English Flashcards
Lavish
Somptueux, luxueux, copieux, généreux
Roam
move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.
Blissful
En béatitude, bienheureux
His mouth agape
Mouth wide open
Snippy
Curt or sharp, especially in a condescending way.
Comeuppance
a punishment or fate that someone deserves.
Prong
Litt. spike of a fork but fig. embranchement, intersection, part..
Wafer-thin
Très fin
Wafer = Tranche/Gaufrette fine
Unrest
To topple
Renverser/Basculer/faire tomber
Stiff
Raid
Wary
Méfiant
vagaries
aléas
opprobrium
(To face opprobrium)
Opprobre
(Etre couvert d’opprobre)
Put-upon people
Abusés
Nestled (a nest)
nestled within that first tragedy appears to be a second
Niché
Sparingly
avec parcimonie
Arrayed
Deployé
Callously
critics of gender-affirming care as callously disregarding extreme distress and even suicides among adolescents with gender dysphoria
in a way that is unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people
To have misgivings
To have doubts
Apprehensions about
Contrived
Artificielle
To bask in something
They went to the beach to bask in the sun.
People flocked to Dylan’s extravaganza, to bask in his presence.
to take pleasure from something that makes you feel good: He basked in his moment of glory, holding the trophy up to the crowd.
Se réjouir / Se prélasser
