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400-599 Flashcards

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Sake For sb’s sake

the couple moved to the coast for the sake of her health.

I have to make an effort for John’s sake.

For your sake (1)

For the sake of clarity (2)

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Pour le bien de qq

Par égard pour qq

Pour l’amour de qq

syn: behalf, consideration, good, interest, profit, regard, respect, welfare, well-being
(1) pour votre bien
(2) par souci de clarté

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To scold

She scolded him for being late

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Gronder Réprimander

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Scolding

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Gronderie Réprimande

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To scoff

Don’t scoff, I am serious

I left three pies in the fridge and someone’s scoffed the lot (2)

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Se moquer (1)

Bouffer, s’empiffrer (2) = syn: to scarf sth up/down

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Scorn

He could barely disguise his scorn for her

she was the scorn of the whole school

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Mépris, dédain

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To scorn

countries that scorn human rights…

the first step is to scorn the notion that length is a measure of thoroughness

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Mépriser

bafouer

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Scornful Scornfully

He smiled in a scornful way

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Dédaigneux, méprisant Avec mépris

syn: arrogant, contemptuous, disdainful, sneering, snooty
anonyms: admiring,gracious, respectful

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Derelict (adj) (n)

adj -

a derelict olf building

the derelict vessel leaked diesel oil

it was in a derelict condition after being sunk

n-

derelicts who could fit all their possessions in a paper bag.

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adj= Abandonné, délaissé

n= vagabond, clochard (n) = someone who has no money or home and who has to live in the streets

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To bemoan

She was bemoaning the fact that they had no money

I bemoan the fact that this initiative ….

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1-pleurer, se lamenter

2-déplorer, regretter qquechose

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Complacency

Docteurs have warned against complacency in fighting common diseases.

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Autosatisfaction

A feeling of satisfaction with a situation or with what you have achieved so that you stop trying to improve or change things.

syn: contentment, smugness

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Complacent

the nation cannot become complacent about the quality of our schools

we’ve been winning but we’re not going to get complacent

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satisfait ou content de soit

pleased with a situation, especially something you have achieved, so that you stop trying to improve or change things

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To cuddle

Jenny sat on the couch, cuddling a stuffed toy dog.

He cuddles the baby close.

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Se faire un câlin, se câliner

=to hold someone or sth very close to you with your arms around them, especially to show that you love them

Câliner, bercer

to hold fondly, closely

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A cuddle

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Un câlin

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Deterrence

Nuclear deterrence.

The death penalty for murder is a combination of punishment and deterrence.

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Dissuasion Force de dissuasion

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Deterrent (adj) (n)

The small fines do not act as much of a deterrent. (n)

The deterrent effect of prison sentences. (adj)

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Dissuasif (adj) - dissuasion (n)

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To deter sb from doing sth

It is not clear wether the death penalty deters crime.

The study may have deterred women from regular checkups.

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Disssuader

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Doom (n)

I sat there with a sense of imminent doom (=doom that will come very soon)

Thousand of soldiers met their doom (=died) on this field

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Destin (malheureux) Sort (tragique) Perte, ruine Mort (death)

Destruction, death or failure that you are unable to avoid.

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Doomsday

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Jour du jugement dernier

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Filth

Filth in the streets.

Some of the filth they show on television.

Filthy

Filthy clothes.

The bathroom was absolutely filthy.

Filthy language.

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Crasse Saleté - An extremely dirty substance

Obscénités Grossièretés - Very offensive language, stories, or pictures about sex.

filthy=adj

thesaurus: dirty, dusty, muddy, grimy, grubby, greasy, soiled, contaminated, polluted

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Fart

To fart

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Pet

Pêter

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Flabbergasted

I was absolutely flabbergasted by her attitude

Doctors said they were flabbergasted by/at the decision to close the hospital

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Sidéré

extremely surprised or shocked

thesaurus: amazement, surprise, astonishment, speechless, to be at loss for words, dumbfounded,

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Blatancy (n)

One had only to go to the working-class quarters of the city to be struck by the blatancy of that.

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l’évidence, le caractère flagrant

A blatant quality or thing

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Blatant

Blatant discrimination.

Blatant lies.

At first, I tried ignoring his blatant sexual hints

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évident, flagrant, Manifeste

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Bewilderment

A bewilderment of smoke, noise and pushing people

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Confusion,

perplexité

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Bewildered

The kids seemed bewildered and scared after the accident

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perplexe, dérouté, déconcerté

totally confused

thesaurus: bemused, mixed-up, puzzled, baffled, perplexed, mystified

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Bewildering

A bewildering number of options

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Déconcertant

Confusing, especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time.

