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1 timide
bashful, shy, timid -
2 transi
transi, e [tʀɑ̃zi]adjective* * *transie tʀɑ̃zi adjectif chilled* * *tʀɑ̃zi adj transi, -enumb with cold, chilled to the bone* * *A pp ⇒ transir.B pp adj chilled; transi de froid chilled to the bone; transi de peur paralysedGB with fear; être transi jusqu'à la moelle to be chilled to the marrow; un amoureux transi a bashful lover.être transi (de froid) to be chilled to the bone ou to the marrowêtre transi de peur to be paralysed ou transfixed by fear -
3 amoureux
amoureux, -euse [amuʀø, øz]1. adjectiveb. ( = d'amour) love2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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- euse amuʀø, øz adjectif1) ( de quelqu'un)être/tomber amoureux — to be/to fall in love (de with)
2) ( passionné)3) ( qui dénote de l'amour) [relation, regard] loving; [élan, comportement] of love
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nom masculin, féminin lover* * *amuʀø, øz (-euse)1. adj2. nm/f3. amoureux nmpl* * *A adj1 ( de quelqu'un) [personne] in love ( jamais épith) (de with); femmes amoureuses women in love; être/tomber amoureux to be/to fall in love (de with); il est encore très amoureux d'elle he's still very much in love with her;2 ( passionné) être amoureux de peinture to be a lover of painting; être amoureux de sport to be a sport lover;3 ( qui dénote de l'amour) [relation, regard] loving; [élan, comportement] of love; vie amoureuse love life; déception amoureuse disappointment in love.B nm,f1 ( de quelqu'un) lover;2 ( de quelque chose) un amoureux de musique/des livres a music-/book-lover.( féminin amoureuse) [amurø, øz] adjectif[épris]2. [amateur]————————, amoureuse [amurø, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin2. [adepte] loveren amoureux locution adverbialesi nous sortions en amoureux ce soir? how about going out tonight, just the two of us? -
4 timide
timide [timid]adjectivea. ( = embarrassé) [personne, air, sourire, voix] shy, timidb. ( = hésitant) [personne, critique, réponse, réforme] timid ; [politique, reprise économique] tentative* * *timid
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adjectif [personne, animal] shy, timid; [critique, réforme] timid; [succès, résultat] limited
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nom masculin et féminin shy person* * *timid adj1) (= embarrassé) shy2) (= timoré) timid, timorous* * *A adj [personne, animal] shy, timid; [critique, réforme] timid; [succès, résultat] limited; d'un air timide shyly, timidly; faussement timide coy.B nmf shy person; c'est un grand timide he's terribly shy; il joue les timides he's pretending to be shy, he's being coy.[timid] adjectifil est timide avec les femmes he's shy of ou he shrinks away from womenl'auteur de quelques timides réformes the author of a handful of half-hearted ou feeble reforms————————[timid] nom masculin et féminin
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