10 - Personality Flashcards
(135 cards)
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What is ‘le caractère’ in English?
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The character
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What does ‘un trait de caractère’ mean?
A
A character trait
3
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What is ‘l’humeur’ in English?
A
The mood
4
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What does ‘un caprice’ refer to?
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A whim or impulse
5
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What is ‘le sang-froid’?
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Composure or nerve
6
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What does ‘tempéramental’ mean?
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Moody
7
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What is the meaning of ‘arrogant’?
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Arrogant
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What does ‘touchy’ refer to?
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Huffy or susceptible
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What is ‘fiable’ in English?
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Dependable or reliable
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What does ‘timide’ mean?
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Shy or bashful
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What is ‘sérieux’ in English?
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Earnest or serious
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What does ‘méfiant’ mean?
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Wary or suspicious
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What is ‘prudent’ in English?
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Cautious or circumspect
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What does ‘irréfléchi’ refer to?
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Rash or impulsive
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What is ‘imprudent’ in English?
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Reckless or rash
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What does ‘optimiste’ mean?
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Optimistic
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What is ‘pessimiste’ in English?
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Pessimistic
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What does ‘calme’ refer to?
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Cool or calm
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What is ‘paisible’ in English?
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Peaceful
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What does ‘réaliste’ mean?
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Down-to-earth
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What is ‘un défaut’?
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A shortcoming or fault
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What does ‘la volonté’ refer to?
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Willpower or self-control
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What is ‘la fierté’ in English?
A
Pride
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What does ‘l’audace’ mean?
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Boldness or bravery
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What is 'la cruauté' in English?
Cruelty
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What does 'bon' refer to?
Good or nice
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What is 'égoïste' in English?
Selfish or individualistic
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What does 'entêté' mean?
Stubborn
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What is 'obstiné' in English?
Determined or resolute
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What does 'irrésolu' refer to?
Irresolute
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What is 'impitoyable' in English?
Ruthless
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What does 'paresseux' mean?
Lazy
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What is 'méchant' in English?
Nasty or mean
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What does 'condescendant' refer to?
Patronizing
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What is 'prétentieux' in English?
Conceited or haughty
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What does 'dédaigneux' mean?
Disdainful or scornful
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What is 'snob' in English?
Snobbish or smug
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What does 'suffisant' refer to?
Self-satisfied
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What is 'modeste' in English?
Humble
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What does 'se vanter' mean?
To boast
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What is 'les bonnes manières'?
Good manners
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What does 'la courtoisie' refer to?
Courtesy
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What is 'poli' in English?
Polite
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What does 'impoli' mean?
Impolite
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What is 'bien élevé' in English?
Well-bred
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What does 'mal élevé' refer to?
Ill-bred
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What is 'respectueux' in English?
Respectful
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What does 'irrespectueux' mean?
Disrespectful
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What is 'plein de tact'?
Tactful
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What does 'sans tact' refer to?
Tactless
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What is 'attentionné' in English?
Considerate
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What does 'inconsiderate' mean?
Inconsiderate
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What is 'décent' in English?
Decent or proper
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What does 'indécent' refer to?
Indecent or improper
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What is 'guindé' in English?
Prim
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What does 'désinvolte' mean?
Casual or offhand
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What is 'brutal' in English?
Rough or coarse
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What does 'grossier' refer to?
Vulgar or crude
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What is 'odieux' in English?
Obnoxious
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What does 'effronté' mean?
Cheeky or saucy
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What is 'se comporter'?
To behave (oneself)
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What does 'mal se comporter' refer to?
To misbehave
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What is 'insulter' in English?
To insult or to abuse
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What does 'offenser' mean?
To offend
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What is 'snober' in English?
To snub or to ignore
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What is 'la vertu'?
Virtue
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What does 'le vice' refer to?
Vice
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What is 'le devoir' in English?
Duty
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What does 'une valeur' mean?
A value
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What is 'un principe' in English?
A principle
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What does 'la confiance' refer to?
Trust or confidence
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What is 'l'honnêteté' in English?
Honesty
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What does 'naïf' mean?
Naive or ingenuous
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What is 'crédule' in English?
Gullible
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What does 'digne de confiance' refer to?
Worthy of trust
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What is 'bon' in English?
Good
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What does 'mauvais' mean?
Bad
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What is 'juste' in English?
Right or just
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What does 'faux' refer to?
Wrong or false
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What is 'vertueux' in English?
Virtuous
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What does 'honnête' mean?
Honest or upright
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What is 'juste' in English?
Fair
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What does 'injuste' refer to?
Unjust or unfair
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What is 'à raison' in English?
Rightly
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What does 'à tort' mean?
Wrongly
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What is 'franc' in English?
Candid or straightforward
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What does 'promettre' refer to?
To promise
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What is 'avoir confiance en qqn'?
To trust someone
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What does 'avoir raison' mean?
To be right
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What is 'avoir tort' in English?
To be wrong
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malgré tout le respect que je vous dois
With all due respect
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A dire vrai
to be honest
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Ne pas s'emporter
To keep one's temper
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S'emporter facilement
to have a quick temper
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être d'humeur égale
to have an even temper
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garder son calme, son sang froid, 2
to remain composed
to remain full of composure
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se maîtriser
to control oneself
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être de bonne humeur
être de mauvaise humeur
to be in a good/bad mood
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Je ne suis pas d'humeur à sortir
i'm in no mood for going out
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Etre enclin aux changements d'humeur
to be prone to mood swings
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être une femme bien
to be a decent woman
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avoir tendance à mentir, 2
to have a propensity / a tendency to lie
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être connu pour son comportement brutal
to have a reputation for behaving roughly
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En voilà des manières
This is no way to behave!
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Elle me reproche toujours qqchose
She is always finding fault with me
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Agir selon sa conscience
To act according to one's conscience
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Avoir la conscience tranquille
vs.
Avoir mauvaise conscience
To have an easy conscience
To have a guilty conscience
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Etre têtu comme une mule
to be as stubborn as a mule
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être imperturtable
to be as cool as a cucumber
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La vérité finit toujours par triompher
truth will out
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La réalité dépasse la fiction
Truth is stranger than fiction
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Quand on veut, on peut
Where there is a will, there is a way
113
tromper
to deceive
114
la malveillance
malice
115
malveillant
malicious
116
méticuleux, exigeant
particular
117
la franchise
cando(u)r
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l'estime, la considération
regard
119
reservé, discret, prudent
discreet
120
optimiste
sanguine
121
difficile à contenter
fastidious
122
grossier, offensant
abusive
123
mal élevé, grossier
rude
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la bienséance
propriety
125
méchant
vicious
126
affable, cordial
genial
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Formation d'adjectifs composés dénotant des traits de caractere
adjectif + nom + ed
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qui abon caractère
good-tempered
129
colérique
short-tempered
130
facile à vivre
good-natured
131
borné
narrow-minded
132
qui a mauvais caractère
bad-tempered
133
soupe au lait, changeant
hot-tempered
134
à l'esrit ouvert, sans préjugés, 2
open-minded
broad-minded
135
distrait
absent-minded