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To bewilder

To confuse someone.

These shifting attitudes bewilder me.

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Déconcerter, rendre perplexe

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Bewilderingly

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De manière déconcertante, déroutante

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Bloom

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Fleur

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To bloom

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éclore Fleurir

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to blossom,

a blossom

The apple trees are just beginning to blossom

The cherry trees are just coming into blossom

The chestnut trees are in full blossom

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éclore, fleurir

fleur

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a blunder

She stopped finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made.

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Une bourde, gaffe, impair

thesaurus: indiscretion, to put your foot in it, faux pas, gaffe, to make a mistake, to get sth wrong, to go wrong, to slip up

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To blunder

Police admitted that they blundered when they let Wyllie go.

Just pray that he doesn’t blunder again and get the names wrong.

Without my glasses I blundered into the wrong room.

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Faire une gaffe ou un impair

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Bluntly

To put it bluntly, the situation has gotten much worse.

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Carrément Franchement

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Bliss

I didn’t have to get up until 11 - it was sheer bliss

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Bonheur, contentement

Perfect happiness or enjoyment

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Bruised

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Meurtri, blessé

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Bruise

A few cuts and bruises

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Bleu, contusion Meurtrissures

A purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen, been hit etc.

thesaurus: black mark, blemish, contusion, injury, swelling, wound

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To bruise

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Contusionner, blesser

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Conundrum

One of the most difficult conundrums for the experts

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Devinette, énigme

a confusing and difficult problem

thesaurus: puzzle, brain-teaser, enigma, mystery, mystification, problem, riddle, puzzlement

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To thrive, thrived/throve, thriven

Concerned about their baby daughter’s failure to thrive.

These traditions continue to thrive

The plant needs direct sunlight to thrive

Business thirved in the freedom of the 1920s

Playing music helped my daughter to thrive

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Pousser (plant) Grandir (child) Se porter bien, respirer la santé (adult)

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Threshold

The country is on the threshold of a new era.

He stood on the threshold of Kim’s bedroom.

She was on the threshold of a dazzling career.

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Seuil, pas de porte

Le seuil d’une époque, siècle

La limite, seuil financier

syn doorstep

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Thwart

I was thwarted in my attempts to leave the country

Efforts to clean up the oil spill have been thwarted by storms

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Contrecarrer, contrarier (plan) Déjouer (a plot) Contrarier les efforts (person)

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Thrilled

I was thrilled with the new chairs

We’re thrilled with the results

The were thrilled that you came.

I am thrilled to be here

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Ravi

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Teeming

The teeming city streets.

Every garden is teeming with wildlife.

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Grouillant de monde (streets) Grouillant, fourmillant (crowds, shoppers) Grouillant (insects, ants)

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To swathe

to be swathed in something

his hands were swathed in bandages

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Envelopper Emmailloter

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To swagger

He swaggered along the corridor

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Se vanter, Se pavaner

to walk in a relaxed way, taking large steps, in a way that shows you are extremely confident.

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A swagger

He entered the room with a swagger

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Air arrogant (manner) Démarche arrogante (walk)

A way of talking or behaving that shows you are very confident

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Stubborn

She’s as stubborn as a mule.

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Tétu, obstiné Récalcitrant

thesaurus: obstinate, unyielding

adamant, balky, bullheaded, dogged, inflexible,mulish, perservering, pigheaded,single-minded, tenacious, willful

antonyms= broad-minded, complacent, compliant,giving, willing, yielding

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Dumbness

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Mutité

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Dumb

She’s always asking such dumb questions.

I just did the dumbest thing back there, I forgot my briefcase.

She was born dumb and deaf.

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1-Muet (unable or unwilling to speak) : mute

2- Stupide (that was a dumb thing to do)

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Empty-handed

The burglars fled empty-handed.

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Les mains vides

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Encroachment

Minor encroachments on our individiual liberties

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Empiètement (on land, rights) Envahissement (by sea)

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To encroach on / upon

The sea is encroaching on the land.

Urban development is encroaching on rural land.

Gang members who encroach on other gangs’ territory.

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Empiéter sur

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Flagging

The nation’s flagging economy

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Qui baisse (strenght, enthusiasm)

=becoming tired, weaker or less interested

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To flag

By the end of the day her enthusiasm had begun to flag.

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Faiblir (strenght, energy, enthusiasm, interest …)

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To flaunt

She’s always flaunting her hewelry.

