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1 exagéré
exagéré, e [εgzaʒeʀe]( = excessif) excessive• venir se plaindre après ça, c'est un peu exagéré it was too much to come and complain after all that* * *exagérée ɛgzaʒeʀe adjectif1) ( outré) exaggerated2) ( excessif) excessive* * *ɛɡzaʒeʀe adj exagéré, -e(prix) excessive* * *A pp ⇒ exagérer.B pp adj2 ( démesuré) [chiffre, hausse] excessive; [louanges, politesse] exaggerated; [empressement, pessimisme, sévérité, importance] excessive; être d'une sensibilité exagérée to be oversensitive; il n'est pas exagéré de dire que… it is no exaggeration to say that…; deux heures de retard, c'est un peu exagéré! two hours late, that's a bit much!1. [excessif - dépense, prix] excessive ; [ - éloge, critique] exaggerated, overblown ; [ - optimisme, prudence] excessive, exaggerated ; [ - hâte, mécontentement] undue ; [ - ambition, confiance en soi] excessive, overweening150 euros par personne, c'est un peu exagéré! 150 euros per person, that's a bit much! -
2 brin
brin [bʀɛ̃]masculine noun[d'herbe] blade ; [de bruyère, mimosa, muguet] sprig ; [d'osier] twig ; [de paille] wisp ; [de chanvre, lin] yarn ; [de corde, fil, laine] strand* * *bʀɛ̃nom masculin1) ( tige)un brin de muguet/persil — a sprig of lily-of-the-valley/parsley
2) ( peu)* * *bʀɛ̃ nm1) [laine, ficelle] strand2) (= petite quantité)* * *brin nm1 ( tige) un brin de muguet/persil a sprig of lily-of-the-valley/parsley; un brin de paille a wisp of straw; un brin d'herbe a blade of grass; du muguet à deux euros le brin lily-of-the-valley at two euros a sprig; couvert de brins d'herbe covered in bits of grass;2 ( peu) un brin de a bit of; faire un brin de toilette to have a quick wash GB, to wash up quickly US; faire un brin de causette to have a little chat; un brin exagéré/ennuyeux a touch exaggerated/boring; juste un brin just a touch; un beau brin de fille a gorgeous girl.[brɛ̃] nom masculin1. [filament] strandcorde/laine à trois brins three-ply rope/wool2. [tige - d'herbe] blade ; [ - d'osier] twig ; [ - de muguet, de persil] sprig ; [ - de bruyère, d'aubépine] sprig4. [parcelle]il n'a pas un brin de bon sens he hasn't an ounce ou a shred of common sensefaire un brin de: faire un brin de causette (à) ou avec quelqu'un (familier) to have a quick chat (with somebody)5. (locution)————————un brin... locution adverbiale -
3 exacerbé
ɛɡzasɛʀbe adj exacerbé, -e(orgueil, sensibilité) exaggerated* * * -
4 exagérer
exagérer [εgzaʒeʀe]➭ TABLE 61. transitive verb• n'exagérons rien ! let's not exaggerate!2. intransitive verb• pourquoi tu lui as dit ça ? tu exagères ! it was a bit much to say that to him!• tu as deux heures de retard, tu exagères ! you're two hours late, this is just not on! (inf)• sans exagérer, ça a duré trois heures without any exaggeration, it lasted three hours• quand même il exagère ! he's gone too far!• 500 € pour ça ? ils exagèrent ! 500 euros for that? - they must be joking* * *ɛgzaʒeʀe
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verbe transitif to exaggerate
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verbe intransitif to go too far, to push one's luck
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s'exagérer verbe pronominal [personne] to overestimate* * *ɛɡzaʒeʀe1. vt[récit, importance de qch] to exaggerate2. vi1) (= dépasser les bornes) to go too far, to overstep the markÇa fait trois fois que tu arrives en retard: tu exagères! — That's three times you've been late: you really go too far sometimes!
