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1 sordid
['so:did]1) ((of a place etc) dirty, mean and poor: a very sordid neighbourhood.) sordide2) ((of a person's behaviour etc) showing low standards or ideals etc; not very pleasant or admirable: The whole affair was rather sordid.) sordide•- sordidly- sordidness -
2 style
1. noun1) (a manner or way of doing something, eg writing, speaking, painting, building etc: different styles of architecture; What kind of style are you going to have your hair cut in?; a new hairstyle.) style2) (a fashion in clothes etc: the latest Paris styles; I don't like the new style of shoe.) mode3) (elegance in dress, behaviour etc: She certainly has style.) chic2. verb1) (to arrange (hair) in a certain way: I'm going to have my hair cut and styled.) coiffer2) (to design in a certain style: These chairs/clothes are styled for comfort.) créer•- stylish- stylishly - stylishness - stylist - in style -
3 go over
1) (to study or examine carefully: I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more.) revoir2) (to repeat (a story etc): I'll go over the whole lesson again.) répéter3) (to list: He went over all her faults.) récapituler4) ((of plays, behaviour etc) to be received (well or badly): The play didn't go over at all well the first night.) être bien/mal reçu -
4 ideal
1. adjective(perfect: This tool is ideal for the job I have in mind.) idéal2. noun1) (a person, thing etc that is looked on as being perfect: She was clever and beautiful - in fact she was his ideal of what a wife should be.) idéal2) (a person's standard of behaviour etc: a man of high ideals.) idéal•- idealist- idealism - idealistic - idealize - idealise - idealization - idealisation - ideally -
5 motto
['motəu]plural - mottoes; noun1) ((a short sentence or phrase which expresses) a principle of behaviour etc: `Honesty is the best policy' is my motto; a school motto.) devise2) (a printed saying etc, often found inside a Christmas cracker.) devise de diablotin -
6 reward
[rə'wo:d] 1. noun1) (something given in return for or got from work done, good behaviour etc: He was given a gold watch as a reward for his services to the firm; Apart from the salary, teaching children has its own particular rewards.) récompense2) (a sum of money offered for finding a criminal, lost or stolen property etc: A reward of $100 has been offered to the person who finds the diamond brooch.) récompense2. verb(to give a reward to someone for something: He was rewarded for his services; His services were rewarded.) récompenser -
7 spoil
[spoil]past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) gâcher2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) gâter•- spoils- spoilt - spoilsport -
8 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) droit; raide2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franc3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) droit4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) en ordre; clairement5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) sans eau, sec6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) impassible7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatique2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) (tout) droit; directement2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) tout droit3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) franc-jeu3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) ligne droite- straightness - straightforward - straightforwardly - straightforwardness - straight talking - go straight - straight away - straighten out/up - a straight fight - straight off -
9 vulgarity
[-'ɡæ-]- plural vulgarities - noun ((an example of) bad manners, bad taste etc, in eg speech, behaviour etc: the vulgarity of his language.) vulgarité -
10 aristocratic
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11 eccentric
[ik'sentrik] 1. adjective((of a person, his behaviour etc) odd; unusual: He is growing more eccentric every day; He had an eccentric habit of collecting stray cats.) excentrique2. noun(an eccentric person.) excentrique- eccentricity -
12 home truth
(a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person: It's time someone told him a few home truths.) ses quatre vérités (à qqn) -
13 idealist
noun (a person having (too) high ideals of behaviour etc.) idéaliste -
14 impersonate
[im'pə:səneit](to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive: The comedian impersonated the prime minister.) personnifier; se faire passer pour (qqn) -
15 improper
[im'propə]((of behaviour etc) not acceptable; indecent; wrong: improper suggestions.) déplacé, indécent- improper fraction -
16 incorrect
[inkə'rekt]1) (not accurate or correct; wrong: incorrect translation of a word.) incorrect2) ((of behaviour etc) not acceptable; wrong.) incorrect• -
17 prim
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18 quirk
[kwə:k](a strange or unusual feature of a person's behaviour etc.) excentricité -
19 rebel
1. ['rebl] noun1) (a person who opposes or fights against people in authority, eg a government: The rebels killed many soldiers; ( also adjective) rebel troops.) rebelle2) (a person who does not accept the rules of normal behaviour etc: My son is a bit of a rebel.) rebelle2. [rə'bel] verb(to fight (against people in authority): The people rebelled against the dictator; Teenagers often rebel against their parents' way of life.) se rebeller contre- rebellious - rebelliously - rebelliousness -
20 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) réformer; corriger2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) se corriger2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) réforme2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) réforme•- reformed - reformer
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