Alphabétique Flashcards
Se conformer à/respecter
abide by
à/ de l’étranger
abroad
Brutal/soudain
abrupt
Responsable
accountable
Précis
accurate
Réussir/parvenir
achieve
reconnaître/admettre
acknowledge
en fait
actually
fort/aigu
acute
inflexible/intraitable
adamant
ajourner/remettre à plus tard
adjourn/ put off
défavorable
adverse
préconiser/défavorable
advocate
avoir les moyens
afford
abordable
affordable
but; objectif
aim/purpose/goal
bien que
although/ albeit
altérer/changer
alter
postuler
apply for
évaluer
appraise
gamme/éventail
array/range
évaluation
assessment
tenter de/essayer
attempt
prendre soin
attend to
assister à
to attend/be present
éviter
avert/avoid/dodge
maladroit
awkward/clumsy
déroutant
baffling/puzzling/confusing
à peine/guère
barely/hardly/scarcely
négocier/marchander
to bargain/to negotiate/to haggle
assailli/cerné
beleaguered/besieged
de plus
besides/ moreover/ in addition
se méfier de
to beware (of)/ wary of
médusé/perplexe
bewildered/confused/puzzled
partial/avoir un partie pris
biased/prejudiced/partisan
faire une offre/souhaiter
to bid/tender/wish
une offre/une tentative
a bid/an offer/ an attempt
sombre/ peu encourageant
bleak/gloomy/dreary
dynamiser/donner de l’élan
to boost/ to stimulate/ to spur
destiné à
bound
exploser
blow up
gaffe
mistake/ blunder (make a)
émoussé/direct/franc
blunt/unsharpened
téméraire/audacieux
blod/audacious/daring
lien
bond/ link/tie
boissons alcoolisés
booze
bondir/sauter
bounce/ bump/ leap/jump
panne/interruption
breakdown/disruption
avancée/progrès
breakthrough/discovery/improvement
corrompre/soudoyer
to bribe/ to corrupt
corruption
bribery/corruption
provoquer/causer
bring about/ give rise to/cause
large
wide/broad
fardeau/poids
burden/weight
en moyenne/en général
by and large/ basically/ on the whole
passer outre/ignorer
bypass/ get around
poursuivre
carry on/ continue
mener à bien/effectuer
carry out/achieve/accomplish
jeter/lancer
to cast/ to deposit/to emit
victime/perte
casualty
prudent
cautious/careful/wary
stimulant/audacieux
challenging/daring/stimulating
accuser/inculper
to charge/to accuse of/to blame for
tricher/tromper
to cheat/ to deceive/ to mislead/ to dupe
joyeux
cheerful/ enthusiastic/ happy
corvée/devoir
chore/duty/task
prétendre/affirmer
to claim/argue/allege/assert
grossier/brut
coarse/rough
rencontrer/tomber sur
come accross
s’engager
to commit/to involve
obliger/contraindre
to compel/oblige/constraint
exhaustive/complet
comprehensive/thorough/complete
dissimuler
to conceal/ to hide/ to disguise
appareil/engin
device/appliance/tool
attentif
considerate/mindful
logique/cohérent
consistent/logical
flagrant
conspicuous/noticeable/blantant
mépriser/dédaigner
contempt/disdain/scorn/despise
faire face/affronter
to cope with/deal with/handle/solve
essentiel
core/central
crise
crisis/crunch
récolte
crop/harvest
s’effondrer/s’écrouler
to collapse/to crumble
soigner
to cure/ to heal
réduire
cut back/ reduce/ curtail/ cut down
cesser/abandonner
cut out/cease/give up
osé/audacieux
daring/bold/audacious
dissuasif/décourageant
daunting/frightening/challenging
impasse
deadlock/stalemate
manque/pénurie
dearth/shortage/scarcity
tromper
to deceive/ to dupe/ to mislead
diminuer/dévaluer
to deflate/ to shrink/ to depreciate/ to devalue
exiger
to demand
fin/mort
demise/death/end
fiable
dependable/ reliable
rétrécir/diminuer
to dwindle/ to decline/ to decrease
impatient de/ avide de
eager to/ anxious to/ keen to
licencier
to dismiss/ to lay off/ make redundant
être au chômage
dole (to be on the)/ unemployed/ jobless
détermination
doggedness/ perseverance
mettre en vigueur
to enforce/ to implement
mettre en valeur
to enhance
