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1
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bavard

A

talkative, chatty

2
Q

mal prononcer

A

to mispronounce

3
Q

marmonner

A

to mumble

4
Q

pousser un cri perçant

A

to shriek

5
Q

brailler

A

to brawl

6
Q

soupirer

A

to sigh {aï}

7
Q

grogner

A

to grunt

8
Q

sonore

A

sonorous, resonant

9
Q

assourdissant

A

deafening

10
Q

perçant

A

piercing

11
Q

bavard, loquace

A

garrulous

12
Q

volubile

A

voluble

13
Q

bavarder, papoter

A

to chatter

14
Q

un moulin à paroles

A

a chatterer, a chatterbox, a windbag

15
Q

se vanter de qch

A

to boast about sth

16
Q

vantard

A

boastful

17
Q

fanfaronner au sujet de qch

A

to brag about sth

18
Q

un lapsus

A

a slip of the tongue / a lapse

19
Q

une gaffe

A

a blunder

20
Q

critiquer, dénigrer

A

to run down sby

21
Q

discourir sans fin

A

to ramble on

22
Q

rabâcher, ressasser

A

to harp on a subject

23
Q

sec (ton)

A

curt

24
Q

prudent

A

cautious

25
Q

discret

A

discreet

26
Q

un sous-entendu

A

an understatement

27
Q

postillonner

A

to splutter

28
Q

manger ses mots

A

to slur one’s words

29
Q

parler plus fort

A

to speak up

30
Q

parler à voix basse

A

to speak under one’s breathe

31
Q

d’une voix rassurante

A

in a soothing voice

32
Q

à voix basse

A

in a quiet voice

33
Q

tourner autour du pot

A

to beat about the bush

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