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1 surroundings
surroundings npl gen cadre m ; ( of town) environs mpl ; in their natural surroundings dans leur milieu naturel. -
2 surroundings
1) (the area etc that is round a place: a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings.) environs2) (the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives: He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings.) environnement -
3 surroundings
[sə'raʊndɪŋz]plural noun gen cadre m; ( of town) environs mpl -
4 surrounding
surrounding [sə'raʊndɪŋ]environnant;∎ there's a lovely view of the surrounding countryside il y a une belle vue sur le paysage alentour(a) (of town, city) alentours mpl, environs mpl∎ it's a pleasure to be in such lovely surroundings c'est un vrai plaisir de se trouver dans un cadre aussi joli(c) (environment) environnement m, milieu m;∎ she's indifferent to her surroundings elle est indifférente à son environnement;∎ to be in familiar surroundings être en pays de connaissanceUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > surrounding
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5 lush
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6 ostentatious
ostentatious [‚ɒstenˈteɪ∫əs][car, clothes] tape-à-l'œil inv ; [surroundings, person] prétentieux ; [gesture, attempt, manner] ostentatoire (liter)* * *[ˌɒsten'teɪʃəs]adjective [house, surroundings] tape-à-l'œil -
7 surrounding
surrounding [səˈraʊndɪŋ]1. adjective[streets, countryside, villages] environnant2. plural noun* * *[sə'raʊndɪŋ]adjective environnantthe surrounding area ou region — les environs mpl
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8 agreeable
agreeable [əˈgri:əbl]a. ( = pleasant) agréableb. ( = willing) if you are agreeable, we can start immediately si vous le voulez bien, nous pouvons commencer immédiatementc. ( = acceptable) we can start the work tomorrow, if that's agreeable nous pouvons commencer le travail demain si vous n'y voyez pas d'inconvénient━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ agréable does not have a double e.* * *[ə'griːəbl]1) ( pleasant) [experience, surroundings, person] agréableto be agreeable to something/to doing — être d'accord pour quelque chose/pour faire
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9 bleak
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10 bleakness
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11 bohemian
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12 climate
climate [ˈklaɪmɪt]climat m* * *['klaɪmɪt]1) Meteorology climat m2) fig ( surroundings) atmosphère f3) Economics, Politics climat m -
13 drab
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14 familiarity
familiarity [fə‚mɪlɪˈærɪtɪ]* * *[fəˌmɪlɪ'ærətɪ] -
15 keeping
keeping [ˈki:pɪŋ]a. ( = care) garde fb. ► to be in keeping with [+ regulation, status, tradition] être conforme à ; [+ character] correspondre à* * *['kiːpɪŋ]1) ( custody)in somebody's keeping —
to put somebody/something in somebody's keeping — confier quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un
2) ( conformity)in keeping with — conforme à [law, tradition]
to be in keeping with — correspondre à [image, character] s'harmoniser avec [surroundings]
to be out of keeping with — ne pas correspondre à [character, image]; ne pas convenir à [occasion]
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16 leafy
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17 lighten
lighten [ˈlaɪtn]a. [+ darkness] éclairerb. [+ colour, hair] éclaircirc. [+ burden, tax] allégerd. [+ atmosphere] détendre ; [+ discussion] rendre plus légera. [sky] s'éclaircirb. [load] se réduire* * *['laɪtn] 1.transitive verb1) éclairer [room, surroundings]; éclaircir [colour, hair, wood, skin]; fig détendre [atmosphere]2) alléger [burden, pressure]2.1) [sky, colour, hair] s'éclaircir; fig [atmosphere] se détendre2) [burden, pressure, workload] s'alléger -
18 setting
setting [ˈsetɪŋ]a. ( = surroundings, background) cadre mb. [of jewel] monture fc. [of cooker, heater] réglage m* * *['setɪŋ]1) (for building, event, film, novel) cadre m2) ( in jewellery) monture f3) ( position on dial) position f (de réglage)speed setting — vitesse f
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19 size up
size up [somebody/something], size [somebody/something] up se faire une opinion de [person]; évaluer [quelque chose] du regard [surroundings]; évaluer [situation]; mesurer [problem] -
20 uncongenial
uncongenial [ˈʌnkənˈdʒi:nɪəl][person] peu sympathique ; [work, surroundings] peu agréable* * *[ˌʌnkən'dʒiːnɪəl]adjective [atmosphere, job] peu agréable; [person] peu sympathique
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