200-399 Flashcards

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Embodiment

The new building is the embodiment of modernity

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Incarnation Personnification

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To linger

The camera lingered on the scene

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Persister, subsister s’attarder, traîner

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Reluctantly

Reluctant

Reluctance

To do sth with reluctance

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À contrecœur,

Avec réticence

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Aim With the aim of His aim is to get rich

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But

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To aim He aimed his gun at the man’s head

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Braquer

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Alloy

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Alliage

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To embed, embedded Embedded in concrete To be embedded in somebody’s memory

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Enfoncer Incruster Intégrer Imbriquer Sceller

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Pit

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Marque, piqûre, cicatrice

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Compendium

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Abrégé Précis

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Oversized

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Enorme Trop grand

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Aloof She keeps aloof from her colleagues

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Distant

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Assignment

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Tache

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Astute How astute of you !

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Astucieux, fin, perspicace Que vous êtes malin !

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Astuteness

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Finesse Perspiscacité

synonymes: acumen, perspicacity

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Bashful

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Timide pudique

synonym: shy, timid, embarrassed, diffident

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To beguile

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Envoûter Séduire Enjôler Tromper

to influence by trickery, flattery etc…

to mislead

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Benchmark

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Repère, point de référence, étalon

something that is used as a standard by which other things can be judged or measured

thesaurus: criterion, gauge, standard, touchstone

it constitutes the world benchmark ….il constitue la référence mondiale

benchmark indices …. les indices de références

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Besotted To be besotted with sb She is besotted with her grandchildren

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Fou épris

être follement épris de

elle est folle de ses petits enfants

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To bid, bid, bid To bid for sth We bid 300 £ for the statue

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Faire une offre, offrir

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Bond There is a very close bond between us

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Lien Attachement Contrat Engagement

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Bosom In the bosom of the community

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Sein (femme) Sein, fond (au sein de la communauté)

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To bump into He bumped into a lamppost I bumped into an old school friend

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Rentrer dedans, tamponner Rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur

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Busybody

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Fouineur

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To carry away He was carried away by his enthusiasm Don’t get carried away !

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Emporter, enlever

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To carve up

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Découper, morceler, démembrer balafrer Taillader

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Challenging To find oneself in a challenging situation

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demanding - ideas, theory] provocateur, stimulant, exaltant [- job, activity] stimulant, qui met à l’épreuve

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Chatty

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Bavard

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To clench

to clench your fists/teeths/jaw etc.

to hold sth tightlly in your hand

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Serrer,

empoigner, agripper

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Close-knit Community, family

a close-knit of people have good relationships with each other and support each other

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Très uni

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Compelling Her book makes compelling reading

a compelling story

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Envoutant, captivant (book, film, performance)

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To con Con

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Arnaquer, duper Arnaque, duperie

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The pros and cons

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Le pour et le contre

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Conceit

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Vanité, suffisance

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Conceited

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Vaniteux, Suffisant

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Crappy

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Merdique, à la con, dégueulasse

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To feel crappy

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Se sentir mal fichu Se sentir coupable

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Cunning He is cunning as a fox

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Astucieux, habile, Finesse, astuce, ruse, habileté, adresse

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Diffidence Diffident Diffidently He was diffident about speaking out

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Manquer d’assurance ou de confiance en soi, timidité Timide, hésitant

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Diligent He is very diligent in his work

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Assidu Appliqué

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Conscientious Conscious

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Consciencieux Conscient

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Disdain To disdain He disdained to reply to his lettet To be disdainful of sb

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Dédain, mépris Dédaigner Dédaigneux

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Dogged

The dogged persistence of the police finally paid off when Hopper told them that he knew

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Tenace Déterminé Persévérant

Synonyms: etermined, resolute, obstinate, perseverant, pigheaded, relentless steadfast, stubborn, tenacious

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Doggedly

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Avec ténacité ou persévérance

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Doggedness

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Ténacité, persévérance

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Doom To meet one’s doom A feeling of doom Thousands were sent to their doom

