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1 forgetful
forgetful [fə'getfʊl](absent-minded) distrait; (careless) négligent, étourdi;∎ she's so forgetful elle oublie tout, elle est tellement distraite;∎ to be forgetful of sth être oublieux de qch -
2 forgetful
2 ( negligent) forgetful of the danger, she… oublieuse du danger, elle… ; to be forgetful of one's duties négliger ses responsabilités. -
3 forgetful
adjective (often forgetting: She is a very forgetful person.) étourdi, négligent -
4 kind
A n1 (sort, type) sorte f, genre m, type m ; this kind of book/film ce genre or type de livre/film ; this kind of dog/person ce genre de chien/personne ; all kinds of people/cars/music/activities, people/cars/music/activities of all kinds toutes sortes de gens/de voitures/de musiques/d'activités ; various kinds of cheese/car, cheeses/cars of various kinds diverses sortes de fromages/de voitures ; what kind of dog/car is it? qu'est-ce que c'est comme chien/voiture? ; what kind of person is she? comment est-elle? ; what kind of person does he think I am? pour qui me prend-il? ; what kind of (a) person would do a thing like that? qui pourrait faire une chose pareille? ; what kind of a question/an answer is that? qu'est-ce que c'est que cette question/cette réponse? ; what kind of talk is that? en voilà des façons de parler! ; I won't do anything of the kind je n'en ferai rien ; I don't believe anything of the kind je n'en crois rien ; ideas of a dangerous/subversive kind des idées dangereuses/subversives ; decisions of a difficult/momentous kind des décisions difficiles/capitales ; a criminal/racist of the worst kind un criminel/un raciste de la pire espèce ; they could find no information/food of any kind, they could not find any kind of information/food ils n'ont pas trouvé la moindre information/nourriture ; this sculpture is the oldest (example) of its kind c'est la plus vieille sculpture du genre ; this is the only one of its kind, this is one of a kind c'est unique en son genre ; he must be some kind of idiot/sadist ça doit être un imbécile/un sadique ; a picture of some kind un quelconque tableau ; they needed some kind of success/progress ils avaient besoin d'avoir du succès/de faire des progrès ; I think it's some kind of detective story/cleaning device ce doit être une histoire policière/un système de nettoyage ; ‘what do you need?’-‘books, toys, that kind of thing’ ‘de quoi avez-vous besoin?’-‘de livres, de jouets, ce genre de choses’ ; I like tennis, squash, that kind of thing j'aime le tennis, le squash, ce genre de sport ; what kind of thing(s) does he like/do? qu'est-ce qu'il aime/fait? ; that's my kind of film/man! c'est le genre de film/d'homme que j'aime! ; that's the kind of person I am/she is je suis/elle est comme ça ; I'm not/he's not that kind of person ce n'est pas mon/son genre ; she's not the kind of person who tells lies ou to tell lies ce n'est pas son genre de mentir ; they found a solution of a kind ils ont trouvé une solution qui n'était pas merveilleuse ; it's wine/butter of a kind c'est du vin/du beurre de mauvaise qualité ;2 ( expressing vague classification) a kind of une sorte de ; a kind of handbag/toy/soup une sorte de sac à main/de jouet/de soupe ; a kind of anarchist/genius/servant une sorte d'anarchiste/de génie/de serviteur ; a kind of depression/intuition une sorte de dépression/d'intuition ; I heard a kind of rattling noise j'ai entendu comme un cliquetis ; I felt a kind of apprehension j'ai ressenti une certaine appréhension ;3 ( classified type) espèce f, genre m ; I know your/his kind je connais les gens de votre/son espèce ; they stick with their own kind ils ne fréquentent que les gens de leur espèce.1 ( in goods) en nature ; to pay in kind payer en nature ;2 ( in same way) to repay sb in kind ( good deed) rendre la pareille à qn ; ( bad deed) rendre la monnaie de sa pièce à qn ;3 ( in essence) they are/are not different in kind ils sont/ils ne sont pas très différents.C ○ kind of adv phr he's kind of cute/forgetful/clever il est plutôt mignon/distrait/intelligent ; they were kind of frightened/happy en fait, ils avaient un peu peur/ça leur faisait plutôt plaisir ; I kind of like him en fait, je l'aime bien ; we kind of thought/heard that… nous pensions/avons entendu dire que… ; ‘is it interesting/dangerous?’