300-350 Flashcards
Phony
Faux, represented as real but actually false; intended to deceive.
Music telephone, faux appel
After this, we should stop the phony peace and face the unpleasant realities of our economic situation.
Pious
Pieux, strongly believe in religion
dutiful=respectueux
Pith
Moelle, essence
Pith SSB heros
“Let us look at the bill in its pith and substance. “
Placate
Apaiser (assuage/mollify=amadouer)
Placate affiche for peace
‘To placate his enemies, restrictions on the freedom of the press were first eased and then abolished.’
Placid
Placide: doux et calme (equable)
PL acid NO car calm
‘The placid lake was perfect for canoeing.’
Plastic
Malleable, adaptable (tractable)
tracteur en plastic // stranger things
‘ecologically plastic animals’
Plummet
Chuter/plonger
Polarized
divided into sharply opposed groups
Pathological
Pathologique, du a la maladie
This is an example of the Conservatives’ pathological obsession with propaganda and visibility,
Patronizing
condescendant (speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important)
Patron méchant envers employés
“However, it seemed to be one of the more frequently patronized courier services.”
Paucity
Scarcity, manque, dearth
synonym pauvreté
“The extremities, however, must be treated with caution due to paucity of data.”
Peccadillo
a small fault or mistake, or something that someone does wrong that is not very serious:
Spain Franco death small mistake
“Undeclared work must no longer remain a mere peccadillo.”
Pedestrian
not interesting; showing very little imagination (prosaic)
Only pieton traversant passage piéton
“His speech was long and pedestrian.”
Perfidious
disloyal, treacherous, violating one’s trust. Pour profit perso avec actions a mauvais escient
“This perfidious slave labour should not be tolerated.”
Peripheral
not of primary importance (also a piece of equipment, such as a printer, that can be connected to a computer:)
“There then comes the question of strengthening the industry in peripherals.”
Permeate
Pervade, S’infiltrer dans
Inverse imperméable
“Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.”
Pervasive
largement répandu
ressemble évasion, qui s’étend
“The influence of Freud is pervasive in her books./
a pervasive smell of diesel”
Orthodox
considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people
“We would prefer a more orthodox approach/solution to the problem.”
Outstrip
Dépasser (outperform)
comic strip; devient réel
“German aspirations far outstripped their possibilities to realise them.”
Overshadow
Assombrir / éclipser (s.o) / projeter son ombre
“My happiness was overshadowed by the bad news.
Fears for the President’s safety could overshadow his peace-making mission. “
Paradigm
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something; model; prototype;pattern
“Some of these educators are hoping to produce a change in the current cultural paradigm.”
Pariah
Hors caste, écarté du groupe (outcast)
chariah similar
Partial
Unfair OR Not complete OR having a liking for something
“The reporting in the papers is entirely partial and makes no attempt to be objective// I’m not partial to fish.”
Patent
can mean obvious
a patent lie