The aircraft was sent crashing to its doom in the water

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Destin, sort, perte, ruine, mort

death, destruction or some terrible fate

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Down-to-earth

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Direct, simple Qui a les pieds sur terre

practical and realistic

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Draft To draft

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Brouillon Faire un brouillon, esquisser (plan)

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Dread

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Terreur, effroi

great fear or apprehension

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To dread

Jeanine was dreading the party

I dread to think what Russell will say

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Craindre redouter

to anticipate with great apprehension of fear

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Dreadful

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Redoutable, effrayant, affreux, épouvantable

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To drop out He dropped out of school

A dropout (n)

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Renoncer Abandonner (ses etudes etc)

A dropout is a person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle: a college dropout

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Eager To be eager to do sth

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Impatient enthousiaste

strongly wanting to do or have sth

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Effusive

A effusive welcome

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Expansif chaleureux

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To encompass

this area of London encompasses Picadilly to the borth and St. Jame’s Park to the south

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Englober, comprendre, regrouper

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Endowment

His natural endowments were his height and intelligence

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Don, talent

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To endow To endow a hospice with £ 1 millio, To be endowed with great talents

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Doter

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Entitlement

Holiday entitlements for temporary workers are less than for permanent staff

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Droit

the official right to have or receive st, especially money, that you get from a government or employer

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Exciting

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Palpitant, passionnant, sensationnel

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Extrovert

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Extraverti

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Faithful

Many older people still remain faithful to the party

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Fidèle, sûr

synonyms: devoted, staunch

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Filth (skin, clothes,street …)

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Crasse Sâleté

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Flaw

A flaw in the glass

He had his flaws but was still a great teacher

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Défaut

a mark, blemish or other imperfection which mars a substance or object

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To flaw

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Endommager, altérer

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Flawless Flawlessly Flawlesness

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Parfait Parfaitement Perfection

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Fleeting for a fleeting moment To give sb a fleeting glance

for a fleeting moment I saw the face of a boy

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Fugace, passager

lasting for a very short time

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Fun-loving

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Qui aime bien s’amuser ou rire

light-hearted and lively (gai et vivant)

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Gangling / gangly

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Dégingandé

used about a youg person who is tall and thin, and has very long legs

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Garrulous

A garrulous cab driver

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Bavard, loquace,

excessive talkative, especially on trivial matters

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Wreath For funeral

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Couronne

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Witty

Marlowe was charming and witty

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Spirituel Plein d’esprit

Showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour

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Whereabouts Whereabouts are you from ? Whearebouts in France do you live ?

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Ou

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Swarthy He has a swarthy complexion

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Basané

dark-complexioned

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Stingy

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Radin

ungenerous

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Standpoint From a late 20th - century stand point

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Point de vue

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Shrewish

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Acariâtre,hargneux

bad-tempered or aggressively assertive

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All-out Strike, war …

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Total

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All-over

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Qui s’étend sur toute la surface (adjectif)

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Anything but This music is anything but relaxing

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Tout sauf

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Blemish

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Défaut, imperfection, tâche (fruit), bouton

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To blemish

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Gâter (pour un fruit) Tâcher ( pour une réputation)

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Deed Ex: A brave deed

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Action Ex: un acte de bravoure

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Dimly

a dimy lit corridor

a single lamp glowed diimly in the gloom

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Faiblement, sans éclat Indistinctement, à peine Vaguement, à peine

with a faint light; not brightly

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Dismal Why are you looking so dismal ?

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Lugubre, sombre (face,person,street) Triste, mélancolique (song)

causing a mood of gloom or depression

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To dispirit

the army was dispirited by the uncomfortable winter conditions

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Décourager, abattre

to lose enthusiasm or hope

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Dyed-in-the-wool A dyed-in-the-wool communist

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invétéré, profond, proondément ancré

syn: deep-rooted, absolute, fully-fledged,long-standing, entrenched, to the core (jusqu’à la moelle), entrenched, out-and-out, whole, etc…

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To embezzle - money from sb

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Escroquer de l’argent à qqun

to steal or misappropriate money

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Embezzlement

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Detournement

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Embezzler

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Escroc Fraudeur

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Workplace

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Lieu de travail

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Wishful thinking

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Irrealiste

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Hindsight It is easy to say in hindsight that I should have done things differently

with hindsight, I should ever have gone

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Sagesse acquise après coup

understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developped

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To hit off To hit it off with sb We hit it off immediately

