Chapitre 5 Flashcards
to fail
become weaker or of poorer quality.
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The light began to fail
He was 93 and his health was failing rapidly.
grievously
grievous
(formal) gravement to a very severe or serious degree. * The town suffered grievously during the invasion grievous : (of something bad) very severe or serious. His death was a grievous blow
slight
affront
an insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.
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An unintended slight can create grudges
to impose on sb
to take advantage of (a person or quality)
to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living
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Don’t impose your beliefs on me.
I was afraid you’d think we were imposing on you.
to domineer
se montrer autoritaire, agir en maitre
assert one’s will over another in an arrogant way.
boss around or about
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She doesn’t domineer, preferring to lead by inspiration rather than by intimidation.
lest
in order to prevent any possibility that something will happen
for fear that
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They were afraid to complain about the noise lest they annoyed the neighbours.
Gramps is too frightened to move, lest he disturb the infant.
I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me.
to fret
to worry to feel or give annoyance * I was constantly fretting about others' problems. Don't fret - I'm sure he's OK. The quickening of time frets me.
to humour
comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be.
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She was always humouring him to prevent trouble
scorn
mépris, dédain
a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something.
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I do not wish to become the object of scorn
curate
(archaic)
vicaire
a member of the clergy engaged as assistant to a vicar, rector, or parish priest.
a minister with pastoral responsibility.
to thrive
prospérer, se developper prosper; flourish. to grow strongly and vigorously * Education groups thrive on organization Today his company continues to thrive.
deed
LITERARY
an action that is performed intentionally or consciously.
“doing good deeds”
but for
used for saying that something would have happened if something else or someone had not prevented it. Lee would certainly have been included in the team, but for his recent injury. But for your timely warning, we would have been unaware of the danger.
yonder
archaic
at some distance in the direction indicated; over there.
“there’s a ford south of here, about nine miles yonder”
wearisome
causing one to feel tired or bored.
“they have schedules and inventories that tell them in wearisome detail what they should look for”
self-righteous
infatué
having or characterized by a certainty, especially an unfounded one, that one is totally correct or morally superior.
“self-righteous indignation and complacency”
to ransack
go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage. "burglars ransacked her home"
knack
an acquired or natural skill at doing something.
“he had a knack for communicating”
a tendency to do something.
“John had the enviable knack of falling asleep anywhere”
to contrive
create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.
“his opponents contrived a cabinet crisis”
manage to do something foolish or create an undesirable situation.
“he contrived to flood the flat three times”
to heap
amonceler
direct a great deal of praise, abuse, criticism, etc. at (someone or something).
“she heaped praise on the public for its generosity as charity donations continued to pour in”
heap = tas / amas
oftener
more often or more frequently
to be in mischief
to be doing harm or causing annoyance
to plague
tourmenter
If someone plagues you, they keep bothering you or asking you for something.
I’m not going to plague you with a lot more questions.
If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering.
She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness.
wick
(dialect Yorkshire) lively, full of life
