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1 répugner
répugner [ʀepyɲe]➭ TABLE 1 indirect transitive verb• répugner à ( = dégoûter) to repel• répugner à faire qch ( = hésiter) to be reluctant to do sth* * *ʀepyɲe
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verbe transitif [nourriture, personne] to be repugnant to, to disgust [personne]vivre ici me répugne — I loathe ou detest living here
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répugner à verbe transitif indirect to be averse to [tâche, violence]répugner à faire — to be reluctant to do, to be loath to do
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verbe impersonnelil me répugne de vous le dire, mais... — I hate to have to tell you, but...
* * *ʀepyɲe vpr/vi1) (= faire horreur)répugner à qn — to repel sb, to disgust sb
2) (= rechigner)répugner à faire — to be loath to do, to be reluctant to do
* * *répugner verb table: aimerA vtr [nourriture, personne] to be repugnant to, to disgust [personne]; vivre ici me répugne I loathe ou detest living here; il me répugne profondément I find him deeply repugnant.B répugner à vtr ind to be averse to [tâche, effort, violence]; il ne répugne pas à la tâche he is not averse to work; répugner à faire to be reluctant to do, to be loath to do; il ne répugne pas à faire it doesn't bother him to do; il ne répugne pas à mentir he has no qualms about lying.C v impers il me répugne de vous le dire, mais… I hate to have to tell you, but…; il me répugne de devoir faire I am loath to do.[repyɲe]répugner à verbe plus préposition1. [être peu disposé à]répugner à faire quelque chose to be reluctant ou loath to do something2. [dégoûter]répugner à quelqu'un to repel somebody, to be repugnant to somebodyça ne te répugne pas, l'idée de manger du serpent? doesn't the idea of eating snake disgust you ou put you off?il me répugne de travailler avec lui I hate ou loathe working with him -
2 réticent
réticent, e [ʀetisɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective( = hésitant) reluctant* * *réticente ʀetisɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif ( qui hésite) hesitant ( à faire about doing); ( qui rechigne) reluctant ( à faire to do)se montrer/être réticent à une idée — to seem/to be hostile to an idea
* * *ʀetisɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj réticent, -e* * *1 ( qui hésite) hesitant (à faire about doing); ( qui rechigne) reluctant (à faire to do); se montrer/être réticent à une idée to seem/to be hostile to an idea;2. (littéraire) [discret] reticent -
3 reculons
reculons [ʀ(ə)kylɔ̃]► à reculonsadverbial phrase[aller, marcher] backwards* * *à reculons aʀ(ə)kylɔ̃ locution adverbialealler à reculons — lit to go backward(s); fig to go reluctantly
* * *ʀ(ə)kylɔ̃à reculons adv
Elle est entrée à reculons. — She came in backwards.
* * *reculons: à reculons loc adv avançer or aller à reculons lit to go backward(s); fig to go reluctantly; monter un escalier à reculons to go upstairs backward(s).[rəkylɔ̃]à reculons locution adverbiale1. [en marche arrière] backwards2. [avec réticence] reluctantly, under proteston sent bien qu'il a accepté à reculons you can tell he wasn't happy about accepting ou he was reluctant to accept -
4 hésiter
hésiter [ezite]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• tu y vas ? -- j'hésite are you going? -- I'm not sure* * *ezite‘alors, tu viens?’ - ‘j'hésite’ — ‘are you coming?’ - ‘I can't make up my mind’
les docteurs hésitent à l'opérer — the doctors are reluctant to operate on him/her
* * *ezite vi1) (avant d'entreprendre qch) to hesitateQuand on a une occasion de ce genre, il ne faut pas hésiter. — When you get a chance like this you shouldn't hesitate.
2) (avant d'entrer, de faire un geste) to pauseIl mit le doigt sur la sonnette, hésita, et repartit... — He put a finger on the bell, paused, and then went away...
Il n'a pas hésité à nous aider. — He didn't hesitate to help us.
Est-ce que tu viens ce soir? - J'hésite... — Are you coming this evening? - I'm not sure...
hésiter entre...; J'ai hésité entre le pull vert et le cardigan jaune. — I couldn't decide between the green pullover and the yellow cardigan.
