Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Par conséquent
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Therefore
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Q
que ce soit / si / soit / exprime choix entre plusieurs alternatives
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Whether
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même si
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even though
signifie « par contre », « pourtant » ou « cependant » et se trouve souvent en fin de phrase.
Exemple : He hardly worked, I know ; but he succeeded, though. ➜ Je sais qu’il a à peine travaillé ; mais qu’il a pourtant réussi.
Si « though » ne se trouve pas en fin de phrase, c’est qu’il s’agit d’une conjonction de restriction. Les principalesconjonctions de restriction sont « though » (quoique), « even though » (même si), « unless » (à moins que), « but » (sans que).
Exemple : I must blame him, though he is my friend and you are not. ➜ Je ne peux que le blâmer bien qu’il soit mon ami et que tu ne le sois pas.
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pourtant
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Though
signifie « par contre », « pourtant » ou « cependant » et se trouve souvent en fin de phrase.
Exemple : He hardly worked, I know ; but he succeeded, though. ➜ Je sais qu’il a à peine travaillé ; mais qu’il a pourtant réussi.
Si « though » ne se trouve pas en fin de phrase, c’est qu’il s’agit d’une conjonction de restriction. Les principalesconjonctions de restriction sont « though » (quoique), « even though » (même si), « unless » (à moins que), « but » (sans que).
Exemple : I must blame him, though he is my friend and you are not. ➜ Je ne peux que le blâmer bien qu’il soit mon ami et que tu ne le sois pas.
5
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encore que
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Though
6
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bien que
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Although
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Q
quoi que
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Though
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Bien que
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although
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Quai (de train)
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Plateform
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évidemment
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obviously
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Q
pénurie
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shortage /dearth
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Assister (une classe)
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attending
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Non cuit
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Raw
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Détrempé
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Soggy
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trop cher
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Overpriced
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phrasal verbes / passer du temps ensemble
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Hanging out
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Q
informel/ t’écrire
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Drop you a line
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Se débrouiller, progresser,
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Get along
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Bien s’entendre avec quelqu’un
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Get along / get on
He gets on very well with his boss
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Émoussé
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Blunt
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Quantité
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Amount
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Avec tes autres amis
A
along with those other friends of yours
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Accompagne de
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Along with
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Q
Avec
A
Along with
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La barre/gouvernail
The helm
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Directement à
straight to
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Remarqué
Noticed
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Échoué
Stranded
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Coincé
Stranded
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Une longueur d’avance
a head start
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Tout au long de
throughout ou thorough
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Polyvalent
versatil
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Compromis
tradeoffs
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Formidable
very great in amount or level, or extremely good:
tremendous
They were making a tremendous amount of noise last night.
She's been a tremendous (= very great) help to me over the last few months.
You won? That's tremendous!
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Délice / délicieux
delight / delightfull
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Ressortir de manière brillante pour une personne
stand out
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Manipulé / géré
handled
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Étroit / restreint
Narrow
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Réduire
To narrow
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Rétrécir
To shrink
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Améliorer-renforcer
enhance
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amélioration- renforcement
enhancement
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Pratique
convenient
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Ca Fonctionne
It’s works out
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Je vais régler/ résoudre ce problème
I will work out this problem
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Mettre au point, élaborer
To work out
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Un entraînement
A workout
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Connaissances / aperçus
Insights
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Problème
Issue
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Coup d’œil
Glance
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Points forts
highlights
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Souligner
hightlight
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Fonctionnalité
Feature
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caractéristique
Feature
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Corvées
Chores
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Partir/aller/se diriger vers
Head off
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pertinente (féminin)
pertinent (masculin)
relevant
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Négliger
Overlook
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avoir vue sur
Overlook
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Seuil / seuil de porte /commencement
Threshold
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Mélange
Blend / mixed / mingled
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Annuler/ reporter / eteindre (le feu sur le pompier à éteindre)
Putt off
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Reporter
postpone
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préalablement
beforehand
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Résultat
Outcome
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Plutôt
Instead / rather
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Essuyer
Wipe
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Effacer
Wipe
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Chance
Odds
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Sonner(phone)
Go off
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Partir
Go off
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Peu importe
Whatever
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Échelle
Ladder
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Conciliant
compliant
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Évaluer
To Assess
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Le coût (ça valait le coût ou ça coûte )
Worth
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Grenier
The Attic
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Gênant/ambarassant
Awkward
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Démarrer (un sport)
Take up
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Solutions de contournement
workaround
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Composé
Composed
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Calme
Composed / quiet
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Surmonter
Get over / overcome
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Fade
Bland
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Mes parents M’ont élevé (grow me up pour j’ai grandi exclusivement )
My parents Brought me up
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Pour empirer les choses
To make matters worse
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Regret, doutes
second thoughts
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Conforme / se conformer
Compliant / to comply
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Défendre
Stand for
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Pour résumer
To sum up
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On s’en occupera
an expression that means you will not worry about a possible future problem but will deal with it if it happens
We will Cross that bridge
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Éclaté
shattered
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Forgé
wrought
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En avant
Onward
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Chevauchement
Overlapse
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Épingler
Pinne
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Cassé
Broke down
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Peu importe
whatever
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Bastion/forteresse
Stronghold
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S’avérer ou s’avérer être
to happen or end in a particular way
Turn out
It was a very scary experience, but it turned out OK.
C’était une expérience très effrayante mais ça s’est avéré concluant.
s’avérer être
The bump in the grass turned out to be a baby rabbit.
La bosse dans l’herbe s’est avéré être un bébé lapin.
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Plus tard
later on
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Engagé
Committed
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engagement
committement
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Si
Whether
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Démarquer
Stand out
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Voyoux
Thugs
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solve a problem or discover the answer to a question.
Figure out - figure it out
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Serré
Tight
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Tiens bon
Hold on tight
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Tenir fermement
Hang tight
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Accrocher
Hang
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Tenir
Hold
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Aléatoire
Random
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Par contre en fin de phrase
Though
signifie « par contre », « pourtant » ou « cependant » et se trouve souvent en fin de phrase.
Exemple : He hardly worked, I know ; but he succeeded, though. ➜ Je sais qu’il a à peine travaillé ; mais qu’il a pourtant réussi.
Si « though » ne se trouve pas en fin de phrase, c’est qu’il s’agit d’une conjonction de restriction. Les principalesconjonctions de restriction sont « though » (quoique), « even though » (même si), « unless » (à moins que), « but » (sans que).
Exemple : I must blame him, though he is my friend and you are not. ➜ Je ne peux que le blâmer bien qu’il soit mon ami et que tu ne le sois pas.
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Quoique
Though - Albeit
signifie « par contre », « pourtant » ou « cependant » et se trouve souvent en fin de phrase.
Exemple : He hardly worked, I know ; but he succeeded, though. ➜ Je sais qu’il a à peine travaillé ; mais qu’il a pourtant réussi.
Si « though » ne se trouve pas en fin de phrase, c’est qu’il s’agit d’une conjonction de restriction. Les principalesconjonctions de restriction sont « though » (quoique), « even though » (même si), « unless » (à moins que), « but » (sans que).
Exemple : I must blame him, though he is my friend and you are not. ➜ Je ne peux que le blâmer bien qu’il soit mon ami et que tu ne le sois pas.
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Je vais me débrouiller, je trouverai une solution
I will figure it out 
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Actifs
Assets
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En outre
Furthermore
in addition; more importantly:
The house is beautiful. Furthermore, it's in a great location.
