English verbs (mastered 22.10) Flashcards
Avoid/neglect
Collocation
To shirk
Responsibility
To limit the ability to do sth
To hinder
To worry/fear sth in the future
To dread
To feel strong affection for sth or sby
To cherish
To grow/develop very well= to prosper
Idiom
To thrive
Thrive or survive
To have a strong desire for sth
To crave
To put sth at risk/in danger
Pronunciation
To jeopardise
To make an effort to deal w/ a pb
To tackle
To make sth happen more quickly/sooner
Turn of phrase
To hasten
I hasten to add…
To enthusiastically accept sth (opportunities, change…)
To embrace
Mettre de la pression sur qqn
To put pressure on someone
Avoir de l’affection pr, apprécier
To be fond of sby/sth/V-ing
Se relayer
To take turns
To decide to do sth and to do many efforts in order to achieve it
To set/put one’s mind on sth
Depend on, rely on.
To hinge on/upon sth.
To be worth more than (3)
To outweigh, to overshadow, to take priority/precedence over sth.
To nourish
To fuel.
To modify
To shift
To insist on
To dwell on/upon sth.
Prévaloir sur
To prevail over sth
Affecter
To affect
To gather
To cluster
Encourager
To foster
Soutenir
To bolster
To stimulate (the eco)
To spur (the eco)
To realise
To bring abt
Provenir de
To stem from
To illustrate/exemplify
To epitomize
Se faire du profit de
To make profit out of sth
Être un évènement marquant
To be a watershed event
Être sur le déclin
To be on the wane
Être loin de
To be a far cry from
Être condamné à
To be doomed to
Être en vogue
To be all the rage
Se tenir à distance
To keep at bay
Rechercher de nv pistes
To pursue new avenues
Aller à l’encontre de
To run counter to
Préparer le terrain pr/ouvrir la voie à (2)
To pave the way for
To lay the groundwork for
To make matters worse (2)
To compound a pb
To portend more trouble ahead
Avoir prise sur qqch
To have a grip on sth
Être en difficulté
To undergo hardship
Trouver un juste milieu
To find a happy medium
Désapprouver une décision
To frown upon a decision
Ecarter
To brush aside
Céder à
To cave into
Mettre un frein à
To clamp down on
Être à la traîne
To lay behind
Constantly read bad news on the Internet/social media
To doomscroll
