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emotional [ɪ'məʊʃənəl]∎ to have or carry a lot of emotional baggage avoir accumulé les échecs sentimentaux;∎ to be afraid of emotional commitment avoir peur de s'engager sur le plan émotionnel;∎ emotional shock choc m émotif ou émotionnel;∎ she's an emotional wreck elle a de gros problèmes émotionnels;∎ he was something of an emotional cripple il était quelque peu handicapé sur le plan affectif(b) (person → easily moved) sensible, qui s'émeut facilement; (→ stronger) émotif; (appealing to the emotions → plea, speech, music) émouvant;∎ he got very emotional at the funeral il était très ému à l'enterrement;∎ why do you always have to get so emotional? pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu te mettes dans de tels états?;(c) (charged with emotion → issue) passionné, brûlant; (→ reunion, farewell, scene) chargé d'émotion∎ you shouldn't be so emotional tu es vraiment trop sensible►► emotional blackmail chantage m affectif
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