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1 compulsive
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2 compulsive
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3 compulsif
( féminin compulsive) [kɔ̃pylsif, iv] adjectif -
4 boulimie
boulimie [bulimi]feminine noun* * *buliminom féminin Médecine bulimia* * *bulimi nf* * *boulimie nf2 fig être pris d'une boulimie de lecture to be devouring books.[bulimi] nom féminincompulsive eating, bulimia (terme spécialisé)être atteint de boulimie, faire de la boulimie to be a compulsive eater -
5 fabulation
fabylasjɔ̃1) ( fable) lie, tale2) ( mythomanie) compulsive lying* * *fabylasjɔ̃ nfPSYCHOLOGIE, PSYCHIATRIE fantasizing* * *fabulation nf1 ( fable) lie, tale;2 ( mythomanie) compulsive lying.[fabylasjɔ̃] nom féminin -
6 invétéré
invétéré, e [ɛ̃veteʀe]adjective[fumeur, joueur] inveterate ; [menteur] downright* * *invétérée ɛ̃veteʀe adjectif [buveur, voleur, tricheur] inveterate; [menteur] compulsive; [haine, habitude, mal] deep-rooted* * *ɛ̃veteʀe adj invétéré, -e1) (habitude) ingrained2) (bavard, buveur) inveterate* * *2 ( enraciné) [haine, habitude, mal] deep-rooted, deepseated.un coureur invétéré an inveterate ou incorrigible womanizer -
7 manie
manie [mani]feminine nouna. ( = habitude) odd habit• mais quelle manie tu as de te ronger les ongles ! you've got a terrible habit of biting your nails!b. ( = obsession) mania* * *mani2) ( marotte) quirk, idiosyncrasy3) Médecine mania* * *mani nf1) PSYCHOLOGIE, PSYCHIATRIE mania2) fig obsessionIl a la manie du rangement. — He's obsessive about tidying up.
3) (= tic) odd habitJ'essaie de respecter ses petites manies. — I try to go along with her little ways.
* * *manie nf1 ( habitude) habit (de faire of doing); la sale manie de fumer au lit the awful habit of smoking in bed; avoir la manie de tout garder to be a compulsive hoarder; c'est une vraie manie it's an absolute obsession;2 ( marotte) quirk, idiosyncrasy; chacun a ses (petites) manies we all have our little quirks ou funny ways; avoir la manie de l'ordre/la propreté to be fanatical about tidiness/cleanliness;3 Méd mania; manie de la persécution persecution mania.[mani] nom fémininavoir la manie de la propreté to be obsessively clean ou a stickler for cleanlinessc'est une manie, chez toi! it's an obsession with you!chacun a ses petites manies everyone has his own peculiar ways ou little quirks2. PSYCHOLOGIE mania -
8 fabulateur
- trice fabylatœʀ, tʀis nom masculin, féminin compulsive liar* * *fabylatœʀ, tʀis nm/f (-trice)c'est un fabulateur — he fantasizes, he makes up stories
* * *fabulateur, - trice nm,f compulsive liar. -
9 compulsif
adj ( fém - compulsive)2) психол. компульсивный; вынужденный; навязчивый, непреодолимый -
10 boulimique
boulimique [bulimik]adjective, masculine noun, feminine noun* * *bulimik adj* * *A adj1 Méd bulimic;2 fig insatiable.B nmf bulimic.[bulimik] adjectif————————[bulimik] nom masculin et féminin -
11 délire
délire [deliʀ]masculine nouna. [de malade] delirium• c'est du délire ! (inf) ( = extravagant) it's sheer madness!b. ( = frénésie) frenzy• quand l'acteur parut, ce fut du délire (inf) when the actor appeared the crowd went crazy* * *deliʀnom masculin1) Médecine, Psychologie delirium2) (colloq) ( folie) madnesstravailler autant, c'est du délire! — it's crazy (colloq) to work that hard!
3) ( enthousiasme) frenzy4) ( frénésie) frenzy* * *deliʀ1. nm1) (= fièvre) delirium2) fig (= frénésie) frenzy3) (= fantaisie) wild ideaIls sont toujours prêts à la suivre dans ses délires. — They're always ready to go along with her wild ideas.
4) (= aberration, folie) sheer lunacy5)2. adj** * *délire nm1 Méd, Psych delirium; fièvre accompagnée de délire fever accompanied by delirium; en proie au délire suffering from delirium; délire obsessionnel obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD;2 ○( folie) madness; travailler autant, c'est du délire! it's madness to work that hard; sur la route hier c'était le délire it was sheer madness on the road yesterday; la soirée de Max c'était le délire! ( c'était génial) Max's party was fantastic○; ( c'était atroce) Max's party was a nightmare○;3 ( enthousiasme exubérant) frenzy; au troisième but ce fut le délire at the third goal the crowd went wild; foule/salle en délire crowd/audience in raptures;4 ( frénésie) frenzy; délire verbal verbal excess.[delir] nom masculin2. [incohérences]3. (familier & locution)c'est le ou du délire: partout où il se produit, c'est le ou du délire wherever he performs, audiences go wild ou crazydemander aux gens de payer 50 % en plus, c'est du délire! asking people to pay 50% over the odds is stark staring madness!ce n'est plus de la mise en scène, c'est du délire! it's no longer stage production, it's sheer madness!————————en délire locution adjectivale -
12 logorrhée
logorrhée nf[lɔgɔre] nom féminin -
13 maladif
maladif, -ive [maladif, iv]adjectivea. [personne] sicklyb. [obsession, peur] pathological* * *- ive maladif, iv adjectif [enfant, air] sickly; [jalousie] pathological* * *maladif, iv adj (-ive)1) (personne) sicklyC'est un enfant maladif. — He's a sickly child.
