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A n2 (detail, touch) with a rhetorical ou an emphatic flourish avec emphase ; the show began with a flourish la représentation commença de façon grandiose ; ( in a piece of music) the final flourish le bouquet final ; the opening flourish le brio des premiers accords ;3 ( ornamental) ( in style) fioriture f ; to sign sth with a flourish signer qch d'un paraphe or d'un grand trait de plume.C vi [tree, plant, bacteria] prospérer ; [child] s'épanouir ; [firm, democracy] prospérer ; the family is flourishing la famille est en pleine forme. -
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123 fond
1 ( loving) [embrace, farewell, gesture, person] affectueux/-euse ; [eyes, heart] tendre ; fond memories de très bons souvenirs ; ‘with fondest love, Julie’ ‘je t'embrasse affectueusement, Julie’ ;2 ( heartfelt) [ambition, hope, wish] cher/chère ;4 ( partial) to be fond of sb aimer beaucoup qn ; to be fond of sth aimer qch ; to be fond of doing aimer faire ; to be very fond of sb/sth adorer qn/qch ;5 ( irritatingly prone) to be fond of doing aimer bien faire. -
124 goodwill
A n1 ( helpful attitude) bonne volonté f ; with goodwill we'll succeed avec de la bonne volonté nous réussirons ; a man of goodwill un homme de bonne volonté ;2 ( kindness) to show goodwill to ou towards sb faire preuve de bienveillance à l'égard de qn ; he spoke with goodwill il s'est exprimé avec bienveillance ; in a spirit of goodwill en toute amitié ; to do sth with goodwill faire qch de bon cœur ; the season of goodwill le temps de Noël ;3 Comm ( non-paper value) fonds m commercial ; ( reputation) actif m incorporel (constitué par sa réputation) ; ( customers) clientèle f. -
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126 hospitable
hospitable adj [person, family, country] hospitalier/-ière (to envers) ; [gesture, invitation] accueillant ; [climate, conditions, terrain] favorable. -
127 impatient
1 ( irritable) agacé (at par) ; to be/get impatient with sb s'impatienter contre qn ;2 ( eager) [person] impatient ; to be impatient to do être impatient or avoir hâte de faire ; [gesture, tone] d'impatience ; to be impatient for sth attendre qch avec impatience. -
128 indolently
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