to people, holier than thou

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hautain

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begrudgingly, unwillingly, regretfully

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( faire quelque chose ) à contrecoeur

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manly, masculine

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viril

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buried

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enterré, enfoui

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hidden away, concealed ( under, between )

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enfoui, niché, dissimulé

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Super lanky, bony, “string bean”

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maigrichon, maigrichonne

125
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Untimely, unfortunate

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malencontreux

126
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dark complected

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( ____ ) au teint mat

127
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Lazy bum

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glandeur

128
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Cold-hearted

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au cœur de pierre, froid

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Busy, hectic ( day, zone, etc )

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chargé, agité, animé

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Restless

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Agité, remuant
( s’agiter )
( passer / avoir une nuit agitée )

131
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Quick-witted, sharp

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À l’esprit vif

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Sharp ( blade, edge )

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( bien ) aiguisé, coupant

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Sharp ( pencil, point )

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Bien taillé

Pointu

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Well-defined, sharp ( contrast, TV image )

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Net, claire

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Overly indecisive, “wait and see” style

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Attentiste

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Half-assed, crappily done

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Foireux, bâclé

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Fake, bogus

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Bidon

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Rigged, fixed

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Truqué

139
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Cheapo, worthless, half-ass, etc

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À deux balles, de pacotille, minable

140
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Wannabe, knock-off, “lame excuse for,” diet, discount

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____ au rabais

141
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Thrifty

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Économe

142
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Stingy

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Radin, pingre

143
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Petty, immature

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Mesquin

144
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Torn, undecided

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tiraillé entre deux choses/personnes

I’m very torn - j’hésite beaucoup (entre les deux)

145
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Sickly, prone to sickness

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maladif

146
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Puny, scrawny, weakling, shrimp

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Chétif, maigrelet, ( être une ) mauviette

147
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Wrinkly ( person )

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Ridé

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Wrinkled ( cloth, shirt, paper, etc )

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Froissé, plissé

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Crumpled

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Fripé

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