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121 indifféremment
indifféremment [ɛ̃difeʀamɑ̃]adverb( = sans faire de distinction) indiscriminately* * *ɛ̃difeʀamɑ̃1) ( sans distinction) equally2) ( selon les cas)* * *ɛ̃difeʀamɑ̃ adv(= sans distinction) equally, (avec nuance péjorative) indiscriminately* * *indifféremment adv1 ( sans distinction) equally; frapper indifféremment tous les travailleurs to affect all the workers equally;2 ( sans préférence) il fume indifféremment la pipe ou le cigare he is equally happy to smoke a pipe or cigars;3 ( selon les cas) servir indifféremment de salon, de salle à manger ou de bureau to be used either as a living-room, a dining-room or an office.[ɛ̃diferamɑ̃] adverbe1. [aussi bien]elle joue indifféremment de la main droite ou de la main gauche she plays equally well with her right or left handla radio marche indifféremment avec piles ou sur secteur the radio can run on batteries or be plugged into the mains2. [sans discrimination] indiscriminately -
122 inexistant
inexistant, e [inεgzistɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective[service d'ordre, réseau téléphonique, aide] nonexistent• quant à son mari, il est inexistant (pejorative) as for her husband, he's a complete nonentity* * *inexistante inegzistɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [moyens, aide] nonexistent* * *inɛɡzistɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj inexistant, -e* * *inexistant, inexistante adj1 ( absent) [contrôle, moyens, aide] nonexistent; les risques ne sont pas inexistants there are certain risks;( féminin inexistante) [inɛgzistɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectifles structures de base sont inexistantes the basic structures are lacking, there are hardly any basic structures2. [irréel - monstre, peur] imaginary -
123 jargonner
jargonner [ʒaʀgɔne]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *jargonner verb table: aimer vi1 ( parler en jargon) [spécialiste, bureaucrate] to talk in jargon;2 ( parler de façon inintelligible) to talk gibberish;3 Zool [oie] to honk.[ʒargɔne] verbe intransitif1. [s'exprimer - en jargon] to jargonize, to talk jargon ; [ - de façon incompréhensible] to jabber away2. [jars] to honk -
124 larbin
masculine noun• je ne suis pas ton larbin ! I'm not your slave!* * *(colloq) laʀbɛ̃ nom masculin ( domestique) pej servant; fig flunkey* * *laʀbɛ̃ nmpéjoratif flunkey* * *1 ( domestique) servant; fig flunkey;2 ( faible) doormat○.(très familier) [larbɛ̃] nom masculin(sens propre & figuré) flunkey -
125 manier
manier [manje]➭ TABLE 7 transitive verb* * *manje
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verbe transitif gén to handlebien manier le pinceau — fig to be a good painter
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se manier verbe pronominalse manier aisément — [outil] to be easy to handle; [voiture] to handle well
••manier la fourchette avec entrain — (colloq) hum to have a hearty appetite
il sait manier la brosse à reluire — (colloq) he's good at buttering people up (colloq)
* * *manje vt* * *manier verb table: plierA vtr2 ( utiliser) to handle [outil]; to use [langue]; manier l'ironie/le paradoxe to handle irony/paradox skilfullyGB; manier l'aviron to pull ou ply littér the oars; manier l'épée to wield the sword; manier l'aiguille avec dextérité to be skilled at needlework; bien manier la plume/le pinceau fig to be a good writer/painter;3 ( diriger) to handle [cheval, véhicule, personnes];B se manier vpr1 se manier aisément [outil] to be easy to handle; [voiture] to handle well;2 ◑= se magner.manier la fourchette avec entrain○ hum to have a hearty appetite; il sait manier la brosse à reluire○ he's good at buttering people up○.[manje] verbe transitif1. [manipuler - objet, somme] to handlefacile/difficile à manier easy/difficult to handleil sait manier l'ironie he knows how ou when to use irony————————se manier verbe pronominal intransitif -
126 marmaille
feminine noun* * *(colloq) maʀmaj nom féminin rabble of kids (colloq) péj* * *maʀmɒj nfpéjoratif brats pl* * *[marmaj] nom féminin -
127 mollasson
1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *mɔlasɔ̃, ɔn mollasson, -ne *1. adj2. nm/f* * *A adj sluggish.B nm,f quel mollasson! he's so slow!———————— -
128 moyenâgeux
moyenâgeux, -euse [mwajεnαʒø, øz]adjectivea. [ville, costumes] medievalb. (pejorative) [pratiques, théorie] antiquated* * *- euse mwajɛnɑʒø, øz adjectif1) [château] medieval2) pej [idée] antiquated* * *mwajɛnɒʒø, øz adj (-euse)2) (charme) medieval* * *moyenâgeux, - euse adj( féminin moyenâgeuse) [mwajɛnaʒø, øz] adjectif
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