Eng Flashcards
Mousse, écume
Froth
Débandade
Stampede
Sticking his neck in life’s stampede meant risking violent decapitation
Donner, faire un don
To bestow
Bienveillance
Benevolence
Volunteering is fueled by the belief that because we come from financially wealthier countries, we have the right, or the obligation, to bestow our benevolence on people.
A person of high rank especially in India
Sirdar
La convénience
Expediency
Danger in thinking of “typically German” or “French” - just a matter of expediency
Raccomoder, réparer
Guérir
To mend
Distance can mend friendship
To be on the mend - être en voie de guérison
Haïr, détester
To loathe
KPI: love them or loathe them
Sursauter
To flinch
The French flinch at ostentatious displays of wealth
Un rot - roter
To / a belch
Crachat
Sputum
Présage/signe
Un mauvais présage
Omen
Of ill omen
Très critique, blessant
Scathing
Australian business was scathing of the political instability
Âcre
Ex: piment de Cayenne, gingembre, ail, oignon, moutarde
Pungent (smell)
Eg: cayenne, garlic, ginger, onion, mustard
Âpre
Astringent
Eg: grape skin, tea, cauliflower, lentils, green apple
-> PEAU de raisin
Entrouvert
Ajar, slightly open
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience - Emily Dickinson
Délicieux
Scrumptious -> Scrummy
Abattu(e)
Despondent I've often got despondent, as I questioned my choices: spend a Friday night in a yoga class or in a bar
Atout
Se surpasser, se battre, prendre le dessus
(TO) TRUMP
Bliss
Single syllabe word rich with meaning:
Not ordinary happiness but a particularly serene and rapturous kind
Omniprésence -> omniprésent
Ubiquity -> UBIQUITOUS
Don d’ubiquité - capacité à être partout (à plusieurs endroits) à la fois
Élément central, pilier
La présence du prof est le pilier de l’engagement de l’apprenti et du succès de la formation
Lynchpin
The presence of the trainer is the lynchpin of learner engagement and training success
La viager, le bouquet
Equity release scheme
Lump sum
Life annuity
