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exaggerate [ɪg'zædʒəreɪt]exagérer;∎ don't exaggerate! n'exagère pas!;∎ she always exaggerates elle exagère toujours(a) (overstate → quality, situation, size) exagérer; (→ facts) amplifier; (→ importance) s'exagérer;∎ he is exaggerating the seriousness of the problem il exagère la gravité du problème(b) (emphasize) accentuer;∎ she exaggerates her weakness to gain sympathy elle se prétend plus faible qu'elle ne l'est réellement pour s'attirer la compassion;∎ tight trousers will exaggerate your thinness des pantalons serrés accentueront ta minceur ou te feront paraître encore plus mince -
22 gravity
gravity ['grævətɪ](a) (seriousness) gravité f;∎ I don't think you appreciate the gravity of the situation je n'ai pas l'impression que tu te rendes compte de ou que tu réalises la gravité de la situation∎ the law of gravity la loi de la pesanteur►► gravity feed alimentation f par gravité;gravity platform plate-forme f poids -
23 keeping
keeping ['ki:pɪŋ]1 noun(a) (care, charge) garde f;∎ he left the manuscript in his wife's keeping il a confié le manuscrit à son épouse;∎ in safe keeping en sécurité, sous bonne garde(b) (observing → of rule, custom etc) observation fconformeconformément à;∎ in keeping with government policy conformément à la politique du gouvernement;∎ it's in keeping with everything I have been told about her cela concorde avec tout ce qu'on m'a dit sur elle;∎ their dress was not at all in keeping with the seriousness of the occasion leur tenue ne convenait pas du tout à la gravité de la circonstance∎ to be out of keeping with être en désaccord avec;∎ it was rather out of keeping with the spirit of the occasion cela détonnait avec l'esprit de l'occasion -
24 severity
severity [sɪ'verɪtɪ](a) (harshness → of judgement, treatment, punishment, criticism) sévérité f, dureté f; (→ of climate) rigueur f, dureté f; (→ of frost, cold) intensité f(b) (seriousness → of illness, injury, handicap) gravité f, sévérité f(c) (austerity) austérité f, sévérité f -
25 soberness
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26 utmost
utmost ['ʌtməʊst](a) (greatest) le plus grand;∎ it's a matter of the utmost seriousness c'est une affaire extrêmement sérieuse;∎ in the utmost secrecy dans le plus grand secret;∎ it's of the utmost importance that I see him il est extrêmement important ou il est d'une importance capitale que je le voie;∎ with the utmost respect, I cannot agree with your conclusions avec tout le respect que je vous dois, je ne peux pas partager vos conclusions;∎ it was only with the utmost difficulty that we were able to persuade them nous avons eu toutes les peines du monde à les convaincre∎ to the utmost ends of the earth au bout du monde2 noun∎ at the utmost au grand maximum;∎ to do sth to the utmost of one's abilities faire qch au maximum de ses capacités;∎ to live life to the utmost profiter pleinement de la vie;∎ the utmost in comfort ce qui se fait de mieux en matière de confort∎ we did our utmost to fight the new taxes nous avons fait tout notre possible ou tout ce que nous pouvions pour lutter contre les nouveaux impôts;∎ she tried her utmost elle a fait de son mieux
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