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1 mièvre
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2 douceâtre
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3 fade
fade [fad]adjective* * *fadadjectif [aliment] tasteless; [couleur] drab; [blondeur] dull; [odeur] sickly; [œuvre, personne] dull* * *fad adj1) (nourriture) tastelessLa soupe est un peu fade. — The soup is a bit tasteless.
2) (couleur, style, décor) drab, dull* * *fade adj [aliment, goût] tasteless, bland; [couleur] drab; [blondeur] dull; [odeur] sickly; [spectacle, œuvre, personne] dull.[fad] adjectif -
4 falot
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falote falo, ɔt adjectif [personne] insignificant
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nom masculin lantern* * *falo, ɔt falot, -e1. adj(personne) dreary, colourless Grande-Bretagne colorless USA2. nm* * *A adj [personne] insignificant.B nm lantern.III[falo] nom masculin -
5 insipide
insipide [ɛ̃sipid]adjectivea. [plat, boisson] tastelessb. ( = ennuyeux) insipid* * *ɛ̃sipidadjectif lit, fig insipid* * *ɛ̃sipid adj* * *insipide adj1 ( sans saveur) [nourriture, cuisine] insipid, tasteless;[ɛ̃sipid] adjectifl'eau est insipide water has no taste ou doesn't taste of anything -
6 soupe
soupe [sup]1. feminine nouna. ( = potage) soup• soupe à l'oignon/de poisson onion/fish soup2. compounds* * *sup1) Culinaire soupsoupe de légumes/aux oignons — vegetable/onion soup
à la soupe! — (colloq) hum grub up! (colloq), come and get it!
2) (colloq) ( neige) slush•Phrasal Verbs:••par ici la bonne soupe! — (colloq) come on, cough up! (colloq), come on, hand over the money!
être soupe au lait — (colloq) to be quick-tempered
cracher dans la soupe — (colloq) to bite the hand that feeds you
* * *sup nf* * *soupe nf1 Culin soup; soupe de légumes/aux oignons vegetable/onion soup; tremper la soupe to serve the soup; à la soupe○! hum grub up○!, come and get it!; c'est l'heure de la soupe○ it's supper time; ⇒ cheveu, gros;2 ○( neige) slush.soupe instantanée instant soup; soupe populaire soup kitchen; soupe primitive primeval soup; soupe en sachet packet GB ou instant soup.par ici la bonne soupe○! come on, cough up○!, come on, hand over your money!; être soupe au lait○ to be quick-tempered; être trempé comme une soupe○ to be soaked to the skin, to look like a drowned rat; cracher dans la soupe○ to bite the hand that feeds you; faire la soupe à la grimace○ to sulk; cette musique, c'est de la vraie soupe○! pej this music is really vapid!; il me mange la soupe sur la tête he towers over me.[sup] nom fémininsoupe aux choux/au crabe cabbage/crab soupil est rentré tard hier soir et a eu droit à la soupe à la grimace he got home late last night, so now he's in the doghouseà la soupe! grub's up!, come and get it!3. (familier) [neige] slushy snow
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Vapid — Vap id, a. [L. vapidus having lost its lire and spirit, vapid; akin to vappa vapid wine, vapor vapor. See {Vapor}.] Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vapid — [vap′id] adj. [L vapidus, stale, insipid, akin to vappa, stale wine: for IE base see VAPOR] 1. tasteless; flavorless; flat 2. uninteresting; lifeless; dull; boring [vapid talk] SYN. INSIPID vapidly adv. vapidness n … English World dictionary
vapid — index insipid, jejune (dull), languid, lifeless (dull), prosaic, stale Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
vapid — (adj.) 1650s, flat, insipid (of drinks), from L. vapidus flat, insipid, lit. that has exhaled its vapor, related to vappa stale wine, and probably to vapor vapor. Applied from 1758 to talk and writing deemed dull and lifeless … Etymology dictionary
vapid — *insipid, flat, jejune, banal, wishy washy, inane Analogous words: *soft, bland, gentle, mild: *tame, subdued, submissive: mawkish, maudlin, soppy, slushy, mushy, *sentimental Contrasted words: racy, spicy, *pungent, piquant: trenchant, crisp, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vapid — [adj] flat, dull bland, boring, colorless, dead*, driveling, flat tire*, flavorless, inane, innocuous, insipid, jejune, least, lifeless, limp, milk and water*, milquetoast*, nothing, nowhere, stale, tame, tasteless, tedious, tiresome,… … New thesaurus
vapid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging. DERIVATIVES vapidity noun vapidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin vapidus … English terms dictionary
vapid — vapidity, vapidness, n. vapidly, adv. /vap id/, adj. 1. lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat: vapid tea. 2. without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious: a vapid party; vapid conversation. [1650 60; < L vapidus; akin… … Universalium
vapid — [[t]væ̱pɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone or something as vapid, you are critical of them because they are dull and uninteresting. ...the Minister s young and rather vapid wife... She made a vapid comment about the weather … English dictionary
vapid — adjective Etymology: Latin vapidus flat tasting; akin to Latin vappa flat wine and perhaps to Latin vapor steam Date: circa 1656 lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force ; flat, dull < a gossipy, vapid woman, obsessed by her own elegance R.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vapid — See vapid, insipid … Dictionary of problem words and expressions