-‘kind of’ ‘est-ce que c'est intéressant/dangereux?’-‘plutôt, oui’ ; ‘did you have a good time?’-‘kind of’ ‘est-ce que vous vous êtes bien amusés?’-‘oui, c'était pas mal’.D adj (caring, helpful) [person] gentil/-ille ; [act] bon/bonne ; [remark, gesture, words] gentil/-ille ; [thought] délicat ; to be kind to sb être gentil avec qn ; ‘Sudso is kind to your hands/skin’ ‘Sudso respecte vos mains/votre peau’ ; to be kind to animals bien traiter les animaux ; the critics were not kind to the play les critiques n'ont pas épargné la pièce ; life has been kind to me j'ai eu de la chance dans la vie ; life has not been kind to him la vie ne l'a pas épargné ; time has been kind to him il ne fait pas son âge ; that's very kind of you c'est très gentil/aimable de votre part ; it's very kind of you/him to give us a lift/lend me some money c'est très gentil de ta/sa part de nous ramener/de me prêter de l'argent ; ( in polite formulas) would you be kind enough ou so kind as to pass me the salt? auriez-vous l'amabilité de me passer le sel ; she was kind enough to give me a lift home/offer me a drink elle a eu la gentillesse de me ramener/de m'offrir un verre ; ‘you're too kind!’ ‘vous êtes trop aimable!’ -
5 kind
kind [kaɪnd]1. noun• what kind of flour do you want? -- the kind you gave me last time quelle sorte de farine voulez-vous ? -- celle que vous m'avez donnée la dernière fois• what kind of dog is he? qu'est-ce que c'est comme (race de) chien ?• what kind of people does he think we are? pour qui nous prend-il ?• what kind of a fool does he take me for? il me prend pour un imbécile !• what kind of an answer do you call that? vous appelez ça une réponse ?• they're two of a kind ils sont du même genre ; (pejorative) ils sont du même acabit► kind of (inf)I was kind of frightened that... j'avais un peu peur que...• aren't you pleased? -- kind of! tu n'es pas content ? -- si, assez !2. adjective• to be kind to sb [person] être gentil avec qn• please be so kind as to... veuillez avoir la gentillesse de...3. compounds* * *[kaɪnd] 1.1) (sort, type) sorte f, genre m, type mthis kind of book/person — ce genre or type de livre/personne
all kinds of people —
what kind of person is she? — comment est-elle?, quel genre de personne est-ce?
this is the only one of its kind —
books, toys, that kind of thing — des livres, des jouets, ce genre de choses
a kind of handbag/soup — une sorte de sac à main/de soupe
3) ( classified type) espèce f, genre m2.in kind adverbial phrase1) ( in goods) en nature2) ( in same way)3.(colloq) kind of adverbial phrasehe's kind of cute/forgetful — il est plutôt mignon/distrait
they were kind of frightened — en fait, ils avaient un peu peur
I kind of like him — en fait, je l'aime bien
we kind of thought that... — nous pensions que...
4.‘is it interesting?’ - ‘kind of’ — ‘est-ce que c'est intéressant?’ - ‘plutôt, oui’
‘Sudso is kind to your skin’ — ‘Sudso respecte votre peau’
that's very kind of you — c'est très gentil or aimable de votre part
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6 forget
[fə'ɡet]past tense - forgot; verb1) (to fail to remember: He has forgotten my name.) oublier2) (to leave behind accidentally: She has forgotten her handbag.) oublier3) (to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner: She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party.) (s')oublier•- forgetfully -
7 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) avoir l'habitude de; il y avait -
8 vague
[veiɡ]1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) vague2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) vague•- vaguely
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