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1 undramatic
undramatic [‚ʌndrə'mætɪk](lacking in interest) pas très intéressant;∎ this seemingly undramatic incident… cet incident apparemment anodin… -
2 lack
lack [læk]1. nounmanque m• such was their lack of confidence that... ils manquaient tellement de confiance que...• there was a complete lack of interest in my proposals mes suggestions se sont heurtées à une indifférence totalea. to be lacking [food, money] manquer• innovation has been sadly lacking throughout this project l'innovation a fait cruellement défaut dans ce projetb. to be lacking in [person] manquer de* * *[læk] 1.noun manque m (of de)2.for ou through lack of — par manque de
transitive verb manquer de [confidence, humour, funds]3.to be lacking — manquer (in de)
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3 indifferent
indifferent [ɪnˈdɪfrənt]a. ( = lacking interest) indifférent (to à)b. ( = mediocre) médiocre• good, bad or indifferent bon, mauvais ou quelconque* * *[ɪn'dɪfrənt]1) ( uninterested) indifférent (to, as to à); ( to charms) insensible (to à)2) ( mediocre) médiocre -
4 short
1 noun∎ shorts titres m pl courts(a) (lacking, insufficient) insuffisant(e);∎ to be short of staff/money manquer de personnel/d'argent;∎ to give short weight ne pas donner le poids;∎ the weight is 50 grams short il manque 50 grammes au poidsshort delivery livraison f partielle, manque m à la livraison; short ton tonne f courte;short weight poids m insuffisantshort payment moins-perçu m;short rate taux m à court termeshort covering couverture f de position;short hedge couverture courte ou de vente;short interest opérations à découvert;short position position f vendeur ou baissière;short sale vente f à découvert;short seller vendeur(euse) m, f à découvert;short selling vente à découvert;short squeeze short squeeze m3 adverb∎ to sell short vendre à découvert;∎ to buy short acheter à court termeA short squeeze occurs when institutional investors take large positions in already heavily shorted stocks and then request delivery of the shares. This transaction reduces the liquidity of the shares and forces a premature closing out of the short position.
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5 shy
∎ she gave a shy smile elle sourit timidement;∎ he's shy of adults il est timide avec les adultes;∎ he's always been shy and retiring il a toujours été timide;∎ she's camera shy elle n'aime pas être prise en photo;∎ to make sb shy intimider qn;∎ most people are shy of speaking in public la plupart des gens ont peur de parler en public;∎ don't be shy of asking for more n'hésitez pas à en redemander;∎ he fought shy of admitting his interest il a fait tout ce qu'il a pu pour ne pas avoir à admettre qu'il était intéressé(b) (animal, bird) peureux∎ to be shy of manquer de, être à court de;∎ we're $600 shy of making our goal il nous manque 600 dollars pour atteindre notre objectif∎ he took a shy at the pigeon with a stone il a lancé une pierre sur le pigeon∎ she decided to have or to take a shy at skiing elle a décidé d'essayer le ski(horse) broncher;∎ his horse shied at the last fence son cheval a bronché devant le dernier obstaclelancer, jeter∎ to shy away from sth/doing sth éviter qch/de faire qch;∎ she shied away from talking to him elle a évité de lui parler
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