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1 quizzical
quizzical ['kwɪzɪkəl](questioning) interrogateur; (ironic) ironique, narquois;∎ to give sb a quizzical look lancer un regard narquois à qn -
2 old-fashioned
old-fashioned [-'fæʃənd]∎ he's a bit old-fashioned il est un peu vieux jeu;∎ you can call me old-fashioned but… tu vas peut-être me trouver vieux jeu, mais…(b) (of the past) d'autrefois, ancien;∎ familiar humorous he needs a good old-fashioned kick in the pants ce qu'il lui faudrait, c'est un bon coup de pied aux fesses∎ to give sb an old-fashioned look jeter un regard dubitatif à qn2 nounAmerican old-fashioned m (cocktail composé de whisky, d'amers, de sucre et d'eau de Seltz)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > old-fashioned
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