If you’ve got it, flaunt it (spoken, humorous)=used to tel so not to hide their beauty, wealth or abilities

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étaler, faire étalage (wealth, knowledge, jewellery…) Afficher (bad manners, ignorance)

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To downplay

She downplays the seriousness of her health problems.

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Minimiser l’importance Dédramatiser

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Drawback

The major drawback of being famous is the lack of privacy.

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Inconvénient, désavantage

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To embroil

To embroil sb in sth

To get embroiled in sth

She is embroiled in a child custody battle with her ex-husband.

The organization is currently embroiled in running battles with pressure groups.

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Mêler, impliquer

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To entangle

The bird was entangled in the net.

They were suspiciois of becoming entangled ina civil war.

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Empêtrer, enchevêtrer Emmêler (hair, threads) Impliquer (envolve)

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Epoch

These events marked an epoch in their history.

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époque

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Fluke

Their victory was a bit of a fluke.

We wanted to show that the win was not just a fluke.

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Coup de bol Hasard

thesaurus: chance, occurence

blessing, fortuiy, fortunate, fortune, good fortune, good luck, odd chance, quirk

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Damp

The room smelled damp.

The rain had made the walls damp.

Our clothes got a little damp.

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Humide Moite

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Bully

Leave him alone, you big bully !

The school bully

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Brute, tyran

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To bully

He used to bully the younger kids.

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Brutaliser

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Disincentive

Taxes are a disincentive to expansion

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Facteur décourageant

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To incent= to incentivize

The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs

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Encourager

to give incentives to

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Incentive

Low prices give the farmers little incentive.

The high-tech industry was lured here by tax incentives.

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Motivation Incitation

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Wiry

She was a small, wiry woman.

His wiry black hair

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1 -Sec et musclé Nerveux

2- wiry hair is stiff and curly

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Wisdom

An old man of great wisdom.

Wisdom tooth.

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Sagesse

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To wiggle

To wiggle one’s hips

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Remuer, Se remuer

thesaurus: to shake back and forth

jerk, jiggle, squirm, twist, wave, worm, wriggle, writhe

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Whore

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Putain

prostitute, harlot

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To go whoring

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Se prostituer Fréquenter les prostituées

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Whorehouse

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Maison close

thesaurus: brothel

bawdy house, call house, cathouse, house of ill fame, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, massage parlor, red-light district

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Whoremonger

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Vicieux

A person who has dealings with prostitutes, especially a sexually promiscuous man

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Compelling

A compelling speaker.

There is no logically compelling argument to support their claims.

His eyes were strangely compelling.

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1 - Convaincant

2 - Envoûtant (film, book)

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To compel

The law will compel employers to provide health insurance.

Harris felt compelled to resign.

His performance compels attention.

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Contraindre, obliger (force) Imposer, forcer

thesaurus: to force, to act

coerce, constrain, enforce, drive, impel, make necessary, oblige, squeeze

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Compellingly

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Irresistiblement

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To enforce

The police are strict about enforcing the speed limit.

The difficulties of enforcing discipline.

she enforced strict order on her children.

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Mettre en oeuvre, appliquer: policy, décision Mettre en vigueur: law Faire exécuter Faire respecter

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Enforceable

Enforceable judgement

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Exécutoire

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Enforcement

The strict enforcement of environmental regulations.

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Mise en oeuvre: policy, decision Application, execution: law Execution: contrat

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Expendable

No one’s job is safe. Everyone is expendable.

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Superflu (equipment, workforce)

Qui peut être sacrifié (troops, spies)

thesaurus: not important

dispensablle, disposable, nonessentiel, replaceable, superfluous, unimportant

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Fated

He was fated never to return.

Achilles was fated to die after Hector.

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Destiné (destined) Voué au malheur (doomed)

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Fleeting

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Fugace

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Realm

The spiritual realm.

Ne discoveries in the realm of science.

The real of applied chemistry

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Domaine, apanage

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Reckoning

By my reckoning, you own £50.

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Calcul, compte Estimation Avis opinion

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Redudancy

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Licenciement (layoff) Chomage

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Redudancy

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Licenciement (layoff) Chomage

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Redundant (adj)

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Licencié, au chômage Redondant

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Blurred

Blurred vision

The blurred distincttions between childhood and adulthood.

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Flou

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To blur

His novels tends to blur the distinctions between reality and fantasy.

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Estomper, effacer Brouiller

thesaurus: to cloud, fog

becloud, befog, blind, darken, daze, dim, glare, make hazy, make indistinct, make vague, mask, obscure, shade

antonyms=clear, uncloud, unsmudge

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Eerie

An eerie silence.…

I had the eerie feeling that sb was watching me.