* * *hésiter verb table: aimer vi to hesitate (sur over; devant before); ne pas hésiter à not to hesitate to; elle n'a pas hésité une seconde she didn't hesitate for a second; elle n'a pas donné de réponse, elle hésite encore she hasn't given an answer yet, she's still undecided; il n'y a pas à hésiter it's got to be done; j'hésite entre deux solutions I'm not sure which solution is the best; ‘alors, tu viens?’-‘j'hésite’ ‘are you coming?’-‘I can't make up my mind’; j'hésite sur le chemin/la décision à prendre I'm not sure which path/decision to take; il hésitait sur ce qu'il convenait de faire he was not sure what to do for the best; j'hésite entre deux films/plusieurs possibilités I can't decide between two films/several possibilities; hésiter à venir to be unsure whether to come (or not); j'hésite à interrompre leur conversation I don't like to interrupt their conversation; les docteurs hésitent à l'opérer the doctors are reluctant to operate on him/her; j'ai hésité longtemps à vous écrire I hesitated for a long time before writing to you.[ezite] verbe intransitif1. [être dans l'incertitude] to hesitatesans hésiter without hesitating ou hesitation2. [être réticent]il a hésité en prononçant le nom he faltered ou stumbled over the name -
5 répugnance
répugnance [ʀepyɲɑ̃s]feminine nouna. ( = répulsion) (pour personnes) repugnance ( pour for ) ; (pour nourriture, mensonge) disgust ( pour for)* * *ʀepyɲɑ̃s1) ( aversion) revulsionavoir or éprouver de la répugnance pour — to loathe [aliment, idée, personne]; to find [something] revolting ou disgusting [comportement, mensonge, violence]; to find [something] disgusting [saleté]
2) ( hésitation) reluctance ( à faire to do)avec répugnance — reluctantly, with reluctance
* * *ʀepyɲɑ̃s nfrepugnance, loathing* * *répugnance nf1 ( aversion) repugnance; répugnance pour loathing of [aliment, odeur, saleté, crasse, personne]; disgust for [comportement]; loathing of, disgust for [mensonge, violence]; avoir or éprouver de la répugnance pour to loathe ou detest [aliment, odeur, idée, théorie]; to find [sth] repugnant ou disgusting [comportement, mensonge, violence]; to find [sth] disgusting [saleté]; to find [sb] repugnant, to loathe [personne]; je n'ai que de la répugnance pour ce genre de personne I feel nothing but disgust ou loathing for that sort of person; inspirer de la répugnance à qn to fill sb with loathing ou disgust;2 ( hésitation) reluctance (à faire to do); avec répugnance reluctantly, with reluctance.[repyɲɑ̃s] nom fémininavoir de la répugnance pour quelque chose/quelqu'un to loathe something/somebody2. [mauvaise volonté] reluctanceéprouver une certaine répugnance à faire quelque chose to be somewhat reluctant ou loath to do something -
6 bouder
bouder [bude]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb2. transitive verb[+ personne] to refuse to talk to ; [+ produit] to be reluctant to buy ; [+ conférence, exposition] to stay away from• bouder son plaisir to deny o.s. a good thing* * *bude
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verbe transitif to avoid [personne]; to stay away from [spectacle]; to steer clear of [marchandise]
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verbe intransitif to sulk* * *bude1. vi2. vt[chose] to turn one's nose up at, [personne] to refuse to have anything to do with* * *bouder verb table: aimerA vtr to avoid [personne]; to want nothing to do with [études]; to stay away from [spectacle]; to steer clear of [marchandise]; il ne boude pas le vin/les distractions he never turns down a glass of wine/a good time.B vi to sulk.C se bouder vpr not to be on speaking terms.[bude] verbe intransitif————————[bude] verbe transitif[ami] to refuse to talk to[dessert, cadeau] to refuse to accept[élection] to refuse to vote[fournisseur] to stay away from -
