Tough Adjectives 01 Flashcards

1
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Tough, rugged, manly, badass

A

Coriace ( also leathery ), balèze, costaud

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2
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Bent

A

Tordu

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3
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Chewy, rubbery

A

caoutchouteux

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4
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bumpy

Full of potholes ( road, route )

A

cahoteux

défoncé

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5
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quick-witted

A

vif d’esprit

à l’esprit vif

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6
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witty

A

Plein d’esprit, drôle

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7
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Perky, bouncy, sprited, lively

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plein d’entrain

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8
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Doomed ( person )

  • ( dramatic, “damned” )
  • ( project, plan )
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condamné, perdu

maudit

voué à l’échec

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9
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overheated, overheating

A

surchauffé, être en surchauffe

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10
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Vivid

  • ( imagination )
  • ( memory )
  • ( dream )
A

Une imagination vive

Un souvenir très net

Un rêve très pénétrant

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11
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in vivid detail

A

avec des détails saisissants

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12
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Compatible ( people )

A

faits pour s’entendre
Avoir des affinités avec quelqu’un

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13
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Childish

A

puéril, enfantin
( p’oo-ay-reel )

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14
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Politically charged

A

Politisé
Y avoir des tensions politiques

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15
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dreadful, awful

A

épouvantable

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16
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at top speed

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à fond la caisse

à fond de train

17
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(réalité, fait) inescapable

(personnage, interlocuteur) key

(œuvre d’art) major

A

incontournable

18
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“An argument that can’t be ignored”

“the book is essential reading”

A

“Un argument incontournable”

“c’est un livre incontournable”

19
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cutting edge, advanced, leading

A

_____ de pointe

_____ du dernier cri

20
Q

latest ( model in line ), most recent

A

dernier en date

21
Q

Malicious, mean, trash-talker, gossipy

A

Médisant
( may-dee-zaw(n) )

22
Q

Stained, dirtied
( a blood-stained shirt )

A

Taché, maculé
( chemise maculée de sang )

souillé

(Reputation:) entaché

23
Q

Helpless
( unable to defend oneself )
( powerless in the face of )
( distraught / upset / from cluelessness or stress )
( in a terrible situation )

A

Sans défense
Démuni ( devant )
Désemparé
Désespéré

24
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Powerless, helpless

A