prepa écrit voc lettres R et S Flashcards
radiant (adj)
lumineux, radieux (beaming, bright)
a range
un éventail, une gamme, un assortiment (array, gamut, series, assortment)
a rate
un nombre, un pourcentage (percentage, number) OU un rythme (pace)
first-rate (adv)
excellent, top, de premier ordre (admirable, exceptional, exclusive, A one, excellent, first class, outstanding, prime, second to none, tiptop, top, top-notch)
ravages
dégâts, ravages (damage, destruction, devastation, havoc, wreck)
readily (adv)
sans tarder (promptly, quickly, right away, in no time)
recently
récemment, il y a peu (lately, latterly, of late)
to record
enregistrer des données (register, report, put on file)
to be in the red
être endetté, être dans le rouge (run into debts, make a loss)
a redundancy
un licenciement économique (layoff)
to refund; a refund
rembourser; un remboursement (reimburse; a reimbursement)
to relate
relater, narrer, communiquer (narrate, communicate)
to release
libérer (free, let go, set free)
relevant (adj)
pertinant, avoir à voir avec qqc (pertinent, to the point, apt, related, germane)
reliable (adj)
fiable, digne de confiance (dependable, trustworthy, worthy of confidence)
to relieve
calmer, apaiser, soulager (console, alleviate, abate, assuage, appease)
to relinquish
renoncer, laisser tomber (foreswear, renounce, abandon, give up control)
to rely on
compter sur (count on, bank on, depend on, reckon on)
reluctantly (adv)
avec réticence, à contrecoeur (grudgingly)
remote
éloigné, lointain, très indirectement (distant, inaccessible, faraway, far-off, aloof)
renowned (adj)
célèbre (acclaimed, celebrated, famous, famed)
to repel
rebuter, repousser, dégoûter (disgust, make you feel sick)
to reply; a reply
répondre; une réponse (answer)
to reprieve
réporter, accorder un sursis, un répit, un délai (excuse, forgive, grant a stay, let go, let off, let off the hook, let off this time, let up on, mitigate, postpone, remit, respite)
to request
faire une enquête (claim)
to require
exiger (demand, necessitate)
requisite (adj)
absolument nécessaire (indispensable, required, mandatory)
to resent sb for sth
en vouloir à qqn pour qqc (be grudge sb sth)
to resign
démissionner (quit one’s job)
resilient (adj)
résistant, qui a de la ressource (strong, tenacious, quick to recover)
resolute (adj)
déterminé, résolu (determined)
to restrain
restreindre, contenir (contain, limit)
to restrict
imposer des restrictions (control, prevent from growing)
to resume
recommencer (start again, restart, pick up where one left off)
to retrieve
récupérer (recover, get back, recall)
to reveal
révéler (disclose, unravel)
to revise
réviser, revoir (look back over, go over, review)
a ridge
un sommet, une crête (summit, crest, top, peak)
ripe (adj)
à maturité, mûr (mature, seasoned)
roughly
en gros, approximativement, presque (approximately, more or less, about, nearly)
roughly speaking
pour dire les choses de manière approximative (approximately)
to rule
diriger, gouverner (govern, be in power, lead, administer)
to rule out
exclure (exclude, eliminate, ban, forbid, preclude)
to run out
manquer de, être à court de qqc (be short of)
to sally forth
se mettre en route (set forth, set out, set off, go forth)
sane (adj)
sain d’esprit, sensé, raisonnable (balanced, rational, reasonable)
satisfactory (adj)
correct, qui convient sans plus (adequate, sufficient, acceptable)
scared (adj)
effrayé, terrifié (afraid, fearful, frightened, petrified, terrified)
scarce (adj)
rare (rare, few and far between, in short supply, wanting)
a schedule; to schedule
un programme (programme, agenda); programmer
a scheme
un projet, un programme, un dessein (project, blueprint, plan, layout, strategy)
to scheme
intriguer, comploter (complot, plot, conspire, contrive, intrigue)
to scold
réprimander, gronder, faire la morale (admonish, call down, castigate, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, upbraid, lecture)
to scorn
mépriser, dédaigner, railler (contempt, disdain, deride, spurn, mock)
to scrap
rejeter, supprimer (discard, dump, junk, ditch, write off)
to seal off
fermer, établir un cordon de sécurité (cordon off, close off, block off)
secluded (adj)
seul, replié, reclu (isolated)
to secure
obtenir, s’assurer de qqc (acquire, come by, get hold of, obtain)
secure (adj)
sûr, en sûreté (safe and sound, sure)
securities
des titres, des obligations, des bons (bonds)
to seek
rechercher qqc (look for, search for, be after sth)
to select out
choisir, sélectionner (pick out, single out)
sensible (adj)
raisonnable, de bon sens (reasonable, judicious, practical)
sensitive (adj)
sensible (delicate, responsive)
a setback
un contre coup, retard, échec, déconvenu (failure, disappointment, blow, hindrance, reversal)
to set up
créer, mettre sur pied (create, establish, found, install)
to settle
s’installer (establish a home) OU régler, résoudre (solve)
a settlement
un règlement, une solution (agreement, resolution) OU une colonie (colony, peopling)
shallow (adj)
peu profond (not deep) OU superficiel (superficial, flimsy)
to shed
perdre (lose) OU se débarasser de (get rid of sb/sth)
to shelter
abriter (protect)
a shelter
un abris, un refuge, une protection (protection)
a shift
un changement, un déplacement (change in position or direction)
to shift
changer, déplacer
shopworn (adj)
usé, dépassé, passé, défraîchi (faded, frayed, overused, stale, shop-soiled)
shrewd (adj)
intelligent, malin, astucieux (clever, astute, smart, cunning, canny, sharp-witted)
a skill
un savoir-faire, une qualification (aptitude, competence, ability, expertise)
skillful (adj)
doué (talented, proficient, apt, gifted)
skilled (adj)
qualifié (having skills, abilities)
skinny (adj)
maigre, décharné, la peau sur les os (very thin, lean, scraggy)
slightly
légèrement, très peu (not much, little)
sloppy (adj)
sans soin, désordonné, peu soigné, négligé (disheveled, messy, slipshod, slovenly, unkempt, untidy)
sluggish (adj)
ralenti, au ralenti (slow, slow-paced)
a slump
une récession économique, un ralentissement (recession, falloff, downturn)
a small talk
papoter, parler de tout et de rien, parler de la pluie et du beau temps (informal chat)
to smash (break, shatter, pulverize, crush)
casser, se briser
smooth (adj)
lisse, doux, sans aspérité (regular, even, gentle, silky, sleek, soft)
smuggle [sth]
introduire clandestinement qqc, faire du trafic de qqc (sneak sth illegally)
to soar
augmenter fortement (rise fast, skyrocket, shoot up, boom)
a solace
un soulagement, un réconfort (alleviation, relief, consolation)
to solace
consoler, soulager (console, relieve, sooth, assuage)
solely (adv)
seulement, uniquement (only, merely)
somewhat (adv)
légèrement, quelque peu (slightly, a little, a bit)
to soothe
calmer, apaiser (calm, alleviate, allay, calm down, assuage)
to spill over
déborder, être trop plein de qqc (boll over, brim over, run over)
to squeeze in
glisser, introduire (throw in, toss in, work in, introduce, add in)
staid (adj)
coincé, trop sérieux (self-restrained, too serious)
a span
un écart, une distance (distance, stretch) OU une durée (duration)
a spate
toute une série de (large number) OU un déluge (deluge, flood, outpouring)
a spouse
un époux/une épouse (husband or wife)
to spurn
rejeter, mépriser (reject, disdain)
to sop up
essuyer, absorber, éponger (mop up, sponge up)
to stamp out
éliminer, éradiquer (eradicate, eliminate, obliterate)
a stance
un point de vue, une position (way of thinking, position, stand, standpoint)
a statement
une déclaration, une affirmation (assertion, declaration)
standard (adj)
banal, ordinaire (ordinary, commonplace)
a standard
une norme, un critère (norm, criteria)
to stand for
signifier, représenter (represent, symbolize, exemplify)
to stare at sb/sth
regarder fixement qqn/qqc (look at sb/sth intensely, gape, gawk, gaze open-mouthed at sb/sth, rivet the eyes on sb/sth)
state-of-the-art (adj)
dernier cri, tout nouveau, le plus moderne, à la pointe technologique (up-to-date, all the rage, avant-garde, brand-new, cutting edge, forefront, in, latest, leading edge, modern, most recent, newest, newfangled)
steady (adj)
constant, régulier (constant, consistent, regular)
steadily (adv)
avec régularité, progressivement (unremittingly, gradually)
to step down
se désister, se démettre (stand down)
stiff (adj)
raide, peu souple (rigid, inflexible)
stingy (adv)
pingre, avare, radin (mean, tightfisted)
to store
stocker (stock, hoard, put by/put aside, save, stack)
a strain
une tension (stress, tension, pressure)
to strengthen
renforcer (reinforce, brace up, build up)
strictly (adv)
exactement, purement (exactly)
strictly speaking
pour être précis, à strictement parler (to be precise)
to strike off
rayer, effacer, biffer un nom/un numéro (cross off, score off)
to struggle
lutter, se battre, faire des efforts (fight, try hard)
to stumble
trébucher (nearly fall, trip) OU tomber sur qqn/qqc par hasard (stumble upon, meet by chance, come across, run into, run across)
sturdy (adj)
vigoureux, résistant, solide (brawny, robust, built to last)
subsequent (adj)
qui succède, qui suit (following)
a subsidiary
une filiale (branch)
subsidiary (adj)
facultatif, à option (optional)
to substitute
changer, substituer (replace, swap, switch, change)
to sue
intenter une action en justice (take to court, bring an action/a case against sb)
suitable (adj)
approprié, qui convient (appropriate, convenient)
sustained (adj)
régulier, soutenu (constant, consistent, steady)
sweeping (adj)
d’envergure, à grande échelle (comprehensive, all-encompassing, extensive, across-the-board, widespread, wide-ranging)
to swerve
changer de direction, faire un écart (deviate, veer, change course)
swift (adj)
rapide, vif (quick, rapid, prompt)
to swindle
escroquer (rip off, bamboozle, cheat, con, deceive)