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Inquiétant, sinistre

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Flamethrower

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Lance-flammes

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Flimsily

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D’une manière peu solide

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Flimsiness

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Légèreté Fragilité Faiblesse

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Flimsy

A flimsy summer dress.

A flimsy argument.

The evidence against him is very flimsy.

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Fin, léger Fragile

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To flip out

The guy just flipped out and started shooting.

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Exploser, piquer une crise (to get angry) Craquer (under effects of stress)

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Flip-flop

An embarassed flip-flop on the goovernment’s domestic policy.

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Tong (sandal)

Volte-face, revirement (in attitude, policy…)

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To foreclose

The mortgage company has threatened to foreclose on their home

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Saisir un bien hypothéqué

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Foreclosure

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Saisie (juridique)

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Hinterland

The port cities relied on their immediate rural hinterlands for foods.

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Arrière pays

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To indict - for/on sth

Two men were indicted on fraud charges.

Three men were indicted for kidnapping

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Inculper, mettre en examen

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Indictment

An indictment for murder.

Owners of the city’s biggest casino are under indictment (=charged with a crime)

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Inculpation, mise en examen Acte d’accusation

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To avenge

He avenged his brother’s death.

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Venger

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Avenger (n) Avenging (adj)

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Vengeur

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Aftermath The aftermath of war

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Séquelles, suites (of event) Regain

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To defuse

To defuse a situation/crisis

A joke can often defuse the situation.

Diplomats are trying to defuse the situation.

Explosive specialists tried to defuse the grenade.

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Désamorcer une situation ou une bombe

thesaurus: to disarm, smooth over

deactivate, alleviate, disable, mollify, soften, soothe, subdue.

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To disentangle

It was difficult to disentangle fact from fiction.

The president was eager to disentangle himself from the scandal.

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Démêler (string, mistery)

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Diffidence

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Manque d’assurance ou de confiance en soi Timidité

thesaurus: hesitancy, lack of confidence

backwardess, bashfulness, constraint, doubt, fear, reluctance, reserve, shyness, timidness, timorousness, unassertiveness

antonyms: boldness, confidence

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To castigate

In his speechn he castigated the president for being soft onb drugs.

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Corriger, punir, réprimander Critiquer sévèrement,

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To scold

She scolded the boys for taking the candy whout permission.

Our parents were strict and we were frequently scolded for our bad behaviour.

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Gronder, réprimander

Thesaurus

to rebuke, reprimand

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Scolding

Betty got a severe scoding and had to apologize.

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Gronderie, réprimande

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Dusk - At dusk

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Crépuscule

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Flurry

A flurry of activity.

After his statement, he received a flurry of phone calls.

A few flurries are expected tonight.

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Rafale (snow, wind) Un branle bas de combat

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To flurry

The waiter flurried between them.

Gusts of snow flurried through the door.

A

verb used with object

to put a person into a flurry

verb used without object:

1-(of snow) to fall or be flawn in a flurry

2-to move in an excited or agitated manner

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Frenzy

To work yourself in a frenzy.

Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage.

There are just two minutes to go of this game, and the crowd is in an absolute frenzy.

People were in a frenzy when this shop opened.

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Frénésie

Folie.

Excitation

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Frenzied

A frenzied applause

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Frénétique Forcené Déchainé

Wildly excited or uncontrolled.

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Grief ☝️faux ami

The man’s grief over /at the death of his wife.

She was overcome with grief.

Frank always gives me grief about my sloppy handwriting.

Good grief ! (an expression of surprise or alarm)

A

Chagrin, peine, tristesse

Embêtement

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To grieve

We are still grieving the death of our mother.

It grievs me to see him wasting his talent like that.

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Peiner, chagriner Avoir de la peine, du chagrin

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Grievance

Smith has a legitimate grievance against the company.

One woman filed a grievance (=officially complained) after she was refused a promotion.

A deep sense of grievance.

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Grief, sujet de plainte

Rancune, ressentiment Injustice, tort Mécontentement

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Grieved To be deeply grieved at something

The whole community is deeply grieved by her tragic death.

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Peiné, chagriné Etre chagriné de quelque chose

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Grievious

A grevious error.

A grevious wound or pain is severe and hurts a lot.

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Affreux, cruel, atroce Grave, sérieux

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Greviously

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Gravement, sérieusement

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Craving

A craving for chocolate.

After a week without smoking , the craving began to disappear.

The symptoms include a craving for sweet foods.

