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1 indistinct
indistinct [‚ɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt][sound, shape] indistinct ; [memory, photograph] flou* * *[ˌɪndɪ'stɪŋkt]adjective [sound, markings] indistinct; [memory] confus; [photograph] flou -
2 shape
[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) forme2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) forme indistincte3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) forme2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) façonner2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) déterminer, influencer3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) prendre une tournure•- shaped- shapeless - shapelessness - shapely - shapeliness - in any shape or form - in any shape - out of shape - take shape -
3 dim
∎ her eyes grew dim with tears ses yeux se voilèrent de larmes∎ she has only a dim memory of it elle n'en a qu'un vague souvenir;∎ humorous in the dim and distant past au temps jadis;∎ to grow dim (shape, memory) s'estomper, s'effacer; (sight) baisser, se troubler; (sound) s'affaiblir∎ to take a dim view of sth ne pas beaucoup apprécier qch, voir qch d'un mauvais œil;∎ she takes a pretty dim view of him going out with other women elle n'apprécie guère qu'il sorte avec d'autres femmes∎ I'll dim the lamp je vais mettre la lampe en veilleuse;∎ Cars to dim one's headlights se mettre en codes ou en feux de croisement;∎ to drive with dimmed headlights conduire en codes ou en feux de croisement(b) (beauty, colour, hope, metal) ternir; (memory) estomper, effacer; (mind, senses) affaiblir, troubler; (sound) affaiblir; (sight) baisser, troubler;∎ his eyes were dimmed with tears ses yeux étaient voilés de larmes(light) baisser, s'affaiblir; (beauty, glory, hope) se ternir; (colour) devenir terne ou mat; (memory) s'estomper, s'effacer; (sound) s'affaiblir; (sight) baisser, se troublerAmerican plonger dans un black-out partiel -
4 obscure
A adj1 ( hard to understand) [meaning, theory, motive, origin] obscur ;B vtr2 ( cover) cacher [moon, view] ;3 ( darken) obscurcir, assombrir. -
5 vague
vague [veɪg]∎ she had only a vague idea of what he meant elle ne comprenait que vaguement ce qu'il voulait dire;∎ he made a vague gesture toward the office d'un geste vague il désigna le bureau;∎ don't be so vague précisez ce que vous voulez dire, soyez plus précis;∎ his instructions were vague ses instructions manquaient de précision;∎ they were vague about their activities (imprecise) ils n'ont pas précisé la nature de leurs activités; (evasive) ils sont restés vagues sur la nature de leurs activités;∎ I'm still vague about how to get there (unsure) je ne comprends toujours pas comment y aller;∎ I haven't the vaguest idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée(b) (dim → memory, feeling) vague, confus;∎ I have a vague recollection of summers spent in Greece je me rappelle vaguement les étés passés en Grèce(c) (indistinct → shape) flou, indistinct(d) (absent-minded) distrait;∎ she looked vague elle avait un air distrait -
6 blob
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7 vagueness
vagueness ['veɪgnɪs](a) (imprecision → of instructions, statement) imprécision f, manque m de clarté(b) (of memory) imprécision f, manque m de précision; (of feeling) vague m, caractère m vague ou indistinct(c) (of shape) flou m, caractère m indistinct(d) (absent-mindedness) distraction f -
8 distort
[di'sto:t]1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress.) (se) déformer2) (to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural: Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.) déformer• -
9 obscurity
1 (of argument, reference, origin, life) obscurité f ; to fall back into obscurity retourner dans l'ombre ;2 ( of shape) caractère m indistinct ;
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