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Logement
Accommodation / housing / lodging
120
Difficile
Tough
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Gutted
Eviscéré
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Gut
Intestin
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Copier
To Crib
The crib =le copiage
A crib= le berceau
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Se chamailler / querelles
Squabelling / squabbles
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Bourse
Purse
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Accident vasculaire cérébrale
Stroke
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Réglé (c’est)
Settle
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Je ne l’ai jamais dépassé
I never got over him
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Stagiaire
Trainee
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Mouvement
Motion
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Gênant
Annoying
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Ridicule
Ludicrous
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Étrange
Odd différent de odds =chance
eerie/weird
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Précision
Accuracy
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Brevets
Patents
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Baguettes
Chopsticks
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Vanne quart de tour
Quarter turn valve
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Désapprouvé
Deprecated / disapproved
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J’ai hâte
I look forward
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Plat principal
Main course
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Une entrée (repas)
Starter
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Addition
Check
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Chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire
Look up
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Prendre / chercher quelqu’un
Pick up
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S’en aller
Go away
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Traverser une période difficile / subir
Go through
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Grandir, devenir un adulte
Grow up = become an adult
They grew up in a big united family
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L’alarme du téléphone a sonné, mais elle n’a pas pu la réveiller tout de suite.
The alarm clock went off but at first it could not wake her up 
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Elle s’occupe de sa mère depuis des années
She has been looking after her mother for years
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Prendre soin de quelqu’un
Look after
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Chercher
Look for
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Je vais au travail
I am off to work
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Partir, aller (à un endroit)
Be off
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Sinon
differently, or in another way:
Otherwise
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Autrement
differently, or in another way
Otherwise
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Ne pas supporter
Can’t stand
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Robinetterie
Faucets
Industrie, commerce des robinets.
Ensemble des robinets d'un dispositif, d'une installation.
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Ce qui nous attend
that which lies ahead
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Alors que - expression de contraste
Whereas
Paul likes action films whereas lennie mostly watches detectives stories
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En même temps que - pendant le temps que
Expérimentation un TEMPS
While
While the kids were having a nap, the mom have a relaxing bath
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Motifs
Patterns
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Confiance
Confidence
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To cop with
Faire face a
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Internship
Stage
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A peine
Barely - hardely
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Étang
Pond
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Nénuphar
lily pads
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Habiter
Inhabit
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Cobble
Bricoler
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Caprices
Whims
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Responsabilité
liability
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Le Courage
Pluck
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Négocier
bargain
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Insouciant
Carefree
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Écarter / jeter
Discard
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Un penchant
Fondness
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Une fiolle
Vial
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Fierté
Pride
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Sans relâche / implacable
relentless / unrelenting
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Te chercher
seek you out
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L’emporter sur
be heavier than.
outweight
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Tromper
deceive / delude
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Jeté à terre ( se dépêcher)
hurled down
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Fardeau
Burden
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Domination
Dominion
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Faire face
To cope with
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Mise en scène
Staged / showmanship
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Réfléchi
carefully considering things:
quiet because you are thinking about something:
kind and always thinking about how you can help other people:
Thoughtful
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Affirmations exagérées
Exaggerated claims
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Alors que
Whilst
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Répression
Clampdown
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Convaincant
Compelling
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Disposé
Willing
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To be bold
Être audacieux
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Éparpillé - parsemé- répandre -joncher
Strew
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Fléau
scourge
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Foulée
Stride
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Furtif
stealthy
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Concerner / se rapporter à
To pertain
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Marcher d’un pas lourd / piétiner
To stomp
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J’imagine que
Fancy that
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Colère
Wrath
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Rébus : ordure
Scum
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Fouet
Whip
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Panache
Plume
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Flottant
Billowing
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Onduler
Ça ondule légèrement
Waves
It’s waves slightly
Billow = gonfler
Pour un tuyau on va dire vibrate
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Déchirer
Rip
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Sac à dos
Backpack / rucksack
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En lambeau
In tatters
In a tattered hat
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Comploter pendant des mois
scheming for months
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A place where an event is held is a …
Venue
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D'ailleurs
Besides
in addition to; also:
She won't mind if you're late - besides, it's hardly your fault.
Do you play any other sports besides basketball?
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En outre, de plus, par ailleurs
Furthermore/ moreover
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De plus
Moreover
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Qui plus est, bien plus
What is more
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Soit dit en passant
By the way
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De surcroit, en outre
In addition
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En fait
In fact
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En d'autres termes
In other words
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C'est-à-dire
That is to say
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Afin que
So that
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Afin de
In order to
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Pour
For
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A cet effet
To this end
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Parce que
Because
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En raison de / à cause de
Because of
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Comme
As
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Grâce à
Thanks to
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Du au fait que
Due to
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Etant donné que
Given that
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Comme si
As though
As if
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Par comparaison
In comparison
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Même si
Even though
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Malgré
in spite of
Despite
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Malgré tout
All the same
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Au lieu de
Instead of
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Néanmoins, toutefois
nevertheless
Nonetheless
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Sinon, autrement
differently, or in another way
Otherwise
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Sinon
Else
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Tandis, alors que
Whereas
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Cependant, pourtant
Yet = place en fin pour une question our une phrase négatif
Stil au milieu pour phrase positive
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Inversement
Conversely
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Cependant, toutefois
However
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Par opposition
By contrast
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Du moment que, à condition que
As long as
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A moins que
Unless
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A condition que / pourvu que
ILO conventions allow schoolchildren to work during their holidays and free time provided that strict safety measures are taken.:
Provided / providing that ou provided that
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C'est pourquoi
That is why
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C'est parce que, la raison en est que
This is because
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Ainsi
Thus
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D'où / par conséquent
Hence
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raccrocher
hang up
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repousser, différer
putting off
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planant (drogues)
trippy
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devenir fous
get nuts
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ça déchire
This rips
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fancy
sophistiqués
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Propager
spread
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Concernant
regarding
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En avant
forth
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en relançant
in reviving
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contrebande
smuggling
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plus largement
wider / broader
Wide / broad
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dans un contexte de tension
amid tension
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panache
plume
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flottant (avec de l’air)
billowing
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fournaise
furnace
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banc
bench
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manigance quelque chose
up to something
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réussir
pull off
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faires face
dealing with ou cop with
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rubrique
column
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Lié à
bound to
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Retire cela
pull that off
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d'assez bonnes chances
fighting chance
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De nos jours
nowadays
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Éviter
avoid / eschew / spare
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Loisirs
leisure
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Se détendre
unwind /relax
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Au nom de
On behalf of
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Diviser
Spit
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Roter
belching
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marée
Tide
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rester à l'écart
stay away
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rassemblement
to collect several things, often from different places or people:
gathering
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Un lot
batch
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s'est vanté
boasted
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Jeter
Toss
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Supporter
To bear
Stand for
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héberger, loger
accommodate
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se tapissent, se cachent
lurking
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discret, sans prétention
unfussy
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mal avisé
ill-advised
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étouffant
stuffy
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respect
deference
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rapidement
promptly
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dominant/ régnant /répandu
prevailing
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couvert (le ciel) /sombre
overcast
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énormément
tremendously
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précurseur
forerunner
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de justesse
narrowly
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alors que
Whilst
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vie active
workforce
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parenté
kinship
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picorer
pecking
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de banlieue
suburban
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nivellement
levelling
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homologues
counterparts
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distant ( il est)
aloof
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euphémisme
understatement
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Très répandu
widespread
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argot
slang
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trop
overly
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siroter
sip
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réciproque
reciprocate
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fixer quelqu’un
stare
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vantardise
Boasting / bragging
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des figurines, décorations placées sur un gâteau
cake toppers
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fonctionne, opère
operates
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sans équipage
uncrewed
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en partenariat avec / au côtés de
alongside
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La reprise / le recommencement
resumption
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méfiez-vous de
be wary of
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une place
Spot
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élégante / trop soigné/ lisse / brillant /luissant / au point soyeux
SLEEK
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déclencher
SPARK, trigger,
set off
To cause an activity or event, often a series of events, to begin or happen:
The court's initial verdict in the police officers' trial set off serious riots.
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réticentes
reluctant
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s'extasient sur
are raving about it
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impressionnant
causing you to feel great respect or admiration:
AWE-INSPIRING
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captivant
COMPELLING
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haut-de-gamme
high-end
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Voir / apercevoir / remarquer
to see or look at someone or something:
Behold
Insight / Glimpse= un aperçu
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Fuir
To flee, fled, fled
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Crasseux
Filfthy
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Jurer de faire, vouer, faire un voeux/ serment
To vow
Jurer : swear / swore sworn
Serment : oath / vow
Le vieux : the wish
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Misérable, malheureux, pitoyable
unpleasant or of low quality: (bad quality)
Ou
feeling very ill or very unhappy (feeling bad)
Ou
:
Wretched
a wretched childhood
The people live in wretched conditions, with no running water.
