Sunday, November 18, 2012

Mots anglais



Adamant (resolute, stubborn, obdurate, refusing to change one’s mind)
Poll (short for opinion poll)
Let alone (encore moins)
Shrub (arbuste)
We were optimistic. More than just cautiously optimistic.
Dismissive (antonym admiring)
Roll out (unroll) She rolled out her towell
Des ailes déchirées, des voiles déchirées, un t-shirt déchiré – crumpled (chiffonné) à ne pas confondre avec crumbled (émietté)
Gusto (enthusiasm, zest)
Gauzy (translucent, antonym opaque, thick)
Gossamer (a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, wich is seen especially in autumn) In the light from the table lamp, his hair was blond gossamer. Gossamer wings.
Endearing (inspiring love or affection) An endearing little grin. More endearingly, Jagger expresses his enjoyment for the poetry of Emily Dickinson, whom he calls “Dix.”
The moon landing.

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