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81 messy
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82 neatness
neatness [ˈni:tnɪs]( = tidiness) [of clothes, house] netteté f• the neatness of her work/appearance le soin qu'elle apporte à son travail/à sa tenue* * *['niːtnɪs]1) (tidiness, orderliness) (of person, garden) aspect m soigné; ( in habits) méticulosité f; (of room, house) propreté f; ( of handwriting) netteté f2) (of figure, features) finesse f; (of explanation, solution) habileté f -
83 neglected
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84 odd
odd [ɒd]1. adjectivea. ( = strange) bizarre• the odd thing about it is... ce qui est bizarre c'est...b. [number] impairc. [shoe, sock] dépareillé• £5 and some odd pennies 5 livres et quelques penniese. ( = occasional) he has written the odd article il a écrit un ou deux articles• in odd moments he... à ses moments perdus, il...• to do odd jobs about the house ( = housework) faire un peu de ménage ; ( = do-it-yourself) bricoler dans la maison2. compounds* * *[ɒd] 1.1) (strange, unusual) [person, object, occurrence] bizarrethere is something odd about — il y a quelque chose de bizarre dans [appearance, statement]
it is odd how... — c'est bizarre de voir comme...
he's a bit odd — il est un peu loufoque (colloq)
2) ( occasional)3) [socks, gloves] dépareillés4) ( miscellaneous)5) Mathematics [number] impair6) ( different)2.spot the odd man ou one out — trouvez l'intrus
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85 prepossessing
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86 prosperous
prosperous [ˈprɒspərəs]* * *['prɒspərəs]adjective [person, farm, country] prospère; [appearance] de prospérité -
87 scholarly
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88 slipshod
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89 snigger
snigger [ˈsnɪgər]1. noun• stop sniggering! arrête de ricaner comme ça !* * *['snɪgə(r)] 1.noun ricanement m2.intransitive verb ricanerto snigger at [somebody/something] — se moquer de [person]; ricaner en entendant [remark]; ricaner en voyant [appearance, action]
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90 soldierly
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91 staid
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92 tidiness
tidiness [ˈtaɪdɪnɪs]* * *['taɪdɪnɪs] -
93 tidy up
tidy up faire du rangementto tidy up after — ranger derrière [person]
tidy up [something], tidy [something] up ranger [house, room, objects]; mettre de l'ordre dans [garden, town, finances]; arranger [appearance, hair]; tidy oneself up s'arranger -
94 tousle
['taʊzl] 1.transitive verb ébouriffer [hair]2.tousled past participle adjective [hair] ébouriffé; [person, appearance] débraillé -
95 unfamiliar
unfamiliar [ˈʌnfəˈmɪljər][place, person] inconnu* * *[ˌʌnfə'mɪlɪə(r)]1) ( strange) [face, name, place] pas familier/-ière (to à); [appearance, concept, feeling, situation] inhabituel/-elle (to à); [artist, subject] mal connu2) -
96 wildness
['waɪldnɪs]1) ( of landscape) aspect m sauvage; ( of weather) violence f2) ( disorderliness) ( of person) caractère m débridé; ( of appearance) désordre m; ( of party) folie f3) ( extravagance) ( of idea) extravagance f -
97 youthful
youthful [ˈju:θfʊl][person, looks] jeune ; [idealism, enthusiasm] juvénile• a youthful-looking 49-year-old un homme/une femme de 49 ans, jeune d'allure* * *['juːθfl]1) ( young) jeune2) ( typical of youth) de la jeunessehis youthful looks ou appearance — son air jeune
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99 front
1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) devant, première (page)2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) avant, de devant3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) bord de mer4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) front5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) front6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) contenance7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) front•- frontage- frontal - at the front of - in front of - in front -
100 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) se négliger2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) aller à vau-l'eau3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) monter en graine
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