I think I must be coming down with flu - I've been feeling wretched all day.
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Accablé / écrasant / irrésistible
overwhelm / overwhelmed/ overwhelming
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Périphérie
Outskirts
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Redevenir rentable/renverser la situation
To turn itself around
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Une action d’entreprise
A share
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Soutenir synonyme de to support and to help
To back
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Offre de rachat
Buyout offer
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publique d’achat
Tender Offre
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Une saisie, confisqué
To seize
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Filiale
Subsidiary
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En représailles
In retaliation for
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Cascade d’un cascadeur
Stunt
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Fascinant
Compelling
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Flotter planer
Hover/ hovering
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Cracher vomir
To spew/ to spit
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Cloquer
Blister
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Aussi rapidement que
As swiftly as
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Ce à quoi nous sommes confrontés
What we’ve grappling with
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Complètement / totalement
Utterly
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Rénové
Restore / repair
Refurbished
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Délégué / confié
Devolved
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Arrondissement
Boroughs
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Durable
Sustainable
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Trouver un équilibre / faire un compromis
To strike a balance
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Répondre / fournir/ s’occuper =>food
to provide, and sometimes serve, food:
To cater
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Nommé
Appointed
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Procédure pas à pas
Walkthroughs
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Tremper
To make someone or something extremely wet
To soak / drench
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Divers
miscellaneous
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Manifestement
Obviously
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Vaciller/ trembloter / osciller
To Flicker / a flicker
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Uniformément
Evenly
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Difficile / compliqué
Tricky
A tricky situation
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Dévoiler / montrer
To Unveil
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Une interruption
À halt
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Émettre / délivrer
To issue
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Selon Jane
According to Jane
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Devant moi
In front of me
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Puissant
Mighty
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Sagesse
Wisdom
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Fer de lance
Spearheading
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fournie (féminin)
fourni (masculin)
supplied (feminine)
provided (masculine)
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Tourbillon
whirlwind
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Prospérer
To thrive
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Instructions / règles
Guidelines
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Interprétation (dans un film)
Portrayal
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Concours
Contest
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Une personne maigre
Scrawny
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Brouillé
Scrambled
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Avec parcimonie - avec modération
Sparingly
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Les ménages (foyer)
Households
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Trébucher
Stumble
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Animé
Bustling
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Liquide de refroidissement
Coolant
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Liquide de refroidissement
Coolant
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Étape importante
Milestone
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Art / artisanat / métier
Craft
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Poussé
Thrust
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Occulter / cacher
To Conceal
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Frémir / grisonner / trembler
To Shudder / shiver
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On se calme! Se détendre
Chill out!
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Administrateurs
The Trustees
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Serrer (avec pince)
To clamp
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Exiger
To Require
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Rendre public
To disclose
402
Synonyme de large and extensive
Exclusive en adjectif!!
Sweeping (adjectif)
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Inciter / pousser d’un coup de coude
To Nudge
The nudge = la poussée =thrust
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Les défenseurs / partisans
Advocates
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Un large éventail / une large série de
a wide range of
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Un mélange / enchevêtrement
a jumble
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Gravats/ décombres
Rubble
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Synonyme de to take and to seize
To grab/ to grasp
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Une sirène qui hurle
Blaring
the ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring”
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Se faire choper, être arrêté
Getting Busted
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Douloureux
Painful
Sore
412
Pigeon / gogo / victime
Patsy
Pigeon = dove
413
Le bouquet / le paquet / la poignée / groupe
Bunch
A bunch of scum = un tas d’ordure
A patsy in the bunch = un pigeon/gogo dans le groupe
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Idiot
Silly
415
Isolé / retirée
Un endroit isolé
Secluded
the gardens are quiet and secluded
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Fleurir
To blossom
To flower
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Gémir / gémissement
Whimp /whimper
418
to kiss and hold a person in a sexual way:
To snog/Snogging
419
Ça gonfle légèrement
It’s billowing slightly
420
Emmêler / embrouiller / s’effilocher
To ravel
To tangle
421
Gronder / gargouiller / grogner
To rumble
Thunder rumbled and lightning flickered
422
Bourdonnement / vrombissement
The humming
423
Murmurer / Grommeler / marmonner
To mutter
424
Disperser. Maison dispersées
To scatter
A scattered houses =des maisons dispersées
425
Le regard / regarder
The gaze / the look / the sight / the stare
To gaze / to stare
The sight = plutôt « la vue »
426
Le plafond
The ceiling
427
Influencer
To sway
To influence
To involve
428
Maltraité
Mistreated
429
Traquer (verbe)
To stalk
430
À côté de
Next to
Alongside
431
Parmi eux
Among them
432
Accélérer, intensifier, accroître
To ramping up
To ramp up
To ramp = saccager, se déchaîner
433
Sévir contre / réprimer
To crack down on
434
Une hausse, une augmentation
A spike in posts related to the Israel war
435
En infraction avec / en violation de
In breach of the EU digital services act
436
Coûteuses
Costly penalties
437
Proliférer, s’épanouir
Flourishing / to blossoming / blooming
To flower / to blossom / to bloom
438
Du contenu
Content
439
Envisager / considérer
To consider
440
S’estomper / pâlir / perdre son éclat
To fade
441
Se préparer / fortifier / soutenir/ consolider
To brace
He braced himself for the pain.
442
Écoper / vider / creuser / prendre avec une cuillère
To scoop
443
Considérer /juger/ estimer
To deem / to consider / to estimate
444
Frontière / limite
Boundary / boundaries au pluriel
445
Débordé
outflanked
446
Un câlin / une étreinte
A cuddle
447
Pure / pur
Sheer / pur
448
Se préparer
To gear up
449
Brume/brumeu
Haze / hazy
450
Aller chercher/ Rapporter / faire apporter / rentrer quelque chose
to fetch somebody from the station/from school aller chercher quelqu'un à la gare/à l'école
fetch ! [to dog] va chercher !
to fetch something in rentrer quelque chose
she fetched him down from upstairs elle est montée le chercher
to fetch and carry for somebody faire le grouillot pour quelqu'un, être le grouillot de quelqu'un
451
Amonceler
To heap
452
Le tas
The heap-the pile-the mass
453
Équipement / s’équiper
The gear- the equipment
To outfit / to equip / to gear
454
A phrase used in film making to te actors and crew that filming of a particular scene has finished
It’s a wrap
455
La prévoyance
The foresight
456
Décapitation
Beheading
457
L’activité est à l’arrêt
The activity is standstill
458
Résister à (solidité )
Withstand / withstood
Résister à (solidité) épreuve
459
Concierge
Janitor
460
Tomber en ruines , s émietter , s’effondrer
To crumble - crumbling
461
L’Effrondrement- effondrer
The Collapse - to collapse
Meltdown
462
Remplir / accomplir / réaliser
Fulfill
463
Téméraire , imprudent , insouciant, irréfléchi
Reckless
464
Zut!
Heck
oh heck, I can't for the life of me remember
465
Je ne sais pas ce qui se passe
I don’t know what the heck is going on
466
Écraser / comprimer / presser / tasser
To squeeze
You may see in her all of your greatest fears squeezed into one person
a squeeze of lemon juice
he was out to extract some squeeze from her
it was a tight squeeze in the tiny hall
467
L’agencement / la disposition / le plan / le schéma
The layout
468
Pare-brise
Windshield
469
Grignoter/mordiller
To nibble
470
Régulièrement
Steadily
Steady =régulier
Often
471
Réparation / raccommodage
Repair/ to mend
472
Amélioration
Improvement / mending
473
Débattre / rosser/ donner des coups
To thrash
Débatre = aussi to discuss to argue
474
Risquer / s’aventurer / hasarder
To venture / to risk / to hazard
475
Virer/ dévier
To veer
The plan is veering off course?
