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1 unexciting
unexciting [ˈʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ][time, visit] peu passionnant ; [life] sans histoire* * *[ˌʌnɪk'saɪtɪŋ]adjective sans intérêt -
2 unexciting
unexciting adj sans intérêt. -
3 unexciting
unexciting [‚ʌnɪk'saɪtɪŋ] -
4 flat
flat [flæt]1. adjectivea. plat ; [tyre] crevé2. adverb► flat outb. [sing, play] trop bas3. nouna. (British) ( = apartment) appartement mb. [of hand, blade] plat md. ( = note) bémol me. ( = tyre) crevaison f4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word appartement has a double p and an extra e in the middle.* * *[flæt] 1.1) GB ( apartment) appartement mone-bedroom flat — deux pièces m inv
2) ( level part)the flat of — le plat de [hand, sword]
on the flat — GB [walk, park] sur le plat
3) (colloq) ( tyre) pneu m à plat4) Music bémol m2.flats plural noun1) (colloq) US ( shoes) chaussures fpl plates3.1) (level, not rounded) gen plat; ( of flat appearance) [nose, face] aplati2) ( deflated) [tyre, ball] dégonflé3) ( pressed close)4) ( low) [shoes, heels] plat5) ( absolute) [refusal, denial] catégorique6) ( standard) [fare, fee] forfaitaire; [charge] fixe7) ( monotonous) [voice, tone] plat, monocorde; ( unexciting) [performance, style] plat8) ( not fizzy) [beer etc] éventé9) ( depressed)to feel flat — [person] se sentir déprimé
10) GB [battery] Electricity usé; Automobile à plat4.1) ( horizontally) [lay, lie] à plat; [fall] de tout son longto lie flat — [person] s'étendre; [hair] s'aplatir; [pleat] être aplati
to fall flat on one's face — fig se casser la figure (colloq)
2) ( in close contact)3) ( exactly)4) (colloq) ( absolutely) carrémentto turn [something] down flat — refuser [quelque chose] tout net [offer, proposal]
5) Music [sing, play] faux••to fall flat — [performance] faire un bide (colloq); [joke] tomber à plat; [party, evening] tourner court; [plan] tomber à l'eau
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5 pallid
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6 tame
tame [teɪm]1. adjectivea. [animal, bird] apprivoiséb. ( = unexciting) insipide* * *[teɪm] 1.1) [animal] apprivoiséto become ou grow tame — [animal] s'apprivoiser
2) ( unadventurous) [story, party] sans relief; [reform] timide; [reply, ending of book, film] plat2.transitive verb gen apprivoiser; dompter [lion, tiger]; fig soumettre [person]; contenir [opposition] -
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8 flat
A n2 ( level part) the flat of le plat de [hand, oar, sword] ; on the flat GB [walk, park] sur le plat ;3 ○ (on car, bike) pneu m à plat ;C adj1 ( level) [surface, landscape, road, roof] plat ; ( not rounded) [stone] plat ; [stomach, chest] plat ; [nose, face] aplati ; ( shallow) [dish, basket, box] plat ; to be flat on one's back/face être sur le dos/à plat ventre ; to hammer sth flat aplatir qch au marteau ; to be squashed flat être écrasé ;2 ( deflated) [tyre, ball] dégonflé ; to have a flat tyre avoir un pneu à plat ; to go flat se dégonfler ;3 ( pressed close) her feet flat on the floor les pieds bien à plat sur le sol ;4 Fashn [shoes, heels] plat ;5 ( absolute) [refusal, rejection, denial] catégorique ; you're not going and that's flat ○ ! tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout! ;7 ( monotonous) [voice, tone] plat, monocorde ; ( unexciting) [performance, story, style] plat ; [colour] terne ; [taste] plat ;9 ( depressed) to feel flat [person] se sentir déprimé ; he sounded a bit flat il n'avait pas l'air en forme ;12 Mus [note] bémol inv ; ( off key) [voice, instrument] faux ; in the key of B flat minor en si bémol mineur ;13 ( matt) [paint, surface] mat.D adv1 ( horizontally) [lay, lie] à plat ; [fall] de tout son long ; to knock sb flat terrasser qn ; to lay sb flat étendre raide qn ○ ; they laid the village flat ils ont rasé le village ; to lie flat [person] s'étendre ; [hair] s'aplatir ; [pleat] être aplati ; to lie/land flat on one's back s'allonger/atterrir sur le dos ; I was lying flat on my back j'étais allongé sur le dos ; to fall flat on one's face lit tomber à plat ventre ; fig se casser la figure ○ ;2 ( in close contact) we pressed flat against the wall nous nous sommes aplatis contre le mur ; she pressed her nose flat against the window elle a collé son nez à la vitre ;3 ( exactly) in 10 minutes flat en 10 minutes pile ;4 ○ ( absolutely) carrément ; she told me flat that elle m'a carrément dit que ; to turn [sth] down flat refuser [qch] tout net [offer, proposal] ; they went flat against their orders ils ont carrément enfreint les ordres ;5 Mus [sing, play] faux.to fall flat [play] faire un bide ○ ; [joke] tomber à plat ; [party, evening] tourner court ; [plan] tomber à l'eau. -
9 unglamorous
unglamorous [‚ʌn'glæmərəs]∎ an unglamorous but highly talented actress une actrice sans apprêt mais pleine de talent(b) (unexciting → lifestyle) sans éclat; (→ career) sans éclat, peu prestigieux; (→ show, place) sans attraitUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unglamorous
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10 uninspiring
uninspiring [‚ʌnɪn'spaɪrɪŋ](dull) qui n'inspire pas; (mediocre) médiocre; (unexciting) qui n'est pas passionnant; (uninteresting) sans intérêtUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > uninspiring
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