11.08.2022 Flashcards

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  1. (strong, powerful)
    - > puissant, fort
  2. (idea, argument : forceful)
    - > puissant, fort
  3. (alcohol, drug: intoxicating)
    - > puissant, fort
A

potent (adj)

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(intensify, worsen)

  • > (la situation, un problème) aggraver
  • > (les tensions, un sentiment, une douleur ) exacerber
  • > (un effort) compliquer
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To exacerbate [sth]

/ɪgˈzæsərbeɪt/

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(near together)

-> tout près, à proximité

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at close quarters (adv)

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  1. figurative (be the reason for)
    - > sous-tendre / être à la base de
  2. (lie beneath)
    - > être sous
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To underlie [sth]

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  1. (inherent)
    - > intrinsèque, propre
  2. (inherent to)
    - > inhérent à [qch]
  3. (nerve, muscle : localised, specific)
    - > intrinsèque
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intrinsic (to [sth])

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  1. (string, etc.)
    - > dérouler
  2. ([sb]: relax)
    - > se détendre / se relaxer
  3. (cord: straighten, untangle)
    - > démêler
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To unwind [sth]

/ʌnˈwaɪnd/

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  1. (idea, notion: already formed)
    - > préconçu
  2. (prejudiced, unfounded)
    - > qui a des idées préconçues
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preconceived (adj)

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formal (stay, visit)
-> séjour

(stay temporarily)
-> séjourner

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(To) sojourn (noun)

/ˈsɒdʒɜːrn/

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figurative, usually passive (originate, base)

-> (figuré) ancred [qch] dans [qch]

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To root [sth] in [sth]

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(because of, due to)

-> à cause de, en raison de

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on account of [sth]

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  1. (doorsill)
    - > seuil
  2. figurative (beginning)
    - > (figuré) aube
  3. figurative (limit)
    - > seuil
  4. (entrance)
    - > (figuré) porte
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threshold
ˈθrɛʃhəʊld

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