Adjectives 05

Question 1

fierce ( competition )

relentless / determined ( efforts, work )

Staunch / firm ( defender )

Answer 1

acharné, indéfectible, inlassable

( avec acharnement )

Question 2

dumbfounded, flabbergasted ( staggered )

Answer 2

sidéré, scié, pantois, ahuri

Question 3

self-obsessed, entitled

Answer 3

imbu

Question 4

entitled ( to have a sense of entitlement )

Answer 4

avoir un sentiment de droit, se sentir / se croire en droit à quelque chose

Question 5

flabby ( fleshy )

Answer 5

flasque

Question 6

unweildy, hard to carry ( /handle; because of awkward size or grips )

Answer 6

peu maniable

Question 7

sticky

Answer 7

poisseux, collant

Question 8

slimy

Answer 8

visqueux

Question 9

shabby, low quality, pathetic ( “sad little” )

Answer 9

minable, pourri, malheureux

Question 10

phoney, false, BS _____/ not real

Answer 10

bidon

Question 11

reasonable, open-minded ( / open to other points of view )

Answer 11

amenable à, ouvert d’esprit

Question 12

well-honed, sharp ( strategy, argument )

Answer 12

affûté

Question 13

full of oneself

Answer 13

imbu de soi-même

Question 14

careless, lacking necessary attention for something

Answer 14

négligent

Question 15

careless, sloppy ( work )

Answer 15

bâclé

Question 16

wobbly, shaky ( table, chair )

Answer 16

bancal

Question 17

groggy, lightheaded

Answer 17

patraque, étourdi, sonné

Question 18

disjointed ( ideas / thoughts )

“Coming undone” ( buttons, patches etc )

Answer 18

décousu

Question 19

messy ( person )

Answer 19

désordonné, bordélique

Question 20

messy ( place )

Answer 20

en désordre

Question 21

poorly organized

Answer 21

mal rangé, mal organisé

Question 22

Bone-chilling, spine-tingling

Answer 22

à glacer le sang

Question 23

Mobbed, overrun, overtaken

( “During Christmas, the shops on this block are just mobbed with people” )

Answer 23

assiégé

( “à Noel, les magasins dans cette rue sont tout à fait assiégés.” )

Question 24

Lost, confused by a place or explanation, “in a messed up mental state” ( person )

God-forsaken, forgotten ( place )

Answer 24

Paumé

Question 25

1: Wiped out ( group ) 2: Destroyed, wiped out ( place, building, etc )

Answer 25

1: décimé 2: anéanti, rasé, balayé

Question 26

Vain, worried about one's appearance

Answer 26

Coquet, coquette Vaniteux, vaniteuse

Question 27

Kooky, wacky, hare-brained, far-fetched ( idea, project )

Answer 27

Farfelu

Question 28

Half-assed, ridiculous, lame, "good luck with that" kinda idea

Answer 28

Foireux, foireuse

Question 29

[entreprise] large-scale [auteur, politicien] of great stature [projet, réforme] far-reaching [opération] ambitious

Answer 29

de (grande) envergure

Question 30

Sticky ( hands, surface )

Answer 30

poisseux, poisseuse Collant

Question 31

Slimy, gooey ( person or words ) slimy, scummy, untrustworthy

Answer 31

visqueux ( person ) mielleux