2) (= déformer les faits) to exaggerate* * *exagérer verb table: céderA vtr ( outrer) to exaggerate; ils ont exagéré l'importance des dégâts they exaggerated the extent of the damage; n'exagérons rien let's not exaggerate; tu exagères toujours! you're always exaggerating; sans exagérer nous étions au moins 100 without exaggeration there were at least 100 of us.B vi ( abuser) to go too far, to push one's luck.C s'exagérer vpr [personne] to overestimate; s'exagérer l'importance de qch to overestimate the importance of sth.[ɛgzaʒere] verbe transitif1. [amplifier - importance, dangers, difficultés] to exaggerate, to overemphasize, to overstate ; [ - mérites, pouvoir] to exaggerate, to overrate, to overstate————————[ɛgzaʒere] verbe intransitifça fait deux heures que j'attends, il ne faut pas exagérer! I've been waiting for two hours, that's a bit much!————————s'exagérer verbe pronominal transitif -
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6 clownesque
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7 exacerber
exacerber [εgzasεʀbe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ douleur, problème, tensions] to exacerbate ; [+ émotion, passion, concurrence] to intensify2. reflexive verb* * *ɛgzasɛʀbeverbe transitif to exacerbate* * *ɛɡzasɛʀbe vt* * *exacerber verb table: aimer vtr to exacerbate; exacerbé par exacerbated by; une sensibilité exacerbée an exaggerated sensitivity.[ɛgzasɛrbe] verbe transitif[mépris, remords] to deependes mesures qui vont exacerber la concurrence measures which will sharpen ou heighten competition————————s'exacerber verbe pronominal intransitif -
8 identitaire
identitaire [idɑ̃titεʀ]adjective• les revendications identitaires des multiples ethnies the various ethnic groups' demands for recognition* * *idɑ̃titɛʀadjectif [crise, révolution, marqueur] identity; [ambivalence, confusion] about one's identity; [affirmation, question] of identity* * *idɑ̃titɛʀ adj* * *identitaire adj [crise, révolution, marqueur] identity; [ambivalence, confusion] about one's identity; [affirmation, question] of identity.[idɑ̃titɛr] adjectifdémarche/revendication identitaire assertion of (one's) identity -
9 outré
I.outre1 [utʀ]feminine nounII.outre2 [utʀ]1. preposition( = en plus de) as well as• outre le fait que... besides the fact that...2. compounds* * *
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1. utʀpréposition ( en plus de) in addition tooutre (le fait) qu'il écrit, il illustre ses livres — as well as writing books, he also illustrates them
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passer outre à — to disregard, to override [loi, décision, objection]
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outre mesure locution adverbiale unduly
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en outre locution adverbiale in addition
II utʀnom féminin goatskin••être plein comme une outre — (colloq) to be full to bursting
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I utʀ nf
II utʀ1. préppasser outre à — to disregard, to take no notice of
outre mesure (= trop) — immoderately, (= abusivement) unduly
2. adven outre — besides, moreover
* * *I.outre nf goatskin.être plein comme une outre○ to be full to bursting.II.A prép ( en plus de) in addition to; outre les problèmes mentionnés/cette mesure in addition to the problems mentioned/this measure; outre (le fait) qu'il écrit, il illustre ses livres as well as writing, he also illustrates his books; outre (le fait) qu'elles sont illégales, ces activités ne sont pas rentables as well as being illegal, the activities are not profitable.B adv passer outre to pay no heed; elle sait que c'est interdit mais elle passe outre she knows it's forbidden but she pays no heed ou carries on regardless; passer outre à to disregard ou override [loi, décision, objection].C outre mesure loc adv unduly; cela ne m'inquiète/m'étonne pas outre mesure it doesn't worry me/surprise me unduly.D en outre loc adv in addition; cette machine nous permettra, en outre, de faire in addition, this machine will allow us to do. -
10 superstitieux
superstitieux, -ieuse [sypεʀstisjø, jøz]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *- ieuse sypɛʀstisjø, øz adjectif superstitious* * *sypɛʀstisjø, jøz adj (-euse)* * *superstitieux, - ieuse adj superstitious.( féminin superstitieuse) [sypɛrstisjø, øz] adjectif————————, superstitieuse [sypɛrstisjø, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin -
11 surenchère
surenchère [syʀɑ̃∫εʀ]feminine noun* * *syʀɑ̃ʃɛʀ1) ( enchère supérieure) higher bidfaire une surenchère de 50 euros — to bid 50 euros more ( sur quelqu'un than somebody; sur quelque chose for something)
2) ( exagération) escalation* * *syʀɑ̃ʃɛʀ nf1) (aux enchères) higher bid, (sur prix fixe) overbid2) (= exagération) overstatement* * *surenchère nf1 ( enchère supérieure) higher bid; faire une surenchère sur qn to bid higher than sb; faire une surenchère de 500 euros to bid 500 euros more ou higher (sur qn than sb; sur qch for sth);2 ( exagération) escalation; une surenchère de violence an escalation of violence; faire de la surenchère dans la violence ( terroriste) to commit acts of increasing violence; ( au cinéma) to make increasingly violent films; la surenchère sur les diplômes the demand for graduates with higher and higher qualifications; faire de la surenchère to try to go one better, to try to get one up; faire de la surenchère électorale to make more extravagant promises than one's electoral opponents; il fait de la surenchère dans le racisme/l'anticommunisme he goes a bit overboard on racism/anticommunism.[syrɑ̃ʃɛr] nom féminin2. (figuré)la surenchère publicitaire/médiatique advertising/media exaggeration -
12 dose
n. f.a To have had 'one over the eight', to be drunk.b To suffer from a violent bout of a particular disease.2. Forcer la dose:a To 'go over the top', to overdo something.b To 'lay it on a bit thick', to make exaggerated claims. -
13 gros
I.n. m.2. (pl.): 'The nobs', 'the upper-crust', the wealthy. C'est jamais les gros qui trinquent: It's always the poor what cop it!4. Faire son gros: To 'crap', to 'shit', to defecate.II.adj. Exaggerated. Ça c'est un peu gros! This is a bit far-fetched!III.adv.1. Gagner gros: To be a big earner, to have a hefty pay-packet.2. En avoir gros sur le cœur: To feel resentful about something.3. En avoir gros sur la patate: To have a load of worries. -
14 noyer
I.v. trans. Noyer le poisson: To cloud and confuse the issue with an avalanche of irrelevant facts.II.v. trans. reflex. Se noyer dans un crachat: To 'make a mountain out of a molehill', to give matters an exaggerated importance and to worry about them.
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