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1 débrouillard
débrouillard, e [debʀujaʀ, aʀd]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *débrouillarde debʀujaʀ, aʀd adjectif resourceful* * *debʀujaʀ, aʀd adj débrouillard, -e* * *A adj resourceful; il est débrouillard he can look after himself.( féminin débrouillarde) [debrujar, ard] adjectif————————, débrouillarde [debrujar, ard] nom masculin, nom féminin -
2 ressource
c black ressource [ʀ(ə)suʀs]1. feminine nouna. ( = recours) sa seule ressource était de... the only way open to him was to...b. avoir de la ressource [cheval, sportif] to have strength in reserve2. plural feminine nouna. ( = moyens matériels, financiers) resources• ressources naturelles/pétrolières natural/petroleum resourcesc black b. ( = possibilités) [d'artiste, aventurier, sportif] resources ; [d'art, technique, système] possibilities• homme/femme de ressource(s) resourceful man/woman━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ Le mot anglais s'écrit avec un seul s.* * *ʀ(ə)suʀs1) ( richesse) resourceles ressources énergétiques/forestières — energy/forest resources
2) ( option) option3) ( réserves)avoir de la ressource — (colloq) to be resourceful
4) ( revenus)5) (de lieu, technique)* * *ʀ(ə)suʀs1. nf(= possibilité) recourseleur seule ressource était de — their only recourse was to, the only course open to them was to
2. ressources nfpl* * *ressource nf1 ( richesse) resource; la principale ressource du Brésil Brazil's main resource; les ressources naturelles or de la nature natural resources; les ressources énergétiques/forestières/minérales energy/forest/mineral resources;2 ( option) option; elle n'a pas d'autre ressource que de fuir she has no option but to flee; en dernière ressource as a last resort; être à bout de ressource to be at one's wits' end;3 fig ( réserves) avoir de la ressource○ to be resourceful; puiser dans ses propres ressources to fall back on one's inner resources; une personne de ressources a resourceful person;4 ( revenus) ressources resources; 35% de ses ressources 35% of his/her resources; vous avez des ressources? do you have any means of support?; être sans ressources, n'avoir aucune ressource to have no means of support; quelles sont vos ressources? what is your financial position?; mes maigres ressources my slender means;5 ( possibilités) (de lieu, technique) possibilities; toutes les ressources de l'imaginaire all the powers of the imagination.ressources humaines human resources.[rəsurs] nom féminintu es mon unique ressource you're the only person who can help me ou my only hopeelle n'a eu d'autre ressource que de le lui demander there was no other course (of action) open ou left to her but to ask him2. [endurance, courage]————————ressources nom féminin pluriel2. [réserves] resourcesressources naturelles/minières d'un pays natural/mineral resources of a countryressources humaines human resources, personnelnous mobilisons toutes nos ressources pour retrouver les marins disparus we're mobilizing all our resources ou all the means at our disposal to find the missing sailorstoutes les ressources de notre langue all the possibilities ou resources of our language -
3 inventif
inventif, -ive [ɛ̃vɑ̃tif, iv]adjective* * ** * *ɛ̃vɑ̃tif, iv adj (-ive)* * *1 ( novateur) inventive;2 ( débrouillard) resourceful. -
4 débrouillard
I.n. m. 'Clever Dick', resourceful person.II.adj. 'Full of gumption', 'up to all the dodges', very resourceful. -
5 dégourdi
I.n. m. 'Smart guy', clever and resourceful character.II.adj. 'On-the-ball', 'with-it', resourceful. Il n'est vraiment pas dégourdi: He's a bit slow on the uptake. -
6 déluré
déluré, e [delyʀe]adjective( = débrouillard) smart ; ( = impertinent) forward* * *délurée delyʀe adjectif1) ( dégourdi) smart2) ( effronté) forward; péj fast (jamais épith)* * *delyʀe adj déluré, -e(= dégourdi) smart, péjoratif (= effronté) forward* * *A pp ⇒ délurer.B pp adj1 ( dégourdi) knowing; il n'est pas très déluré he's not very smart;————————, délurée [delyre] nom masculin, nom féminin -
7 démerdard
démerdard, e (inf!) [demεʀdaʀ, aʀd]adjective* * *A adj il est démerdard/vraiment pas démerdard he's a smart cookie/bloody useless◑.B nm,f smart cookie○.il est démerdard, il s'en sortira he's always got some trick up his sleeve, he'll make it -
8 démerdard
adj. 'Up to all the dodges', wily, resourceful. -
9 démerdeur
n. m.1. 'Live-wire', 'Clever Dick', resourceful person.2. 'Mouthpiece', barrister. -
10 mouche
n. f.1. (sch.): 'Sneak', tell-tale.2. (Prison slang): 'Snitch', informer.3. Fine mouche: 'Canny customer', cunning and resourceful individual. C'est une fine mouche, tu sais! She wasn't born yesterday!4. Gober des mouches: To be 'stood gawping', to have a look of bewildered amazement on one's face.5. Quelle mouche t'a piqué?! (fig.): What's eating you?! — What on earth is the matter with you?!6. Ne pas avoir peur des mouches: To be no coward, to have guts, to be courageous.7. Faire la mouche du coche: To act the busybody and antagonize everyone.8. Mouche à merde: Scandal-monger, character who delights in spreading nasty rumours.9. Tuer les mouches à quinze pas (joc.): To suffer from 'terminal halitosis', to have really bad breath.10. C'est à cause des mouches! (Ironical catch phrase): Ask me another! — What answer do you expect?!11. Attraper les mouches (of woman): To 'lie back and think of England', to be anything but a willing participant during intercourse.12. Pattes de mouche: Spidery scrawl, illegible handwriting.13. Enculeur de mouches: 'Finicky nurk', overfussy and exacting character. -
11 nager
v. intrans.1. To be 'all at sea', to be 'completely out of one's depth', to be lost as to what to do. En math, il nage complètement: When it comes to maths, it's all above his head.2. Nager dans l'encre: To be helpless.3. Savoir nager: To be 'on the ball', to know most of the answers, to be resourceful. -
12 redresse
n. f. A la redresse (adj. exp.): 'On the ball', 'wide-awake', energetic and resourceful. C'est un mec à la redresse, lui! There's no denying he knows the ropes! Faire à la redresse: To act the tough guy. -
13 système
n. m.1. 'Thingumajig', gadget, device. Et comment ça marche votre système? And how does that contraption of yours work?2. Système D (abbr. système débrouille, also: système démerde): Resourceful and ingenious way of overcoming a seemingly arduous problem. Pratiquer (also: employer) le système D does not necessarily refer to wangling, it can relate to any task practical or otherwise. See 'D'.3. Taper (also: courir) sur le système à (also: de) quelqu'un: To 'get on someone's wick', to 'get someone's goat', to irritate someone. (With this meaning the word is an abbreviation of système nerveux.) -
14 titi
n. m. Street urchin; cheeky, wily and resourceful young boy. (The titi parisien is often affectionately referred to in popular songs and was immortalized by the French painter Francisque Poulbot, 1879-1946, whose name also became eponymous with that Gavrochelike character.) -
15 ingénieux
clever, ingenious, resourceful
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