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Bien s’entendre avec quelqu’un

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Hitherto A hitherto incurable disease

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Jusqu’ici, jusqu’à présent

until now or until the point in time under discussion

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Hollow Hollow eyes, cheeks…

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Un creux, une cavité, un enfoncement, dénivellations

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To hone

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Aiguiser, affuter

to sharpen a blade

to refine or perfect (sth) over a period of time

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Idle

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Inoccupé,oisif, paresseux,desoeuvré

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Industrious

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Travailleur

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Infatuated with To become infatuated with sb/sth

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Entiché de S’enticher de

to be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for

syn: to be besotted with

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Infatuation

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Engouement

unreasonably strong feelings of love that you have for only a short time, especially for someone that you do not know very well

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Insecure

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Inquiet, pas sûr de soi, qui manque d’assurance

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Insight

1- a woman of great insight

2- new insights into how the universe began

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1- perspicacité

the ability to understand and realize what people or situations are really like

2- idée, avancée

a very useful understanding of sth that you did not have before

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Choosy

she’s become very choosy about food

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Difficile

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Demise End of newspaper, empire etc…

….will remember the demise of an airline company….

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Mort, disparition

a person death

the end or failure of en enterprise or institution

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To demise

the father demised everything to his children

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Léguer Transmettre

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a dent

my car has a small dent in the hood

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Bosse …in metal, wall Creux … in bed, pillow

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To dent

the hail dented the roaf of the car

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Cabosser

la grêle a cabossé le toit de la voiture

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Buffer

trains have buffers between wagons to absorb shocks

a buffer solution

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Tampon Pare-chocs Butoir , heurtoir Substance (chimie) qui fait tampon

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Endeavour

to wish sb good luck in their endeavours….

despite her best endeavours….

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Effort

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To endeavour to do sth

the surgeon endeavours to treat you ….

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S’efforcer ou essayer de faire quelque chose

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Fateful

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Fatal, funeste, fatidique, décisif, désastreux, catastrophique

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Fondness

I have a fondness for old cars

she has a fondness for reading

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Affection

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To be fond of sb / sth

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Avoir de l’affection pour quelqu’un Aimer

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Fond

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Affectueux, tendre Fervent, cher

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Albeit

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Bien que, quoique, encore que

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Aftermath

How does a country cope with the aftermath of war ?

The president visited the region in the immediate aftermath of the disaster

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Séquelles, suites, répercussions, contrecoup

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To bewilder

songs that could bewilder listeners….

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Rendre perplexe, derouter, déconcerter

to confuse someone

syn: to puzzle, confuse

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Bewildered Bewildering Bewilderment

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Perplexe, Déconcertant, déroutant, Confusion, perplexité

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-dweller (suffix) City-dweller Cave-dweller

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Habitant Citadin Triglodyte

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Adrift. (Adverb) To run or go adrift Their boat had gone adrift

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à la dérive Aller à la dérive Leur bateau a été détaché

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Ailing The ailing state of the country

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Souffrant, en mauvaise santé (personnes, économie, industrie,)

syn: feeble, ill, sick, unwell, weak ….

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To ail

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Être souffrant

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Ailment

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Mal, affection

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All-out All-out war

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Total, maximum

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Animus

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Animosité, antipathie

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To arouse The sound aroused their curiosity Sexually aroused

his strange behavior aroused my suspicions

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Stimuler, provoquer

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Arse Move your arse ! My arse !

