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1 fadasse
adjective[plat, boisson] tasteless* * *(colloq) fadas adjectif tasteless, drab, dull* * *fadas adjpéjoratif * (nourriture) tasteless, (couleur, style, décor) drab, dull* * *fadasse○ adj [aliment, goût] tasteless; [couleur] drab; [cheveux] dull; [film, livre, personne] dull.[fadas] adjectif2. [sans éclat] dull -
2 fade
fade [fad]adjective* * *fadadjectif [aliment] tasteless; [couleur] drab; [blondeur] dull; [odeur] sickly; [œuvre, personne] dull* * *fad adj1) (nourriture) tastelessLa soupe est un peu fade. — The soup is a bit tasteless.
2) (couleur, style, décor) drab, dull* * *fade adj [aliment, goût] tasteless, bland; [couleur] drab; [blondeur] dull; [odeur] sickly; [spectacle, œuvre, personne] dull.[fad] adjectif -
3 morne
morne [mɔʀn]adjective* * *mɔʀn1) [personne, attitude, silence] gloomy; [visage] glum; [regard] doleful2) [paysage, lieu, existence, débat, vacances] dreary; [temps, journée] dismal* * *mɔʀn adj1) (personne, visage) glum, gloomy* * *morne adj1 [personne, attitude, silence] gloomy; [visage] glum; [regard] doleful;2 [paysage, lieu, existence, débat, vacances] dreary; [temps, journée] dismal; une rue morne a drab street.[mɔrn] adjectif4. [terne - couleur, style] dull————————[mɔrn] nom masculin -
4 triste
triste [tʀist]adjective• d'un air/d'une voix triste sadly• être triste à l'idée or à la pensée de partir to be sad at the idea of leaving• triste à mourir [personne, ambiance, musique] utterly depressing• avoir or faire triste mine or figure to cut a sorry figure• depuis son accident, il est dans un triste état since his accident he has been in a sad state• c'est pas triste ! (inf) ( = c'est amusant) it's a laugh a minute! (inf) ; ( = c'est difficile) it's no joke! (inf) ; ( = c'est la pagaille) it's a real mess!* * *tʀist1) ( pas gai) [personne, visage] sad; [maison, ville, région] dreary, depressing; [ciel, temps, journée] gloomy; [histoire, livre, soirée, événement] sad, depressing; [couleur] drab, dreary; [existence] drearyavoir triste mine or figure — [personne] to look pitiful
2) ( déplorable) [résultat, fin, affaire] dreadful; [conséquence] sad; [spectacle, état] sorryc'est la triste vérité — unfortunately, that's the truth of the matter
détenir le triste record d'alcoolisme — to hold the record for heavy drinking, a dubious achievement
3) ( méprisable) [personnage] unsavoury [BrE], disreputable; [réputation] dreadful••triste comme la pluie or à mourir — desperately sad
c'était pas triste — (colloq) it was quite something
* * *tʀist adj1) (= malheureux) sadc'est pas triste! * — it's something else!, *
2) (= sinistre)* * *triste adj1 ( pas gai) [personne, visage] sad; [maison, ville, région] dreary, depressing; [ciel, temps, journée] gloomy; [histoire, livre, soirée, événement] sad, depressing; [couleur] drab, dreary; [existence, enfance] dreary; être/se sentir triste to be/to feel sad; avoir l'air tout triste to look really sad; c'est une enfant triste she's a sad child; être triste de faire to be sad to do; j'étais triste de le voir partir I was sad to see him go; être triste à l'idée or la pensée de qch/de faire to be sad at the idea ou thought of sth/of doing; elle est triste que je m'en aille she's sad that I'm leaving; il est or c'est triste de faire it is sad to do; il est or c'est triste que it is sad that; avoir triste mine or figure [personne] to look pitiful; mon gâteau a bien triste mine my cake is a sorry sight; ⇒ bonnet;2 ( déplorable) [résultat, fin, affaire] dreadful; [conséquence] sad; [spectacle, état] sorry; c'est la triste vérité it's the sad truth; on l'a retrouvé dans un triste état he was found in a sorry state; détenir le triste record d'alcoolisme to hold the record for heavy drinking, a dubious achievement; faire la triste expérience de qch to have learned about sth to one's sorrow; se lamenter sur son triste sort to lament one's fate;3 ( méprisable) [personnage] unsavouryGB, disreputable; [réputation] dreadful; un triste imbécile a despicable character; un triste sire a disreputable character.triste comme la pluie or à mourir desperately sad; c'était pas triste○ it was quite something.[trist] adjectiffaire triste figure ou mine à quelqu'un to give somebody a cold receptionson triste sort his sad ou unhappy fate3. [attristant] sadil est pas triste, avec sa chemise à fleurs he's a scream in his flowery shirtils font voter les réformes sans avoir le financement, ça va pas être triste! they're pushing the reforms through without funds, what a farce![morne - rue, saison] bleak[méprisable] -
5 anonyme
anonyme [anɔnim]adjective* * *anɔnim
