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1 subdued
subdued [səb'dju:d](a) (person → gen) silencieux; (→ quieter than usual) inhabituellement calme; (mood) sombre; (emotion, feeling) contenu; (audience) peu enthousiaste;∎ you're very subdued, what's the matter? vous n'êtes pas très bavard, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?;∎ it was rather a subdued gathering ce fut un rassemblement plutôt sombre -
2 subdued
subdued [səbˈdju:d]a. ( = morose) [person, mood] sombre ; [voice] qui manque d'entrainb. ( = restrained) [reaction, response] prudentc. ( = quiet, dim) [colour] doux ( douce f) ; [lighting] tamisé ; [voice] bas ( basse f) ; [conversation] à voix basse* * *[səb'djuːd], US [-'duːd]adjective [person, mood] silencieux/-ieuse; [voice] terne; [excitement, reaction] contenu; [lighting] tamisé; [colour] atténué -
3 subdued
2 ( muted) [excitement, enthusiasm, reaction] contenu ; [voices, conversation] bas/basse ; [lighting] tamisé ; [colour] atténué. -
4 subdued
adjective (quiet; not bright or lively: subdued voices; He seems subdued today.) atténué; sans entrain -
5 subdued light
Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > subdued light
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6 subdue
[səb'dju:](to conquer, overcome or bring under control: After months of fighting the rebels were subdued.) soumettre- subdued -
7 muted
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8 irrepressible
[iri'presəbl](not able to be subdued; very cheerful.) irrésistible -
9 chasten
A † vtr réprimander.B chastened pp adj assagi ; they were suitably chastened comme il se doit cela les a fait réfléchir ; chastened and subdued assagi et moins expansif. -
10 muted
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11 sober
sober ['səʊbə(r)]∎ are you sure he was sober? tu es sûr qu'il n'avait pas bu?;∎ he's never sober il est toujours ivre;∎ to be as sober as a judge (serious) être sérieux comme un pape; (temperate) être sobre comme un chameau(b) (sobered up) dessoûlé;∎ wait until he's sober again attends qu'il dessoûle(c) (moderate → person) sérieux, posé, sensé; (→ attitude, account, opinion) modéré, mesuré; (→ manner) sérieux, posé(d) (serious, solemn → atmosphere, occasion) solennel, plein de solennité; (→ expression) grave, plein de gravité; (→ voice) grave, empreint de gravité; (→ reminder) solennel;∎ you're in (a) sober mood vous êtes d'humeur bien solennelle(e) (subdued → colour, clothing) discret(ète), sobre;∎ he was wearing a sober blue tie il portait une cravate d'un bleu sobre;∎ of sober appearance d'aspect sobre∎ the sober fact is… le fait est que… + indicative(calm) calmer, assagir(calm down) se calmer, s'assagir(calm) calmer, assagir➲ sober updessoûlerdessoûler
См. также в других словарях:
subdued — subdued; un·subdued; … English syllables
subdued — [səbdo͞od′, səbdyo͞od′] vt. pt. & pp. of SUBDUE adj. 1. reduced or low in intensity; muted [subdued lighting] 2. quiet or withdrawn … English World dictionary
Subdued — Sub*dued , a. 1. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild. [1913 Webster] 2. Not glaring in color; soft in tone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subdued — index dispassionate, passive, placid, solemn, unobtrusive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
subdued — (adj.) c.1600, subjugated, pp. adjective from SUBDUE (Cf. subdue). Meaning calmed down, reduced in intensity is recorded from 1822 … Etymology dictionary
subdued — *tame, submissive Analogous words: meek, *humble, modest, lowly: *timid, timorous: docile, tractable, amenable (see OBEDIENT) Antonyms: intense: barbaric (of taste): bizarre (of effects): effervescent (of character and temperament) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
subdued — [adj] quiet, controlled chastened, crestfallen, dejected, dim, domestic, domesticated, downcast, down in the mouth*, grave, hushed, inobtrusive, low key*, mellow*, moderated, muted, neutral, out of spirits*, repentant, repressed, restrained, sad … New thesaurus
subdued — ► ADJECTIVE 1) quiet and rather reflective or depressed. 2) (of colour or lighting) soft; muted … English terms dictionary
subdued — sub|dued [səbˈdju:d US ˈdu:d] adj 1.) subdued lighting, colours etc are less bright than usual = ↑gentle 2.) a person that is subdued is unusually quiet and possibly unhappy ▪ Richard seems very subdued tonight. ▪ a subdued manner ▪ Oh, she said… … Dictionary of contemporary English
subdued — [[t]səbdju͟ːd, AM du͟ːd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is subdued is very quiet, often because they are sad or worried about something. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood... The audience are strangely subdued, clapping… … English dictionary
subdued — adjective 1 subdued lighting, colours etc are less bright than usual 2 a person or sound that is subdued is unusually quiet: Richard seems very subdued tonight. 3 an event or business activity that is subdued, does not have as much excitement or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English