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MGIS_Ai_DP1_SAK_Pers
MGIS_Ai_DP1_SAK_Vocab de Personalite
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| English | French |
| talkative | bavard |
| chatty | causant |
| verbose | verbeux |
| loquace | loquacious |
| talkative | volubile |
| what a gossip! | Et cancanier avec ça! |
| he has a gift of gab! | il a un bagout! |
| you cant get a word in edgewise! | on ne peut pas en placer une! |
| what a smooth talker! | quel baratineur! |
| what a gossip! | quelle commère! |
| a gossip! | une commère/concierge/piplette! |
| to have a snappy reply | avoir de la répartie/du tac au tac |
| to have the gift of gab | avoir la parole facile |
| to have a little chat | faire un brin de casuette |
| to have a good chat | tailler une bavette |
| a wordsmith | un phraseur |
| a real chatterbox | un vrai moulin à paroles |
| yakking | bavardage |
| lively debate | discussion/animée |
| hogwash | bla-bla |
| chit-chat | parlotte |
| banter | conversation |
| i speak for everyone: SHUT YOUR MOUTH! | Je me fais l'interprète de tous pour dire: LA FERME! |
| He can rattle on for hours! | Il peut tchatcher des heures! |
| He was vaccinated with a needle from a record player! | Il a été vaccine avec une aiguille de phonographe! |
| You're hagging the phone! | Tu monopolises la ligne! |
| You can't turn off his jabber! | Pour lui rabattre le caquet...bonjour! |
| helpful | serviable |
| altruistic | altruiste |
| attentive | attentionné |
| charitable | charitable |
| overzealous | empresseé |
| affectionate | gentil |
| obliging | obligeant |
| considerate | prévenant |
| helpful | secourable |
| useful | utile |
| we should help each other | il faut s'entr'aider |
| always trying to be helpful | qui cherche à rendre service |
| to help put in a pinch | dépanner |
| to back up | épauler |
| to lend a strong hand | prêter main forte |
| to close ranks in the face of diversity | se serrer les coudes |
| to get someone out of trouble | sortir de la merde |
| to reach out a helping hand | tendre une main secourable |
| to save the day | tirer d'affaire |
| to get someone out of trouble | tirer une épine du pied |
| to come to the rescue | venir à la recousse |
| to offer help | venir en aide |
| help between friends | copinage |
| a little extra help | coup de pouce |
| you need a hand, ma'am? | un p'tit coup de main, madame Pujol? |
| i like to help | j'aime bien rendre service |
| i wont say no, sweetie! | c'est pas de refus, mon petit Marc! |
| you are so nice! | tu es adorable! |
| stingy | avare |
| greedy | apre au gain |
| miserly | avaricieux |
| niggardly | cliche |
| mean | chien |
| tightwad | pingre |
| cheapskate | radin |
| stingy person | rapiat |
| miserly | econome |
| Scotch | ecossais |
| petty | mesquin |
| parsimonious | parcimonieux |
| to keep one's wallet closed | avoir un oursin dans le porte-monnaie |
| to be stingy | etre constipe du morlingue |
| to be slow to pay | etre dur a la detente |
| to be greedy | etre pres de ses sous |
| to save one's nickels and dimes | faire des economies de bouts de chandelle |
| to be tight-fisted | les lacher avec un elastique |
| to be cheap | lesiner |
| to be cheap | megoter |
| to hate to pay | regarder a la depense |
| cheapstake | grigou |
| codger | grippe-sou |
| Scrooge | harpagon |
| Two euros! This skinflint only tipped me two euros! | 2 euros! Ce radin m'a laisse 2 euros de pourboire! |
| Some customers are real rats! | Y'a des clients qui sont vraiment des rate! |
| Boy, can you be stingy! The tip is 15% of the check. | Ce que tu peux etre pingre! Le service c'est 15% de l'addition! |
| The quiche wasn't done. | La quiche n'etait pas cuite. |
| superficial | superficiel |
| shallow | creux |
| goofy | foufou |
| frivolous | frivole |
| superficial | futile |
| unreal | illsoire |
| immature | immature |
| thoughtless | irreflechi |
| nitwit | cucul |
| idiot | sot |
| cheater | trompeur |
| phony | trompeur |
| thoughtless | leger |
| idle | oiseux |
| unproductive | sterile |
| superfluous | superflu |
| vain | vain |
| unpredictable | versatile |
| empty | vide |
| to speak in cliches | dire des lieux communs |
| to walk the traveled path | emprunter les sentiers battus |
| to create smoke and mirrors | jeter de la poudre aux yeux |
| to do busy work | peigner la girafe |
| to speak empty words | tenir des propos en l'air |
| fiddle-faddle | des balivernes |
| nonsense | des balivernes |
| showing off | esbroufe |
| appearance | facade |
| showing off | frime |
| face-lift | lifiting |
| silicon | silicone |
| veneer | vermis |
| Off to the hairdresser? Again! But you went there this morning | chez le coiffeur? Encore! Mais tu y es allee ce matin! |
| I'm going to see another one! I need a second opinion. I'm not sure about this perm! | Je vais en voir un autre! j'ai besoin d'une seconde opinion. Je ne suis pas sure de cette permanente! |
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