476
Altérer/ trafiquer / fausser
To tamper
Someone tamper with my aura
477
Innocenter / disculper
To exculpate
How very exculpating of you
478
Diriger / guider / conduire
To steer / to guide
479
Tortiller
To squirm
480
Dévisager / regarder attentivement /
To peer
481
Glace (sur le sol)
Frost
482
La campagne
Countryside
483
Bordure
Edge / fringe / border
484
Complètement parfaitement
thoroughly / perfectly / absolutely
485
La facilité
The Ease
Westmor uses DataGuide to increase ease of compliance
486
Déficience visuelle
impairment
Visual impaired
487
Les frais généraux / les dépenses et coûts d’une chose. Ex: le coût d’avoir un animal de compagnie
Overhead / overheads
To have overheads
488
to agree; to come together, or coincide
To concur (verbe)
The two theoretical approaches concur with each other to a great extent.
489
Frapper / Se percutant, se heurtant
To whack/ Whacking into
490
Assouvir
To wreak
491
Le chagrin / Le mal / la douleur / la peine
The ache
492
Ennuyeux
Annoying
493
Concentration / concentre toi
Focus
494
a sudden, usually temporary malfunction or irregularity of equipment.
A glitch
495
Embrasse / rayonnant
Aglow
496
À l’aise
At ease
497
À l’aise
at ease
498
La boue
The mud
499
Ressemblance
Likeness
500
Proche / parents (ton) / famille
Your kin / parents / folks
501
Répandre / déverser
To spill
Se Répandre = spill / spread / flow/ diffuse
Repandre = spill / scatter
502
Étonnant / étrange
Uncanny / odd / weird / strange
503
Réfléchi
Thoughtful
504
Recueillir
to collect several things, often from different places or people:
To reap
to get something, usually something good, as a result of your actions or other people's actions:
, to collect , to gather
505
Soutenir / appuyer
support or improve something or make it stronger:
To bolster / to support / to back
506
Agité / remuant
Restless (dream)
507
Le mépris/ la négligence
Disregard (nom) - Despise / contempt
Verbe : négliger
508
Engourdi
Numb (nom)
509
Colorant / teindre
The Dye / the stain
To dye to stain
510
La débandade / la fuite / la cavalcade
Verbe se ruer
The stampede
To stampede
511
Ceinture
Belt / the sash
512
Une anicroche
L’attelage
A hitch
The hitch
513
Inutile
Needless to say
Useless
514
Un Serment
À Oath
515
Prononcer
To utter / to pronounce / to say
516
Agitation
Fuss / restlessness
517
Mauvais usage / abuser
Misuse
Abuser = abuse
518
Registre
Ledger
519
Je dois (possession) ou j’ai un vélo
To have = have got SAUF que have got exprime plutôt la possession mais peut s’employer indifféremment pour l’obligation
I have got . C’est plus familier que have.
I’ve got a bike. I have not got a dog. Has he got a sister?
I’ve got to do it = I have to do it
I have a shower = je prend une douche
I have got a shower =je possède une douche
Got est invariable et est pour la
Possession.
Do you have a car? = Have you got a car
520
Je prends une douche
I have a shower
I have got a shower = je possède une douche
I have to shower = je dois me
Doucher
521
Le choix
The picks / the selection/ choice
522
Foule
Crowd / mob
523
L’égout
Sewer / drain
524
Jurer
To swear / swore / sworn
To vow ( jurer de faire)
525
Le passé
The past / the bygone
526
Subtile
Subtil / subtle
527
Étourdi / pris de vertige
Giddy
528
Après / plus tard
Later / afterwards
529
La lutte/ lutter
The wrestling - wrestle/ the struggle / the battle
530
Coudre / suturer
To sew / sewed / sewn or sewed
531
Courbette / s’incliner
to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform:
Bowing
532
Détruire / ruiner
To wreck
It wrecked me : ca m a détruit
533
Une épave
A wreck / a ship wreck
534
A peu près / environ
thereabouts / somewhere/ approximately
535
Crédule
Gullible
536
Bavard
Chatty
537
Peu profond/ superficiellement
Shallow
538
Pillard
Looter
539
Remarquable / exceptionnel
Outstanding / exceptional/ unique
540
Tenue
Outfits
541
Propriétaire / logeur
Landlord / owner
542
Contraint/contrzibdre
To Compel / oblige / constrain / force
543
Éclipser / ombrager
to cause someone or something to seem less important or less happy:
Overshadow
Karen has always felt overshadowed by her famous elder sister.
My happiness was overshadowed by the bad news.
544
Un délit
Misdemeanor
545
Cribler/ le terrain est criblé de balles
Riddle / riddled
546
Fiable
Reliable
547
Imprudent / insousciant / négligeant
Careless
548
Liste les types d’école
Kindergarten
Elementary school
Junior high
High school
University or college
549
Participer à
To take part in
550
Avoir envie de / sophistiqué
Do you fancy go to the movie?
Fancy
551
Un piège (dans un fin)
A set up
552
Programmer dans l’agenda
To schedule to plan to timeline
553
Sans doute/ indiscutablement
Synonyme possibly / conceivably
used when stating an opinion or belief that you think can be shown to be true:
Arguably
He is arguably the world's best football player.
Arguably, the drug should not have been made available.
554
Vivement
Strongly / eagerly
She explained eagerly
555
Féroce
Fierce
556
Maladroit / gauche
Clumsy
557
Accepter
Settle for
558
S’infiltrer
To seep / to infiltrate
559
Difficile
she had been a picky eater as a child
560
Enemie /enemies
Foe / foes
561
Elle est sociable
of a person) friendly and energetic and finding it easy and enjoyable to be with others
She is outgoing
562
Forcer /forcé/ contraindre
To compel / compelled
Coerce
Coerced = forcé
563
Superviser
Oversee
Overseeing
564
Merde! (Avant un exam) sens positif
Break a leg
565
Pas avoir la pêche. Se sentir pas bien
Feeling under the weather
I’m feeling a bit low
566
C’est facile ( c’est du gâteau)
It’s a piece of cake
Easy peasy
567
Ça coûte un bras
It cost an arm and a leg
568
C’est fini! (Clap de fin)
It’s a wrap
Call it a day
569
Trouver / inventer
To come up
570
Sapé / ébranlé / sous estimé : plus pour un discours ou un structure
Undermine
571
Affaibli
Weaken
572
Compenser / se rattraper
to take the place of something lost or damaged or to compensate for something bad with something good:
Make up for something
No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.
This year's good harvest will make up for last year's bad one.
573
Suivre une consigne
To carry out
574
Trouver une excuse
To come up with an excuse
575
Chercher dans le dictionnaire
To look up
576
Tomber en panne
To break down
577
Rompre une relation
Break up/ split up
578
Élever un enfant
To bring up a child
579
Introduire un sujet / soulever une question
To bring up a topic
580
Rappeler quelqu’un
Call someone back
581
Annuler un événement à quelqu’un
Le match a été annulé à cause du mauvais temps
The game was called off because of the bad weather
582
Se calmer - relax after being angry
Calm down.
He is still angry. you’d better wait until he calms down, and then talk to him.
583
Rattraper. Être l’égal de quelqu’un.
Catch up with.
I must work hard to catch up with you
584
Discuter de l’actualité
Catch up on.
Let’s go for coffee and catch up on all the news in the company
585
S’enregistrer
Check in
586
Quitter un hôtel
Check out
587
S’égayer. Souvent utiliser un impératif.
Cheer up.
why are you so grumpy ?cheer up!
588
Ranger, nettoyer
Clean up/tidy up
I think you should clean up your room
589
Trouver quelque chose par hasard
Come across something.
I came across this book while tidying the attic
590
Proposer une nouvelle idée
Come up with.
During the meeting yesterday, it came up with a very interesting idea
591
Compter sur
Count on
Rely on
Can I count on you to be ready with the presentation by Wednesday?
