22.08.2022 Flashcards

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  1. (burial place) -> noun
    -> tombe
  2. (serious)
    -> grave
    -> sérieux
  3. (dangerous)
    -> dangereux
A

grave (adj)

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  1. (opposed to)
    -> opposé à [qch]
    -> (courant) contre
  2. (repulsed: by [sth])
    -> (soutenu) peu enclin (à faire [qch]
    -> réticent (à faire [qch])

E.g: The English are not coffee ……, judging by the number of coffee shops springing up around the country.

A

averse to [sth]
-> adj
averse

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Expression : to suddenly stop somebody or something falling
-> amortir sa chute

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To break sb’s fall

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(flowed out of)
-> Reduced in intensity

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drained (out of )
-> with nouns like Tension, Energy, Fear, etc..

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Expression : very excited
-> the implication is that he is experiencing the emotion so intensely that his face is red

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flushed with excitement

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