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Cul Crétin

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Artful

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Astucieux, habile, rusé, malin

syn: foxy, clever, proficient, sharp, shrewd, tricky

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Ashen

A

Cendré, couleur de cendres Blême, livide

129
Q

Ass

A

Ane Imbécile, Cul

130
Q

A kick in the ass

A

Un coup de pied au cul

131
Q

Avail To no avail To little avail

1-his efforts were of no avail

2 -to little avail

A

Effet, Sans effet, Sans grand effet

1-ses efforts sont resté ans effet

2sans grand effet

132
Q

To demote

the head of the army was demoted to deputy defence secretary

A

Rétrograder

to move so to a lower position or rank, usually as a punishment

133
Q

Dire

dire consequences

dire straits

dire need

A

Affreux, terrible, désastreuses, urgent

conséquences terribles

situation précaire

desoin patent

134
Q

Charcoal Charcoal grey

A

Charbon de bois Gris foncé

135
Q

To back down

A

Admettre qu’on est dans son tort Faire marche arrière

136
Q

Backbone She’s the backbone of the movement

A

Colonne vertébrale Pivot Fermeté, caractère

137
Q

Evil (adj)

people today are evil (1)

protected by evil means (1)

the police called it a brutal and evil attack (1)

there’s an evil smell coming from the fridge (2)

A

1- Malveillant, Néfaste, Maléfique

2- extremement déplaisant

138
Q

Evil (name)

A

Le mal

139
Q

Weaning

to wean somebody from /off sth

she wanted to wean him off junk food

A

Sevrage

140
Q

Bewilderment,

the bewilderment of the mind

bewilderment of the public

A

Confusion, aveuglement, égarement

l’égarement de la pensée

la confusion du public

141
Q

To blunt (Blade, pencil, feeling …)

A

émousser (lame) épointer (crayon) émousser (sentiments)

142
Q

Bluntly To put it bluntly

A

Carrément, Franchement

143
Q

Bumbling

A

Empoté, maladroit

syn: clumsy, gauche, graceless, inept, awkward….

144
Q

Callous

A

Dur, sans cœur, Impitoyable, Calleux (peau)

145
Q

Dumbfounded

A

Abasourdi

146
Q

Dubious

dubious morality

dubious behaviour

dubious reputation

A

douteux, suspect

147
Q

Elusive

The gray fox is a very shy elusive creature.

A cure for the disease has proven to be elusive.

We repeatedly tried to contact the manager, an elusive man who was never in his office

A

Insaisissable,

difficile à définir

évasif

148
Q

To encompass

The Hindu religion encompasses many widely differing forms of worship.

It was a fruitful discussion which encompassed several differentviewpoints.

A

Englober, comprendre, regrouper

syn: to embrace, cover, incorporate, involve, comprise….

149
Q

Far-fetched A far-fetched alibi A far-fetched story

A

Farfelu

hard to believe

syn: doubtful, dubious, hard to swallow, incoherent, queer, unlikely, unbelievable ….

150
Q

Flunkey Flunky Flunkies

A

Laquais Larbins

151
Q

Wanton (adj or noun)

A wanton attack.

A wanton cruelty

A

Vicieux (syn: cruel, malicious)

licencieux, dévergondé (sexually lawless or unrestrained)

extravagantly or excessively luxurious, as a manner, person, manner of living or style.

Antonym: clean, decent, moral, righteous

152
Q

Warlock

A

Sorcier

153
Q

To weave

A

Tisser, tresser

154
Q

Uproot

A

Déraciné

155
Q

To vanquish

A

Vaincre

156
Q

Vanquisher

A

Vainqueur

157
Q

Vagrancy Vagrant

A

Vagabondage Vagabond

158
Q

Unkempt

Unkempt hair.

Unkempt clothes.

Unkempt lawn.

A

Mal peigné, Hirsute Négligé, débraillé Mal entretenu, en friche

syn: disordered, messed up, messy, neglected, grungy, coarse, untidy etc….

159
Q

Unscathed Luckily, he emerged unscathed from the accident

A

Sain et sauf Indemne heureusement, il est sorti indemne

not scathed, unharmed, uninjured

160
Q

Scathing He can be very scathing.

A scathing review of the play

A

Caustique, cinglant

1-bitterly severe, as a remark.

