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1 mixed
mixed [mɪkst](a) (assorted) mélangé;∎ there was a very mixed crowd at the party il y avait toutes sortes de gens à la fête;∎ a bag of mixed sweets un sachet de bonbons assortis;∎ we had rather mixed weather nous avons eu un temps assez variable(b) (not wholly positive) mitigé;∎ to meet with a mixed reception recevoir un accueil mitigé;∎ I have mixed feelings about it je ne sais pas très bien ce que j'en pense, je suis partagé à ce sujet;∎ it was with mixed feelings that I took up the position c'est sans grand enthousiasme que j'ai accepté le poste;∎ familiar it's a bit of a mixed bag il y a un peu de tout;∎ her resignation was a mixed blessing sa démission avait du bon et du mauvais(c) (sexually, racially) mixte;∎ it's not a proper topic for mixed company ce n'est pas un sujet à aborder devant les dames;∎ man of mixed race métis m;∎ woman of mixed race métisse f►► Horticulture mixed border = plate-bande composée de fleurs de variétés différentes;Sport mixed doubles double m mixte;mixed economy économie f mixte;Textiles mixed fabric tissu m mélangé;Agriculture mixed farming agriculture f mixte;Cookery mixed grill assortiment m de grillades, mixed grill m;Cookery mixed herbs herbes fpl de Provence;mixed marriage mariage m mixte;mixed metaphor mélange m de métaphores;Mathematics mixed number nombre m mixte (fractionnaire);Insurance mixed policy police f d'assurance mixte;British mixed school école f mixte;mixed vegetables jardinière f de légumes -
2 mixed
1 ( varied) [collection, programme, diet] varié ; [nuts, sweets] assorti ; [salad] composé ; [group, community] (socially, in age) mélangé, hétérogène ; ( racially) d'origines diverses ; of mixed blood de sang mêlé ;2 ( for both sexes) [school, team, sauna] mixte ; in mixed company en présence d'hommes et de femmes ;3 ( contrasting) [reaction, reception] mitigé ; to have mixed fortunes connaître un succès mitigé ; to have mixed feelings about éprouver des sentiments mitigés or contradictoires à propos de ; with mixed feelings avec un enthousiasme modéré. -
3 feeling
feeling ['fi:lɪŋ]1 noun(a) (sensation) sensation f;∎ she gets a tingling feeling in her fingers elle a une sensation de fourmillement dans les doigts;∎ I don't have any feeling in my left foot je n'ai plus aucune sensation dans le pied gauche;∎ there's a feeling of spring in the air ça sent le printemps∎ she has very strong feelings about it elle a des opinions très arrêtées là-dessus;∎ I don't have any strong feelings about it ça m'est plus ou moins égal;∎ what is your feeling about…? que pensez-vous de…?;∎ the feeling I have is that… à mon avis…;∎ the general feeling is that…, there is a general feeling that… l'opinion générale est que…(c) (awareness → relating to the future) pressentiment m; (→ caused by external factors) impression f;∎ I had a feeling he would write j'avais le pressentiment qu'il allait écrire;∎ I had a feeling you'd say that j'étais sûr que tu allais dire ça;∎ I have a nasty feeling that… j'ai le mauvais pressentiment que…;∎ I have a strong feeling that… j'ai bien l'impression que…;∎ it's just a feeling c'est un pressentiment, ce n'est qu'une impression;∎ a feeling of unease came over her elle a commencé à se sentir mal à l'aise;∎ I have a feeling that somebody's watching us j'ai l'impression que quelqu'un nous observe;∎ I have the feeling you're trying to avoid me j'ai l'impression que tu essaies de m'éviter(d) (sensitivity, understanding) émotion f, sensibilité f;∎ a writer/a person of great feeling un écrivain/une personne d'une grande sensibilité;∎ to play the piano/to sing with feeling jouer du piano/chanter avec cœur ou sentiment;∎ to have a feeling for poetry/music être sensible à ou apprécier la poésie/la musique;∎ she has a tremendous feeling for Latin-American rhythm elle a vraiment le rythme de la musique latino-américaine dans la peau;∎ to show feeling for sb faire preuve de sympathie pour qn;∎ you have no feeling for other people les autres te sont indifférents;∎ to appeal to sb's better feelings faire appel aux bons sentiments de qn∎ to have mixed feelings about sb/sth avoir des sentiments mitigés à l'égard de qn/qch;∎ feelings are running high les passions sont déchaînées;∎ feelings are running high about the new road la nouvelle route déchaîne les passions;∎ to hurt sb's feelings blesser qn;∎ to show one's feelings extérioriser ses émotions;∎ bad or ill feeling hostilité f;∎ it has caused a lot of bad feeling cela a provoqué une grande hostilité;∎ I know the feeling je sais ce que c'est;∎ the feeling is mutual c'est réciproque;∎ he spoke on the subject of poverty with great feeling il a parlé de la pauvreté avec énormément d'émotion;∎ to say sth with feeling dire qch avec émotion;∎ no hard feelings? sans rancune?(person, look) sympathique
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