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1 silence
silence ['saɪləns]1 nounsilence m;∎ an embarrassed/a shocked silence un silence gêné/scandalisé;∎ an explosion shattered the silence of the night une explosion déchira le silence de la nuit;∎ there was a sudden silence soudain, il y a eu un silence;∎ a silence fell between them un silence s'installa entre eux;∎ to suffer in silence souffrir en silence;∎ to pass sth over in silence passer qch sous silence;∎ his silence on the issue/about his past intrigues me le silence qu'il garde à ce sujet/sur son passé m'intrigue;∎ there's been complete silence from head office le siège est resté totalement silencieux;∎ what's my silence worth to you? combien êtes-vous disposé à payer pour acheter mon silence?;∎ to observe a minute's silence observer une minute de silence;∎ proverb silence is golden le silence est d'or∎ she silenced the child with a look d'un regard elle fit taire l'enfant;∎ dissidents cannot be silenced forever on ne peut pas réduire les dissidents au silence ou faire taire les dissidents très longtemps -
2 awkward
awkward [ˈɔ:kwəd]a. [question, job, task] difficile ; [problem, situation, stage] délicat• tomorrow's awkward - how about Thursday? demain n'est pas très commode, que pensez-vous de jeudi ?b. ( = embarrassing) [silence] gêné• there was an awkward moment when... il y a eu un moment de gêne quand...c. ( = ill at ease) to feel awkward être mal à l'aised. ( = uncooperative) [person] difficilee. ( = cumbersome) encombrant ; [shape] peu commodef. ( = clumsy) maladroit ; [style, position] inconfortable* * *['ɔːkwəd]1) ( not practical) [tool] peu commode; [shape, design] difficile2) ( clumsy) maladroit3) (complicated, inconvenient) [arrangement, issue] compliqué, difficile; [choice] difficile; [moment, day] mal choisi4) ( embarrassing) [question] embarrassant; [situation] délicat; [silence] gêné5) ( embarrassed) mal à l'aise, gêné6) ( uncooperative) [person] difficile ( about à propos de) -
3 awkward
1 ( not practical) [tool] peu commode ; [shape, design] difficile ; with this toothbrush you can get at all the awkward corners cette brosse à dents permet d'atteindre les endroits peu accessibles ; the room has awkward proportions la pièce a un agencement bizarre ; to be sitting in an awkward position être assis dans une position inconfortable ;3 (complicated, inconvenient) [arrangement, issue] compliqué, difficile ; [choice] difficile ; [moment, day] mal choisi ; at an awkward time au mauvais moment ; to make life awkward for sb compliquer la vie à qn ; it's a bit awkward: I'm so busy c'est difficile: je suis si occupé ;5 ( embarrassed) mal à l'aise, gêné ; to feel awkward about doing se sentir gêné de faire ; to feel/look awkward se sentir/avoir l'air mal à l'aise ;6 ( uncooperative) [person] difficile (about à propos de) ; he's being awkward about the whole thing il n'est pas très coopératif dans cette affaire ; the awkward age l'âge ingrat ; the awkward squad ○ GB hum les empêcheurs de tourner en rond. -
4 awkward
awkward ['ɔ:kwəd](a) (clumsy → person) maladroit, gauche; (→ gesture) maladroit, peu élégant; (→ style) lourd, gauche;∎ he's awkward with his hands il n'est pas très habile de ses mains;∎ the awkward age l'âge ingrat∎ she felt awkward about going cela la gênait d'y aller;∎ it would be awkward if he met her cela serait fâcheux ou gênant s'il la rencontrait(c) (difficult → problem, situation) délicat, fâcheux; (→ task) délicat; (→ question) gênant, embarrassant; (→ person) peu commode, difficile;∎ it's an awkward time for me to leave cela me serait difficile de partir en ce moment;∎ you've come at an awkward time vous êtes arrivé au mauvais moment;∎ an awkward moment un moment inopportun;∎ they could make things awkward for her ils pourraient lui mettre des bâtons dans les roues;∎ familiar he's an awkward customer il n'est pas commode;∎ it's awkward to use ça n'est pas facile à utiliser;∎ the table is at an awkward angle la table est mal placée;∎ the switch is in an awkward place l'interrupteur est situé à un endroit peu accessible;∎ their house is awkward to get to leur maison est d'un accès difficile(d) (uncooperative) peu coopératif;∎ he's just being awkward il essaie seulement de compliquer les choses -
5 uneasy
∎ I had the uneasy feeling we were being followed j'avais la désagréable impression que l'on nous suivait;∎ I've just got an uneasy feeling that it won't work j'ai la fâcheuse impression que çe ne marchera pas;∎ she was uneasy in her mind elle se sentait inquiète;∎ to feel uneasy about sth/doing sth se sentir inquiet à l'idée de qch/de faire qch;∎ I had an uneasy conscience je n'avais pas la conscience tranquille∎ I feel uneasy in her presence je me sens mal à l'aise en sa présence(c) (uncertain → peace, situation) précaire
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