Adjectives 09 Flashcards by Aaron Lee | Brainscape

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Tough, rugged, manly, badass

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Coriace ( also lesthery ), balèze, costaud

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Bent

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Tordu

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Chewy, rubbery

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caoutchouteux

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bumpy

Full of potholes ( road, route )

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cahoteux

défoncé

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quick-witted

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vif d’esprit

à l’esprit vif

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witty

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Plein d’esprit, drôle

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Perky, bouncy, sprited, lively

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plein d’entrain

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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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overheated, overheating

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surchauffé, être en surchauffe

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Vivid

( imagination )
( memory )
( dream )

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Une imagination vive

Un souvenir très net

Un rêve très pénétrant

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in vivid detail

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avec des détails saisissants

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Compatible ( people )

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faits pour s’entendre

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Childish

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puéril, enfantin
( p’oo-ay-reel )

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Politically charged

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Politisé
Y avoir des tensions politiques

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wrung out, drip dried, drained

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égoutté

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at top speed

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à fond la caisse

à fond de train

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(réalité, fait) inescapable

(personnage, interlocuteur) key

(œuvre d’art) major

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incontournable

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“An argument that can’t be ignored”

“the book is essential reading”

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“Un argument incontournable”

“c’est un livre incontournable”

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cutting edge, advanced, leading

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_____ de pointe

_____ du dernier cri

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latest ( model in line ), most recent

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dernier en date

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Classic, timeless, “something that will never go out of style.”

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indémodable

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sinful

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impie, honteux, pécheur ( adj?? )

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Loud, brash ( colors that “stick out” )
“Look at me!”

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Voyant

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Temperamental

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prompt à la colère (??)

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Moody

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être d’humeur changeante

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Bare-bones, stripped

Simplified, reduced to pure form by choice

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Dépouillé

Réduit à l’essentiel, minimaliste

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Versatile, adaptive, multi-talented ( person )

Multi-purpose ( room, tool )

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polyvalent

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Indebted to

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être redevable à qn de qch/d’avoir

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Prestigious, coveted

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Convoité, prestigieux

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Ungrateful

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Ingrat envers quelqu’un

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Fun-loving, free-wheeling

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Hsjcnsj

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Praiseworthy, worthy of recognition

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digne d’éloge

Faire l’éloge de quelqu’un

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Fireproof

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Ignifuge

Résistant au feu

Ininflammable

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Trained / Experienced

“to train a dog to retrieve”

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Dressé à faire quelque chose

Exercé

Être _____ de métier

Avoir eu une formation pour / en quelque chose

“dresser un chien à rapporter”

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Spirited, fiery, passionate

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Fougueux

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Fluffy

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Pelucheux

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Moist ( skin, climate, atmosphere )

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Humide

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Moist ( unpleasantly; towel, shirt, etc )

( cake )

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Moite

Moelleux

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Uncalled for, very rude

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Déplacé

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Square

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Carré

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To be down / feeling blue

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Avoir le cafard
Ne pas avoir le morale
Avoir le morale à zero

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Sneaky, underhanded

Tricky ( “you have to watch it in these situations” )

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sournois

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scattered about ( papers, objects )

Spread out ( group of folks, etc )

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éparpillé

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Well taken care of

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Bien entretenu

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Poorly taken care of

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Mal entretenu

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Chubby

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Potelé, enrobé

En surpoids

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Spiky, spiked up ( hair )

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hérissé

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Experienced, trained

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chevronné

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Corny, cheeseball

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Cucul, ringard

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Cutesy, sappy, girly

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Mièvre, fleur bleue, nunuche, a l’eau de rose

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Crunchy

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croquant

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Crusty

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croustillant

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To be pushed too hard / frustrated

“I’m at the end of my patience.”

“To push someone to the limit.”

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Être à bout

“ma patience est à bout.”

“pousser quelqu’un à bout”