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121 gen up
(colloq) GBgen up se renseigner (on sur); gen [somebody] up donner tous les tuyaux à (on sur)to be genned up on ou about something — être au parfum (colloq) de quelque chose
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122 gloomy
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123 neurosis
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124 polite
polite [pəˈlaɪt]* * *[pə'laɪt]adjective poli (to avec, envers fml)in polite company ou society — en bonne société
to use the polite form — Linguistics utiliser le vouvoiement
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125 post
post [pəʊst]1. noun• has the post come yet? le facteur est passé ?• is there any post for me? est-ce qu'il y a du courrier pour moi ?b. ( = job) poste mc. (of wood, metal) poteau ma. [+ letter] posterb. [+ notice, list] afficherd. [+ sentry, guard] postere. ( = move) [+ soldier] poster ; [+ employee] affecter3. compounds* * *[pəʊst] 1.1) Administration ( job) poste m (as comme; of de)3) (duty, station) gen, Military poste m4) ( pole) gen, Sport poteau m2.to be the first past the post — Sport être le premier à l'arrivée; fig Politics obtenir la majorité
post- combining form post-3.transitive verb1) GB ( send by post) poster or expédier (par la poste); ( put in letterbox) mettre [quelque chose] à la poste2) ( stick up) afficher [notice, poster]; annoncer [details, results]3) gen, Military ( send abroad) affecter (to à)4) ( station) gen, Military poster [guard, sentry]•Phrasal Verbs:- post on•• -
126 scared
scared [skεəd]• to be scared (of sb/sth) avoir peur (de qn/qch)• to be scared of doing sth or to do sth avoir peur de faire qch* * *[skeəd]adjective [animal, person] effrayé; [look] apeuréto be ou feel scared — avoir peur
to be scared stiff (colloq) of/of doing — avoir une peur bleue de/de faire (colloq)
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127 song and dance
noun Theatre chanson f dansée••to make a song and dance about something — (colloq) GB faire toute une histoire de quelque chose
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128 unclear
unclear [‚ʌnˈklɪər]a. ( = not obvious) [reason, message, details, instructions] obscur• it is unclear whether/who/why... on ne sait pas bien si/qui/pourquoi...b. [picture, image] flou• I'm unclear whether you agree or not je ne suis pas sûr de comprendre si vous êtes d'accord ou pas* * *[ʌn'klɪə(r)]1) (après v) [motive, reason, circumstances] peu clair; [future] incertainit is unclear how/whether... — on ne sait pas très bien comment/si...
to be unclear about something — [person] ne pas être sûr de quelque chose
2) ( not comprehensible) [instructions, voice] pas clair; [answer] peu clair; [handwriting] difficile à lire
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