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creature ['kri:tʃə(r)](a) (living being) créature f, être m (vivant);∎ we are all God's creatures nous sommes tous les créatures de Dieu;∎ creatures from outer space des créatures fpl de l'espace∎ poor creature! le/la pauvre!;∎ he's a creature of habit il est esclave de ses habitudes;∎ she's a creature of impulse elle est très impulsive de nature∎ dumb creatures les bêtes fpl∎ man is the creature of circumstances l'homme dépend des circonstances►► creature comforts confort m matériel;∎ I like my creature comforts j'aime ou je suis attaché à mon (petit) confort
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impulsive — [im pul′siv] adj. [< MFr or ML: MFr impulsif < ML impulsivus < L impulsus, IMPULSE] 1. impelling; driving forward 2. a) acting or likely to act on impulse [an impulsive person] b) produced by or resulting from a sudden impulse [an… … English World dictionary
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madcaps — mædkæp n. crazy and impulsive person, wild and reckless person adj. crazy, reckless, impulsive … English contemporary dictionary
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madcap — adj. & n. adj. 1 wildly impulsive. 2 undertaken without forethought. n. a wildly impulsive person … Useful english dictionary
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Quixotism — is the description of a person or an act that is caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals. It also serves to describe an idealism without regard to practicality. An impulsive person or act can be regarded as… … Wikipedia
hotspur — n. hothead, impulsive person, reckless person … English contemporary dictionary
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