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81 space-age
adjective (extremely up-to-date and advanced: space-age technology.) de l'ère spatiale -
82 suicidal
1) (inclined to suicide: She sometimes feels suicidal.) suicidaire2) (extremely dangerous, or likely to lead to death or disaster: He was driving at a suicidal speed.) suicidaire -
83 super
I ['su:pə] adjective(a slang word for extremely good, nice etc: a super new dress.) superII see superintendent -
84 wafer-thin
adjective (extremely thin.) mince comme une pelure d'oignon -
85 walk on air
(to feel extremely happy etc: She's walking on air since he asked her to marry him.) être aux anges -
86 wildfire: spread like wildfire
((of eg news) to spread extremely fast.) se répandre comme une traînée de poudre -
87 anxious
1 ( worried) très inquiet/-iète (about à propos de ; for pour) ; to be anxious about doing s'inquiéter de faire ; to be very ou extremely anxious être angoissé ;2 ( causing worry) [moment, time] angoissant ;3 ( eager) très désireux/-euse (to do de faire) ; I am anxious for him to know ou that he should know je tiens beaucoup à ce qu'il sache ; to be anxious for sth avoir un fort désir de qch ; she is most anxious to meet you elle a très envie de faire votre connaissance. -
88 appallingly
1 ( shockingly) [behave, treat] de manière épouvantable ; unemployment figures are appallingly high le taux de chômage a atteint un niveau déplorable ;2 ( extremely) an appallingly difficult problem un problème d'une épouvantable difficulté ; furnished in appallingly bad taste meublé avec un goût exécrable. -
89 arbitrary
arbitrary, US [transcription]["A ;rbItrerI"] adj arbitraire ; the conclusions are extremely arbitrary les conclusions sont des plus arbitraires. -
90 businesslike
businesslike adj [person, manner] sérieux/-ieuse ; [transaction] régulier/-ière, sérieux/-ieuse ; fig hum [knife, tool] sérieux/-ieuse ; her approach was extremely businesslike sa façon de s'y prendre était très sérieuse or efficace. -
91 damnably
1 ( disgracefully) damnably cruel/wicked d'une cruauté/d'une méchanceté condamnable ;2 † ○ ( extremely) sacrément ○. -
92 fastidious
1 ( extremely careful) [person] méticuleux/-euse (about sur) ;2 ( easily disgusted) [person] délicat, vite dégoûté. -
93 gravely
1 ( extremely) [concerned, disruptive] sérieusement ; [displeased] extrêmement ; [ill] gravement ; to be gravely mistaken se tromper lourdement ;2 ( solemnly) [say, nod] gravement. -
94 incredibly
1 ( astonishingly) incroyablement ; incredibly, she didn't hear a thing chose incroyable, elle n'a rien entendu ;2 ○ ( extremely) extrêmement. -
95 madly
1 ( frantically) [scribble, gesticulate, rush around] frénétiquement ;2 ( extremely) [amusing, exciting, extravagant, jealous] follement ; madly in love (with sb) follement or éperdument amoureux (de qn). -
96 more
❢ When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère ; more beautiful = plus beau/belle ; more easily = plus facilement ; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see A 1 below.When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see B 1 below.A adv1 ( comparative) it's more serious than we thought/you think c'est plus grave que nous ne pensions/vous ne pensez ; the more intelligent (child) of the two (l'enfant) le plus intelligent des deux ; he's no more honest than his sister il n'est pas plus honnête que sa sœur ; the more developed countries les pays plus développés ;2 ( to a greater extent) plus, davantage ; you must work/sleep/rest more il faut que tu travailles/dormes/te reposes davantage ; he sleeps/talks more than I do il dort/parle plus que moi ; you can't paint any more than I can, you can no more paint than I can tu ne sais pas plus peindre que moi ; the more you think of it, the harder it will seem plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur ; he is (all) the more determined/angry because il est d'autant plus déterminé/en colère que ;3 ( longer) I don't work there any more je n'y travaille plus ; I couldn't continue any more je ne pouvais pas continuer plus longtemps ; she is no more littér elle n'est plus ;4 ( again) once/twice more une fois/deux fois de plus, encore une fois/deux fois ; he's back once more il est de nouveau de retour ;5 ( rather) more surprised than angry plus étonné que fâché ; he's more a mechanic than an engineer il est plus mécanicien qu'ingénieur ; it's more a question of