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1 very
very [ˈverɪ]1. adverba. ( = extremely) très• I am very cold/hot j'ai très froid/chaud• are you tired? -- very/not very êtes-vous fatigué ? -- très/pas très• very well, if you insist très bien, si vous insistez• very last/first tout dernier/premier2. adjectivea. ( = exact) mêmeb. ( = extreme) toutc. ( = mere) seul* * *['verɪ] 1.1) ( actual) même (after n)2) ( ideal)3) ( ultimate) tout4) ( mere) [mention, thought] seul (before n)2.1) ( extremely) trèsI didn't eat/find very much — je n'ai pas mangé/trouvé grand-chose
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2 gem
gem n2 ( appreciative term) the gem of le joyau de [collection] ; a gem of a village un village merveilleux ; this book is a real gem ce livre est une vraie merveille ; she's a gem ○ ( very capable) c'est une perle ; ( very pleasant) c'est un amour ○ ;3 ( amusing feature in newspaper) perle f. -
3 parody
['pærədi] 1. plural - parodies; noun1) (an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing: He writes parodies of John Donne's poems.) parodie2) (a very bad imitation: a parody of the truth.) parodie2. verb(to make a parody of (something or someone).) parodier -
4 revue
[rə'vju:](an amusing, not very serious, theatre show.) revue, spectacle (de music-hall) -
5 scintillating
['sintileitiŋ](witty; very clever and amusing: She was in a scintillating mood; scintillating wit.) étincelant -
6 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) boute-en-train -
7 funny
A adj1 ( amusing) [person, incident, film, joke] drôle, amusant ; are you trying to be funny ○ ? tu essaies d'être drôle par hasard ○ ? ; very funny! iron très drôle! ;2 ( odd) [hat, smell, noise, man] bizarre ; a funny voice une drôle de voix, une voix bizarre ; it's funny that she hasn't phoned c'est drôle or bizarre qu'elle n'ait pas appelé ; it's funny how people change c'est drôle or bizarre comme les gens changent ; there's something funny about him il a quelque chose de bizarre, c'est un drôle d'homme ; something funny's going on il se passe des choses bizarres ; it's a funny feeling but… c'est une drôle d'impression mais… ; it's funny you should mention it c'est drôle que tu en parles ;3 ○ ( unwell) to feel funny se sentir tout/-e chose ○.funny peculiar or funny ha-ha? drôle-bizarre ou drôle-amusant? -
8 most
❢ When used to form the superlative of adjectives most is translated by le plus or la plus depending on the gender of the noun and by les plus with plural noun: the most beautiful woman in the room = la plus belle femme de la pièce ; the most expensive hotel in Paris = l'hôtel le plus cher de Paris ; the most difficult problems = les problèmes les plus difficiles. For examples and further uses see the entry below.A det1 (the majority of, nearly all) la plupart de ; most people/computers la plupart des gens/des ordinateurs ;2 (superlative: more than all the others) le plus de ; she got the most votes/money c'est elle qui a obtenu le plus de voix/d'argent ; we had (the) most success/problems in China c'est en Chine qu'on a eu le plus de succès/de problèmes ; those with (the) most intelligence ceux qui sont les plus intelligents.B pron1 ( the majority) la plupart (of de) ; most of the people/of the computers la plupart des gens/des ordinateurs ; most of you/us la plupart d'entre vous/nous ; most of the bread/wine presque tout le pain/vin ; most of the money la plus grosse part de l'argent ; for most of the day/evening pendant la plus grande partie de la journée/soirée ; most agreed la plupart étaient d'accord ; most were blue la plupart étaient bleus ;2 ( the maximum) the most you can expect is… tout ce que tu peux espérer c'est… ; the most I can do is… tout ce que je peux faire, c'est…, le mieux que je puisse faire, c'est… ; what's the most we'll have to pay? au maximum, combien aurons-nous à payer? ;3 ( more than all the others) le plus ; John has got the most c'est John qui en a le plus.C adv1 ( used to form superlative) the most beautiful château in France le plus beau château de France ; most easily le plus facilement ; the most beautifully written poetry de très beaux poèmes ; most interestingly (of all), he… le plus intéressant c'est qu'il… ;2 ( very) très, extrêmement ; most encouraging/amusing/odd très or extrêmement encourageant/amusant/bizarre ; most probably très vraisemblablement ;3 ( more than all the rest) le plus ; what most annoyed him ou what annoyed him most (of all) was ce qui l'ennuyait le plus c'était que ; those who will benefit/suffer most from… ceux qui profiteront/souffriront le plus de… ;E for the most part adv phr ( most of them) pour la plupart ; ( most of the time) la plupart du temps ; ( basically) essentiellement, surtout ; for the most part, they… pour la plupart, ils… ; for the most part he works in his office la plupart du temps, il travaille dans son bureau ; the book is, for the most part, about sex le livre parle essentiellement or surtout de sexe ; his experience is, for the most part, in publishing son expérience est surtout or essentiellement dans l'édition.to make the most of tirer le meilleur parti de [situation, resources, looks, rest, abilities, space] ; profiter de [holiday, opportunity, good weather]. -
9 somehow
1 ( by some means) ( also somehow or other) ( of future action) d'une manière ou d'une autre ; ( of past action) je ne sais comment ; we'll get there somehow on y arrivera d'une manière ou d'une autre ; we managed it somehow nous avons réussi je ne sais comment ; he somehow broke his leg il s'est cassé la jambe, je ne sais comment ; it has somehow disappeared ça a disparu, sans qu'on sache comment ;2 ( for some reason) somehow it doesn't seem very important en fait, ça ne semble pas très important ; somehow he never seems to get it right il semble que rien ne lui réussisse jamais ; it was somehow shocking/amusing to see… c'était un peu choquant/amusant de voir… -
10 distracting
distracting [dɪ'stræktɪŋ](a) (disruptive) gênant;∎ I find it distracting ça m'empêche de me concentrer;∎ it's very distracting having so many people in the office c'est très difficile de se concentrer (sur son travail) avec autant de gens dans le bureauUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > distracting
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amusing — a|mus|ing [əˈmju:zıŋ] adj funny and entertaining ▪ I don t find his jokes at all amusing . ▪ a highly amusing (=very amusing) film an amusing story/anecdote/incident etc ▪ The book is full of amusing stories about his childhood. mildly/vaguely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
amusing — [[t]əmju͟ːzɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile. He had a terrific sense of humour and could be very amusing... They recounted amusing stories about their first sexual experiences. Syn: entertaining… … English dictionary
amusing — a|mus|ing [ ə mjuzıŋ ] adjective * funny or entertaining: an amusing article/comment I don t find that type of humor very amusing at all. ╾ a|mus|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
amusing */ — UK [əˈmjuːzɪŋ] / US [əˈmjuzɪŋ] adjective funny or entertaining an amusing article/comment I don t find that type of humour very amusing at all. Derived word: amusingly adverb … English dictionary
amusing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, sound ▪ find sth, think sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
amusing — adjective funny and entertaining: I don t find his jokes at all amusing. | highly/vastly amusing (=very funny): a highly amusing film amusingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
amusing — adjective 1. providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining an amusing speaker a diverting story • Syn: ↑amusive, ↑diverting • Similar to: ↑interesting • Derivationally related … Useful english dictionary
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very — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Very is used with these nouns: ↑antithesis, ↑brink, ↑centre, ↑core, ↑corner, ↑day, ↑edge, ↑end, ↑essence, ↑existence, ↑fundamentals, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
enough to make a cat laugh — Very amusing … A concise dictionary of English slang
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