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Envie impérieuse ou irresistible Besoin impérieux

thesaurus: lust, appetite, temptation, compulsion, urge, whim, impulse

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To crave

I always craved love and acceptance

The review gave Picasso a taste of the recogition he craved.

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Avoir terriblement envie de Cigarette, drink, affection, love

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Dauting

Climbing Everest is a daunting challenge for any montaineer.

I was faced with the daunting task of learning the wole script in 24hours

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Intimidant

If sth is daunting, it seems almost impossible and the idea of doing it makes you feel nervous

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To daunt

the lightning did little to daunt local golfers

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Intimider

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Dauntless

A dauntless courage

A

adj :

confident and not easily fightened

129
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To disguise

To get into the building, I disguised myself as a reporter.

The two women were disguised as nuns.

A

Se déguiser Dissimuler, masquer

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Dismal

They lived in a dismal apartment in the poorest part of the town.

A dismal gray afternoon.

Dismal economic news.

A

Lugubre, sombre Horrible (day, weather) Lugubre (streets, countryside) Mélancolique (so,g) Sombre (future, prospect) Lamentable (performance, résult)

131
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Enema

A

Lavement (méd)

132
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Flaw

It is half price because of a slight flaw.

There was a flaw in the glass.

A

Défaut (material, character)

thesaurus : defect, fault, weakness, bug

133
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Flawless

He spoke flawless Spanish

Flawless skin

A

Parfait

134
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Flawed

A

Défectueux

135
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Flawlessly

A

Parfaitement

136
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Flawlessnness

A

Perfection

137
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Fleabag

A

Sac à puces (animal, person) Hotel miteux

138
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To flog

People caught breaking the liquor laws may be flogged.

He’s been on a lot of TV shows, flogging his new book.

There was a man at the market who was flogging watches at $10 each.

A

Fouetter (to beat)

Vendre Bazarder Fourguer

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Foothold

The company is attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market

A

Prise de pied, position avantageuse

140
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Forerunner

Theleague was a forerunner of the NBA.

Cirrus clouds are usually forerunners of a cold front.

A

Précurseur Ancêtre Présage, signe avant coureur

141
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Ominous

An ominous silence.

There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.

A

Menaçant, inquiétant De mauvaise augure, de sinistre présage

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Ominously

The sea was ominously calm

A

De façon inquiétante ou menaçante

143
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Gullibility Gullible

An attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money.

A group of gullible tourists.

A

Crédulités Crédule, naif

144
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Gruesome

A gruesome accident.

A

Horrible (sight) Macabre (discovery)

145
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Hardship

Early settlers endured great hardship.

The new taxes are creating extreme hardship to poor families

A

épreuves

146
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Haughty

A haughty laugh

A look of haughty disdain

A haughty British aristocrat

A

Hautain, arrogant

147
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Haughtiness

A

Arrogance, de manière hautaine

148
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Haughtily

A

Avec arrogance, de manière hautaine

149
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Insight

New insights into how the universe began.

The reports provided little insight about the economy’s condition

A

Perpiscacité Aperçu , idée

150
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Insightful

Thank you for all the insightful comments

I don’t have anything insightful to say about that.

A

Pénétrant, perspicace

151
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Kindred (n)

= kinship

Relationship by blood: ties of kindred.

A

Parenté (relationship) Famille, parents

152
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Kindred (adj)

Books on kindred subjects.

To find a kindred soul.

Inquirers who have kindred interests

A

Apparenté (related) Similaire, analogue

153
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Leech

A

1 - Sangsue

2- so who takes advatage of other people , usually by taking their money, food, etc….

154
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To leech on sb

A

S’accrocher ou coller à qqun comme une sangsue

155
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Leer

He gave me a sly leer

A

Regard méchant

Regard lubrique

156
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To leer at sb

Bystanders were leering at the nude painting.

A

Regarder qqun méchamment

Lorgner qqun

157
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Malevolent Malevolence Malevolently

He gave me a malevolent look.

A

Malveillant Malveillance Avec malveillance

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

158
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Leering ☝️☝️☝️ ne pas confondre avec « leery »

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Méchant Ne pas confondre avec leery = méfiant

159
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Astute

A

Astucieux , fin, perpsicace Malin, rusé Astucieux

160
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Astuteness

A

Finesse, perspicacité

161
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Astutely

A

Astucieusement, avec finesse ou perspicacité

162
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To berate He berated them for being late

A

Réprimander

163
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To bolster

A

Soutenir

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Dismay To be filled with dismay by sth

A

Consternation, désarroi

165
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To dismay

The horrible pictures on TV dismayed the American public.

