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mood [mu:d]∎ to be in a good/bad mood être de bonne/mauvaise humeur;∎ to be in a generous mood être en veine de générosité;∎ it's hard to predict the mood of the electorate il est difficile de prédire l'état d'esprit ou l'humeur des électeurs;∎ she can be quite funny when the mood takes her elle peut être plutôt drôle quand l'envie lui en prend;∎ to be in the mood for reading/dancing avoir envie de lire/danser;∎ are you in the mood for a hamburger? un hamburger, ça te dit?;∎ he's in no mood for jokes il n'est pas d'humeur à rire;∎ I'm not in the mood ça ne me dit rien;∎ I wasn't in the mood (for it) je n'étais pas d'humeur à ça(b) (bad temper, sulk) mauvaise humeur f, bouderie f;∎ to be in a mood être de mauvaise humeur;∎ she's in one of her moods elle est de mauvaise humeur, elle fait la tête(c) (atmosphere) ambiance f, atmosphère f;∎ the mood is one of cautious optimism l'ambiance est à l'optimisme prudent∎ imperative mood impératif m►► mood elevator (drug) stimulant m;mood music musique f d'ambiance;mood swing saute f d'humeur
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