7 enclin
enclin, e [ɑ̃klɛ̃, in]adjective• enclin à qch/à faire qch inclined to sth/to do sth* * ** * *ɑ̃klɛ̃, in adj enclin, -e* * *enclin à quelque chose/à faire quelque chose inclined to something/to do something -
8 extrême
extrême [εkstʀεm]1. adjective• l'extrême droite/gauche (Politics) the far right/leftc. ( = radical) [théories, moyens] extreme2. masculine noun( = opposé) extreme* * *ɛkstʀɛm
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1) ( le plus distant) furthest2) ( très grand) [simplicité, prudence] extreme; [pureté] very great3) ( immodéré) [opinion, situation, comportement] extreme; [décision, remède] drasticil est extrême en tout, c'est quelqu'un d'extrême — he always goes to extremes
4) Politique [parti] extremist; [droite, gauche] far, extreme
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nom masculin1) ( ce qui est excessif) extreme2) ( opposé) extremeà l'extrême opposé or inverse — at the other extreme
3) Météorologie extreme* * *ɛkstʀɛm1. adj1) (personne, vue) extreme2) (sport) extreme3) (intensif) extremed'une extrême simplicité — of an extreme simplicity, extremely simple
d'une extrême brutalité — of an extreme brutality, extremely brutal
2. nm* * *A adj1 ( le plus distant) [bord, limite] very; [bout] very, far; [sud, nord] far; [partie] furthest; [date] very last; dans l'extrême nord/sud du pays in the far north/south of the country, in the northernmost/southernmost part of the country;2 ( très grand) [précision, simplicité, courage, prudence] extreme; [pureté] very great; l'extrême jeunesse du candidat the candidate's extreme youth; leur extrême vieillesse their very great age; avec une prudence extrême with extreme caution, extremely cautiously; avec une courtoisie/un plaisir extrême with the greatest courtesy/pleasure; d'une pureté/complexité extrême extremely pure/complex; il fait un froid extrême it's extremely cold;3 ( immodéré) [climat, opinion, exemple, situation, comportement] extreme; [décision, proposition, remède] drastic; [passion] intense; il est extrême en tout, c'est quelqu'un d'extrême he always goes to extremes;B nm1 ( ce qui est excessif) extreme; cet exemple fait figure d'extrême this is an extreme example; ville de tous les extrêmes town of extremes; c'est pousser la probité/logique à l'extrême that's taking honesty/logic to extremes; inquiet/courageux à l'extrême extremely worried/brave; événement médiatisé à l'extrême event which was given a lot of media hype○; limiter ses dépenses à l'extrême to keep one's expenses to a bare minimum;2 ( opposé) extreme; passer d'un extrême à l'autre to go from one extreme to the other; à l'extrême opposé or inverse at the other extreme; les extrêmes se rejoignent extremes meet;3 Météo extreme; les extrêmes saisonniers seasonal extremes.C extrêmes nmpl2 Math extremes.[ɛkstrɛm] adjectifd'une complexité/maigreur extrême extremely complex/skinny3. [exceptionnel - cas, exemple, situation] extreme4. [le plus éloigné]la limite extrême, l'extrême limite the furthest point————————[ɛkstrɛm] nom masculin1. [cas limite] extreme————————à l'extrême locution adverbiale -
9 involontaire
involontaire [ɛ̃vɔlɔ̃tεʀ]adjective* * *ɛ̃vɔlɔ̃tɛʀadjectif ( incontrôlé) [réaction, cri, geste] involuntary; [mensonge, faute] unintentional; ( fortuit) [intermédiaire, héros, témoin] unwitting* * *ɛ̃vɔlɔ̃tɛʀ adj1) (mouvement) involuntary2) (insulte) unintentionalC'était tout à fait involontaire. — It was quite unintentional.