They were dismayed by the U-turn in poicy.

A

Consterner, emplir de désarroi

166
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To engrave Engraved in her memory

The crystal glasses were engraved with the Queen’s cipher

A

Graver

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To expend

Manufacturers have expended a lot of time and effort to improve computer security

Billions of dollars have been expended on research

A

Consacrer à Dépenser à Utiliser à

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Expenditure

Unnecessary expenditure of time and money.

Cuts in public expenditure.

A

Dépense

169
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To embezzle

A

Détourner, escroquer

170
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Embezzlement

Charges of fraud and embezzlement.

A

Détournement (of funds)

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Feud

A bloody feud.

A long-running feud between the two brothers.

A

Querelle

172
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To feud

The two countries have long been feuding over the island.

Hoover feuded with the CIA for decades

A

Se quereller, se disputer

173
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Wreck

A

Epave Naufrage, déraillement, accident Guimbarde

174
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To wreck

She’s wrecked my plans.

The car was completely wrecked.

The store was wrecked by a bomb.

Alcohol problems wrecked their marriage.

A

Provoquer le naufrage Détruire Démolir Casser, démolir, Briser, anéantir

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Wrathful (formel)

A

En colère (literary or humorous)

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Wrath (formel)

A

Extreme anger (literary or humorous)

177
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To wince

To wince with pain

A

Grimacer Grimacer de dégout Crisper le visage

178
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To usher

A waiter ushered me to a table.

Security guards ushered the man out of the theater.

A

Conduire, accompagner Placer (at concert, theater…)

179
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Usher

A

Someone who guides people to their seats at a theater, wedding etc…

Portier (doorkeeper) Huissier (jur)

180
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Turmoil

His life was in turmoi

Most of the country is in political turmoil;

A

Agitation, trouble, chaos Trouble, émoi

181
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To wane

When the moon wanes, you gradually see less of it.

Confidence in the dollar waned

A

Décroitre, décliner Diminuer

182
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To be on the wane

The epidemic was on the wane

A

Décroitre, décliner Diminuer (popularity, power…)

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Sallow (adj)

Sallow skinlooks slightly yellow and unhealthy.

His skin was sallow and pitted.

derivative: sallowish - sallowishness

A

Jaunâtre Cireux

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Sallowness

A

Teint cireux (person, complexion)

185
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Scowling (adj)

A

Renfrogné, hargneux

186
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Scowl

She stamped into the room with a scowl on her face.

A

Mine renfrognée Air renfrogné, air menaçant.

An angry or disapproving expression on someone’s face.

187
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To scowl

To scowl at sb

She scowled at him defiantly.

A

Se renfrogner, faire la grimace Prendre un air menaçant Jeter un regard mauvais

188
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Scrawny

He had a scrawny physique and a protuberant Adam’s apple.

A

Efflanqué, décharné Maigre

189
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Underweight

A premature underweight baby

A

Trop maigre, qui ne pèse pas assez

thesaurus: thin, slim, slender, skinny, lean, slight, emaciated, anorexic, skeletal

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Gaunt

His gaunt face.

A tall, gaunt woman in black.

Gaunt tenement blocks.

derivatives: gauntly (adv) and gauntness

A

Creux, émacié Décharné (corps)

Grim or desolate in apparence (for a building or place)

191
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Slender

A

Mince, svelte

192
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Flimsy

Flimsy underwear

A

Fin, léger

193
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To taper

The jeans taper toward the ankle.

Long tapering fingers.

A

Effiler, tailler en pointe

194
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Very + adverb or adjective

I very nearly fell

Very few/very little

So very little

A

J’ai bien failli tomber

Très peu

Si peu

195
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Very : emphatic use

Our very best wine.

The very best of friends.

It’s the very worst thing that could have happened.

A

Notre meilleur vin

Le meilleur ami du monde

C’est bien ce qui pouvait arriver de pire

196
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The very first person

A

La toute première personne

197
Q

The very next day

A

Dès le lendemain, le lendemain même

198
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It’s my very own

A

C’est à moi

199
Q

The very same day

A

Le jour même

200
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At the very end (of street, row, …)

A

Tout au bout (de la rue, la rangée)

201
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At the very back

A

Tout au fond

202
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At the very beginning

A

Tout au début

203
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At the very bottom of the sea

A

Au plus profond de la mer

204
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At that very moment

A

Juste à ce moment là (dans le sens d’exact)

205
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The very man I need

A

Juste l’homme qu’il me faut

206
Q

There were his very words

A

C’est exactement ce qu’il a dit

207
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This is the very room where they were murdered

A

C’est dans cette pièce même qu’ils ont été tués

208
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Heedful

He is heedful of his own intuitions.