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1) ( sans nom) [auteur, lettre, don] anonymous2) ( neutre) [décor, style] impersonal
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nom masculin et féminin unknown man/woman* * *anɔnim1. adj1) (lettre, sources) anonymous2) (citoyens) unknown3)See:2. nmpl* * *A adj1 ( sans nom) [auteur, lettre, don] anonymous;2 ( neutre) [décor, style] impersonal.B nmf unknown man/woman; les anonymes anonymous people.[anɔnim] adjectif1. [sans nom - manuscrit, geste] anonymousrester anonyme to remain unnamed ou anonymous3. [sans personnalité - vêtement, meuble] drab, nondescript ; [ - maison, appartement] anonymous, soulless, drab————————[anɔnim] nom masculin et féminin -
6 terne
terne [tεʀn]adjective* * *tɛʀnadjectif [poil] dull; [couleur] drab; [blanc] dingy; [œil] lifeless; [personne, vie, événement] dull* * *tɛʀn adj* * *A adj [cheveux, poil] dull, lifeless; [couleur] drab; [blanc] dingy; [œil, regard] lifeless; [personne, vie] dull; [événement, campagne électorale] lacklustreGB, dull.B nm2 Électrotech three-phase transmission wire.[tɛrn] adjectif1. [sans éclat - cheveux, regard] dull[teint] sallow3. [inintéressant] dull -
7 tristement
tristement [tʀistəmɑ̃]adverb( = d'un air triste) sadly* * *tʀistəmɑ̃1) ( avec tristesse) [sourire, regarder] sadly; [s'habiller] in drab colours [BrE]2) ( de façon regrettable) [révélateur] all tooc'est tristement vrai — unfortunately, it's only too true
* * *tʀistəmɑ̃ adv* * *tristement adv1 ( avec tristesse) [sourire, regarder, se résoudre] sadly; [s'habiller] in drab coloursGB; regarder qn tristement to look at sb sadly;2 ( de façon regrettable) [révélateur] all too ( épith); c'est tristement vrai unfortunately, it's only too true; une vie tristement ordinaire a drearily ordinary life.[tristəmɑ̃] adverbe1. [en étant triste] sadly2. [de façon terne] drearily -
8 Soixante-huit
, or 68the milestone year in French life and politics in the second half of the 20th century, when protests by students and workers almost brought down the French government, and led to sweeping changes in French society. The events of 68 were inspired and led by the young generation of the time, wishing to break out of the rather stuffy and conventional society of the time. They coincided with, though initially took a different form to, the 'youth revolution' in Britain and the USA; but while the UK's youth revolution was essentially social and cultural, and led by pop music and op art, France's revolution was political and cultural, a protest against the weight of the Gaullist state.The events of May 68 started on the drab concrete campus of the sprawling university of Nanterre in the northern suburbs of Paris, and quickly spread to other universities, notably the Sorbonne. Student leaders, among them DanielCohn- Bendit and Alain Krivine, called for radical change and the end of the 'bourgeois state'; students erected barricades in the Latin Quarter, and were soon joined by workers, notably from the huge Renault plant at Boulogne Billancourt in the Paris suburbs. Though political, the movement sidelined all existing political parties, including the Communists, considered by the new left-wing as being an 'obsolete' political force.Faced with turmoil on the streets and a partial collapse of French society, President de Gaulle fled to Germany on 29th May, before returning and promising new elections. But by the time the elections took place, theGrenelle agreements had been negotiated with the trade unions, the heat had died down, and many French people had become seriously alarmed by the turn of events. In the June elections, the Gaullist majority was returned to power with an increased majority.The events nevertheless marked the beginning of the end for de Gaulle. In 1969 he organised a referendum on decentralisation, promising to step down if the referendum failed. To a certain extent, de Gaulle's vision of decentralisation was not that wanted by the voters; but in addition, the referendum became seen as a plebiscite on the Gaullist system, rather than on decentralisation. The referendum proposal was rejected by 52.4% of voters, and de Gaulle stepped down.It is certain that a new France, less hide-bound, more emancipated and more free, emerged in the aftermath of 68. Whether this would have happened anyway, and whether the means justified the end, are questions about which there is still considerable debate in France to this day.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Soixante-huit
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9 terne
colourless, drab
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