2-harmful, injurious or searing

161
Q

Tuition Tuition fees

A

Cours Frais de scolarité

162
Q

Tizz To be in a tizz Don’t get into a tizz about it

A

Panique Être dans tous ses états, Ne t’affole pas pour cela

163
Q

To tackle …a task, a problem

A

S’attaquer à Aborder

164
Q

Syllabus

A

Programme

165
Q

Swift

A

Rapide, Prompt, rapide Malin

166
Q

To stir Stir the flour in the sauce

A

Remuer, tourner, mixer

167
Q

Stocky He is a stocky man and he plays rugby

A

Trapu

168
Q

Soothing The music has a soothing effect on them

A

Apaisant, calmant

169
Q

To soothe

A

Calmer, apaiser

170
Q

Soothingly

A

D’une manière apaisante

171
Q

Sloth Slothful Slothfulness Slothfully

A

Paresse Paresseux Paresse Paresseusement

syn: do-nothingness, idleness, indolence, inertia, sluggishness, slackness

172
Q

Backdrop

A

Toile de fond Arrière plan

syn scenery

173
Q

To baffle

The exact nature of black holes continues to baffle scientists.

A

Déconcerter, Dérouter

=to confuse, to bewilder or to perplex

syn: to puzzle, bewilder, amaze,astound, disconcert, dumbfound, stun etc….

174
Q

Battered

She carried a battered old suitcase

A battered wife.

A pair of battered black boots

A

Délabré (building) Cabossé, bosselé (car, hat…) Meurtri, battu (wife…) Buriné (ravaged)

175
Q

To bash

I told him I’d bash his head in if he ever touched her again

A

Frapper, cogner Cabosser, bosseler

to hit someone very hard, especially in a fight

syn: to clobber, beat, beat up, batter, knock, club etc

176
Q

A bash

A

Un coup, une entaille, Une bosse

177
Q

Dent

A

Bosse Creux

178
Q

To dent

A

Cabosser, bosseler (metal, wall) Froisser,entamer

syn: chip, scrape, depress, furrow, hollow, indent, mark, notch, perforate, pit ….

179
Q

Awe He starred at her in awe

A

Admiration mêlée de respect

syn: admiration, esteem, regard, respect, reverence …

180
Q

To awe The children were awed by the tone of her voice

A

Impressionner

syn: to daunt, frighten, impress, intimidate, scare,stun, terrify …..

181
Q

Axe

A

Hache

182
Q

To axe

A

Couper, hacher

183
Q

Booty

A

Butin

184
Q

Bottleneck

A

Retrécissement de la chaussée, étranglement (road) Embouteillage, bouchon (of traffic)

185
Q

Cesspool Cesspit

A

Fosse d’aisance Cloaque

186
Q

Chary

A

Précautionneux (wary)

Parcimonieux (ungenerous)

187
Q

Balloon

A

Ballon (toy) Ballon aerostat Bulle (comic strip)

188
Q

To balloon

A

Gonfler Augmenter démesurement

189
Q

To covet

I covet one of their smart bags.

I gave up a coveted job, that of editor-in-chief.

A

Convoiter Avoir très envie de

To yearn to possess (sth, especially sth belonging to another)

syn: to aspire to, envy, long for, lust after, yearn for,

190
Q

To dangle

Dangling from her ears were two large gold earrings.

He dangled helplessy from the cliff, trying not to look down.

We sat on the edge of the pool with our legs dangling in the water.

A

Laisser pendre (legs, arms, hands) Balancer (object on chain, string) Pendre

191
Q

Dagger

A

Poignard Dague

192
Q

Cumbersome

Organizations with cumbersome hierarchical structures.

Cumbersome diving suits

A

Encombrant, embarassant (bulky)

193
Q

To decay

A

Pourrir (food, flowers) Avarier (meat) Se carier (tooth) Tomber en décadence

194
Q

Rowdy

Rowdy behaviour at school.

A

Chahuteur Bagarreur

195
Q

Run-of-the-mill

A run-of-the-mill performance.

A

Ordinaire, banal

syn: ordinary, mediocre, everyday, routine unexceptional etc

196
Q

Ruthless

A

Impitoyable, sans pitié Brutal

syn: callous, adamant, dog-eat-dog, fierce, grim, hard-hearted, merciless, pitiless, revengeful etc…

197
Q

Ruthlessness

A

Caractère impitoyable Dureté

198
Q

To condone We cannot condone such immoral behaviour

The state appears to condone police brutality.

I am not condoning his behaviour, but I can nderstand why he wanted revenge on his attacker.

