250-300 Flashcards
Mercurial
Versatile; changing suddenly and often (figgle/fighty) OR intelligent, enthusiastic, and quick
Mercure high tchernobyl
Metamorphosis
a complete change or transformer
“Under the new editor, the magazine has undergone a metamorphosis.”
Meticulous
Méticuleux; taking extreme care in regards to details; precise, fussy(=difficult),thorough(detailed and careful:)
Mitigate
Atténuer / extenuate !
Mitigé, bof bof
“It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.”
Mollify
Make someone less angry or upset
placate(apaiser)
Rendre un p0lacard mou, et appaiser qlq, narnia
“They will not be mollified by being told that the law says that the limit is such-and-such in terms of numbers.”
Monotony
a situation in which something stays the same and is therefore boring (tedium=ennui)
Mores
Mœurs, the traditional customs and ways of behaving that are typical of a particular (part of) society:
‘The mores of book marketing also differ substantially between the two countries.’
Mundane
Banal
Mundian back to me
‘Resolving other mundane issues is currently a matter of sheer tedium.’
Likewise
De même, pareillement
‘Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom.’
Log
Keep a record of, write down OR travel for or at a certain distance,speed OR cut trees
log iciel enregistrer
“The Better Business Bureau has logged more than 90 complaints.”
Loquacious
Talk a lot, garulous
locario, with wolfs talking
Lucid
Lucide, claire
Clearly expressed and easy to understand OR (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly:
“She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company’s future.
The drugs she’s taking make her drowsy and confused, but there are times when she’s quite lucid.”
Lull
Accalmie OR to cause someone to feel calm OR to feel that they want to sleep:
Lulla dort in prison
“In reality, the only virtue of the crisis is that it will wake up populations lulled by financial expectation facilities and anti-national propaganda.”
Makeshift
De fortune
Make shit things
“housands of refugees are living in makeshift camps.”
Malleable
easily influenced, trained, or controlled
Maverick
Non conformiste ; a person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected or usual way, dissenter
Daredevil, isolé , différent
“She is also something of a musical maverick”
Mendacious
Mensonger, not telling the truth
“Some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious.”
Lampoon
Pamphlet (criticize in a humorous way, allowing their or its bad qualities to be seen and making them or it seem stupid), parody, satire
Spatoon, rdicule rois
Landmark
Point de repere
bateau jete boussole car landmark
“The two books represent major landmarks in the study of growing old, and confirm the value and importance of historical and policy analysis.”
Languid
Langoureux, moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way, lethargic, torpid, sluggish
On se langui
Lassitude
physical or mental tiredness, sensation de fatigue
“Shareholders are blaming the company’s problems on the lassitude of the CEO.”
Laudable
worthy of praise
“Essential to this project was the need to form a modernist culture that lauded matrimony, domesticity, and motherhood.”
Lavish
large in quantity and expensive or impressive OR very generous
Lavish eau argenté (anouk)
“Their research has been biased towards royal ceremonies and the most lavish religious festivals.
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Layperson
someone who is not an expert in or does not have a detailed knowledge of a particular subject
LAYMAN
“To the layman these rules may seem unnecessarily complex.”