organization than of money c'est plus une question d'organisation que d'argent.B quantif more cars than people plus de voitures que de gens ; more eggs than milk plus d'œufs que de lait ; more cars than expected/before plus de voitures que prévu/qu'avant ; some more books encore quelques livres ; a little/lot more wine un peu/beaucoup plus de vin ; more bread encore un peu de pain ; there's no more bread il n'y a plus de pain ; have some more beer! reprenez de la bière ; have you any more questions/problems? avez-vous d'autres questions/problèmes? ; we've no more time nous n'avons plus le temps ; nothing more rien de plus ; something more autre chose, quelque chose d'autre.C pron1 ( larger amount or number) plus ; it costs more than the other one il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre ; he eats more than you il mange plus que toi ; the children take up more of my time les enfants prennent une plus grande partie de mon temps ; many were disappointed, more were angry beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés ; we'd like to see more of you nous voudrions te voir plus souvent ;2 ( additional amount) davantage ; ( additional number) plus ; tell me more (about it) dis-m'en davantage ; I need more of them il m'en faut plus ; I need more of it il m'en faut davantage ; we found several/a few more (of them) in the house nous en avons trouvé plusieurs/quelques autres dans la maison ; I can't tell you any more je ne peux pas t'en dire plus ; have you heard any more from your sister? as-tu d'autres nouvelles de ta sœur? ; I have nothing more to say je n'ai rien à ajouter ; in Mexico, of which more later… au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard… ; let's ou we'll say no more about it n'en parlons plus.D more and more det phr, adv phr de plus en plus ; more and more work/time de plus en plus de travail/de temps ; to work/sleep more and more travailler/dormir de plus en plus ; more and more regularly de plus en plus régulièrement.F more so adv phr encore plus ; in York, and even more so in Oxford à York et encore plus à Oxford ; it is very interesting, made (even) more so because c'est très intéressant, d'autant plus que ; he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus ; (all) the more so because… d'autant plus que… ; they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe ; no more so than usual/the others pas plus que d'habitude/les autres.1 ( greater amount or number) plus de ; more than 20 people/£50 plus de 20 personnes/50 livres sterling ; more than half plus de la moitié ; more than enough plus qu'assez ;2 ( extremely) more than generous/happy plus que généreux/ravi ; the cheque more than covered the cost le chèque a amplement couvert les frais ; you more than fulfilled your obligations tu as fait plus que remplir tes obligations.she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief, she's a thief, neither more nor less c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins ; he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant ce n'est qu'un serviteur ; and what is more… et qui plus est… ; there's more where that came from ce n'est qu'un début. -
97 outstandingly
1 ( particularly) exceptionnellement ;2 ( extremely) remarquablement ; outstandingly good remarquable. -
98 priceless
1 ( extremely valuable) [object, treasure, person, advice, information] inestimable ;2 ( amusing) [person, joke, speech] impayable ○, tordant. -
99 seriously
1 ( not frivolously) [speak, write, think, listen] sérieusement ; to seriously consider doing sth penser sérieusement à faire qch ; seriously, do you need help? sérieusement, avez-vous besoin d'aide? ; are you seriously suggesting that…? tu veux vraiment dire que…? ; but seriously,… blague à part,… ○ ; to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux ; he takes himself too seriously il se prend trop au sérieux ; police are treating the threat very seriously la police prend la menace très au sérieux ;2 ( gravely) [ill, injured, damaged, divided, at risk, flawed] gravement ; [mislead, underestimate] vraiment ; something is seriously wrong il y a quelque chose qui ne va vraiment pas ;3 ○ ( extremely) [boring, funny] vraiment. -
100 terrifically
1 ( extremely) [difficult, gifted, kind, large] extrêmement ; [expensive, hot, noisy] épouvantablement ;2 ○ [sing, write] formidablement bien ○.
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