A

Fermer les yeux Pardonner

to say or show that you approve of sth that most people think is wrong

199
Q

To debunk

Comedy takes delight in debunking heroes.

This article will debunk these myths…

A

Démystifier

to expose the falseness or hollowness of an idea or belief

syn: demystify, discover, show up, unmask ….

200
Q

Delusion

I was still under the delusion that everyone was trying to cheat me.

It is self-delusion to believe that we are safe….

A

illusion Délire Fantasme

syn: apparition, daydream, false impression, fallacy, fantasy, hallucination, ghost, phantasm,

201
Q

Dearth

A dearth of qualified workers

A

Pénurie

syn: lack need, paucity, poverty, deficiency, absence, defaut, shortage, want
antonym: abundance, excess, plentifulness

202
Q

Discrepancy There is a discrepancy between these reports

A

Contradiction Désaccord

203
Q

Disclosure The disclosure of classified information

A

Révélation Divulgation

synonyms: betrayal, broadcast, divulgation, divulgence, exposal, exposure,leak, revealing, snitch, unveilment

204
Q

To disclose

She was accused of disclosing confidential material to a competitor.

He failed to disclose all the information.

A

Révéler Dévoiler Divulguer

  • synonyms*: to bring to light, communicate, display, divulge, let slip, make known, publish, reveal, unveil
  • antonyms:* to conceal, hide, withold
205
Q

Cluster

A dense cluster of buildings

A

Grappe (fruits) Bouquet (flowers) Amas (stars) Essaim (bees)

syn: array, band, bunch, bundle, clutch gathering, lot, pack, party, set….

206
Q

To cluster around (people)

A

Se grouper autour de

207
Q

Craftsman

A

Artisan Homme de métier (writer, actor)

208
Q

Credence

1- to give or to lend credence to sth

2- I don’t give any credence to these reumors

3- the DNA results lend credence to his claim of innocence

A

Croyance, foi

1- rendre quelque chose de crédible

2 -je n’accorde aucune crédiblité à ces rumeurs

3- les résultats ADN rendent crédible son innocence

syn: trust, acceptance, reliance, confidence, accepting….

209
Q

To deem

Judges can give any punishment they deem appropriate.

Officials deemed that the risks of the mission were to great.

A

Juger, considérer, estimer

to regard, to consider.

syn: believe, conceive, esteem, estimate,presume, reckon, supposethink, understand, view ….

210
Q

To disclaim

The group has disclaimed all responsability for the attack.

A

Rejeter, décliner Nier Démentir

syn: to deny

211
Q

Disclaimer

The president issued a disclaimer denying all knowledge of the affair

A

Démenti, désaveu

212
Q

Demeanor

A calm demeanor.

Carvell was brusque in demeanor…

As a leador, your attitude and demeanor can have a considerable impact on your subordinates.

A

Comportement

1-conduct; behavior, deportment

2-facial appearance; mien

213
Q

Fallacy

It’s a fallacy that money brings happiness.

A

Erreur, Idée fausse

214
Q

Fallacious

A

Fallacieux Faux illusoire

215
Q

To epitomize

  • the company epitomizes the problems faced by French industry.
  • if we had a single word to epitomize our aspirations, it would….
  • young business people who epitomize successful young entrepreneurs
A

Personnifier, Incarner, être l’exemple typique

To be a very typical example of something.

216
Q

Erstwhile

His erstwhile critics..

A

D’autrefois

syn: former, bygone, late, old, once, one-time, past, previous ….

217
Q

Evil-looking

A

Qui a l’air mauvais (person) Menaçante (weapon)

218
Q

Endeavour Endeavor

A

Effort

219
Q

To endeavour, endeavor

A

S’efforcer de faire quelque chose

220
Q

Evil-minded

An evil-minded person is always thinking of evil things to do.

Evil-minded calls and emails have been directed to Korean…

A

Malveillant, mal intentionné

Adj :wicked:

depraved, malevolent, malicious

Adj: licentious

dirty-minded, lecherous, lewd, prurient, salacious

221
Q

Evildoer

Do not resist an evildoer.

To establish a distinction between the evildoers and the majority of Muslims.

