5 a day Flashcards
to breed (figurative) A breed
(of animals) mate and then produce offspring.
Une race
Wanderers
A person who travels aimlessly; a traveller.
Dwellers
‘city dwellers’
A person or animal that lives in or at a specified place.
To scour
A scour
give the pans a good scour
‘the police is scouring’
1 - Clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent.
2 - Subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something.
récurer /décaper
ratisser / fouiller
A shoal
A large number of fish swimming together.
A field
‘a wheat field’
‘we talked to professionals in various fields’
‘he destroyed the rest of the field with a devastating injection of speed’
1 - An area of open land
2 - A particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest.
3 - (usually the field) All the participants in a contest or sport.
4 - An area on a flag with a single background colour
To carry on
keep doing smthg
Offshore
‘offshore islands’
Situated at sea some distance from the shore.
Overseas
In or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea.
To storm out from a fight
go angrily
To randsack
Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage.
To wail
A wail
‘Christopher let out a wail’
Noun : A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.
verb : utter a wail
Be abroad
‘I climbed aboard the yacht’
‘the plane crashed, killing all 158 people aboard’
On or into (a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle)
To say upfront
saying right away, without thoughts
To overcome
different from overtake
‘he overcame his pain for a time’
Succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty)
Hereof
‘in accordance with section 17 hereof’
Of this document.
To state
‘‘Money hasn’t changed me,’ she stated firmly’
Express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.
To assign
‘his leader assigned him this mission’
Allocate (a job or duty)
So long as / provided that
sous réserve que
The stock market
La bourse
A stock exchange.
Earthquake
A sudden violent shaking of the ground,
To demand
An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.
request, call
To enforce the law
Faire appliquer la loi
impose
Otherwise known as
Sinon connu comme
To deny
‘both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy’
‘the inquiry was denied access to intelligence sources’
1 - Refuses to admit the truth or existence of.
2 - Refuse to give (something requested or desired) to (someone)
To stem from
‘many of the universities’ problems stem from rapid expansion’
Originate in or be caused by. (have its origins in)
By virtue of
En vertu de
To comply
‘we are unable to comply with your request’
Act in accordance with a wish or command.
To wind up (wound wound)
‘she wound up in hospital with pneumonia’
Arrive or end up in a specified state, situation, or place
To rewind
‘I rewound the film and stopped it’
(with reference to a film or tape) wind or be wound back to the beginning.
Registered office
Siège social
To oversee
‘the Home Secretary oversees the police service’
upervise (a person or their work), especially in an official capacity.
Be served
Être assigné à comparaître
A snail.mail
Courrier papier
Perpetual / renewable
Renouvelable / perpétuel
Set something forth
‘the principles and aims set forth in the Social Charter’
State or describe something in writing or speech.
