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21 galaxy
['ɡæləksi]plural - galaxies; noun1) (a very large group of stars.) galaxie2) (a large group of famous, impressive etc people, things etc: a galaxy of entertainers; a galaxy of new cars.) constellation• -
22 grandeur
['ɡræn‹ə](great and impressive beauty: the grandeur of the Alps.) splendeur -
23 grandiose
['ɡrændiəus](impressive to an excessive or foolish degree: He produced several grandiose schemes for a holiday resort but no resort was ever built.) grandiose -
24 impress
[im'pres]1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) impressionner2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) faire bien comprendre (qqch. à qqn)3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) graver (dans)4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) imprimer•- impressive - impressively - impressiveness - be under the impression that - be under the impression -
25 majesty
['mæ‹əsti]plural - majesties; noun1) (greatness; impressive dignity: the majesty of God.) majesté2) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title used when speaking to or of a king or queen: Her Majesty the Queen: Their Majesties: Your Majesty.) Sa/Votre Majesté•- majestic- majestically -
26 not much
(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) pas très -
27 nothing much
(nothing important, impressive etc: `What are you doing?' `Nothing much.') pas grand-chose -
28 presence
['prezns]1) (the state, or fact, of being present: The committee requests your presence at Thursday's meeting.) présence2) (a striking, impressive manner or appearance: The headmistress certainly has presence.) présence•- presence of mind -
29 proud
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) fier (de)2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) orgueilleux3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) fier4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) superbe•- proudly- do someone proud - do proud -
30 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) poser2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) mettre3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) fixer4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) donner5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) déclencher6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) se coucher7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) durcir8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) régler9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) faire une mise en plis10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) poser11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) remettre en place2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) établi2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) résolu à3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) bien déterminé4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) figé5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) (bien) arrêté6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) incrusté de3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) ensemble, collection2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) poste3) (a group of people: the musical set.) groupe4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) mise en plis5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) décor6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback - set phrase - set-square - setting-lotion - set-to - set-up - all set - set about - set someone against someone - set against someone - set someone against - set against - set aside - set back - set down - set in - set off - set something or someone on someone - set on someone - set something or someone on - set on - set out - set to - set up - set up camp - set up house - set up shop - set upon -
31 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) quelque(s); un peu2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) certain(s)3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) quelques; un peu4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certain2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) beaucoup de2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) quelconque3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) environ3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) quelque- somebody- someday - somehow - someone - something - sometime - sometimes - somewhat - somewhere - mean something - or something - something like - something tells me -
32 spectacle
['spektəkl](a sight, especially one that is very impressive or wonderful: The royal wedding was a great spectacle.) spectacle- spectacularly -
33 spectacular
[-'tækju-]1) (making a great show or display: a spectacular performance.) spectaculaire2) (impressive; dramatic: a spectacular recovery.) spectaculaire -
34 stately
adjective (noble, dignified and impressive in appearance or manner: She is tall and stately; a stately house.) majestueux -
35 striking
adjective (noticeable or impressive: She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes.) frappant -
36 awesome
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37 effective
1 [deterrent, drug, protest, device, treatment] efficace (against contre ; in doing pour faire) ; it's more effective to replace the whole system il est plus efficace de remplacer tout le système ; I'm only 50% effective je ne suis efficace qu'à 50% ;2 ( operational) [legislation, regulation] en vigueur ; to become effective entrer en vigueur ; the new rates will be effective from August 27 les nouveaux taux entreront en vigueur à partir du 27 août ;3 (striking, impressive) [speech, contrast, demonstration] percutant ;4 ( actual) [exchange rate, value, income] Fin réel/réelle ; [control] effectif/-ive ; they have lost effective power ils ont perdu le pouvoir réel. -
38 grand
A nB adj1 ( impressive) [building, ceremony] grandiose ; [park] magnifique ; in grand style en grande pompe ; on a grand scale sur une très grande échelle ; in the grand manner dans un style de grand seigneur ; to make a grand entry faire une entrée spectaculaire ; the grand old man of theatre/of letters le grand monsieur du théâtre/de la littérature ;2 ( self- important) she's very grand elle joue à la grande dame pej ; to put on a grand air prendre de grands airs ;3 ○ (fine, excellent) to have a grand time passer un moment formidable ; ‘is everything all right?’-‘it's grand thanks’ ‘tout va bien?’-‘très bien merci’ ; he did a grand job il a fait un travail splendide ; that's grand! c'est formidable! ;4 (in titles, names) grand, Grand. -
39 lunch box
1 ( for food) boîte f à sandwichs ;2 ○ GB ( male genitals) service m trois pièces ○ ; an athlete with an impressive lunch box un athlète avec un service trois pièces impressionnant, un athlète TTBM ◑. -
40 mean-looking
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