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1 characteristic
characteristic [‚kærəəktə'rɪstɪk]caractéristique;∎ she refused all honours with characteristic humility elle refusa tous les honneurs avec l'humilité qui la caractérisait;∎ this attitude is characteristic of him cette attitude lui correspond bien, c'est bien de lui2 noun∎ national characteristics les caractères mpl nationauxUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > characteristic
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2 individual
individual [‚ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl]1. adjectivea. ( = separate) individuelb. ( = distinctive, characteristic) personnel2. nounindividu m* * *[ˌɪndɪ'vɪdʒʊəl] 1. 2.1) ( for or from one person) [effort, freedom, portion] individuel/-elle; [comfort, attitude] personnel/-elle; [tuition] particulier/-ière2) ( separately)3) ( idiosyncratic) particulier/-ière -
3 inherit
inherit [ɪn'herɪt]∎ she inherited a million dollars elle a hérité d'un million de dollars(b) (situation, tradition, attitude) hériter;∎ the problems inherited from the previous government les problèmes hérités du gouvernement précédent;∎ she inherited her father's intelligence elle a hérité (de) l'intelligence de son pèrehériter;∎ she stands to inherit when her aunt dies elle doit hériter à la mort de sa tante
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