592
Prolonger
Extend
593
Impitoyable
not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel:
Ruthless
Relentless
594
Perfide / traître
Treacherous
595
Traître
Treacherous / insidious / betraying
596
Trahison
Betrayal
597
Continuer
Carry on
598
Limace
Slug
599
Mou / invertébré
Spineless
600
En jeu/ en danger
At stake
601
Crise de colère , de rage
Tantrum
602
Tombeau/ lieu saint / lieu depèlerinage/ mausolée
Shrine
603
Prudent /malin / sage
Canny
604
Claquer violemment
To Slam
605
Bétail
Cattle
606
Avec constance - avec fermeté
Steadfastly
607
Trainé
To drag
Dragged
608
Céder
To cave
609
Épouvanter -horrible épouvantable
To Ghast
Ghastly
610
Entailler / ébrécher /piquer / faucher
Nixing
But nixing dedicated movies is probably a good idée
611
Prendre le relais
Took over
612
Globalement / dans l’ensemble
Overall
613
Habituer (s’habituer)
To get use to
To accustom
614
Attacher
To tie = nouer
To fasten
To bind
615
Évincer
To oust = chasser = expulser
To supplant
616
Catégoriquement
Adverbe
Adamantly
in a way that suggests one will not be persuaded to change one's mind; firmly and resolutely.
617
Désireux / avide / pressé
Eager (adjectif)
618
Présager, annoncer, préfigure
Foreshadow
619
Au milieu de, parmi, à la suite de
Amid
On the floor, amid mounds of books, were two small envelopes.
The new perfume was launched amidst a fanfare of publicity.
In the middle of
At a time of
620
Le placard
The cabinet
621
Une poêle
A pan
622
Se jouer de / chahuter
To treat or deal with (someone or something) in a way that shows a lack of proper respect or seriousness
To trifle with
623
Manquer / le manque
To lack / to be short of / to go short of
The lack/ the miss/ the shortage
624
Décuple
Tenfold
625
Orthographe
Spelling
626
Poêle
Pan
627
Placard
Cabinet
628
Casserole
Pot
629
La devinette / l’énigme
The riddle
630
Sauvetage / récupération
Salvage / salvaging
631
Être secoué
To be rattled
To be shanked
632
Licencier / virer
To sack
633
Redouter
To dread
You have been dreading this : vous redoutiez ca
634
Égaré
Astray / missing/ off track
We went astray but a man redirected us
635
Tomber de
Fall off
636
Se balancer
To sway
637
at / on / in
at très précis
on précis
in : moins précis
at : à la porte / chez le médecin( à sa porte)
on : pour une surface /on the beach
in : in the garden / in London : délimité
638
639
Un pari / parier
A gamble / I take the bet / a bet / a wager
640
Récupérer
to find and bring back something:
To retrieve
641
Évaluation
Assessment
642
Gratter/frotter/effacer
To scrub
643
Quand même / de toute façon
Anyway
644
Faire la vaisselle
Do the dishes
645
Sortir les poubelles
Take the trash out
646
Monte dans le bus
Get on the bus
647
S’allonger
Lie down
648
Un rayon (supermarché)
Aisle
649
Être volontaire
To be willfull
650
Participant
Attendee
651
Règlement / un accord
Settlement
652
Un accord
A settlement
653
Frappe sur un clavier
Keystroke
654
Nuire à
to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually:
Undermine
655
Frisson / frissonner de joie (être ravi)
Thrill / I’m thrilled to
656
Point de repère / historique
Very important historic
Landmark
657
Être associé à
To be paired with
658
Jumelé
Paired
659
Inexploité
Uncharted
660
Plus de …
Over
661
Prévision
Forecast
662
indépendamment de
Regardless
663
Parties prenantes
Stakeholders
664
Perspectives
Outlook
665
Ranger
Put away
666
Se mettre en route
To set out
667
Obscurité
Gloom / darkness
668
Bouleverser / renversé
Upended
669
Rassasier
To sate / appease
670
transporter
(of a person) pull or drag with effort or force.
of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or load) behind it.
To haul
671
Rare pour des ressources (food water …) peu abondant
Scarce (adj)
672
Idiom : taking the responsibility in a bad way for someone else
Takes the fall from something
673
Idiom : climbing your career
Goes from strength to strength
674
Idiom : it’s paintfull to do the thing
Do something at the expense of something
675
Une mèche
A Wick
676
Verser
o make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is in:
To pour
677
Tapoter pour nettoyer une plaie ou ses lèvres
To dab
678
Redondant / la redondance
Redundant/ the redundancy
679
Idiom : sorti de nulle part / hors du contexte
Out of the blue
680
Candidature
Job apply
681
Idiom : focusing your attention
Catches your eyes
682
Idiom : something happen right after another ends
Right of the bat
683
Être excité ( sexuellement)
Horny
684
Les cils
The lashes
685
Ronronner
To purre
686
Veto ( sens négatif)
Nixing
687
Idiom : s’immerger / aller au fond
You can dunk on this movie
688
Empiler des dossiers
to arrange things in an ordered pile:
a pile of things arranged one on top of another:
To stack
A stack (une pile de quelque chose )
689
Abondonner
Quitting them
690
Amer
Bitter
691
Fragments
a piece of broken ceramic, metal, glass, or rock, typically having sharp edges.
Shards
692
Le compte le calcul
Reckoning
693
La coque
The hull
694
Une crise
A seizure
695
Siffler
To Whistle / to hiss
696
Flou
Fuzzy / blurred / vague
697
Surveillant
Overseer
698
Incliner / incliné
to (cause to) lean in a position that is not vertical; to (cause to) slope:
Slant / slanted
699
Very hot : marked by extreme intensity harshness or emotional power
Brûler
Searing / to sear / to burn
Searing pain
From the searing heat
700
Dessécher
To dry out
701
Hall d’entrée
Lobby
702
Estropié / paralysé
Crippled
To cripple
703
Sécheresse
drought
704
Something of little value, substance or importance
Bagatelle / broutille (nom)
Se jouer de / chahuter (verbe)
Trifle
To trifle
705
Une éruption cutanée
A rash
706
Inculper (police)
Charged
707
Homicide ( tuer quelqu’un)
Manslaughter
708
Vieillissement
Population vieillissante
Ageing populations
709
Idiom ? : À toutes fins utiles
For all intents and purposes
710
Obtenu le diplôme
Have graduated
711
Se nourrir : search widely for food or provisions
To forage
712
arbuste
shrub
713
Atténuer / tamponner / le tampon
someone or something that provides protection against difficult situations, problems, angry people, etc.:
To buffer / the buffer
serve as/act as/be a buffer Savings can be a buffer during times of financial hardship.
a buffer against sth A special committee was formed to serve as a buffer against customer complaints.
a buffer between sth and sth HR was called in to act as a buffer between managers and disgruntled employees.
714
Tailler / sculpter
To carve / carved
715
Couvert (couvrir quelque chose)
To cover
716
Une couverture
a blanket
717
Enfer (monde de fou)
Nutshell
718
Encourager/favoriser
encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable).
bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth).
Foster
A foster child = enfant adoptif
Verbe: to foster : favoriser encourager
the teacher's task is to foster learning"
"a person who would foster Holly was found"
719
Surtout
Above all
Mainly
Mostly
720
Seulement
Only
721
S’appuyer sur / compter sur
Lean on
722
Clochard
Bum
723
La richesse/ riche
Wealth / wealthy
724
Habiliter
Empower / enable / authorize / habilitate
725
Donner des pouvoirs
Empower
726
Signal / queue
Cue
727
S’égarer
To stray
tourists who had strayed into a dangerous neighborhood
728
Réduire : reduce or limit something or stop something before it is finished
Curtail
729
Hacher
To mince
730
L’entretien
Upkeep
731
Un devis / une citation
A quote
732
Poignant / déchirant/ atroce
adjective. extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous
Harrowing (adj)
733
Superbe/ stupéfiant / étourdissant
extremely impressive or attractive.
