Proficiency nouns Flashcards
Proficiency
to make you respond in an emotional way
to strike a chord
to behave appropriately
to strike the right note
to avenge a wrong; to repay a debt
to settle the score
to have more than one ability or thing one can use if the first one they try is not successful
to have more than one string to one’s bow
to be sold for un unexpectedly low price
to go for a song
to be in agreement with
to be in tune with
something important, worth mentioning, or well-known
someone or something of note
that has gone before; previous; determined in advance; inevitable
foregone
indépendant
independent
un état d’urgence
a state of emergency
une bouffée de fumée
a puff of smoke
un grondement de tonnerre
a rumble of thunder
un vêtement
an item of clothing
une nouvelle
an item of news
une source d’amusement
a source of amusement
un rayon de lumière
a ray of light
un flot d’abus
a stream of abuse
un grain de poussière
a speck of dust
un coup de vent
a gust of wind
un grain de sable
a grain of sand
un coup de chance
a stroke of luck
une vitre
a pane of glass
une salve d’applaudissements
a burst of applause
être un voyageur en chambre
to be an armchair traveller