3) (complice) unwitting* * *involontaire adj2 ( par hasard) [intermédiaire, héros, témoin] unwitting.[ɛ̃vɔlɔ̃tɛr] adjectif1. [machinal] involuntaryj'eus un mouvement de recul involontaire I recoiled involuntarily ou instinctively2. [non délibéré] unintentionalc'était involontaire it was unintentional, I didn't do it on purpose4. DROIT involuntary -
10 rechigner
rechigner [ʀ(ə)∫iɲe]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *ʀ(ə)ʃiɲe
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rechigner à verbe transitif indirectrechigner à quelque chose/à faire — to balk at something/at doing
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verbe intransitif to grumble* * *ʀ(ə)ʃiɲe vi* * *rechigner verb table: aimerA rechigner à vtr ind rechigner à qch/à faire to balk at sth/at doing; elle ne rechigne pas à la tâche she's not afraid of hard work.B vi to grumble; sans rechigner without grumbling ou a murmur; en rechignant grudgingly, with a bad grace.[rəʃiɲe] verbe intransitif2. [protester] to grumble————————rechigner à verbe plus préposition -
11 renâcler
renâcler [ʀ(ə)nαkle]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[personne] to grumble* * *ʀ(ə)nɑkleverbe intransitif1) [personne] to show reluctancerenâcler à quelque chose/à faire — to balk at something/at doing
2) [animal] to snort* * *ʀ(ə)nɒkle vi1) (= rechigner) to grumble, to balk2) [animal] to snort* * *renâcler verb table: aimer vi1 [personne] to show reluctance; renâcler à qch/à faire to balk at sth/at doing; renâcler devant un plat to turn up one's nose at a dish; sans renâcler without complaining; en renâclant grudgingly; renâcler à la besogne to be workshy; elle ne renâcle pas à la besogne she's not afraid of hard work;2 [animal] to snort.[rənakle] verbe intransitif1. [cheval] to snortrenâcler à faire quelque chose to be (very) loath ou reluctant to do something -
12 caner
v. intrans. (also: canner):1. To 'croak', to 'snuff it', to die. Continue de fumer comme ça et tu caneras d'un chou-fleur aux éponges! Carry on smoking like that and you'll catch lung-cancer!2. To 'funk', to back out, to be reluctant to pursue a line of action. -
13 cogner
I.v. trans.1. To 'bash', to 'thump', to hit. Il les a cognés à bras raccourcis: He beat the living daylights out of them.2. To stamp official documents. Il a fait cogner ses fafs: He got his I.D. papers cleared by the officials.3. Cogner les brèmes: To have a game of cards.4. Il m'a cogné de dix raides: He borrowed ten quid off me. (The implication here is of a very reluctant loan.)II.v. intrans. Ça cogne: It stinks—It smells foul. Qu'est-ce que ça cogne! What a pong!III.v. trans. reflex. To have 'a punch-up', to come to blows.IV.v. pronom.a To have to do something unpleasant. Je me suis cogné cinq heures de train: I've been through five gruelling hours in the train.b To treat oneself to something. On s'est cogné le menu à cinquante francs: We spoiled ourselves and went for the expensive meal.c To help oneself to something. Je me suis cogné ce qui restait: I took what was left.2. Se cogner de quelque chose: 'Not to care a rap', to be unconcerned about something. Je m'en cogne de ce qu'il peut penser! I don't give a fig about what he thinks! -
14 dégringoler
I.v. trans.1. To 'bump off', to kill.2. Dégringoler du fric a quelqu'un: To give someone a 'reluctant sub', to lend someone money under duress.3. Dégringoler une mousmée: To 'score' with a bird, to notch up a sexual conquest.II.v. intrans.1. To 'fall flat on one's face', to fall down.2. To rush in at the last minute, to arrive late.3. (fig.): To 'come a cropper', to fall off one's pedestal in life. -
15 embringuer
I.v. trans. To 'rope in', to involve reluctant participants in an undertaking they might later regret.II.v. pronom.1. To 'get mixed up with', to get involved. Il s'est embringué dans une sale histoire: He got himself tangled up in a really nasty business.2. Ça s'embringue mal (of plan, project): It's got offto a bad start. -
16 jour
n. m.1. Le jour J: 'Make-or-break day', the day of reckoning, the day of decision.a To be as long as a wet weekend.b (of person): To be as tall as a lamp-post.3. C'est clair comme le jour. It's as clear as daylight—There's not the shadow of a doubt (also: c'est clair comme de l'eau de roche).4. Ce n'est pas tous les jours dimanche! Life isn't a bowl of cherries!5. Au jour d'aujourd'hui: Mediocre journalese expression roughly equivalent to: 'at this moment in time'.6. Demain il fera jour! (about task one is reluctant to continue with): Tomorrow is another day!7. Etre dans ses mauvais jours: To be having one of one's 'off-days'.8. Ça craint le jour! (of goods that seem to have fallen off the back of the proverbial lorry): It's hot stuff, you know! (It could do with not being seen.) -
17 musique
