Journal Ease 21 Flashcards by Lu Mo | Brainscape

Q

To scorn

Scourge

A

Méprise, dédaigner

Fléau

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Se précipiter, se bousculer, brouiller

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To scramble

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Jeter

Abandonner un projet

Un reste

A

To scrap

To scrap a plan

A scrap

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To screen

To shortlist

A

Sélectionner

Faire une sélection de candidats

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To seek

Self-righteous

Self-conscious

A

Chercher

Satisfait de soi

Gêne, intimidé

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Raisonnable, sensé

Sensible

A

Raisonnable

Sensitive

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To set

Mind-set

To set back

A

Mettre, réglé, fixer

Retarder

Faire exploser, déclencher, se mettre en route

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Poser les structures de fond, installer

A

To set up

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To settle

To settle for

A

Régler, résoudre, s’installer

Se contenter de

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Peu profond

Confusion, désordre, ruine

A

Shallow

Shambles

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Sharp

To shatter

A

Tranchant, aigu, marqué, net

Fracasser, ruiner, briser

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Se défaire de, supprimer, éclairer

Abri, couvert

A

To shed

Shelter

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To shift

Shoddy

Flimsy

A

Déplacer, changer de position, modifier

De mauvaise qualité

Mince, peu solide, peu convaincant

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Shore

To shore up

Shortage

A

Rivage, côte, littoral

Consolider, étayer

Pénurie

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Épreuve de force

A

Showdown

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Shrewd

To shrink

A

Avisé, calculateur

Rétréci, diminuer, reculer devant l’idée de faire qch

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Fuir, éviter délibérément

Distinguer, remarquer

A

To shun

To single out

Q

To skew

To slacken

Slack season

A

Déformer, changer de sens

Relâcher

Saison

Q

Calomnier, diffamer

Calomnieux

Tuer

A

To slander

Slanderous

To slay

Q

Biais, orientation, tendance

Tendance politiques

A

Slant

Polítical leanings

Q

Sleazy

Sleaze

Slight (slender)

A

De mauvaise qualité

Activité pas tout à fait régulière

Léger, faible (mince)

Q

Sluggish

A

Lent