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seeming ['si:mɪŋ]apparent;∎ I don't trust him, for all his seeming concern over our welfare je n'ai aucune confiance en lui bien qu'il semble se préoccuper de notre bien-être;∎ her explanation soon resolved any seeming contradictions in her story ses précisions ne tardèrent pas à lever les apparentes contradictions de son récit -
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4 seeming
adjective (existing in appearance, though not usually in reality: her seeming indifference.) apparent -
5 seeming, discrepancy
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7 risk
risk [rɪsk]1. nouna. ( = possible danger) risque mb. (Insurance) risque m3. compounds* * *[rɪsk] 1.1) gen risque m‘at owner's risk’ — ‘aux risques et périls du propriétaire’
2) (in banking, insurance)2.to be a good/bad risk — être un bon/mauvais risque
transitive verb1) ( endanger)to risk one's life/neck — risquer sa vie/peau
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8 a blessing in disguise
(something that has proved to be fortunate after seeming unfortunate.) bienfait insoupçonné -
9 apparent
[ə'pærənt]1) (easy to see; evident: It is quite apparent to all of us that you haven't done your work properly.) évident2) (seeming but perhaps not real: his apparent unwillingness.) apparent• -
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12 inhospitable
[inhə'spitəbl](not welcoming guests; not friendly towards strangers: She could not refuse to invite them in without seeming inhospitable.) inhospitalier -
13 inhuman
[in'hju:mən](extremely cruel or brutal; not seeming to be human: His treatment of his children was quite inhuman.) inhumain -
14 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) ironie2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.) ironie•- ironical- ironic - ironically -
15 plausible
['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) plausible2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) convaincant -
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17 sleepy
1) (inclined to sleep; drowsy: I feel very sleepy after that long walk.) somnolent2) (not (seeming to be) alert: She always has a sleepy expression.) endormi, somnolent3) ((of places etc) very quiet; lacking entertainment and excitement: a sleepy town.) endormi, somnolent -
18 apparent
1 ( seeming) [contradiction, success, willingness] apparent ;2 ( clear) évident ; to become apparent that devenir évident que ; this is apparent when ceci devient évident quand ; for no apparent reason sans raison or cause apparente. -
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indifference n indifférence f (to, towards envers) ; it is a matter of indifference to him cela lui est indifférent ; seeming indifference une feinte indifférence. -
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A n1 gen risque m (of de ; of doing de faire) ; there's a risk of him catching the illness ou that he'll catch the illness il risque d'attraper la maladie ; is there any risk of him catching the illness? est-ce qu'il risque d'attraper la maladie? ; there's a risk that the operation will not succeed l'opération comporte un risque d'échec ; there is no risk to consumers il n'y a aucun danger pour le consommateur ; without risks to health sans danger pour la santé ; to run the risk of being injured/ridiculed courir le risque d'être blessé/tourné en ridicule ; they run a higher risk of cancer ils courent un risque supérieur de cancer ; to take risks prendre des risques ; it's not worth the risk le risque est trop grand ; children at risk enfants menacés de violence ; their jobs are at risk leurs emplois sont menacés ; the factory is at risk of closure l'usine est menacée de fermeture ; to put one's life/health at risk mettre sa vie/santé en danger ; her health could be at risk sa santé pourrait être compromise ; at one's own risk à ses risques et périls ; he saved the child at considerable risk to himself il a sauvé l'enfant en prenant des risques considérables ; at the risk of seeming ungrateful/paradoxical au risque de paraître ingrat/de sembler paradoxal ; ‘at owner's risk’ ‘aux risques et périls du propriétaire’ ;2 Fin, Insur risque m ; to be a good/bad risk être un bon/mauvais risque ; to spread a risk diviser les risques ; an all-risks policy Insur une assurance tous risques.B vtr1 ( endanger) to risk one's life risquer sa vie ; to risk one's health compromettre sa santé ; to risk one's neck (doing) lit, fig risquer sa peau (à faire) ;2 ( venture) to risk doing courir le risque de faire ; we're prepared to risk cash nous sommes prêts à risquer de l'argent ; to risk death risquer la mort ; to risk injury risquer de se blesser ; to risk one's all risquer le tout pour le tout ; we decided to risk it nous avons décidé de prendre le risque ; let's risk it anyway c'est un risque à prendre.
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seeming — /ˈsimɪŋ/ (say seeming) adjective 1. apparent; appearing to be such (whether truly or falsely): a seeming advantage. –noun 2. appearance, especially outward or deceptive appearance. –seemingly, adverb …