A

Attentif

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To heed

He should have heeded the warnings.

If he had heeded my advice, none of this would have happened.

Tom paid no heed to her warnings

A

Faire bien attention à Tenir compte de Prendre garde à …warning, words…

210
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Heedlessly

A

Sans faire attention, à la légère Avec insouciance

211
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Heedless

Heedless of danger, he ran out into the street.

A

Sans se soucier du danger

212
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Kinky

He likes kinky sex

She wears kinky clothes

Kinky hair has a lot of tight curls.

A

Farfelu, loufoque Qui a des goûts spéciaux

Qui fait des boucles, ondulé (cheveux)

213
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Kinkiness Sexual tastes

A

Bizarrerie

214
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Kink

A

Ondulation (hair)

Perversion, bizarrerie

215
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To kink

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Tordre (cable)

Faire une boucle

216
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Uncanny

He has an uncanny ability to guess what you’re thinking.

An uncanny feeling that she was being watched.

A

Troublant, étrange Sinistre, mystérieux

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Undeterred

She was undeterred by this setback.

He was undeterred by these disasters

A

Sans se laisser décourager Elle ne s’est pas laissée décourager par ce revers

218
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Twilight

We took a walk on the beach at twilight.

A

Crépuscule (in evening)

Aube (in morning) Pénombre, obscurité

219
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Twilight (adj)

The twilight hours.

A twilight word.

His twilight years .

A twilight zone in a city.

A

Nébuleux Le crépuscule Un monde nébuleux Les dernières années de sa vie Un quartier délabré dans une ville

220
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Tearful

A tearful goodbye.

A

Larmoyant

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Rampage

To be on the rampage

A shooting rampage.

Rioters went on a rampage through the city.

A

Fureur

Etre déchainé

222
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To rampage

They rampaged through the town.

Anto-government demonstrators rampaged through the capital today.

A

Se déchainer

223
Q

Rank and files (n)

A

Simple soldats La base

224
Q

Rank and file (adj) Rank and file soldiers

A

Adj: de la base

225
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Ranker

A

Officier, sorti du rang

226
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Ranking

She is now fifth in the world rankings.

A

Classement

227
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Rank

A

Grade, rang (grade) Rangée, rand (row, line)

228
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To rank

A

Classer Ranger Figurer

229
Q

Behind-the-scenes

A behind-the-scenes look

Is the commission involved behind-the-scenes party to negociations ?

….officially but behind-the-scenes…

A

Secret

un regard intime

La commission est elle impliquée officieusement dans des négociations ?

….officiellement mais en coulisses….

230
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To deem

Judges can give any punishment they deem appropriate

A

Juger, considérer, estimer

231
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Diehard[n]

A diehard opponent of new taxes

A

Conservateur, réactionnaire

232
Q

Diehard (adj)

A

Intransigeant Réactionnaire

233
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Idle

A

Inoccupé, désoeuvré (person) =lazy

Arrêté, à l’arrêt (factory, equipment)

Inutile, vain (futile, pointless)

234
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Idleness

A

Oisiveté Désoeuvrement Paresse

235
Q

Idling

A

Fainéantise

236
Q

Idler

A

Paresseux, fainéant

237
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Idly

A

Paresseusement Négligemment

238
Q

Jumpy

People still feel jumpy after last month’s violence

A

Nerveux (edgy) Instable, fluctuant Saccadé (gestures, style…)

239
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To jolt sb

The passengers were jolted about in the bus

A

Secouer

240
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Jolt

Residents felt the first jolt of the earthquake at about 8:00 a.m.

His death was a jolt to the whole community

Electric jolts

A

Secousse,à-coup

241
Q

Chieftain

A

Chef (de tribu)

242
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Outward (adj)

To outward apparences

My parents showed no outward signs of affection

To all outward apparences ( = as much as can be judged by the way things see) Jodie seemed like a normal 12-year-old.