2) (curiosité, besoin) pathological* * *1 [enfant, air] sickly; être d'une pâleur maladive to be unhealthily pale;2 [jalousie, timidité] pathological; être d'une jalousie maladive to be pathologically jealous; il a un besoin maladif de mentir he's a pathological liar.[constitution] weakd'une jalousie maladive pathologically ou obsessively jealouselle est d'une inquiétude maladive she's a pathological ou an obsessive worrieril adore les jeux d'argent, c'est maladif he's a compulsive gambler ou he can't stop gambling, it's like a disease (with him) -
14 mentir
mentir [mɑ̃tiʀ]➭ TABLE 161. intransitive verb• tu mens ! you're lying!• ne me fais pas mentir ! don't prove me wrong!2. reflexive verb• se mentir à soi-même to fool o.s.* * *mɑ̃tiʀ
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verbe intransitif1) ( ne pas dire la vérité) [personne] to lie ( sur about), to tell lies ( sur about, à quelqu'un to somebody)sans mentir, le poisson était grand comme ça! — no lie, the fish was this big!; arracheur
2) ( être trompeur) to be misleading
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se mentir verbe pronominal1) ( à soi-même) to fool oneself ( sur about)2) ( l'un l'autre) to lie to one another ( sur about)* * *mɑ̃tiʀ vi* * *mentir verb table: partirA vi1 ( ne pas dire la vérité) [personne] to lie, to tell lies (sur about); mentir à qn to lie to sb, to tell sb lies; mentir par intérêt/par jeu to lie for personal gain/for fun; tu mens! you're lying!; ne mens pas! don't tell lies!; il ment lorsqu'il dit que he is lying when he says that; sans mentir, le poisson était grand comme ça! no lie, the fish was this big!;2 ( être trompeur) [publicité, statistiques, apparences] to be misleading; faire mentir des prévisions/le proverbe to give the lie to forecasts/the proverb.B se mentir vpr1 ( à soi-même) to fool oneself (sur about);2 ( l'un l'autre) to lie to one another (sur about).bon sang ne saurait mentir Prov blood will tell Prov; il ment comme il respire he's a born liar; ⇒ arracheur.[mɑ̃tir] verbe intransitif[généralement] to lie[une fois] to tell a lie[plusieurs fois] to tell liesil m'a menti he lied to me, he told me a lietu mens (effrontément)! you're lying (shamelessly)!, you're a (barefaced) liar!j'ai prédit que tu allais gagner, ne me fais pas mentir I said you'd win, don't prove me wrong ou don't make a liar out of mesans mentir, elle me l'a dit quinze fois without a word of a lie, she told me fifteen timeselle ment comme elle respire ou comme un arracheur de dents she lies through her teeth————————mentir à verbe plus préposition(littéraire) [manquer à] to belie————————se mentir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)————————se mentir verbe pronominal -
15 mythomane
mythomane [mitɔman]adjectivemasculine noun, feminine noun* * *mitɔmanadjectif, nom masculin et féminin mythomaniac* * *mitɔman1. adj2. nm/f* * *A adj mythomaniac; être un peu mythomane to tend to embroider the facts.B nmf mythomaniac.[mitɔman] adjectif————————[mitɔman] nom masculin et féminin -
16 zappeur
zapœʀ, øz (-euse)1. nm/fzapper, channel-hopper2. adj* * *1 TV channel-hopper;2 fig fickle customer.[zapɶr] nom masculin[sur une télévision] (compulsive) channel-hopper -
17 écart
n. m. (Racing slang): Number of consecutive bad races plaguing a jockey. Briser son écart: To get a change of luck. (This expression has extended into everyday colloquial speech, and to the compulsive womanizer it means to have a lucky break where relationships are concerned.) -
18 piquer
I.v. trans.1. To 'jab', to inject. (The verb is only really encountered with this meaning when it refers to the 'putting to sleep' of a pet dog or cat. Elle a dû faire piquer son chien: She had to have her dog put down.)2. To stab, to knife.3. To 'cop', to catch (a disease). Il a piqué une chtouille maison! He caught a right dose of clap!4. Piquer une sale note (sch.): To get a rotten mark. (In schools and colleges, the verb piquer with reference to an assessment can sometimes have a positive connotation as with piquer un quinze sur vingt: To get a first-class mark.)a To 'skedaddle', to 'make tracks', to run away.b (fig.): To be off and away when something unpleasant has occurred.6. En piquer un: To 'have a kip', to 'take some shuteye', to steal a few minutes for a snooze (also: piquer un roupillon).7. To 'nick', to 'pinch', to steal. Elle m'a piqué tout mon fric. She filched all my dough.8. To 'nab', to 'collar', to arrest. A ce train-là, on va se faire piquer par les cognes! If we keep this up, the fuzz'll do us!9. Piquer le dix (Prison slang): To pace up and down a cell like a bear in a cage.II.v. intrans. Piquer à quelque chose:a To 'get the hang of something', to understand the workings of something.b To get 'hooked' on, to have a compulsive liking for something.III.v. trans. reflex.1. (Drugs): To 'mainline', to inject intravenously.2. Se piquer le nez: To 'get pickled', to get drunk. (The expression reflects the habitual nature of the act whereby the subject is well on the road to dipsomania.)
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