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clarity ['klærətɪ](a) (of explanation, of text) clarté f, précision f;∎ clarity of mind lucidité f, clarté f d'esprit(b) (of liquid) clarté f -
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['klærəti]1) (the state of being clear or easy to see through: water remarkable for its clarity.) limpidité2) (the state of being easy to see, hear or understand: She spoke with great clarity.) clarté -
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6 explicitness
explicitness [ɪk'splɪsɪtnɪs](a) (clarity → of instructions, details) clarté f(b) (sexual → of language, scene, film) caractère m cruUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > explicitness
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plainness ['pleɪnnɪs](a) (of clothes, cooking) simplicité f(b) (clarity, obviousness) clarté f(c) (unattractiveness) physique m quelconque ou ingrat -
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while [waɪl](a) (during the time that) pendant que;∎ he read the paper while he waited il lisait le journal en attendant;∎ while (you're) in London you should visit the British Museum pendant que vous serez à Londres ou pendant votre séjour à Londres, il faut visiter le British Museum;∎ she fell asleep while on duty elle s'est endormie pendant le service;∎ he cut himself while (he was) shaving il s'est coupé en se rasant;∎ while this was going on pendant ce temps-là;∎ heels repaired/keys cut while you wait (sign) talons/clés minute;∎ while you're up could you fetch me some water? puisque tu es debout, peux-tu aller me chercher de l'eau?;∎ while you're at or about it, could you photocopy this too? pendant que tu y es, peux-tu aussi me photocopier cela?(b) (although) bien que, quoique;∎ while I admit it's difficult, it's not impossible j'admets que c'est difficile, mais ce n'est pas impossible;∎ while comprehensive, the report lacked clarity bien que détaillé le rapport manquait de clarté∎ while he loves opera, I prefer jazz il adore l'opéra alors que moi je préfère le jazz;∎ she's left-wing, while he's rather conservative elle est de gauche tandis que lui est plutôt conservateur2 noun∎ to wait a while attendre (un peu);∎ after a while au bout de quelque temps;∎ for a while/a long while I believed her pendant un certain temps/pendant assez longtemps je l'ai crue;∎ it took me a while to realize what she meant j'ai mis un certain temps à comprendre ce qu'elle voulait dire;∎ a long while ago il y a longtemps;∎ I was in the States a short while ago j'étais aux États-Unis il y a peu (de temps);∎ she was in the garden a short while ago elle était dans le jardin il y a un instant;∎ it's been a good while since I've seen her ça fait pas mal de temps que je ne l'ai pas vue;∎ it will be a good while before you see him again vous ne le reverrez pas de si tôt;∎ it takes quite a while to get there il faut un certain temps pour y aller;∎ all the while (pendant) tout ce temps;∎ once in a while de temps en temps, de temps à autrefaire passer;∎ to while away the time passer le temps;∎ she whiled away the hours reading until he returned elle passa le temps à lire jusqu'à son retour
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