Personality Flashcards

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le caractère, l’humeur

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temper

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un trait de caractère

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a trait

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un caprice, une lubie

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a whim

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une impulsion, un élan

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an impulse

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une humeur

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a mood

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le sang froid

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composure, nerve

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lunatique, capricieux

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temperamental, moody

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bizarre

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odd, weird, freakish

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arrogant

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arrogant

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susceptible

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touchy, huffy

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fiable

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dependable, reliable

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timide

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shy, timid, bashful

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sérieux

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earnest

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méfiant

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wary, suspicious

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prudent, circonspect

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cautious

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irréfléchi, impulsif

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rash, impulsive

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imprudent, téméraire

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reckless

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18
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optimiste != pessimiste

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optimistic != pessimistic

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calme, posé

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cool, calm

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paisible

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peaceful

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réaliste, pragmatique

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down-to-earth

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un défaut

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a shortcoming, a fault

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la volonté

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self-control, will(power)

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la fierté

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pride

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l’audace

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boldness

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le courage

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bravery, courage

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la méchanceté

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nastiness

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la cruauté

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cruelty

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bon, gentil

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kind, nice

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30
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fier

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proud

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31
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égoïste

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selfish

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individualiste

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individualistic

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33
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entêté, têtu

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stubborn

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obstiné, opiniâtre

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obstinate, dogged

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déterminé, décidé

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determined, resolute

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36
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résolu != irrésolu

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purposeful != irresolute

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impitoyable, acharné

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ruthless

38
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paresseux

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lazy

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méchant

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nasty, mean

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très méchant

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wicked, evil

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condescendant

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condescending, patronizing

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prétentieux

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conceited

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hautain

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haughty

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dédaigneux, méprisant

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disdainful, scornful, contemptuous

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snob

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snobbish

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suffisant

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smug

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modeste, humble

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unassuming, humble

48
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se vanter

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to boast

49
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les bonnes manières

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good breeding, (good) manners

50
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la courtoisie

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courtesy

51
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poli != impoli

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polite != impolite

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courtois

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courteous

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bien élevé != mal élevé

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well bred != ill bred

54
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qui a de bonnes != mauvaises manières

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well behaved != ill behaved

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respectueux != irrespectueux

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respectful != disrespectful

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plein de tact != sans tact

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tactful != tactless

57
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attentionné != qui manque de prévenance

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considerate != inconsiderate

58
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décent, convenable

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decent, proper

59
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guindé, collet monté

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prim

59
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indécent, pas convenable

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indecent, improper

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désinvolte

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casual, offhand, flippant

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brutal, peu raffiné

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rough

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grossier, vulgaire

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coarse, vulgar, crude

63
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odieux

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obnoxious

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effronté, insolent

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cheeky, saucy, brash

65
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bien != mal se comporter / se tenir

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to behave (oneself) != to misbehave

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insulter, injurier

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to insult, tabus

67
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offenser

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to offend

68
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snober, ignorer

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to snub, to ignore

69
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la vertu, une vertu

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virtue, a virtue

70
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le vice, un vice

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71
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le devoir, un devoir

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duty, a duty

72
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une valeur

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a value

73
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un principe

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a principle

74
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la confiance

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trust, confidence

75
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l’honnêteté

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honesty

76
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naïf, ingénu, candide

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naive, naïve

77
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ingénu, candide

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ingenuous

78
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crédule

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gullible

79
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digne de

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worthy of

80
Q

(in)digne de confiance

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(un)trustworthy

81
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bon != mauvais
bien != mal

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good != bad

82
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bien != mal
juste, exact != faux

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right != wrong

83
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à raison != à tort

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rightly != wrongly

84
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vertueux

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virtuous

85
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honnête, droit, intègre

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honest, upright

86
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juste, équitable

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just, fair

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injuste, pas équitable

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unjust, unfair

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franc

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square, frank, candid, straightforward

89
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promettre

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to promise

90
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avoir confiance en qqn

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to trust sb

91
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avoir raison != avoir tort

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to be right != to be wrong