fusty in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fusty in the English»French Dictionary

fusty [Brit ˈfʌsti, Am ˈfəsti] ADJ

1. fusty smell:

fusty

de moisi

to smell fusty

sentir le moisi

2. fusty (old-fashioned):

fusty person, idea, attitude

vieux jeu

Translations for fusty in the French»English Dictionary

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un intellectuel desséché

a fusty intellectual

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By 1906, the fort had fallen into neglect; one author commenting in this year talked of the repulsive-looking barracks, so grim and grotesque, and smelling so damp and fusty.

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It's a smart allegorical private-eye yarn set in an ominous, fusty world dominated by sentient fungi.

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More specifically, how will the new building relate to the treasured, pleasantly fusty halls beyond?

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And arguments are settled in front of fusty, inefficient courts.

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This season though, the tailored two-piece has shaken off its fusty reputation.

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And what does fusty smell and taste like?

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For those of us outside the fusty world of philately, there are few reasons to get excited about stamps.

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But many ed schools are fusty, politicized institutions that seem designed to turn out reliable teachers' -union members rather than reliable educators.

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The upstairs carpets were strewn with fusty bath towels, books and clothes that never found their way into wardrobes.

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The fusty and staid have made way for the raw and rocky.

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