n2 Flashcards
to fail to
echouer à / ne pas…
to emulate
imiter
to treble
tripler
to contend with
lutter contre/ affronter ou composer avec qch/qqn
to wear out
user qch/qqn / epuiser
to be prone to
etre enclin à / être sujet/tte a qqch.
to wander
flaner
to linger / to linger on
s’attarder / persister, perdurer
to bring on
provoquer, causer, faire entrer
to water
arroser les plantes
to fade
palir, decoloré
to trump
l’emporter sur
to whip on a dress
enfiler a la va-vite
to cling to
s’accrocher à / s’aggriper
to take the edge off
atténuer les conseq de
to cave in
s’effondrer
to scale up
renforcer en montant d’un cran
to hike up
augmenter (av des chiffres)
to trump
l’emporter sur
to wrap (unwrap) a present
emballer un cadeau
to approve o/ smt / to approve of smt
donner son approbation, voir signer / approuver, être du mm avis
to lack O/ // the lack of
manquer de
to nail
clouer
to follow through
aller au bout des choses
to balk at
rechigner
to overlap
chevaucher qch
to clear the way for
ouvrir la voie pour
to pile into
s’empiler
to wean from
sevrer de
to renege
revenir sur sa parole, manquer a sa parole (to reneged on his promises)
to squander
gaspiller, dilapider
to heighten
accroitre, renforcer
to put away
ranger (pr pas que ca traine)
to tidy UP
ranger pr une chambre
to briddle
réfrener
to thrawt
dejouer
to undermine
ebranler
to prevail over
prevaloir
to reckon
imaginer que
to unleash
declencher, lancer (une attaque)
to issue
delivrer
to sputter
postilloner
to shield
proteger
to pander
ceder a qqn
to hamper
freiner, ralentir
to alleviate
soulager
to inflict
infliger
to exert
exercer, se donner du mal, faire un effort
to sharpen up
se perfectionner
to undermine
miner/saper/discrediter
