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The Human Bein - Temperament Flashcards

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un caractère emporté

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a quick temper

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un caractère doux

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an even temper / good-tempered

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qui a bon caractère

qui a mauvais caractère

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good-humoured

bad-humoured

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une humeur

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a mood

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lunatique
l’instabilité d’humeur
de façon lunatique

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moody
moodiness
moodily

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la force de caractère

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character

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former le caractère de qqn

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to shape / to mould sby’s character

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refléter le caractère de qqn

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to reflect sby’s character

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rester calme

s’emporter

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to keep one’s temper

to lose one’s temper

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un accès de colère

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a fit of temper

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un fichu caractère

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a nasty temper

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un caractère de chien

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a filthy temper

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colérique

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short-tempered

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emporté

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hot-tempered

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un trait de caractère

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a trait (treit)

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un défaut, un travers

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a fault / a failing / a shortcoming

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inné

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innate

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une tendance à faire qqch

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a propensity / a liable to do sth

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avoir tendance à

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to be prone to

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un penchant pour qqch

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a bent for sth

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un marginal

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a freak

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bizarre

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freakish

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un excentrique

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an eccentric

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un caprice / une lubie

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a whim

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fantasque

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whimsical / wayward / fanciful

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sans caractère, mou

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spineless

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une impulsion, un élan

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an impulse

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l’apathie

apathique

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apathy

apathetic

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agité

agitation

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agitated

agitation

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susceptible

susceptibilité

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touchy

touchyness

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fiable

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dependable / reliable

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pas fiable

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unreliable

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changeant

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changeable

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changeant / capricieux

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temperamental / capricious

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qui s’affirme / dominateur

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assertive / overbearing

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chaleureux / extraverti

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outgoing / extrovert

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introverti

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introvert

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équilibré ≠ déséquilibré

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balanced ≠ unbalanced

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avoir du coeur

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to be kind-hearted

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la bonne volonté

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goodwill

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bienveillant

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benevolent

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le dévouement

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devotion

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se dévouer à qqn

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to devote oneself to sby

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doux

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gentle

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bien intentionné

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well-meaning

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la sollicitude

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concern

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éprouver de la sollicitude

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to feel concerned

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préoccupé par qqch

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concerned by sth

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avoir pitié de qqn

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to pity sby

to take / have pity on sby

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la clémence

clément

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mercy

merciful

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attentionné

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thoughtful / considerate

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la compassion

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sympathy

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compatissant

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sympathetic / humane

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compréhensif

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understanding

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agréable

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prepossessing

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gâter qqn

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to indulge sby

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tolérer / supporter

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to tolerate sth / to put up with sth

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être d’humeur sombre

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to be in a gloomy mood

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être d’humeur noire

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to be in a black mood

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être d’humeur joyeuse

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to be in a cheerful mood

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être d’humeur euphorique

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to be in a euphoric mood

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une humeur passagère

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a passing mood

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une personnalité réservée

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a retiring personality

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être embarrassé par qch

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to be bashful about sth

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un caractère changeant

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a wayward temper

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un caractère dominateur

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an overbearing character

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une personnalité ouverte

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an outgoing personality

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un tempérament dynamique

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a bubbly character

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une personne sociable

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a gregarious person

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un individu sociable

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a sociable individual

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qqn qui est sociable, liant

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a good mixer

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une personne sur la défensive

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a diffident person

73
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avoir son franc parler

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to be outspoken

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C’est dans le besoin qu’on reconnaît ses amis

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a friend in need is a friend indeed

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