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i was just writing a mail to a friend and was confronted with 2 words i could not think of a good english equivalent for. possibly one exists (in which case, please do tell me), although the online french-english dictionary did not have one, but in my defense it's late and i'm tired.
chronophage : literally "time-eating". can be said about an activity, an obligation, etc. active participation on MR can be frighteningly chronophage.
insoumise : soumission means "submission", so someone who is "insoumise" is someone who does not submit. often used in a political or ideological sense. never mind, if you look up insoumis (without the feminine final e) it means refractory (although i would have said that was a translation of "réfractaire"...) or unsubdued.
any suggestions ? (for the other one)
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