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1 playful
playful adj [remark, action] enjoué ; [mood, person] gai, enjoué ; [child, kitten] joueur/-euse ; she's just being playful elle fait (or elle dit) ça pour s'amuser. -
2 playful
playful ['pleɪfʊl](lively → person) gai, espiègle; (→ animal) espiègle; (good-natured → answer) en forme de plaisanterie; (→ nudge) complice;∎ to be in a playful mood être d'humeur enjouée -
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4 playful
1) (happy; full of the desire to play: a playful kitten.) enjoué2) (joking; not serious: a playful remark.) espiègle -
5 caper
caper [ˈkeɪpər]1. noun2. plural noun* * *['keɪpə(r)] 1.1) ( playful leap) cabriole fto cut a caper — (dated) faire des cabrioles
2) (colloq) ( funny film) comédie f3) (colloq) ( dishonest scheme) combine (colloq) f5) (colloq) GB ( hassle)what a caper! — quel bazar! (colloq)
2. 3.and all that caper — et tout le bazar (colloq)
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6 skittish
skittish [ˈskɪtɪ∫]( = nervous) nerveux* * *['skɪtɪʃ]1) ( difficult to handle) capricieux/-ieuse2) ( playful) joueur/-euse -
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8 frivolous
['frivələs](not serious; playful: He wasted his time on frivolous pleasures.) frivole- frivolousness - frivolity -
9 kittenish
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10 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) jouer2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jouer (à)3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) jouer4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) jouer5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) jouer (de)6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) jouer (un tour à)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jouer (contre)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) chatoyer9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) diriger10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jouer2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) jeu, amusement2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) pièce3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) match4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) jeu•- player- playable - playful - playfully - playfulness - playboy - playground - playing-card - playing-field - playmate - playpen - playschool - plaything - playtime - playwright - at play - bring/come into play - child's play - in play - out of play - play at - play back - play down - play fair - play for time - play havoc with - play into someone's hands - play off - play off against - play on - play a - no part in - play safe - play the game - play up -
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12 caper
A n3 ○ ( dishonest scheme) combine ○ f ;5 ○ GB ( hassle) what a caper! quel bazar ○ ! ; you have to fill out forms and all that caper tu dois remplir des formulaires et tout le bazar ○.B capers npl ( antics) aventures fpl ; cartoon capers with Mickey Mouse les aventures de Mickey en bande dessinée ; the comic capers of two teenagers les aventures comiques de deux adolescents ; his classroom capers amuse his friends ses pitreries en classe amusent ses camarades.C vi gambader.■ caper about, caper around1 ( leap around) gambader ;2 ○ ( act foolishly) faire le pitre. -
13 frisky
1 (playful, high-spirited) [puppy] joueur/-euse ;2 ( skittish) [horse] nerveux/-euse, chaud ; -
14 mischievous
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15 skittish
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16 wanton
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17 coy
coy [kɔɪ]∎ why be so coy about accepting? pourquoi faire semblant d'hésiter?∎ a coy look un air de sainte-nitouche(c) (provocative, playful) coquet;∎ with a coy little smile avec un petit sourire séducteur∎ he was rather coy about the price il était plutôt évasif quant au prix -
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19 skittish
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