Baba Flashcards
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For gist
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In general idea (in the text)
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Skimmimg
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A quick read, ignore grammar, unknown words and prepositions
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Overcomming
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Solve a difficult situations
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Appeal
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To be Interesting or attractive to somebody
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Deduce
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Use evidence to make a guess
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Drain
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Vider
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Cater for (n)
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Serving and provide food in events, weddings
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Behave
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Comporter
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Furthermore
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En outre (in the past)
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Mainstream
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Le plus commun
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Take (stb/sth) into account/ consideration
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Tenir compte
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To get accustomed to/ used to
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Habitué, devenir familier avec
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New(is) life
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Une nouvelle vie (un peu près =ish) kind of
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Seem
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Sembler
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Almost
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Presque
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Looking after someone
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Soigner qqn
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Loud music
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Musique forte
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Looking after someone
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Soigner qqn
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Whether
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Si
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What do you rekon ? Wha d y’a rekon
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What do you find ?
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Waving at me
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Agiter sur moi
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Eager
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Enthousiaste
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Bold
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Audacieux
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Similar characteristics with an older member of your family
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Take after
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Let out, release
Laisser sortir,
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Flat
Plat
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Ahead
A l’approche
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Gave out
Things breaking
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Take over
Start to control something ( Tim took over as the band’s manager when Sam left )
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Take back
Admit he was wrong /retract
Reprendre
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Take off
Growing / like an airplane
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Take away
Prendre à l’emporter
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Take out
Retirer
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Take up
Prendre la relève/ starting something new
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Look out
Regarder dehors
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Stay out
Rester à l’écart
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Depuis combien de temps vous êtes là ?
How long have ya been here ?
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Combien mesures tu ?
How tall are you ?
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Upset / breack down
Tomber en panne
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Get back at
Take a revange
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Roundabout
Rond point
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Un passage pieton
A zebra crossing
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Traffic lights
Feux de circulation
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Une voie de bus
A bus lane
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Un camion
A truck /a track/
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Je suis super content
I am so stocked
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Décidez vous
Make up you mind
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Je suis occupée
I am a bit/kind up tied up ( right now)
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Je suis tellement épuisée
I am worn out/ I am knackered
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J’a fais une erreur
I messed up / I screwed up
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On se voit plus tard
Catch you/ya/ later
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A junction
Where roads meet
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To get around
To get to places = pour se rendre sur place
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Chuck( do, throw) a uey
Faire un demi tour
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Look up to
Admirer
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Look down on
Tu admire pas
57
Break a leg
Good luck
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Une autoroute
A motorway/ highway
Freeway = pour la grosse
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Un camion
A lorry/ a truck
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Une route latérale
A side road
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Une route latérale
A side road
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Put one things on another things
Stack
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Franc
Blunt, frank
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Stubborn
When sb decided on sth they won’t change their mind =tetu
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I tend to
It happens often and is likely to happen again = I tend to enjoy time alone
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A slight chance
A small possibility
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Thorough
Very detailed
68
Harm somebody
Injury, hurt, break, nuire à qqn
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The quality of feeling sb elses feeling
Sympathy
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Reliability
Doing what you say = fiabilité
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The process of thinking carefully before doing sth
Caution
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Yes I am happy to that
Yes I can do that
Too easy
easy peasy lemon squeeze
Easy as
No dramas
No worries
Piece of (ē) piss ( sth too easy ) rude version
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(Mis)Behave
3 nouns and one -
1 adj
1adv
Behaviour
Misbehaviour
Behaviourism
Behaviourist
Behavioural
Behaviourally
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Hope
3 nouns
2 adjectives
2 adverbes
Hope- espoir
Hopefulness -espoir
Hopelessness -désespoir
Hopeless -sans espoir
Hopeful - plein d’espoir
Hopefully - avec peu de chance
Hopelessly ⚠️ un l
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Pessimistic ( adj)
2 nouns
1 adv
Pessimism
Pessimist ⚠️ nouns
Pessimistically
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Realise
4 nouns and 1 -
2 adj and 2 -
2 adv and 1-
Reality réalité
Réalism Réaliste
Unreality
Realist
Realisation
Unreal non reel
Unrealistic non realiste
Real reel
Realistic realiste
Really
Unrealistically pas réalisable
Realistically réalisable
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Characterise
3 nouns
2 adj and 1 -
1 adv and 1-
Character
Characteristic
Characterisation
Uncharacteristic
Characteristic
Characterless
Characteristically
Uncharacteristically
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Predict
3 nouns and one -
2 adj and one -
1 adv and one -
Prediction
Predictor
Predictability
Unpredictability
Predictable
Unpredictable
Predictive
Unpredictably
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(Unadventurous - peu aventureux)
Adventurous (adj)
2 nous and 1-
1 adv and 1-
Adventure ( aventure
Misadventure ( mésaventure )
Adventurer aventurier
Unadventurously ( sans aventure )
Adventurously ( a l’aventure )
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Differ (v) différer
Differentiate (v) différencier
2 nouns
1 adj
1 adv
Difference (différence
Differentiation (différenciation )
Different (different
Differently ( différemment )
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Mean (signifier)
1 nouns
2 adj
2 adv
Meaning
Meaningful ( significatif
Meaningless ( sans objet) ?
Meaningfully ( significativement )
Meaninglessly ( sans signification)
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Obey
Disobey
Follows rules
Don’t follow rules
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Acquaintances
Not a friend but not a stranger ( une connaissances )
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Someone who does things that are dangerous because they like the feelings of the adrenaline
A thrill-seeker
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The quality of waiting to do your best and put effort into your work
Conscientiousness
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Though = /teuo/
Cependant
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Got a lift
Have sb else drive you
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Hardly/ hard
Small amount/ difficult
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Lately/ late
Recently/ en retard
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Close / closely
Proche / with lots of attention
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Rely on
Fiable
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Likelihood
Probabilite
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Algues
Seaweed
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Beetroot
Betrave
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No doubt
Definitely
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Spurt
A sudden rush of liquid or energy
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Couche
Layer
98
Far-fetched
Unlikely, unusual,
Absurd, outlandish,
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Drawback of
Négative impact
100
Cicatrisation
Healing
101
Take a toll on sth
Prendre la main sur
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I am not performing at my best
I am à bit off my game today
103
I am feeling a little confused
Disoriented
Forgetful
I am a bit out of sorts
I am à bit all over the place
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Cheer yourself up
Start to feel happier/ make someone feel happier
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Grinçantes
Creaking
106
Corde
Rope
