Personality Traits lvl C2 Flashcards

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1
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Ouvert d’esprit, tolérant, libéral

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broad-minded

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Se décarcasser pour, se donner du mal, se mettre en quatre pour

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to bend over backward to do something / for someone.

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Cacher son talent, cacher sous le boisseau

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to hide your light under a bushel

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détendu, décontracté

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laid-back, easy-going

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Modeste, qui essaie de rester caché

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inconspicuous, Self-effacing

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Prendre de (ses parents par example)

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to take after

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7
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hypocrite

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two-faced

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Avoir la peau dure, blindé, résister à la critique

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to be thick-skinned

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être sensible à la critique

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to be thin-skinned

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10
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Synonyme de shy

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reserved, introvert

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être quelqu’un de jovial, toujours au centre de l’attention

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to be the life and soul of the party

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Équitable

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fair-minded

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13
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choisir toujours les autres en premier, altruiste

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to put others first

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14
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À sang-chaud

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quick-tempered / Short-tempered

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15
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être sur son 31

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to dress up to the nines

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16
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Des cheveux très courts

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cropped hair

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17
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des cheveux en bataille

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disheveled/tousled/scruffy hair

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18
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Des cheveux clairs, des cheveux blonds

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fair hair

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19
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Avoir la peau claire

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to be fair-skinned

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20
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pomponné, apprêté

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done up, dolled up

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21
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En train de vieillir

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to be getting on a bit

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22
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Avoir les cheveux grisonnants

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to go grey

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23
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Accepter de vieillir

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to grow old gracefully

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24
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être difficile à entendre

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to be hard of hearing

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25
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être plus jeune qu’en apparence

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to look young for your age

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26
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Prendre du poids

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to lose one’s figure

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27
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le teint

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complexion

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28
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être parfaitement coiffé

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to never have a hair out of place.

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29
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être très bien habillé

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to be very well turned out

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30
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Des cheveux jusqu’aux épaules

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shoulder-length hair

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31
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Sembler jeune

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youthful appearance

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32
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S’attaquer à, commencer à manger (avec enthousiasme)

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to tuck into

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33
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Un gueuleton

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a slap-up meal

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34
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Se faire une bonne bouffe

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to have a slap-up meal

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35
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S’ouvrir l’appétit, se mettre en appétit

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to work up an appetite

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36
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Affamé, avoir une faim de loup, vorace

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ravenous (with hunger)

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37
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Manger énormément

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to eat like a horse

38
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Inviter à manger, offrir à manger (et à boire)

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to wine and dine

39
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payer l’addition, couvrir (un coût)

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to foot the bill

40
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engloutir à toute vitesse, manger avec un lance-pierre

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to bolt sth down

41
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Quelqu’un qui n’aime rien

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a fussy eater

42
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Un as de l’informatique

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A computer buff

43
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démarrer (un ordi)

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to boot up

44
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envoyer une pièce jointe

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to send an attachement

45
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Un féru d’informatique

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a techie

46
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Difficile, faire la fine bouche, minutieux

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finicky

47
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être complètement absorbé dans

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to be engrossed in

48
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être ardu à lire

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to be heavy-going

49
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un succès au box office

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a box office hgit

50
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voir un film qui vient juste de sortir

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to catch the latest movie

51
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être l’incarnation de

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to be the epitome of sth

52
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l’incarnation

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the epitome

53
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feuilleter

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to flick through

54
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être diffusé au public

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to go on general release

55
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un roman historique

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historical novel

56
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lire dans son intégralité

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to read from cover to cover

57
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voir un film à la tv

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to watch a movie

58
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voir un film au ciné é

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to see a movie

59
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Un match joué à domicile

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a home match

60
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Un match à l’extérieur

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an away game

61
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faire du judo

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to do judo

62
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Accélérer

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to speed up, to brisk up

63
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Courir un marathon

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to run THE marathon

64
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faire du tennis / football

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to play tennis / football

65
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Un record perso

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a personal best

66
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être rouillé, ne pas être en forme physiquement

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to be out of condition

67
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Un terrain de football

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a football pitch

68
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Un gardien de but

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a goalkeeper

69
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Une marche à vive allure

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a brisk walk

70
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Un bon nageur

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a strong swimmer

71
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Commencer à faire du sport

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to take up exercise

72
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Des exercices épuisants/ demandants

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strenuous exercise

73
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Avoir l’intention de

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to intend to DO sth, to plan on + ING

74
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tout confort

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mod cons, all the comforts of home

75
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Un immeuble

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an apartment block

76
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Un pavillon, une maison individuelle

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a detached house

77
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rénover, refaire, retaper, boutonner, fermer (une veste)

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to do up (a property), redecorate

78
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Une personne nouvellement propriétaire (primo-accédant)

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a first-time buyer

79
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Une résidence universitaire

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a hall of residence

80
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le confort du foyer

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home comforts

81
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La recherche d’un logement

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house-hunting

82
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La pendaison de crémaillère

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a housewarming party

83
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Sur le campus

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on-campus

84
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un mobile home, une maison mobile

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a mobile home, a house trailer

85
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emmenager

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to move into

86
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Une chambre d’étudiant (dans une résidence étudiante)

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student digs

87
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mitoyen

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terraced

88
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un balcon, une terrasse

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a balcony

89
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verser un dépot

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to put down a deposit

90
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Le confort de base

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basic amenities