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وَلِفَافَة
optimiste

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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optimistic [Brit ɒptɪˈmɪstɪk, Am ˌɑptəˈmɪstɪk] ADJ

optimistic
optimiste (about quant à)
wildly/cautiously optimistic
exagérément/raisonnablement optimiste
to be optimistic that sth will happen
avoir grand espoir que qc arrivera

over-optimistic [Brit, Am ˌoʊvərˌɑptəˈmɪstɪk] ADJ

over-optimistic
exagérément optimiste
whether mistakenly or not, they remain optimistic
à tort ou à raison, ils restent optimistes
unduly affected, concerned, optimistic, surprised, inclined
excessivement
cautiously optimistic, confident
raisonnablement
quietly pleased, optimistic, confident
modérément
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optimiste
optimistic (sur about)
démentir l'optimisme des commentaires
to give the lie to the optimistic views expressed
faire preuve d'un optimisme prudent
to be cautiously optimistic
pécher par excès d'optimisme
to be over-optimistic
afficher un optimisme raisonnable
to appear reasonably optimistic
être fondamentalement optimiste/modéré/différent
to be fundamentally optimistic/moderate/different
être d'un optimisme béat
to be blindly optimistic

in the PONS Dictionary

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optimistic ADJ

optimistic
optimiste
that's a bit over optimistic
c'est un peu trop optimiste
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optimiste
optimistic
je suis de la race des gens qui sont toujours optimistes
I'm one of those people who are always optimistic
être d'un inaltérable optimisme
to be unfailingly optimistic
in the PONS Dictionary
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optimistic ADJ

optimistic
optimiste
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optimiste
optimistic
je suis de la race des gens qui sont toujours optimistes
I'm one of those people who is always optimistic

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that's a bit over optimistic
c'est un peu trop optimiste
je suis de la race des gens qui sont toujours optimistes
I'm one of those people who are always optimistic

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Government troops were advancing cautiously amid heavy fighting which largely destroyed the city.
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It was held in this case that any extension of the circumstances in which a duty of care should be owed should be developed cautiously.
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Establishment of new forms of government began slowly and cautiously.
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He acted cautiously, having no intention of permitting more radical elements in the nationalist movement to overthrow the established order.
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Fearing another intervention that would reverse all his gains, he proceeded slowly and cautiously.
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