A

Extérieur, externe Apparent

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To abscond

To abscond from prison

She absconded with our money

A

1 - Soustraire à la justice (escape, get away, flee, break out, break free/ break away, fly)

2- to suddenly leave the place where you work after having stolen money from it

244
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Absconding

A

Fuite évasion

245
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Adamant She is adamant that she saw him

A

Résolu, inflexible Elle affirme l’avoir vu

246
Q

Adze

A

Herminette

247
Q

To allude to sb/sth

A

Faire allusion à quelqu’un ou quelque chose

248
Q

Anguished

A

Plein de souffrance

249
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Appealing

A

Joli Séduisant Attrayant Sympathique, attachant émouvant, attendrissant Suppliant, ignorant

250
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Barnyard

A

Cour de ferme Basse-cour

251
Q

Barter

A

Echange, troc

252
Q

To operate

A

Vi: fonctionner, marcher Vt: faire fonctionner,

253
Q

To work reliably

A

Travailler de façon fiable

254
Q

To hail a cab

A

Héler un taxi

255
Q

To hail insults, blows…

A

Faire pleuvoir coups, insultes…

256
Q

Hail !

A

Salut !

257
Q

Geofenced

A

Géolocalisé

258
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The roll-out The roll-out of robotaxis in urban areas…

A

Le déroulement, l’extension…

259
Q

To run around the clock

A

Fonctionner 24/24

260
Q

To retrofit

A

Moderniser

261
Q

To manhandle

A

Transporter

262
Q

Platoon

A

Armée, sectio,

263
Q

Far-reaching (adj)

A

D’une grande portée

264
Q

Overseer

A

Surveillant, contremaitre, chef d’équipe

265
Q

Drawback

A

Inconvénient, désavantage

266
Q

To slam on

A

Freiner brutalement

267
Q

To slay, slew, slain

A

Tuer

268
Q

Grid The power grid

A

Réseau, Grille

269
Q

Urban dweller City-dweller

A

Habitant des villes

270
Q

A fix for the problems…

A

Une solution aux problèmes …

271
Q

Horse manure

A

Fumier

272
Q

To grapple with sth

A

Se débattre avec quelque chose (problème, ordinateur …)

273
Q

To reassign

A

Réaffecter

274
Q

To ferry

A

Conduire des passagers

275
Q

Sozzled

A

Bourré, beurré

276
Q

To kit out

A

équipper

277
Q

To pair up

A

Assortir, mettre par 2

278
Q

To herald

A

Annoncer, proclamer

279
Q

Errand

A

Commission, course

280
Q

To encroach on sth

A

Empiéter sur (freedom etc)

281
Q

To vanish

A

Disparaitre, s’évanouir

282
Q

To undermine

A

Ruiner, saper

283
Q

Sprawl Suburban sprawl

A

étendue (city) Banlieue tentaculaire

284
Q

Kerb

A

Bord du trottoir

285
Q

The fringes of cities

A

La périphérie des villes

286
Q

To subsidise

A

Subventionner

287
Q

To retrofit

A

Moderniser

288
Q

Thoroughfares

A

Voies de communications

289
Q

Roadway

A

Chaussée

290
Q

To hamstring

A

Handicaper

291
Q

To liken

A

Comparer

292
Q

To be in limbo

A

Etre dans l’incertitude

293
Q

Backlash

A

Retour de manivelle

294
Q

Fine-tuning

A

Réglage Peaufinage

295
Q

To fine-tune

A

Régler avec précision, Peaufiner

296
Q

To fence off

A

Séparer avec l’aide d’une clôture

297
Q

To be mindful of sth

A

Se souvenir de quelque chose Etre soucieux ou préoccupé par quelque chose

298
Q

With the benefit of hindsight

A

Avec du recul

299
Q

A wintry morning

A

Glacial, hivernal

300
Q

Pothole

A

Nid de poule

301
Q

Lane markings

A

Marquage au sol

302
Q

To jump or to climb on the bandwagon

A

Prendre le train en marche

303
Q

Metal-bashing

A

Métallurgie

304
Q

Entrant

A

Candidat

305
Q

Onlooker

A

Spectateur, Badaud

306
Q

Contraption

A

Engin, truc (fam)

307
Q

Mishap

A

Mésaventure Accident

308
Q

Ditch

A

Fossé, rigole

309
Q

To set the bar too high

A

Fixer la barre trop haute

310
Q

Broken-down

A

Détraqué, en panne

311
Q

To bend the rules

A

Faire une entorse au règlement

312
Q

To break the rules

A

Ne pas respecter les règles

313
Q

Cue

A

Signal

314
Q

On the cusp of the 20th century

A

Au tout début du 20 e siècle

315
Q

To doom

The threat of a costly legal battle doomed the proposal.

Are we doomed to lose our memory as we get older ?

Over 50,000 species a year are being doomed to extinction.

The marriage seems doomed to failure.

A

to make so or sth certain to fail, be destroyed, or die.

316
Q
A

:-) Anglais vocabulaire DIVERS (5 decks)

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