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1 découragement
despondency, discouragement -
2 abattement
abattement [abatmɑ̃]masculine nounb. ( = dépression) dejection* * *abatmɑ̃nom masculin1) ( dépressif) despondency2) ( réduction) gén reduction; ( pour impôt) allowance•Phrasal Verbs:* * *abatmɑ̃ nm1) (moral) dejection, despondency2) (physique) exhaustion3) (= déduction)* * *abattement nm1 ( état dépressif) despondency; être plongé dans un abattement profond to be deeply despondent;[abatmɑ̃] nom masculin2. [rabais] reduction -
3 accablement
accablement [akαbləmɑ̃]masculine noun( = abattement) despondency* * *akabləmɑ̃nom masculin depression* * *akɒbləmɑ̃ nm* * *accablement nm depression, despondency.[akablemɑ̃] nom masculin2. [dû à la chaleur] (heat) exhaustion -
4 découragement
découragement [dekuʀaʒmɑ̃]masculine noun* * *dekuʀaʒmɑ̃nom masculin discouragement, despondency* * *dekuʀaʒmɑ̃ nm[élèves, élus, bénévoles, professeurs, investisseurs] discouragement* * *découragement nm discouragement, despondency.[dekuraʒmɑ̃] nom masculinle découragement m'a envahi I felt utterly discouraged ou dispirited -
5 geste
geste [ʒεst]masculine noun• geste d'approbation/d'effroi gesture of approval/of terror• pas un geste ou je tire ! one move and I'll shoot!• s'exprimer par gestes to use one's hands to express o.s.* * *
I ʒɛstnom masculin1) ( mouvement) movement; ( mouvement expressif) gestureil n'a pas fait un geste pour m'aider — fig he didn't make any move to help me
il pourrait faire un geste quand même! — fig he could at least show that he cares
2) ( acte) gesture, act
II ʒɛst* * *ʒɛst nm1) (témoignage, preuve) [bonne volonté] gestureIl a voulu faire un geste. — He wanted to make a gesture.
2) (déplacement) movene faites pas un geste (= ne bougez pas) — don't move
3) (mouvement déterminé) motion* * *A nm1 ( mouvement) movement; ( mouvement expressif) gesture; un geste brusque a sudden movement; il sortit un couteau de sa poche d'un geste rapide he whipped a knife out of his pocket; des gestes répétitifs/désordonnés repetitive/uncoordinated movements; geste malheureux/maladroit unfortunate/clumsy movement; il nous a fait signe d'avancer d'un geste de la main/de la tête he waved/nodded to us to come forward; un geste de découragement/protestation/refus a gesture of despondency/protest/refusal; des gestes obscènes obscene or rude gestures; d'un geste de la tête, il m'indiqua le balai he indicated the broom to me with a nod of his head; il approuva d'un geste de la tête he nodded his approval; il fait beaucoup de gestes quand il parle he waves his hands ou he gesticulates a lot when he speaks; pas un geste ou je tire! don't move or I'll shoot!; il n'a pas fait un geste pour m'aider fig he didn't make a move ou intervene to help me; elle n'a qu'un geste à faire pour le faire réintégrer fig she only has to say the word to have him reinstated; il pourrait faire un geste quand même! fig he could at least show that he cares; joindre le geste à la parole to suit the action to the word;2 ( acte) gesture, act; un geste de bonne volonté/d'apaisement a gesture of good will/of appeasement; un geste attentionné a thoughtful gesture; un geste désespéré a desperate act; un geste symbolique a token gesture; un beau geste a noble gesture.[ʒɛst] nom masculin1. [mouvement] movement[signe] gestured'un geste, elle le pria de sortir she motioned to him (that she wanted him) to go outfaire un geste approbateur to nod one's assent ou approvald'un geste de la main, il refusa le whisky he waved aside the glass of whiskyavoir un geste malheureux to make a clumsy gesture ou movementil épie mes moindres gestes ou tous mes gestes he watches my every move2. [action] gestureun geste politique/diplomatique a political/diplomatic gestureil a eu un geste touchant, il m'a apporté des fleurs a rather touching thing he did was to bring me some flowers————————[ʒɛst] nom féminin
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