rustic

rustique, champêtre

Qui rappelle la vie à la campagne ou le style simple des objets qu’on y trouve.

En anglais simple : Connected with country life, or having the simple style of things found in the countryside.

• We stayed in a rustic cottage.
• The restaurant has rustic wooden tables.
• She loves the village’s rustic charm.

Synonymes : rural, country

Contraires : urban

Expressions courantes : rustic charm, rustic cottage, rustic furniture

brut, rustique

Fabriqué ou fini grossièrement, sans surface lisse ni polissage soigné.

En anglais simple : Made or finished roughly, without a smooth or carefully polished surface.

• The table has a rustic finish.
• They chose rustic wood for the shelves.
• The rustic stonework gave the wall an uneven surface.

Synonymes : rough, unpolished

Contraires : polished

Expressions courantes : rustic finish, rustic wood, rustic stonework

rustre, grossier

Qui manque de politesse et d’aisance dans ses relations avec les autres.

En anglais simple : Rough or lacking the polite behavior and skills expected in society.

• His rustic manners surprised the guests.
• She found his rustic speech difficult to understand.
• They mocked the visitor’s rustic behavior.

Synonymes : coarse, unrefined, crude

Contraires : refined

Expressions courantes : rustic manners, rustic speech, rustic behavior

simple, naturel

Simple et naturel, sans chercher à impressionner les autres ni à cacher ses sentiments.

En anglais simple : Simple and natural, without trying to impress people or hide feelings.

• Her smile had a rustic innocence.
• We enjoyed the rustic simplicity of their songs.
• His rustic honesty made everyone feel welcome.

Synonymes : artless, unaffected, unpretentious

Contraires : affected

Expressions courantes : rustic simplicity, rustic honesty, rustic innocence

campagnard

Personne vivant à la campagne, parfois présentée comme peu instruite ou mal élevée.

En anglais simple : A person who lives in the countryside, sometimes described as lacking education or polite manners.

• A rustic led them to the village.
• The story follows a young rustic arriving in London.
• Two rustics watched the carriage pass.

Synonymes : country dweller, villager

Expressions courantes : a local rustic, a young rustic, an elderly rustic

papillon de nuit

Sorte de papillon appartenant à un groupe dont beaucoup d’espèces volent la nuit.

En anglais simple : A type of moth belonging to a group that includes many night-flying species.

• A rustic landed by the lamp.
• We found several rustics in the moth trap.
• The common rustic is difficult to identify by appearance alone.

Expressions courantes : a brown rustic, a common rustic, a small rustic

papillon rustique

Sorte de papillon aux ailes brunes et orange.

En anglais simple : A type of butterfly with brown and orange wings.

• A rustic rested on a leaf.
• We saw rustics flying near the forest.
• The rustic opened its orange and brown wings.

Expressions courantes : a flying rustic, a resting rustic, a bright rustic