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  • 11flexible — work …

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  • 12flexible — *elastic, supple, resilient, springy Analogous words: pliable, pliant, malleable, ductile, *plastic: tractable (see OBEDIENT): limber, lithe, *supple Antonyms: inflexible Contrasted words: *stiff, rigid, wooden: tough, tenacious (see STRONG): bri …

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  • 13flexible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) capable of bending easily without breaking. 2) able to change or be changed to respond to different circumstances. DERIVATIVES flexibility noun flexibly adverb …

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  • 14flexible — (flè ksi bl ) adj. 1°   Qui se laisse courber plus ou moins facilement jusqu à un certain point sans se briser. •   Ces expériences apprennent que le bois du pied est plus fort et moins flexible que celui du sommet, BUFF. Hist. nat. t. VIII, p.… …

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  • 15Flexible — Things known as Flexible include:*Flexible electronics *Flexible response *Flexible mold *Flexible employment *Flexible fuel vehicle *Flexible rake receiver *Flexible spending account *Flexible single master operation *Flexible baton round… …

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  • 16flexible — (Del lat. flexibilis < flectere, doblar.) ► adjetivo 1 Que se dobla con facilidad sin llegar a romperse: ■ la cuerda está hecha con material flexible. SINÓNIMO elástico ANTÓNIMO rígido 2 Que se acomoda con facilidad a las circunstancias: ■ en… …

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  • 17flexible — 01. My wife is quite [flexible] because she practices yoga, and she does all these poses to stretch her muscles. 02. Jim [flexed] his muscles just as the girls walked by, hoping to impress them. 03. Being a goalie in hockey requires a great deal… …

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  • 18flexible — adjective 1) flexible tubing Syn: pliable, supple, bendable, pliant, plastic; elastic, stretchy, whippy, springy, resilient, bouncy; informal bendy Ant: rigid 2) a flexib …

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  • 19FLEXIBLE — adj. des deux genres Souple, qui plie aisément. Il n y a rien de plus flexible que l osier. Une branche flexible. Avoir un corps souple et flexible. Fig., Voix flexible, Voix souple et aisée, qui passe facilement d un ton à un autre. Ce chanteur… …

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  • 20flexible — flexibility, flexibleness, n. flexibly, adv. /flek seuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler. 2. susceptible of modification or adaptation; adaptable: a flexible schedule. 3. willing or… …

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