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81 snap one's fingers
(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) faire claquer ses doigts -
82 sporting
1) (of, or concerned with, sports: the sporting world.) sportif2) ((negative unsporting) showing fairness and kindness or generosity, especially if unexpected: a sporting gesture.) élégant -
83 sweeping
1) (that sweeps: a sweeping gesture.) large2) ((of changes etc) very great: a sweeping victory; sweeping reforms.) radical -
84 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) vague2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) onde3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) ondulation4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) vague5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) signe de la main2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) flotter (au vent)2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) onduler3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) saluer d'un signe de la main•- wavy- waviness - waveband - wave - wavelength - wave aside -
85 abruptly
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86 airiness
airiness n1 (of room, house, place) aspect m clair et spacieux ;2 ( nonchalance) (of manner, attitude, gesture) désinvolture f, insouciance f ; ( of promise) légèreté f. -
87 airy
1 [room, house] clair/-e et spacieux/-ieuse ;2 ( casual) [manner, attitude, gesture] désinvolte, insouciant ; airy promises promesses fpl en l'air. -
88 amicable
1 ( friendly) [gesture, manner, relationship] amical ;2 Jur an amicable settlement/solution un arrangement/une solution à l'amiable ; to come to an amicable agreement with sb arriver à un accord à l'amiable avec qn. -
89 apologetic
apologetic adj [gesture, letter, phone call, smile] d'excuse ; to be apologetic about sth s'excuser de qch ; to be apologetic about doing ou for having done s'excuser d'avoir fait ; to look/sound apologetic avoir l'air contrit. -
90 awkward
1 ( not practical) [tool] peu commode ; [shape, design] difficile ; with this toothbrush you can get at all the awkward corners cette brosse à dents permet d'atteindre les endroits peu accessibles ; the room has awkward proportions la pièce a un agencement bizarre ; to be sitting in an awkward position être assis dans une position inconfortable ;3 (complicated, inconvenient) [arrangement, issue] compliqué, difficile ; [choice] difficile ; [moment, day] mal choisi ; at an awkward time au mauvais moment ; to make life awkward for sb compliquer la vie à qn ; it's a bit awkward: I'm so busy c'est difficile: je suis si occupé ;5 ( embarrassed) mal à l'aise, gêné ; to feel awkward about doing se sentir gêné de faire ; to feel/look awkward se sentir/avoir l'air mal à l'aise ;6 ( uncooperative) [person] difficile (about à propos de) ; he's being awkward about the whole thing il n'est pas très coopératif dans cette affaire ; the awkward age l'âge ingrat ; the awkward squad ○ GB hum les empêcheurs de tourner en rond. -
91 balefully
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92 beckon
A vtr faire signe à ; to beckon sb in faire signe à qn d'entrer ; to beckon to sb to do faire signe à qn de faire ; a bright future beckons you in Europe un bel avenir t'attend en Europe.B vi1 lit ( with gesture) faire signe (to à) ; -
93 benevolent
1 [person, smile, gesture] bienveillant (to, towards envers) ; [dictator, government] éclairé ;2 ( charitable) [organization, trust, fund] de bienfaisance. -
94 benign
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95 brisk
2 ( energetic) [pace, trot, movements] rapide ; [debate] animé ; to go for a brisk walk/swim faire une bonne marche/quelques longueurs ; they were walking/working at a brisk pace ils marchaient/travaillaient à vive allure ;3 ( good) [business, sales, trade] florissant ; brisk trading on the stock exchange un marché actif à la Bourse ; business/betting was brisk les affaires/les paris marchaient bien ; the hamburger stall is doing a brisk trade le stand des hamburgers marche bien ; we've been doing a brisk trade in suitcases nos valises se sont bien vendues ;4 ( invigorating) [air, climate] vivifiant ; [wind] vif/vive ; a brisk March morning un frais matin de mars. -
96 camp
A n1 gen (of tents, buildings etc) camp m ; ( of nomads) campement m ; to make ou pitch camp planter son camp ; to strike camp lever le camp ; to go to camp [scout etc] partir en camp ;2 ( effeminate) efféminé ;3 ( in bad taste) kitsch.to have a foot in both camps avoir un pied dans chaque camp ; to camp it up ○ ( overact) cabotiner ○ ; ( act effeminately) forcer dans le genre efféminé.■ camp out dormir sous la tente ; he's camping out in the lounge il campe dans le salon. -
97 careless
1 ( negligent) [person] négligent, imprudent ; [work, workmanship] bâclé ; [writing] négligé ; [driving, handling] négligent ; [talk] imprudent ; careless mistake faute d'étourderie or d'inattention ; his spelling is careless quand il écrit il fait des fautes d'étourderie ; that was careless of her ce qu'elle est négligente! ; it was careless of me to do c'était de la négligence de ma part de faire ; to be careless about sth/about doing négliger qch/de faire ; to be careless with sth ne pas faire attention à qch ; to be careless in sth être négligent dans qch ; to be careless in doing ne pas faire attention en faisant ; to be careless of one's appearance ne pas se soigner ;2 ( carefree) [smile, wave, reply] insouciant ; [gesture] dégagé ; [grace, elegance] naturel/-elle ; to do sth careless of the risks faire qch sans se soucier des risques. -
98 casual
A n ( temporary worker) travailleur/-euse m/f temporaire ; ( occasional worker) travailleur/-euse m/f occasionnel/-elle.C adj1 ( informal) [clothes, dress, person, manner, greeting] décontracté ; to have a casual chat bavarder, causer ○ ; to come up in casual conversation surgir par hasard dans la conversation ;2 ( occasional) [acquaintance, relationship] de passage ; casual sex relations fpl sexuelles non suivies ; casual drug users drogués mpl occasionnels ;3 ( nonchalant) [attitude, gesture, mention, approach, tone] désinvolte ; to make a question sound casual poser une question d'un ton détaché ;4 péj [racism, cruelty, violence] ordinaire ; [remark, assumption, insult] désinvolte ; her casual treatment of me sa désinvolture à mon égard ;5 [inspection, glance, onlooker] superficiel/-ielle ; to the casual eye it seems that l'observateur superficiel dirait que ;6 ( chance) [encounter, error] fortuit ;8 Biol adventice. -
99 cautionary
cautionary, US [transcription][-nerI] adj ( épith) [look, gesture] d'avertissement ; a cautionary word ou comment un avertissement ; she gave me some cautionary advice elle m'a donné un conseil en guise d'avertissement ; to end on a cautionary note [speech, analysis] se terminer par un avertissement ; a cautionary tale un conte moral. -
100 conciliatory
conciliatory, US [transcription][-tO;rI] adj [attitude, gesture, mood, terms] conciliant ; [measures, policy, speech] conciliatoire.
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