voc qcm ggd - Copie (3) Flashcards
prior
avant de/précédent/antérieur
conceit
suffisance/vanité//concept
beset(adj)
attacked/surrounded
to seep(about a liquide)
couler/suinter
to spurn/spurn/spurn
reject/rejeter/repousser
devoted/dedicated(person)
dévoué/loyal
a loof(adj)snobby
distant/réservé/froid
caring/concerned
attentionné/se préocuper/he is a good father because he is so caring/caring about other people makes you a good neighbour
striking(adj)
saisissant/frappant
assertion
strictement/déclaration/revendication/affirmation
to cope
to manage/surmonter/s’ens???/you are going through a difficult emotional time. but you will cope
hearty(adj)
jovial/cordial/copieux/robuste
to evolue(vi)
change over time/évoluer/grandir
tend(2)
1/be inclined to.2/to care for
to prompt
to cause/provoquer/susciter
to wriggle
se tortiller/gigoter
to twist
to distort/déformer/tordre
mores
moral conventions/les moeurs
miserable/unhappy
triste
attendre/croire
to expect(sb) to do/they expect to hear the results of the examination next week
apprendre à qn comment skier
to teach sb how to ski/his friend taught him how to ski
alpine skiing
ski alpin
être dépendant de qch
to be dependent on sth/the test is designed to separate those who are dependent on their computers from the others
probing
searching/pénétrant/inquisiteur/they could face probing questions about their personal lives before being appointed
to clutch
to grip/étreindre/agripper/the child clutched her mother’s hand
eager/keen
avide/passionné/désireux
damp/moist
wet/humide
exiger
to demand
insister pour..
to insist on+vbing/the doctor insisted on her quitting smoking
expliquer à qn
to explain to sb/are you going to explain to me what the point of these questions is?
vouloir que qn fasse qch
to want sb to do sth
to signal to sb
faire signe à qn/I cought right of miss Kenton through the open doorway/signalling to me
staircase
cage d’escaliers/as I emerged. she walked silently to wards the staircase
to sob
sang letter/then for a moment she bowed her head and a sob escaped her