Stunning
734
Frappant / saisissant
Striking (to strike)
735
Affreux
Awfull
736
Une observation
A sighting
737
Rendre
to cause someone or something to be in a particular state:
Render
738
Consacré
Dedicated
739
Franchement
Frankly
740
À la dérive
Adrift
741
Hypothèse
Assumption
742
Dégringoler
To Trimble
To plummet
743
En plein essor
Adj
Booming
In progress
744
Monter en flèche
Grimper
To soar
745
Significative
intended to show meaning, often secretly:
Meaningful
746
Declarations
Statement
747
Témoignage
Testimony / witness
748
Graver (des hiéroglyphes gravés), gravé dans la mémoire
To etch
749
Enjamber / enfourcher
To Straddle
750
Un habitant (sens à l’intérieur )
A dweller / habitant/ citizen
751
Une enchère / enchérir
A bidding / to bid
752
Creuser
To dwell on
753
Trajet travail
The commute
754
Fête et sœur
Siblings
755
Échanger
To swap / exchange / switch
756
towards a higher place, point, or level.
Ascendant (adjectif)
En montant (verbe)
Upward
757
an increase in the number or amount of something:
an improvement in a situation:
Uptick
Many hospitals noticed a big uptick in cases when kids went back to their classrooms.
Movies sometimes see an uptick in revenue after an Oscars win.
In some months, there's a slight uptick, and in some months there's a decrease.
An uptick in once-struggling areas could make a significant difference to voters' perceptions of the economy.
758
of a surface) lying at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher than others:
sloping
sloping handwriting/shoulders
The bedroom is in the attic so it has a sloping ceiling.
759
a surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher than others:
slope (noun)
The roof is at a slope (= at an angle to a horizontal surface) of 30°.
760
(part of) the side of a hill or mountain:
a ski/mountain slope
Snow had settled on some of the higher slopes.
There's a very steep slope just before you reach the top of the mountain.
There are some nice gentle (= not steep) slopes that we can ski down.
761
to (cause to) move into a sloping position:
To tilt
He tilted his chair backwards and put his feet up on his desk.
Anna looked up at him with her head tilted to one side.
The front seats of the car tilt.
762
to direct a person's attention away from an activity or subject towards another one that is less important:
Sidetrack / sidetracked
Ruth was looking for an envelope in a drawer when she was sidetracked by some old letters.
The students sidetracked their teacher into talking about her hobby.
I'm sorry I'm late - I got sidetracked.
763
continuing in a severe or extreme way:
Relentless
764
feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are:
Entitled
These kids are spoiled, entitled, self-absorbed, and apathetic.
765
a V-shaped cut in a hard surface:
Entailler
Notch
The stick has two notches, one at each end.
766
to find or show the connection between two or more things:
Se rapporter à
To relate (connect)
767
Exagération
overstatement
768
À contre cœur
unwillingly, often because you have no choice:
Begrudgingly
grudgingly
769
(of a person's behaviour or way of speaking or writing) too formal and not smooth or natural:
Stilted
He writes in a formal and somewhat stilted style.
The dialogue sounded stilted and unnatural, perhaps because of the translation from the original Russian.
770
Adj
quick, energetic, and active:
Brisk
a brisk walk
He set a brisk pace and we struggled to keep up.
Her tone on the phone was brisk (= she spoke quickly and used few words) and businesslike.
771
Rythm
the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes:
Pace (noun)
a slow/fast pace
When she thought she heard someone following her, she quickened her pace.
Could you slow down - I can't keep pace with (= walk or run as fast as) you.
For many years this company has set the pace (= has been the most successful company) in the communications industry.
These changes seem to me to be happening at too fast a pace.
I don't like the pace of modern life.
772
La ville
Burgh/city/ town
773
Les équipements / agréments
something, such as a swimming pool or shopping centre, that is intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for the people in a town, hotel, or other place:
Amenities
774
Subir
to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change:
Undergo/ underwent / undergone (participe passé)
Undergoing
775
Indice
a piece of advice that helps you to do something:
Hint (nom)
give someone a hint about something Could you give us a hint about how to do this exercise, please?
handy hint This recipe book is full of handy (= useful) hints.
776
Faire allusion / laissé entendre
to say or do something that shows what you think or want, usually in a way that is not direct:
Verbe
To hint
[ + (that) ] Mum's hinted (that) she might pay for my trip to Mexico.
hint at He's hinted at the possibility of moving to Canada.
777
Éclore
To hatch
778
Défauts
a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be perfect:
Flaw (noun)
flaw in I returned the material because it had a flaw in it.
fatal flaw There's a fatal flaw in your reasoning.
This report is full of flaws.
a character flaw
779
L’écart / l’intervalle
The gap
780
Année sabbatique
Gap year
781
Moins aisé / bien loti
Less well-off / well-off
782
Accumuler
To accrue / accumulate
783
Échelon
A rung / degree / echelon
784
L’essentiel
The gist / the main / the essence / the core
785
Louable
Commendable
786
Probable
Likely
787
Emprunter
To borrow
788
Au hasard
Randomly
789
Doué
Gifted/ talented/capable
790
Durer pour toujours
Going on forever / lasting forever
791
Continuer encore et encore
Going on and on
792
Sombre / obscure
dark and dirty or difficult to see through:
Murky
The river was brown and murky after the storm.
793
Mise en vigueur / mise en application
Enforcement
794
Mise en vigueur / mise en application
Enforcement
795
Se produit / survenir
To occur
796
Partir à pied
Set off on foot
797
Une arnaque
A scam
A con
798
Un arnaquer
A conman
A crooks
799
Se baisser
To stoop
Bend down
800
Se baisser
To stoop
Bend down
801
Partout
All over
802
Un métier
An occupation
803
Sans défaut impeccable
Flawless
804
Moyennement
Moderately
805
Revenir sur une décision
To relent
806
Abandonné
Abandoned/ derelict/deserted/forsaken
Abandonner : foresake
807
Obligatoire
Something that is mandatory must be done, or is demanded by law:
Mandatory
808
Enfant en bas âge
Toddler
809
Trottoir
Sidewalk
810
La sortie, le débouché / prise de courant
Outlet
811
S’assurer
Make sure
812
Hâte / précipitation/acceleeation
(too much) speed:
Haste
in haste Unfortunately the report was prepared in haste and contained several inaccuracies.
[ + to infinitive ] In her haste to get up from the table, she knocked over a cup.
His father had just died and he didn't want to marry with indecent haste.
813
Repousser/ rejeter avec mépris
to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth having:
To Spurn
She spurned my offers of help.
Ellis plays the part of the young lover spurned by his mistress.
814
Fiançailles
Betrothal
815
Vaciller / hésiter / osciller/ trembloter => pour une pensée
to lose strength, determination, or purpose, especially temporarily:
To waver
I'm afraid my concentration began to waver as lunch approached.
He has never wavered in his support for the leader.
816
Bégayer / bredouiller
Stutter
817
Faible
Weak/ feeble
818
Perspicace
Insightful
819
Acolyte
Sidekicks
820
Avoir très envie de
Solliciter
Demander ardemment
To Crave
821
Concurrence / rivalité (non sportive)
to compete with other people to achieve or get something:
To vie - Vying / competition /
Six candidates are currently vying for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The two older children tend to vie with the younger one for their mother's attention.
[ + to infinitive ] The two groups of scientists are vying to get funding for their research projects.
822
Éclater
To burst/ to break / to explode
823
Traîner s’attarder
To linger
824
Répétition
a time when all the people involved in a play, dance, etc. practise in order to prepare for a performance:
Rehearsal
I've had two weeks in rehearsal
825
Une note (ecole)
A grade
826
Déroutant déconcertant
Baffling
827
Souligner
to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to:
Emphasise (UK)
Emphasize (US)
I'd just like to emphasize how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.
[ + that ] He emphasized that all the people taking part in the research were volunteers.
You can use italics or capitals to emphasize a word in a piece of writing.
828
Plume (oiseau)
Feather
829
Bancal
Adj: Wobbly
Wonky
To wobble
to (cause something to) shake or move from side to side in a way that shows poor balance:
830
Léguer
to arrange for money or property to be given to somebody after your death:
bequeath
Her father bequeathed her the family fortune in his will.
