adj8 Flashcards

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so called

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soit disant

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2
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ludicrous

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ridiculous

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3
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communal

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communautaire/collectif

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4
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ragging

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epuisé

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5
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contentious

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querelleur/contesté, litigieux

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6
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wrapped

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eneveloppé (dans un manteau)

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unawares

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a l’improviste/ au depourvu

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8
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aesthetical

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esthétique

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9
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faltering

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hesitant/incertain

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10
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decaying

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en ruines/déliquescence

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11
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stark

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désolé/nu (paysage)

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12
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midsize

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de taille moyenne

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13
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lukewarm

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tiede

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14
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simmering

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fremissant

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15
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sorted

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classé/rangé

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16
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duly

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dument / comme prévu

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17
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far-flung

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vaste/étendu

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18
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blatant

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flagrant

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fabled

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legendaire, mythique / fictif

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wedded

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feasible

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faisable/réalisable/plausible

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freed

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émancipé/libéré

23
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fleeting

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bref/fugace

24
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down-to-earth

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terre à terre

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resilient
resistant
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glaucous
glauque
27
short-lived
de courte durée/ephèmere
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paltry
dérisoire/insignifiant
29
unfettered
en libéreté/sans entrave
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skewed
faussé
31
emboldened
encouragé
32
inward-looking
introspectif
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subdued
sombre/silencieux
34
to be knowledgeable
connaisseur
35
on going= currently
en court
36
personable
avenant
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wishy-washy
nian-nian
38
smooth
doux
39
seldom
rarement
40
clashed
de maleur, maudit
41
flaby
friable
42
freewheeling
autonome/libre
43
unfazed
impassible/indifférent
44
commonsense
de bon sens, raisonnable
45
fraught
stressant/tendu