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"Mitigé - Mot du Jour - French Word of the Day"

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com

Definition: mitigé

(figurative adj) lukewarm, half-hearted

Je m'attends à un accueil mitigé - I expect a lukewarm welcome.

Leur enthousiasme était mitigé - Their enthusiasm was half-hearted.

Related: sentiments mitigés - mixed feelings; mitigé de - mixed/mingled with; un succès mitigé - not a great success; réactions mitigées - mixed reactions

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Pronunciation: [mee tee zhay]Audio Link

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