Picasso bequeathed most of his paintings and sculptures to Spain and France.
831
Sans surveillance
not being watched or taken care of:
Adjective : Unattended
Please do not leave your luggage unattended.
According to the report, most accidents occur when young children are left unattended in the home.
832
Tailleur de vêtement
skredder
833
Paresseux / léthargique / apathique
Sluggish
Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish
Alex s'est réveillé tard, se sentant fatigué et paresseux
834
Une bobine
A coil of rope
835
Vif
Vivid
836
La montée / en amont
leading to a higher place on a slope:
Uphill
837
Barboter (in water) or faire quelque chose comme un amateur (try)
to put part of your body, such as your hand or foot, into the water of a pool or stream, etc. and move it around
to take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period:
Dabble
dabble in He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.
dabble with She dabbled with drugs at university.
838
Diminuer
Dwindle / reduce / lower
839
Remuer / attiser / bouger ( Mix)
to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern:
Ou
to move or to cause something to move slightly:
Ou
If something stirs you, it makes you feel a strong emotion:
To stir (stər)
Stir the sauce gently until it begins to boil.
A light breeze stirred the leaves lying on the path.
I was deeply stirred by her performance.
840
Extintion ou la mort
the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry, or system:
the death of a person:
Demise
demise of The demise of the company was sudden and unexpected.
Much has been written about the circumstances surrounding her demise.
841
a large group of things or people, especially one that is attractive or causes admiration or has been positioned in a particular way:
Ou
a large number of products of a similar type:
Array
A large number of magazines were arrayed on the stand.
Arrayed (= standing in a group) before him were 40 schoolchildren in purple and green.
Electronics companies produce an array of products that rely on fiber networks.
842
La portée/ l’envergure
the period of time that something exists or happens:
the length of something from one end to the other:
the area of a bridge, etc. between two supports:
The span
attention/concentration span He has a short attention/concentration span.
huge wings with a span of over a metre
843
Épaisseur / épais
Thickness / thick
844
Économiser (argent)
Save
845
Grouillant (de monde)
Temming
If a place is teeming, it is full of people:
846
Passoire
Colander
847
Également / aussi
Likewise / also / evenly/ equally
Also/ as/ likewise / as well
848
Raide
of a slope) rising or falling at a sharp angle:
Steep / craggy
849
Une part (de pizza)
A slice
850
Coéquipière
Teammate
851
Fort (cri)
Loudly
852
Prairie
Meadow
853
Enlever (ses lunettes ou chaussures)
Take off
854
Maillot de bain
Bathing suit
855
à qui appartient ce sac
who does this bag belong to
856
Se changer
Get changed
857
Je suis mauvais
I’m terrible
858
Sans aucun doute
Definitely
859
Proposer son siège
Offer his seat
860
Fondre
To Melt
861
Elever/Élevage/ reproduction - animaux
to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way:
To breed / Breeding
862
Mince/ fin/ léger
Thin
863
inside or not further than an area or period of time:
Dans / dedans / dans les limites
Within
Two thirds of Californians live within 15 miles of the coast.
In 1992 cross-border controls within the EU were dismantled.
For orders within the UK, please enclose £2.50 for post and packing.
864
Appartenir
Belong
865
Cabane / abri / hangar
Shed
866
Bien être
physical and mental health and happiness, especially of a person:
Welfare
867
Falaise
Ridge
868
Falaise
Ridge
869
Gravier
Gravel
870
Glissement de terrain
Landslide
871
Fond marin
Seabed
872
Hareng
Herring
873
Reprocher
To blame
874
Grésiller (food)
to make a sound like food cooking in hot fat:
To sizzle
The sausages are sizzling in the pan.
Toppled power lines twitched and sizzled.
875
to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the body, usually without intending to:
Twitch
He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch.
She twitched her nose like a rabbit.
876
Mon pantalon tombe
My pants fall off
877
La nuit porte conseil
Sleep on it
878
Ne t’affole pas
Don’t freak out
879
Pas grave , pas de problème
No biggie
880
Ça a duré
It lasted
881
Par exemple
For instance / for example / well
882
Il a été soutenu (débattu que)
It has been argued that
883
Représenté (représenter). Ce personnage est représenté comme le symbole…
To represent
To depict (depicted)
To portray
To account for
884
Expliquer
Faire connaître, faire comprendre nettement en développant.
Expliquer ses projets à qqn.
2
Rendre clair, faire comprendre (ce qui est ou paraît obscur).
To explain
To account for
885
Être responsable de
be responsible for
account for
886
Cartons
Boxes
887
À la mode
Trendy
888
Un réveil (matin)
Alarm clock
889
Il était au bord du gouffre
He was teetering On the brink of
890
to appear to be about to fall while moving or standing:
To teeter
Danielle was teetering around in five-inch heels.
891
the point where a new or different situation is about to begin:
the edge of a cliff or other high area
on the brink of Scientists are on the brink of (= extremely close to) a major new discovery.
to the brink of Extreme stress had driven him to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
She was standing right on the brink of the gorge.
892
the edge of a cliff or other high area:
Brink of
She was standing right on the brink of the gorge.
893
covered or filled with a large amount of things:
Stacked (adjectif)
The fridge is stacked with food.
894
Ronfler
To snore
895
Semer des graines
To sow
896
to walk for pleasure, especially in the countryside:
A ramble
897
o talk or write in a confused way, often for a long time:
Divaguer
To ramble
898
to flow quickly and in large amounts, or to cause (something) to flow in large amounts:
To pour
Water poured into the basement.
[ I ] When the movie ended, the crowd poured into the street.
899
Mâcher (chewing-gum)
Mastiquer
Chew
900
Plier (des chemises)
Fold
901
to remove something from a floor or other surface using a vacuum cleaner (= a machine that sucks up dust and dirt):
to use something quickly and eagerly:
hoover something up
We'll hoover up the debris, then we will sit down and open a bottle of wine.
Someone came and hoovered up the leaves because they knew the press would be coming.
The country is hoovering up ever more commodities because its economy is growing so quickly.
Tickets were hoovered up when they went on sale last week.
902
Mairie
City hall
903
Blague à part
let us stop joking and talk seriously
Joking aside
904
loose consciouness
to pass out
to black out
905
passer tout son temps libre
to spend every waking moment
906
blessure par surmenage ou mouvement répété
strain injury
907
a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage
an injury to a muscle or similar soft part of the body caused by using that part too much:
strain (noun)
put a strain on The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed.
As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart.
Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.
Strain injury
908
working hard
to slave a man
909
to remove something from a floor or other surface using a vacuum cleaner (= a machine that sucks up dust and dirt):
to use something quickly and eagerly:
We'll hoover up the debris, then we will sit down and open a bottle of wine.
Someone came and hoovered up the leaves because they knew the press would be coming.
910
avec impatience
egearly
911
réviser
to review
912
électroménager
appliances
913
tricoter
to knit
914
une bûche
a log
915
passer à la télévision
televised
916
se porter garant
to say that you know from experience that something is true or good, or that someone is honest and has a good character:
to vouch for
917
bouillonnant / bouillonner
seething / to seethe
918
used to emphasize that something is not large or important:
(moindre)
mere
919
used to emphasize the surprising or strong effect of a very small action or event:
le plus petit ( la moindre) superlatif de mere
920
engloutir
to surround and cover something or someone completely:
to engulf
The flames rapidly engulfed the house.
be engulfed by/in Northern areas of the country were engulfed by/in a snowstorm last night.
The war is threatening to engulf the entire region.
921
Audacieux
used to describe a person who is willing to take risks, or an action or behaviour that involves risks:
Venturesome (adj-formal)
922
exhorter / presser
to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing:
to urge
Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action.
[ + that ] Investigators urged that safety procedures at the site should be improved.
Police urged continued vigilance in the fight against crime.
The dogs are urged into fighting more fiercely by loud shouts from the crowd.
We will continue to urge for leniency to be shown to these prisoners.
