Vocabulaire Flashcards
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Hostile
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- Opposé à quelque chose → He is hostile to
new ideas - Agressif, menaçant → She gave me a hostile glare
- Environment inhospitalier → The desert is a hostile place
- Ennemi en contexte militaire → The army entered hostile territory
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Sympathetic
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- Compatissant, empathique → She was very sympathetic when I lost my job
- Favorable à une idée → He is sympathetic to their cause
- Qui partage les mêmes sentiments → The two leaders had a sympathetic view on the issue
- En psychologie : système nerveux sympathique
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Pace
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- Vitesse, cadence, allure, rythme → She ran at a steady pace
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Preservative
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- Conservateur → This food contains no artificial preservatives
- agent de conservation → Wood preservatives protect against rot
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Accomplished
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- Compétent, talentueux → She is an accomplished artist
- Réalisé, achevé → The task was accomplished quickly
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Achieved
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- Réussi, accompli → She achieved her dreams
- Atteint, réalisé → He achieved a high score
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Act
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- Agir, faire une action → She decided to act quickly
- Jouer (dans une pièce, un film) → He will act in the new movie
- Loi ou mesure officielle → The government passed a new act
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Actual
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- Réel, concret → The actual cost was higher than expected
- Véritable, exact → What is the actual reason for his absence ?
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Actually
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- En fait, vraiment → She actually enjoys working late
- Pour corriger ou clarifier → I thought he was joking, but he was actually serious
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Advocate
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- Défenseur, partisan → He is an advocate for human rights
- Recommander, soutenir publiquement → She advocates for environnemental protection
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Affluent
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- Riche, aisé → They live in an affluent neighborhood
- Abondant, en grande quantité → The region is affluent in natural ressources
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Assist
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- Aider, soutenir → She will assist me with the project
- Passer la balle (passe décisive) → He made a great assist during the game
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Attend
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- Assister à, être présent à → I will attend the meeting tomorrow
- Prendre soin de, s’occuper de → The nurse will attend to the patient
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Cargo
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- Marchandise transportée → The ship is carrying a large amount of cargo
- Charge ou fret → The airplane’s cargo holds are full
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Cave
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- Grotte, caverne → They explored deep caves in the mountains
- Cave à vin ou sous-sol → He keeps his wine in a cave
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china
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- China (pays) → I would love to visit China one day
- Porcelaine fine → She inherited a set of fine china from her grandmother
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Comprehensive
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- Complet, détaillé → She gave a comprehensive explanation
- Qui couvre un large sujet → The book provides a comprehensive (aperçu) overview of history
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Con man
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- Escroc, arnaqueur → The con man tricked them into giving him money
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Confident
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- Sur de soi, confiante → She is very confident in her abilities
- Convaincu, certain, sure → I am confident that we will succeed
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Decades
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- Décennies, dizaine d’années → She has lived here for several decades
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Deceived
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- Trompé, duper → She felt deceived by his lies
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Demands
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- Exigé → The workers made several demands for better wagers
- Besoins, nécessités → This job has high demands
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Deputy
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- Adjoint, remplaçant → The deputy took over when the mayor was absent
- Shérif adjoint → The deputy arrested the suspect
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Disposed
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- Enclin → He is disposed to help others
- Se débarrasser de quelque chose → The old furnitures was disposed (jeté) of yesterday
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Mourning
Deuil, tristesse → She is still mourning after her mother's death
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Dramatic
* Impressionnant → The sunset was dramatic last night
* Exagéré → Her dramatic reaction surprised everyone
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Facilities
* Installations, équipements → The hotel has excellent facilities for guest
* Services → The school provides many facilities for students
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Grief-stricken
* Éprouvé par le deuil, accablé de chagrin → She was grief-stricken after the loss of her father
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Issues
* Problèmes, difficultés → She has been dealing with some personal issues
* Questions (à discuter) → The meeting addressed several important issues
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Label
* Étiquette, marque → The product comes with a price label (étiquette de prix)
* Catégorie, classification (étiqueté) → He was given a label of a troublemaker (fauteur de troubles)
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Lectures
* Conférences, cours magistral → The professor gave several interesting lectures this semester
* Lecture (acte de lire) → I enjoy evening lectures before bed
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Location
* Emplacement, endroit → The restaurant's location is perfect for tourists
* Lieu d'un événement → The wedding location was beautiful
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Opportunities
* Occasions, débouchés professionnelles → She took advantage of the job
* Possibilités → There are many opportunities for growth in this field
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pathetic
* Pitoyable, nul, lamentable, déplorable, minable
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Phrase
* Expression, sentence
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Relief
*Soulagement, apaisement → She felt a great sense of relief after the exam
* Forme de surface → The map showed the relief of the mountains
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Resume
* Résumé de carrière, CV → She updated her resume before applying for the job
Reprendre, continuer → Let's resume the meeting after lunch
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Scholars
* Savants, chercheurs → The university awards scholarship to top scholars
* Étudiants brillants → She is one of the brightest scholars in her class
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Sensible
* Raisonnable, pragmatique → It was a sensible decision to save money for the future
* Émotif, sensible → She's very sensible to criticism
* Sensé, réfléchi → c'est quelqu'un de ...
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