450-500 Flashcards
Supersede
Remplacer (especially something older or more old-fashioned)
Rapide ;remplace vite
“Issues of cost-containment are reality, but they should not supersede the requirement of justice to protect all patients from disease.”
Supplicate
Supplier (to ask for something in a humble way)
In this dance, they supplicate the diwata for a bountiful harvest.
Surricate
Surfeit
Excés ; glut (Rhetoric may produce a surfeit of judgments.)
Surfer
Sumrise
Présumer
Sumrise sun rise
We surmised that the ceremonial area was abandoned after a violent attack.
sycophant
Qui flatte, non sincére
1er ministre suffoque
The prime minister is surrounded by sycophants.
Synchronous
Syncronisé ; happening or done at the same time or speed:
Table
1: to suggest something for discussion: An amendment to the proposal was tabled by Mrs James
2: to delay discussion of a subject:The suggestion was tabled for discussion at a later date.
In a table
(opposite because US delay, UK now)
Tacit
understood without being expressed directly, sous entendu
tacit agreement/approval/support
Taciturn
Qui reste volontiers silencieux, renfermé
Tangential
only slightly relevant, going off topic
“What we considered the main problems in fact were remote and tangential to the central themes of the family members’ comments and stories.”
Temperance
moderation, self-control, esp. regarding alcohol or other desires or pleasures; total abstinence from alcohol
Tempéré
Tenuous
Ténu: trés mince et fin / slender; flimsy ; A tenuous connection, idea
Tenir pers faible
If the rights of property could not be enforced , respect for property could well have been more tenuous.
Timely
Opportun, en temps opportun, happening at the best possible moment
“It is thus timely to have a book that considers them in great detail in the process.”
Timorous
timide
Similar word
What more impressive knight could a timorous maiden wish for?
Tirade
broadside ; bitter, abusive criticism or verbal attack
Torpor
Torpeur: the state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm. sluggishness, lethargy, apathy
Taupe qui hiberne
Many animals survive cold frosty nights through torpor, a short-term temporary drop in body temperature.
Torrid
The manufacturing sector is going through torrid times. (difficult)
Tractable
Malléable / docible/ easy deal with
Tracteur gens dociles
The problem turned out to be less tractable than I had expected.
Trifling
Insignifiant a trifling man
Trefle insignifiant
Trite
Banal (Hackneyed)
Que des Truites lac
But the formulation of principles that capture the workings of this mechanism is anything but trite.
Ubiquitous
Omniprésent, everywhere
The state, cannot be physically ubiquitous by showing its physical presence in every sphere of the society.
Undermine
Saper / miner
Underscore
Souligner (emphasize)
Unearth
Déterrer
Creuser terre
Ex: A private detective has unearthed some fresh evidence.