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1 fastidious
fastidious [fæsˈtɪdɪəs]( = meticulous) minutieux* * *[fæ'stɪdɪəs]1) ( extremely careful) [person] méticuleux/-euse ( about sur); [work] minutieux/-ieuse2) ( fussy) pointilleux -
2 fastidious
fastidious [fə'stɪdɪəs]∎ he is fastidious about the way he dresses il est d'une coquetterie méticuleuse;∎ the manager is really fastidious le patron est vraiment exigeant ou pointilleux;∎ she is fastidious about protocol elle est pointilleuse ou à cheval sur le protocole -
3 fastidious
1 ( extremely careful) [person] méticuleux/-euse (about sur) ;2 ( easily disgusted) [person] délicat, vite dégoûté. -
4 fusspot
fusspot ['fʌspɒt]∎ don't be such a fusspot arrête de te faire du mauvais sang(b) (fastidious person) tatillon(onne) m,f;∎ she's such a fusspot! qu'est-ce qu'elle peut être difficile!;∎ don't be such a fusspot, leave the housework for one day ne sois pas aussi tatillon, laisse tomber le ménage pour aujourd'hui -
5 niggling
niggling ['nɪgəlɪŋ](b) (fastidious → job) fastidieux(c) (nagging → pain, doubt) tenace;∎ I've got a niggling feeling that something is wrong je n'arrive pas à m'ôter de l'idée que quelque chose ne va pas2 nounchicanerie f, pinaillerie f
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