Unit 4 vocabulary Flashcards
allot
assigner, allouer
bear a resemblance
to have a degree of similarity to someone or something.
nuisance
nuisance
to slump
chuter, s’éffondrer
stifle
suffoquer, étouffer
twist (n)
tordre, entortiller
to doze off
s’assoupir, s’endormir (petit à petit)
to have a kip
to have a nap
slumber
sleep (le sommeil)
to snooze/a quick snooze
somnoler, someiller
to crash out
to fall asleep
to drift off
fall asleep (informal)
to drop off
tomber
to nod off
s’assoupir
light/heavy sleeper
dormir profondément ou pas
to sleep trough your alarm
dormir après le réveil
to loose sleep over something/somebody
warning about something/somebody
to sleep in
to sleep more
wide awake/fast asleep
complétement réveillé/vite endormi
to oversleep
fail to wake on time
to have sleepovers
child’s overnight party
take part in a heated discussion
prendre part à une discussion animée
sleep like a log
dormir comme une bûche
sleep apart
dormir séparement
make the case for something
argue in favour of something/défendre
to hang on to something
to hold on something (tradition)