n. f.1. 'Flannel', flattery. Je l'ai vu venir, lui et sa musique! I could spot him a mile off, him and his soft soap!2. De la musique: A bunch of lies. On lui pose une question et il vous sert de la musique: You ask him a direct question and he gives you a load of bull!3. 'Con', confidence trick. Monter une musique: To set up a rip-off.4. Blackmail. (It is worth mentioning that chantage is the non-colloquial word.)5. 'Fuss', row. Quand il a appris ça, il nous a fait une de ces musiques: When they broke the news to him, he flew off the handle. Il va y avoir de la musique au kiosque! (of marital row): It's going to be a right old ding-dong!6. Baisse un peu la musique! Pipe down, will you! — Don't talk so loudly!7. Connaître la musique! To 'know the ropes', to know one's way around. Pas de danger avec lui, il connaît la musique: I wouldn't worry about him, he knows what to do!8. C'est réglé comme du papier à musique (of project, plan): It's planned to the very last detail. (As detailed and accurate as a musical score.)a To change the subject. Change de musique veux-tu?! I wish you wouldn't harp on!b To change one's tune, to take another stance. Il a vite changé de musique quand il a vu les résultats: When he heard the news, his about-turn was a lesson in instant diplomacy.10. En avant la musique! On with the show! (This jocular, slightly ironical catch phrase is usually uttered when a reluctant go-ahead is given to a project.) -
18 nez
n. m.1. Avoir du nez (also: avoir bon nez): To be well-inspired where making a decision is concerned. On peut dire que tu as eu du nez de ne pas y aller: You certainly made the right choice in keeping away!2. Avoir le nez creux: To have an uncanny knack at guessing right first time. (When uttered, this expression is often accompanied by the 'bodyspeak' gesture of tapping the side of one's nose with the index finger.)3. Avoir quelqu'un dans le nez: To be unable to 'stomach' someone, to have a strong antipathy towards someone. Depuis sa vacherie je l'ai dans le nez: I can't stand the sight of him since he did the dirty on me!4. Avoir un verre dans le nez: To have had 'one over the eight', to be 'tipsy', to be slightly drunk.5. Se piquer le nez: To get 'pickled', to get drunk as a matter of habit.6. A vue de nez: At a rough guess. A vue de nez, je dirais qu'elle a la cinquantaine: My guesstimate is she's well into her fifties!7. Tirer les vers du nez à quelqu'un: To 'pump' someone, to extract information from a reluctant party.8. Se casser le nez:a To find no-one at home.b To 'come a cropper', to fail.9. Se bouffer le nez: To 'squabble', to quarrel.10. Ça va nous tomber sur le nezl We're sure to 'cop it'—We're certainly in for some trouble!11. Ça lui pend au nez! He's got it coming to him! (The expression is quite often used in the past tense as if to prove the foresight of the speaker in a 'He had it coming to him!' stance.)12. Les doigts dans le nez: With the greatest of ease. Il a gagné la course les doigts dans le nez: He romped home to victory. -
19 papier
n. m.2. 10 francs. (Sometimes the note, but more often than not a multiple of that amount as redefined in the 1958 currency. Ça lui a coûté 500 papiers: It cost him 5000 francs.)3. (Racing slang): 'Form-sheet' (where runners and riders are listed and the horses' past performance is given to the punter). Faire son papier: To make out one's bet.4. (pl.): Playing cards. Taper les papiers: To have a game of cards.5. (pl.): 'Papers', I.D. documents. Avoir des papiers en règle: To have legit papers.6. Papier à douleur (iron.): 'Stinger', unexpectedly heavy bill which the recipient will be reluctant to pay.7. Connaître le papier: To 'know the score', to be well-informed about something. Pas de problème! Lui, il connaît le papier! Don't give it another thought, he knows the ropes!8. Avoir un bon papier. To have a 'good name', an unblemished reputation.9. Etre dans les petits papiers de quelqu'un: To be 'in someone's good books', to be appreciated by someone.10. Rayer quelqu'un de ses papiers: To give someone the 'big elbow', 'the push', to get rid of someone. Rayez ça de vos papiers! I'd give up any thought of that if I were you!11. Faire voler du papier timbré: To issue writs left, right and centre. (In France, most legal documents bear an adhesive stamp representing the State's levy.)a It's as regular as clockwork.b It's as sure as fate. (The predictable and precise nature of sheet music is reflected in this expression.)13. Se faire passer au papier de verre (joc.): To have a skinhead haircut, to have one's skull shaved.14. Avoir une gueule (also: une figure) de papier mâché: To look 'pale around the gills', to have a washed-out complexion. -
20 peine-à-jouir
n. m. (joc.):1. 'Nurk', character who finds it difficult to comprehend things.2. (pol.): Suspect whose reluctant admissions have to be extracted piecemeal. (The appellation is a jocular borrowing from the language of sexual intercourse, where it refers to a character who cannot reach an orgasm easily.)
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