La peste - Les adjectifs

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à la longue

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over time

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à la mesure de

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equal to

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à la ronde

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around, in all directions

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aigre

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sour

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assidu

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regular/constant, hardworking, diligent

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assourdi

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deafened, muffled

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au sein de

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in, within

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auprès de

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near, next to, by, close

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autrui

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others

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bancal

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wobbly

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bondé
bouché
tassé

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BON: full, packed
BOU: blocked
T: packed, compacted

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clairsemé

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sparse/thin, scattered/dispersed

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commode

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convenient

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contraint
forcé

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constrained

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craquant
crépitant

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CRA: crunchy/crisp, irresistible
CRÉ: crackling

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de long en large
de long en large et en travers

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D…large: back & forth, up & down, in great detail
D…travers: every which way, all over, at great length

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débordé
écrasant

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D: overwhelmed
É: overwhelming, crushing

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défoncé

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potholed

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démuni
pauvre

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impoverished

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dépourvu de

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without, lacking

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dérisoire

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ridiculous

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désemparé
égaré

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D: distraught, disconcerted, lost
E: lost, astray, disoriented, confused

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effréné

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unrestrained/unbridled, mad/frantic

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en fin de compte
en somme

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EN F: ultimately
EN S: in short, all in all, to sum up

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en principe

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in theory

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entêté

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obstinate, stubborn

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étendu

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extensive, vast, spread out

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fastueux

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lavish, grand, extravagant

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forcément

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surely/certainly, bound/likely/sure to

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habile
louable

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H: skilled, clever/smart
L: commendable, praiseworthy

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essoufflé
haletant

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E: out of breath
H: panting, breathless, out of breath

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hérissé

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discheveled, spiky

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illusoire

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fanciful, irreal, illusory

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constamment, invariablement
immuable

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C, IN: consistently
IM: unchanging

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impitoyable

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heartless, ruthless, cruel, pitiless, merciless

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impondérable

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unpredictable, unforeseen, unexpected

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indemne

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unharmed, absolved

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indigène

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indigenous, native

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infaillible

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infallible, foolproof, sure, certain

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insu

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unknown

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invraisemblable

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implausible

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méfiant

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suspicious, wary, mistrustful

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momentané

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brief, momentary

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morne

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gloomy

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odorant

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aromatic, fragrant

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oisif

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idle

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par la suite

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subsequently

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passager
provisoire

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PA: temporary, brief
PR: temporary, provisional

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pathétique

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moving, touching

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pour le cas

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just in case

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renseignements pris

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upon inquiry

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réprimé

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repressed

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restreint

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restricted, limited, narrow

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réticent

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reluctant, unwilling

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s’il y a lieu

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if needed

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sans crier gare

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without warning

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terne

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colourless