A

malfaiteur

Wrongdoer.

syn: criminal, bad person, lawbreaker, sinner, evil person, etc…

222
Q

Evilly (adv)

A

Avec malveillance D’un mauvais oeil

223
Q

Fate

They saw themselves as victims of fate.

It was fate that brought us together.

A

Destin, sort

224
Q

To fetch

To fetch sb from the airport.

Fetch ! [to a dog]

A

Aller chercher

225
Q

Yearning

A yearning for freedom.

After a year abroad, he felt a yearning to be back home.

A

Désir ardent Nostalgie

Desire.

syn: aspiration, eagerness, longing, thirst etc…..

226
Q

To yearn

He yearned for a simpler life after retirement.

A

Désirer ardemment quelque chose Avoir la nostalgie

227
Q

Yearningly

A

Avec désir, avec envie Avec nostalgie

228
Q

A longing

A nostalgic longing for the past.

She had a desperate longing to go back.

Human longing for truth and meaning.

He felt an overwhelming longing to hea her voice again.

A

Une envie, un désir

A yearning desire (noun)

Having or showing a yearning desire (adjective)

229
Q

Longing (adj)

A

D’envie de désir A longing look …

230
Q

Longingly

A young girl looked longingly at a box of paints displayed in the window.

A

Avec désir, avec envie

231
Q

Goodwill

The scheme is dependent on goodwill between the two sides.

A goodwill gesture.

A

Bienveillance Bonne volonté

232
Q

Gloom

1- A prophet of doom and gloom.

2 - The staff are experiencing a feeling of gloom and distrust

A

Obscurité, ténèbres

Tristesse, mélancolie

1-un prophète de malheur

2-le personnel ressent un climat de mélancolie et de méfiance

233
Q

To gloom

A

Etre mélancolique Broyer du noir

234
Q

Gloomy

A

Triste, mélancolique Sombre, lugubre Déprimant

235
Q

Gloominess

A

Obscurité, ténèbres Tristesse, mélancolie

236
Q

Hazard

Flashing signs on the motorway warn drivers of hazards ahead.

A

Risque, danger

syn: danger, endangement, jeopardy, peril, risk, hot potato (informal !) risky business, threat, thin ice

237
Q

To hazard

The cargo business is too risky to hazard money on.

A

Risquer, hasarder

238
Q

Hazardous

He works on hazardous conditions.

It’s hazardous to personal safety.

A

Dangereux, risqué Incertain, hasardeux

239
Q

Hazard lights

A

Feux de détresse

240
Q

To rehearse

The director made us rehearse the opening scenes over and over.

The band has been rehearsing at the studio all day.

A

Répéter Faire répéter Réciter, énumérer

syn: to go /run through

Let’s go through it just once more

We went through the whole symphony four times and he still wasn’t satisfied

241
Q

Rehearsal

A

Répétition

242
Q

To encompass

The Hindu religion encompasses many widely differing forms of worship.

A

Englober, comprendre,

syn:

To embrace.

The world “culture” embraces both artistic and sociological aspects of society.

243
Q

Encroachment

Minor encroachments on our individual liberties.

A

Empiètement, Envahissement

Intrusion on a personn territory, rights etc…

syn: inroad, intrusion, invasion, trespass

244
Q

Evildoer

A

Méchant scélérat

245
Q

Gotcha

A

Pigé ! Je t’y prends ! Je t’ai eu ! Je te tiens !

246
Q

Herein

A

En ceci, en cela Ci inclus (in this document)

syn: here, in this, in view of this, included, within

247
Q

to doom

Her plan was doomed to failure

A

condemn to certain death or destruction

248
Q

to be endowed with

Jefferson wrote that all citizes were endowed with the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

A

to have sth good, especially a natural ability or social advantage

syn: gifted, blessed, enriched, equipped, supplied

249
Q

excited

When we get home, the dogs are excited to see us.

Doctors are very excited by the discovery

A

feeling happy and full of energy about sth good that has happened or is going to happen

250
Q

filthy

the inside of the oven was filthy

filty streets

the water looked filthy

A

extremely dirty

syn: foul, squalid

251
Q
A