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1 électricité
électricité [elεktʀisite]feminine noun* * *elɛktʀisitenom féminin lit, fig electricityl'atmosphère était chargée d'électricité — fig the atmosphere was electric
* * *elɛktʀisite nf* * *électricité nf1 Électrotech, Phys electricity; facture d'électricité electricity bill; coupure d'électricité power cut; marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité to run on electricity;2 ( excitation) tension; il y a de l'électricité dans l'air there's tension in the air; l'atmosphère était chargée d'électricité the atmosphere was very tense.[elɛktrisite] nom féminin2. [installation domestique] wiringnous n'avons pas l'électricité dans notre maison de campagne there's no electricity in our country cottageallumer l'électricité [au compteur] to switch on (at) the mains3. [consommation] electricity (bill) -
2 tendu
tendu, e [tɑ̃dy]a. [corde, toile] tightb. ( = nerveux) tense• il entra, le visage tendu he came in looking tensec. ( = en avant) les bras tendus with outstretched arms* * *
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participe passé adjectif [corde] tight
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* * *tɑ̃dy tendu, -e1. ppSee:2. adj1) (corde) tight2) (personne) tenseIl était très tendu aujourd'hui. — He was very tense today.
3) (relations, rapports) strained* * *A pp ⇒ tendre.B pp adj [corde, courroie] tight; les courroies ne sont pas assez tendues the straps are not tight enough.C adj ( crispé) [personne, visage, relations, réunion] tense; [marché] nervous; on le sent tendu, vulnérable you can see he's tense and vulnerable; dans une ambiance extrêmement tendue in an extremely tense atmosphere; la situation dans la capitale est très tendue the situation in the capital is very tense; le marché monétaire reste tendu the money market remains nervous.→ link=tendre tendre————————1. [nerveux - de tempérament] tense ; [ - dans une situation] tense, strained, fraught ; [ - avant un événement, un match] keyed up, tensejamais, dit-il d'une voix tendue never, he said in a strained voice2. [atmosphère] strained3. [partie du corps, muscle] tensed up4. [étiré - corde, courroie] tight, taut ; [ - corde d'arc] drawn ; [ - arc] drawn, bent ; [ - voile, peau de tambour] stretchedma raquette de tennis est trop tendu e/n'est pas assez tendue my tennis racket strings are too tight/too slack5. [allongé]avancer le doigt tendu/le poing tendu/les bras tendus to advance with pointed finger/raised fist/outstretched arms -
3 excité
excité, e [εksite]1. adjective• il ne semblait pas très excité à l'idée de me revoir he didn't seem too thrilled at the idea of seeing me againb. ( = nerveux) [animal] restless ; [enfant] overexcited2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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excitée ɛksite adjectif1) ( déchaîné) [foule, presse] frenzied (épith), in a frenzy (jamais épith); [atmosphère] frenzied2) ( enthousiaste) [personne] thrilled3) ( émoustillé) ( sexuellement) [personne, sens] aroused; ( par l'alcool) elated
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nom masculin, féminin pej1) ( fauteur de troubles) rowdy2) ( fanatique) fanatic3) ( nerveux) neurotic••être excité comme une puce — (colloq) to be like a cat on a hot tin roof
* * *ɛksite adj excité, -e1) (= énervé) worked-up2) (= impatient) (enfant) excitedIl était tout excité à l'idée de revoir ses cousins. — He was all excited about seeing his cousins again.
3) (par le café, l'alcool, des médicaments) stimulated4) (sexuellement) aroused* * *A pp ⇒ exciter.B pp adj1 ( déchaîné) [foule, presse] frenzied ( épith), in a frenzy ( jamais épith); [atmosphère] frenzied; [personne] ( enervé) annoyed; ( agité) agitated;2 ( enthousiaste) [personne] thrilled, excited; excité à l'idée de partir thrilled at the idea of leaving; excité comme un gosse as excited as a child; tu n'as pas l'air très excité you don't seem very thrilled;C nm,f pej1 ( fauteur de troubles) rowdy; une bande d'excités dans la rue a bunch of rowdies in the street;2 ( fanatique) fanatic;3 ( nerveux) neurotic.être excité comme une puce to be like a cat on a hot tin roof.nous étions tout excités à l'idée de la revoir we were really excited at ou thrilled by the idea of seeing her again4. [sexuellement - organe, personne] aroused————————, excitée [ɛksite] nom masculin, nom féminin
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