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1 atroce
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2 déchirant
déchirant, e [de∫iʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjectiveheartrending ; [douleur] agonizing* * *déchirante deʃiʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( émouvant) heart-rending2) ( difficile) agonizing3) [lutte] divisive* * *deʃiʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj déchirant, -eheartbreaking, heartrending* * *déchirant, déchirante adj1 ( émouvant) [adieu, cri, lettre, histoire] heart-rending;2 ( difficile) [choix, révision] agonizing;3 ( fratricide) [lutte] divisive.( féminin déchirante) [deʃirɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif[séparation] unbearably painful -
3 torturant
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4 angoissant
angoissant, e [ɑ̃gwasɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective[situation, silence] stressful* * ** * *ɑ̃ɡwasɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj angoissant, -e* * *angoissant, angoissante adj ( alarmant) [question, futur, réalité] alarming; ( effrayant) [silence, film, pénombre] frightening.( féminin angoissante) [ɑ̃gwasɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif[sens affaibli] -
5 attente
attente [atɑ̃t]feminine nouna. ( = expectative) waitb. ( = espoir) expectation• répondre à l'attente or aux attentes de qn to come up to sb's expectations* * *atɑ̃ten attente — [passager] waiting; [dossier, affaire] pending (jamais épith); Télécommunications [appel, demandeur] on hold (épith, après n)
commandes en attente — Commerce back orders
2) ( espoir) expectations (pl)* * *atɑ̃t nf1) (de qn, d'un train, d'un événement) waitdeux heures d'attente — two hours' wait, a two-hour wait
en attente (dossier) — pending, (projet) on hold
2) (= espérance) expectation* * *attente nf1 ( processus) waiting ¢; ( période) wait; l'attente du verdict est angoissante waiting for the verdict is agonizing; l'attente n'en finissait pas the wait was interminable; il y a deux heures d'attente there's a two-hour wait; mon attente a été vaine I waited in vain ou for nothing; vivre dans l'attente du facteur to spend one's life waiting for the postman GB ou mailman US; vivre dans l'attente des repas to live in anticipation of the next meal; dans l'attente de notre rencontre/de vous lire looking forward to our meeting/to hearing from you; en attente [passager] waiting; [dossier, demande, affaire] pending ( jamais épith); Télécom [appel, demandeur] on hold ( épith, après n); commandes en attente Comm back orders; le dossier est resté en attente the file is pending ou is being held over; employé en attente de mutation employee awaiting transfer; commande en attente d'exécution order waiting to be filled; en attente de la décision du juge pending a decision from the judge; mettre un avion en attente to stack a plane; laisser 23 mailles en attente ( au tricot) to leave 23 stitches on a holder;2 ( espoir) expectations (pl); répondre à/dépasser l'attente de qn to come up to/to exceed sb's expectations; contrairement à/contre toute attente contrary to/against all expectations.[atɑ̃t] nom féminin1. [fait d'attendre, moment] waitle plus dur, c'est l'attente the toughest part is the waitingpendant l'attente du verdict/des résultats while awaiting the sentence/results2. [espérance] expectation————————dans l'attente de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans le temps]2. [dans la correspondance]dans l'attente de vous lire/de votre réponse/de vous rencontrer looking forward to hearing from you/to your reply/to meeting youen attente locution adverbialeen attente locution adjectivale -
6 suspense
suspense [syspεns, syspɑ̃s]masculine noun[de film, roman] suspense* * *syspɛnsnom masculin suspensefilm or roman à suspense — thriller
* * *syspɑ̃s nm* * *suspense nm suspense; maintenir le suspense to maintain the suspense; le suspense reste entier everything still hangs in the balance; film or roman à suspense thriller.I[syspɑ̃s] nom fémininII[syspɛns] nom masculinprolonger ou faire durer le suspense to prolong the suspenseà suspense locution adjectivalesuspense (modificateur)roman à suspense thriller, suspense story -
7 martyre
martyre2 [maʀtiʀ]masculine noun( = supplice) martyrdom* * *maʀtiʀ* * *maʀtiʀ nm1) [saint] martyrdom2) fig agony, torture* * *martyre nm ( supplice) Relig, fig martyrdom; ( souffrance) agony, suffering; sa vie fut un long martyre his/her life was one of constant suffering; c'est un martyre pour les parents it's agonizing for the parents; pour lui, l'inaction est un martyre for him, inactivity is sheer torture; souffrir le martyre to suffer agony; je souffre le martyre dans ces chaussures these shoes are sheer torture. -
8 tiraillements
tiraillements [tiʀαjmɑ̃]plural masculine noun
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agonizing — adj. causing agony. Opposite to {painless}. Syn: excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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agonizing — adjective Date: 1593 causing agony ; painful < an agonizing experience > • agonizingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary