prepa écrit voc lettres T, U, V, W, X, Y et Z Flashcards
to take after sb
ressembler, être le portrait craché de, tenir de qqn (resemble sb, look like sb)
to take over
faire l’acquisition, racheter, reprendre (acquire, take control of, buy up, buy out)
to tamper with
trafiquer, manipuler (fudge, falsify, rig, tinker, fiddle, cook up)
tardy (adv)
en retard, qui traine (late, not punctual, not on time, dawdling)
tedious (adj)
ennuyeux, terne, sinistre (boring, irksome, monotonous, dull, drab, dreary)
to tell off
réprimander, gronder (reprimand, kick off, pull up, chide)
to tempt
séduire pour tromper, inciter qqn a faire qqc (entice, coax, decoy, seduce, tantalize, lure)
to tend to
avoir tendance à, avoir l’habitude de (look after, attend to, take care of, care for, minister)
tentative (adj)
incertain (uncertain)
terrible (adj)
terrible, épouvantable (awful)
terrific (adj)
super, génial (great, cool, fantastic, awesome)
thorough (adj)
rigoureux, minutieux pour une personne (strict, meticulous)
thrifty (adj)
économe, frugal, prudent dans ses dépenses (cost-conscious, economical, frugal, prudent, saving)
thriving (adj)
prospère, florissant pour un business, un marché (prosperous, flourishing, blossoming, booming)
tidy (adj)
propre, ordonné, impeccablement soigné (orderly, neat, shipshape, snug, spruce, well-groomed)
a toll
un prélèvement, un coût (cost, price to pay, levy, payment, fee, duty)
to top
dépasser, améliorer, battre (surpass, cap, exceed, transcend)
to trade
échanger (swap, deal, exchange)
to trap
piéger (ambush, trick)
a trap
un piège, un écueil (pitfall, danger, peril, snag, trap)
to treat sb to sth
payer/ offrir qqc à qqn (present, regale, foot the bill)
tremendous (adj)
génial (terrific, great awesome) OU énorme, immense (huge, enormous)
a trend
une tendance (tendency)
to trigger
déclencher, provoquer (start, spark, prompt, provoke, set off)
to tumble
chuter (fall down)
a turmoil
un trouble, une agitation (unrest, disturbance, flurry, pandemonium, uproar)
to twist
tordre, déformer (squeeze, compress, warp, wrench, distort)
unbearable (adv)
insupportable (intolerable, insufferable, unendurable)
undeniable (adv)
indéniable, indiscutable (unquestionable, indisputable)
unique (adj)
unique (the only one of its kind) OU exceptionnel, rare, hors du commun (exceptional, rare)
unlikely (adv)
improbable (doubtful, improbable)
unmanned
entièrement automatisé (fully automated)
to unravel
se défaire, échouer (disclose, fall apart, disentangle)
unwarranted (adj)
injustifié (inappropriate, unjustified, uncalled-for)
vacate (adj)
vide, non occupé (empty, unoccupied)
vanguard
en avant garde, en première ligne (forefront, trend-setters)
to vanish
disparaître (disappear, fade away, melt away, evaporate)
vast (adj)
de grande envergure, à grande échelle (ample, enormous, gigantic, huge, large, massive)
to veer
changer de direction, dévier (change direction, swerve, change course)
veggie (adj et nom commun)
végétarien (vegetarian)
veggies
des légumes (vegetables)
versatile (adj)
à usages multiples (multipurpose) OU aux talents variés (multitalented)
vibrant (adj)
vif, animé, plein de vie (exciting, energetic, full of beans, lively, spunky)
vexed (adj)
controversé (controversial, debatable, moot, disputed)
volatile (adj)
explosif (explosive) OU instable (unsteady, unstable, wobbly)
to wage war
entrer en guerre, faire la guerre (engage in war, go to war)
wages
des salaires, des revenues (pay, salary, remuneration, earnings)
to wane
décliner, diminuer, décroitre (abate, decline, decrease, die away, die down, die out, dim, dwindle, ebb, fade away, let up, subside, taper off, waste away, wind down, wither)
wanton (adj)
injustifié, sans motivation (careless, reckless, heedless, rash)
a warrantee
un certificat de garantie (written guarantee, insurance by contract)
to waste
gaspiller (use up foolishly or needlessly, squander)
the wealth
la richesse, les biens, les avoirs (riches, opulence, assets, affluence)
weary (adj)
épuisé, crevé (exhausted, worn-out, jaded, deadbeat, all in)
well-heeled (adj)
riche, aisé, dans l’aisence matériel (affluent, prosperous, rich, wealthy)
wholly (adv)
entièrement (completely, comprehensively, entirely)
to wipe out
supprimer, éliminer (eradicate, eliminate, blot out, destroy, erase, stamp out, root out)
to withdraw
se retirer, déclarer forfait (go away, leave, retire, retreat, pull back)
to wither
décroître, diminuer, décliner (abate, decrease, die away, die out, dim, dwindle, fall, let up, shrink, subside, taper off)
to withstand
résister, faire face (resist, cope with, face)
to withhold
retenir, garder qqc pour soi (hold back, keep back, keep for oneself)
a witticism
un mot d’esprit, un mot drôle (sense of humor, quip, repartee)
wobbly (adj)
instable, fragile (unstable, unsteady, insecure, jittery)
to woo
séduire, courtiser, rechercher (court, seek after, attract)
worn out (adj)
épuisé, crevé (exhausted, weary, jaded, dead beat, all in)
the worth
la valeur, le prix (value, price)
would-be
en puissance (potential, prospective) OU soi-disant (so-called)
to wrangle
se disputer, se quereller (quarrel, argue, bicker, fall out, row, squabble)
a wrath
une colère, courroux (anger, animosity, fury, ire, rage)
wrongful (adj)
injuste, illégal, dommageable (criminal, dishonest, illegitimate, illicit, unfair, unjust, unlawful, wicked)
to wreck
dévaster, démolir, détruire (ruin, destroy, devastate, wipe out, wreak havoc)
to wriggle
se tortiller, gigoter (squiggle, squirm, waggle, worm, writhe)
to wring
tordre, compresser, essorer (twist, squeeze, compress, warp, wrench, distort)
to yearn for sth
avoir très envie de qqc (long for, crave, hanker, desire)
to yield
céder à (give in, cave in to) OU produire, rapporter des profits, des récoltes par ex (produce)
a zealot
un fanatique (fanatic, bigot, extremist)
with zest
avec enthousiasme (gusto, enjoyment)
