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1 lâcheté
lâcheté [lα∫te]feminine noun( = couardise) cowardice• je trouve ça d'une lâcheté ! that's so cowardly!* * *lɑʃte1) ( défaut) cowardice [U]2) ( acte) cowardly act* * *lɒʃte nf* * *lâcheté nf1 ( défaut) cowardice ¢; par lâcheté out of cowardice;2 ( acte) cowardly act.[laʃte] nom féminin1. [manque de courage] cowardice[procédé vil] low ou dirty trick -
2 couardise
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3 pur
pur, e [pyʀ]1. adjective• pur fruit [confiture] real fruit• pur beurre [gâteau] all butter2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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pure pyʀ adjectif1) ( sans mélange) pure; ( non dilué) straight2) ( non altéré) [eau, air] pure; [diamant] flawless; [ciel, voix] clear3) ( sans fioritures) [ligne, style] pure4) ( total) [méchanceté, vérité] pure; [coïncidence, plaisir, folie] sheer5) ( théorique) pure6) ( d'origine) [tradition] trueun pur produit de — lit, fig a typical product of
à l'état pur — [génie, bêtise] sheer
7) ( sans défaut moral) pure
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nom masculin, féminin1) ( personne irréprochable) virtuous person2) ( fidèle à un parti)* * *pyʀ pur, -e1. adj1) (eau) pureL'eau de cette source est très pure. — The water from this spring is very pure.
100% pur jus sans sucre ajouté — 100% pure juice with no added sugar
2) (vin) undiluted3) (whisky) neat4) (intentions) pure5)en pure perte — fruitlessly, to no avail
2. nm/f(= personne) hardliner* * *A adj1 ( sans mélange) [substance, laine, héroïne, race] pure; ( non dilué) [whisky, pastis] straight; c'est de l'or pur it's pure gold; un métal à l'état pur metal in its pure state; boire son vin pur to drink one's wine undiluted; une confiture pur sucre a jam with no artificial sweetening; une confiture pur fruit a real fruit jam; fromages pur chèvre/vache pure goat's/cow's milk cheese; pur porc [saucisson] pure pork ( épith);2 ( non altéré) [eau, air] pure; [diamant] flawless; [ciel] clear; [son, voix] pure, clear; respirer l'air pur to breathe the pure air;4 ( total) [méchanceté, fantasme, vérité] pure; [coïncidence, plaisir, ignorance, folie, inconscience] sheer; c'est du pur masochisme it's sheer ou pure masochism; en pure perte to no avail; de pure forme token ( épith); question/propos de pure forme token question/words; pur et simple [mensonge, refus, ignorance, élimination] outright; on envisage le retrait pur et simple des troupes they simply envisage the withdrawal of the troops; c'est de la paresse/fiction pure et simple it's laziness/fiction, pure and simple; pur et dur hardline; le militarisme pur et dur hardline militarism; un militant pur et dur a hardline militant;5 ( théorique) [sciences, recherche, mathématiques] pure;6 ( d'origine) [tradition] true; dans la pure tradition populaire in the true popular tradition; un pur produit de qch lit, fig a typical product of sth; un Parisien de pure souche a Parisian born and bred; à l'état pur [génie, bêtise] sheer; c'est de la bêtise à l'état pur it's sheer stupidity;7 ( sans défaut moral) [personne, cœur] pure.B nm,f1 ( personne irréprochable) virtuous person;2 ( fidèle à un parti) hardliner; les purs et durs the hardliners.2. [sans mélange - liquide] undiluted ; [ - race] pure ; [ - bonheur, joie] unalloyed, pure ; [ - note, voyelle, couleur] pureil parle un anglais très pur he speaks very refined ou polished Englishbiscuits pur beurre (100 %) butter biscuitsà l'état pur pure, unalloyed, unadulterateda. [fidèle] strictb. [intransigeant] hard-linedes lignes pures neat ou perfect linesc'est de la lâcheté pure et simple it's sheer cowardice, it's cowardice pure and simple————————, pure [pyr] nom masculin, nom féminin1. POLITIQUE [fidèle] dedicated follower[intransigeant] hardliner -
4 carrément
carrément [kaʀemɑ̃]adverb* * *kaʀemɑ̃* * *kaʀemɑ̃ adv1) (= franchement, sans détours) straight out, bluntlyDis-lui carrément ce que tu penses. — Tell him straight out what you think.
Il l'a carrément mis à la porte. — He just sacked him.
c'est carrément...; C'est carrément impossible. — It's completely impossible., It's just about impossible
À ce prix, c'est carrément du vol. — At that price, it's daylight robbery.
* * *carrément adv1 ( purement et simplement) [malhonnête, stupide, désastreux, exotique] downright; la situation devient carrément inquiétante the situation is becoming downright worrying; ce n'est plus de la prudence, c'est carrément de la lâcheté it's no longer a question of being cautious, it's downright cowardice; il vaut carrément mieux les jeter/changer le moteur it would be better just to throw them out/to change the engine;2 ( complètement) completely; changer carrément de nom to change name completely; on est carrément dans le brouillard we're completely in the dark; c'est carrément un désastre/le cauchemar it's a complete disaster/nightmare; certaines entreprises ont carrément été exonérées some companies have been totally exempted; ils ont carrément engagé des tueurs they have even hired assassins; il faudrait carrément louer une camionnette we should really hire a van; reprenons carrément depuis le début let's start again right from the beginning; les réformes ne suffiront pas, il faut carrément changer le système the reforms will not be enough, it's the system that needs changing;3 ( sans ambages) [demander, dire] straight out; [exprimer] clearly, in no uncertain terms; elle m'a carrément accusé de mentir she accused me straight out of lying;4 ( sans hésiter) allez-y carrément! go straight ahead!, go for it○!; il a carrément démissionné he went straight ahead and resigned; faute de pouvoir payer son loyer, il a carrément installé un lit de camp dans son bureau since he was unable to pay the rent, he went and set up a camp bed in his office; dans un cas pareil, appelle carrément la police in such a case, don't hesitate to call the police; le pétrolier a carrément vidé ses cuves dans le port the tanker emptied its tanks right in the harbourGB.[karemɑ̃] adverbe[agir] straightje vais le quitter! — ah, carrément? I'm going to leave him! — it's as serious as that, is it?c'est carrément du vol/de la corruption it's daylight robbery/blatant corruption
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chicken out — v To back out from cowardice. We were going to do some bungee jumping but my mom chickened out. 1940s … Historical dictionary of American slang
punk out — v To back out from cowardice. We were going over Niagara Falls in a barrel but Jason punked out. 1920s … Historical dictionary of American slang
chicken out — verb remove oneself from an obligation He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved • Syn: ↑back off, ↑pull out, ↑back down, ↑bow out • Hypernyms: ↑retire, ↑withdraw … Useful english dictionary
chicken out (of something) — in. to manage to get out of something, usually because of fear or cowardice. □ Come on! Don’t chicken out now! □ Freddy chickened out of the plan at the last minute … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
wuss out — verb To fail to do something because of cowardice. He said he was going to climb that tree, but he wussed out at the last moment. Syn: chicken out … Wiktionary
bug out — American to retreat From the slang meaning, to quit rapidly. Bugout fever, in the Korean War, was cowardice: Bug out fever , the urge to withdraw precipitately in the face of the slightest threat from the flank... (M. Hastings, 1987) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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