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to get under way
to begin a journey or a project
to pick someone’s brains
To question someone closely for one’s own profit; exploit someone’s creativity by imitation; be an intellectual parasite
To inquire of someone; ask someone for information, advice, etc
arnaquer
to rip off, to chisel, to cheat
to rip interest rates
ok
sabrer, taillader, réduire radicalement
to slash
balafrer, blesser
to gash
faire de même, suivre les traces de
to follow suit
la perspective, la vue
the outlook
le résultat, l’aboutissement
the outcome
banni, proscrit, exilé
outcast
couvert, sombre, voilé
overcast
la vue d’ensemble, le panorama
the overview
to throw something forcefully in a specified direction, to discard, to assign a part in a play
to cast
savoir, comprendre
to sort out
se débrider, être pris de folie furieuse
to run amok
behave uncontrollably and disruptively
amok
persévérer avec qqch
to press ahead with smtg
alongside each other and facing the same direction
up to date
abreast
When you insert a noun in between the two words (“all x but”), you are referring to a collection of x but noting that there are exceptions.
The “all but” idiom refers to the fact that the subject of the idiom is as close to being described by the adjective as it can be without being completely and accurately described by that adjective. Saying that the championship is “all but” decided is saying that, while it is not officially ‘decided’, it’s so close to being decided that the distinction is hard to discern.
use of “all but”
position (sur un sujet quelconque)
stance
to learn about smtg, to hear of smtg
to get wind of
news is coming in that…
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osciller, branler, hésiter, trembloter, se balancer
to wobble
renverser, basculer, faire tomber, faire basculer
to topple
an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury
walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury
tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying
to hobble
égarer, dévier
to stray
bafouer
tread on and crush
to trample
walk in a specified way.
he trod lightly, trying to make as little contact with the mud as possible
synonymes: walk, step, stride, pace, go, march, tramp, plod, thump, stomp, trudge
to tread
to fall out of a boat or off of a ship; to fall overboard
to do too much; to be extravagant
to go overboard
probabilité
likelihood
tendence, mode, vogue
trend
pertaining
concernant
careful attention
pay attention to, take notice of
to heed
showing a reckless lack of care or attention
innatentif
heedless
continuing, long-lasting
durable, persistant
enduring
able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing
durable
lasting forever or for a very long time
éternel, perpétuel, infini
everlasting
having or seeming to have no end or limit
interminable, inépuisable
endless
tardivement
belatedly
lentement, en retard
tardily
(of an event or act) happening or done at an unsuitable time
prématuré, inopportun, intempestif
untimely
a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed
la crête, l’arrête, la chaîne
the ridge
the northeast ridge of the Everest
le bassin versant, le grand tournant
the watershed
a mass of small loose stones that form or cover a slope on a mountain
éboulis
scree
quoique
albeit = although it’d be
likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome; ill-fated
doomed
condemn to certain destruction or death
to doom
turned into one of almost legendary stature
one ok
such a one not ok
a small, thin, narrow piece of something cut or split off a larger piece
une mèche, lamelle
a sliver
une entaille, coupure, encorche
a nick
être en retard sur..
to lag behind
fall behind in movement, progress, or development; not keep pace with another or others
décalage, retard
to lag
a slight or indirect indication or suggestion
une allusion
a hint
un indice
a clue
preuves
evidence
démêlé (corde, tissu)
unraveled
the suspect arrested by the police was found to be carrying a gun
not to be found
an act of twisting or fiddling with something
twiddle
annoyingly trivial or petty
futile, sans importance
fiddling
torsion, tour, tournure
twist
the movie ended with an unexpected twist
pirouette, rotation
twirl
The young star has become the … of Hollywood
talk
put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone
submit humbly to (a person or a person’s wishes or qualities)
reporter, s’incliner
to defer
reduce or take away the worth or value of
divert or distract (someone or something) away from
diminuer, dénigrer
to detract
The manager warned him that … behaviour was unacceptable
such ok
such a not ok
the capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing
insight
un pressentiment
a hunch
se vouter, se pencher
to hunch
engrenage, embrayage
gear
orienté
geared
those tools are geared towards children with learning difficulties
to be slightly better than someone or something else
to have the edge on/over somebody/something
le biais, l’inclinaison
the slant
take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place; pick
to pluck
pull off
enlever
Hi. They’re quite different to me:
he is likely to say no - It is very probable that he will say no.
he is bound to say no - He will say no for certain.
he is to say no - He has been instructed/he is required to say no.
ok
échouer
Meet with disaster or failure. For example, The icy runway caused at least one light plane to come to grief.
To come to grief
angoisse, souffrance, supplice
severe mental or physical pain or suffering
be extremely distressed about something
anguish
bits of data and not amounts of data
ok
une sonde
a probe
brûler complètement
to burn down
se consumer
to burn away
flamber
to burn up
soften the effect of an impact on
to cushion