923
Dénicher
to find something in the ground :
to find something that was hidden or covered:
to unearth
924
Maçonnerie
Masonry
925
Affreux/effroyable (old fashion informal term)
used to emphasize what you are saying, especially how bad something is:
Frightful
The weather outside was frightful.
Of course the cleaning is a frightful bore.
926
Heureusement/avec miséricorde
in a way that makes you grateful because it stops something unpleasant:
Mercifully
in a way that makes you grateful because it stops something unpleasant:
927
fatidique
fateful
928
Eclairer
to provide someone with information and understanding, or to explain the true facts about something to someone:
enlighten
Should the function of children's television be to entertain or to enlighten?
I don't understand this. Could you enlighten me?
929
éclairer une pièce
to illuminate
to light
to enlighten
930
making you feel uncomfortable or worried, as if something bad is going to happen:
feeling sad, worried or angry for a long time:
Brooding (adj)
He stood there in the corner of the room, a dark, brooding presence.
Her films have a brooding atmosphere.
He stared with brooding eyes
931
Scintillant / la lueur/ chatoyant
Glimmering
The glimmering light
932
l'Effondrement/ le marasme
To slump
933
Susciter/éveiller
to cause someone to have a particular feeling:
To arouse
It's a subject that has aroused a lot of interest.
Our suspicions were first aroused when we heard a muffled scream.
934
Réveiller
to wake someone up or make someone more active or excited:
to rouse
He roused himself (from a pleasant daydream) and got back to work.
The speaker attempted to rouse the crowd with a cry for action.
935
Tout à fait / complément / totalement
altogether
936
maladroitement
clumsily
937
Tâtonner / à tâtons
to grop / gropingly
938
puéril / puérilement
Childish / Childishly
939
désinvolte / occasionnel
casual
940
sombre (faible lumière) / âge sombre
dim / dim age
941
une plaisanterie pour les consmen
a jest
942
un voile
a veil
943
étendue
widespread
944
dégoût / Répugnance/ l'aversion
Loathing (noun)
945
odieux /amoral
abhorrent (adj)
946
sans aucun doute
used to mean that you are certain that something will happen or is true:
doubtless (adverb - formal)
They will doubtless protest, but there's nothing they can do.
Doubtless you have heard the news already.
947
approuver publiquement
to make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone:
to endorse
948
J'ai apprécié le conseils
importance, worth, or benefit:
I valued the advice
949
Eviter
To avoid something
Something that is secluted and you avoir it
To shun / shunned
950
Déconcerter
to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something:
to baffle
She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.
951
Jusqu'à présent, jusqu'à là (formal)
until now or until a particular time:
Hitherto
hitherto unsuspected Mira revealed hitherto unsuspected talents on the dance floor.
952
Battre/cabossé (adj)
hurt by being repeatedly hit:
battered
She set up a sanctuary for battered wives.
He stuffed his battered briefcase with all of his notes.
953
S'installer
to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it:
to settle down
She quickly settled down in her new house/job/school.
954
S'acharner/efforts
to try to do something:
Endeavour(uk)/Endeavor(us) Verbe ou nom
endeavour to Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.
955
strange, unusual, or not expected: (old fashion way)
Queer
956
Pour désigner une épidémie ou une guerre
a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant:
Outbreak
an outbreak of cholera/food poisoning/rioting/war
Last weekend saw further thundery outbreaks.
957
timidement
in a way that shows that you are shy and not confident of your abilities:
diffidently
Maybe you should leave us for a moment," the old man suggested diffidently.
They came in diffidently, and nodded respectfully to Wilcox.
958
to move your head down and then up, sometimes several times, especially to show agreement, approval, or greeting, or to show something by doing this:
to nod
959
Les tenants et les aboutissants
the whereabouts
Tell me your whereabouts monday
960
un locataire
a person who pays rent for the use of land or a building
a tendant
961
puruler
if a cut or other injury festers, it becomes infected and produces pus:
to fester
962
Un gouffre
a very large difference between two opinions or groups of people:
a deep opening in earth or rock:
a chasm
963
Fébrillement
Feverishly
964
une attitude (formel)
someone's way of moving and behaving:
a bearing
965
vivacité
Vividness
966
rarement
seldom
967
something or someone that is very large:
a bulk
She eased her large bulk out of the chair.
968
Soulager
to ease/ to relieve
969
maladresse / bizarrerie
embarrassment, or a situation that is difficult and not relaxed:
awkwardness
970
vente en gros
wholesale
971
a small area of ink made by mistake:
a blot
972
Bagage cabine
Carry-on
973
Bronzer / bronzage
To tan / tan
To bronze
974
Un accompagnement (frites, haricots)
Side dish
975
Fil d’actualité
Thread
976
Fil d’actualité
Thread
977
Un loquet
a latch
978
in a way that is impossible to understand or explain:
d'une manière étonnante / déconcertante
bafflingly (adverbe)
Jake wanted us to play his new board game with him, but we found the rules to be bafflingly complicated.
My sister and I each followed the recipe to the letter, yet somehow we ended up with bafflingly different results.
979
Marécage ou something that is extremely complicated and difficult to deal with and makes any progress almost impossible:
a morass (noun)
sinon juste marécage : a swamp
980
the symbol -, used to join two words together, or to show that a word has been divided into two parts at the end of one line and the beginning of the next:
Hyphen
981
to reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object
to examine something in detail trying to find information:
to delve
delve into She delved into her pocket to find some change.
delve for I grabbed my bag and delved for a pen.
We saw water birds delving in the mud for food.
delve into It's not always a good idea to delve too deeply into someone's past.
When I travel I really want to delve into other cultures.
Perhaps we need to delve a little deeper to find out what is really going on.
Synonyms
982
Crépuscule
twilight
983
to stop doing things and relax:
kick back (phrasal verb)
What good is life if a guy can’t kick back and watch a good movie?
984
to make someone angry:
agacer
To rile
Don't let her rile you.
985
Touffe / touffu
a number of short pieces of hair, grass, etc. that grow closely together or are held together near the base:
a tuft / toufted
the tufted duck
tufted carpet
986
Moucheture / moucheté/tacheté
a very small mark of a different colour from the area around it, usually found with a large number of other marks of the same type:
Speckle / speckled (adjectif)
a bird with a speckled breast
987
Tacheté avec de smotifs semblable comme des tâches de rousseur
covered with areas of different colours that do not form a regular pattern:
Une maladie
Mottled (adjectif)
mottled skin
988
Fait sur mesure
bespoke (adjectif)
a bespoke suit
bespoke furniture
989
Fluctuant/flottante
not fixed in one position, place, or level
used to refer to a part of the body that is out of its usual position, or not connected to another part of the body:
floating (adjective)
floating population The city has a large floating population (= people who move around a lot).
floating interest rate The bank has offered us a loan with a floating interest rate.
a floating rib
990
redoutable / effroyable
a fearsome reputation
a fearsome display of violence
991
having no limit:
limitless / boundless
992
ferraille / mettre au rebut
to not continue with a system or plan:
scrap (nom) ou verbe
They're considering scrapping the tax and raising the money in other ways.
We scrapped our plans for a trip to France.
993
Infaillible
unfailing
994
Entre-temps / pendant ce temps/en attendant
Meanwhile
995
Une tradition
traditional knowledge and stories about a subject:
a lore
According to local lore, the water has healing properties.
A lot of cultural lore surrounds the apple.
996
dernier
latter
997
Apparenté
having some of the same qualities:
Akin (adjectif)
They speak a language akin to French.
998
Hébété/étourdi (nom)
unable to think clearly:
in a daze
She was wandering around in a daze this morning.
999
étourdi/assomé/stupéfié
very shocked or surprised:
Stunned (adjectif)
They stood in stunned silence beside the bodies.
I am stunned and saddened by this news.
1000
Glaner
to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty:
to glean
From what I was able to glean, the news isn't good.
glean something (from someone) They're leaving on Tuesday - I managed to glean that much (from them).
1001
Approprié / convenable
acceptable or right for someone or something:
suitable
The film is not suitable for children.
A conference was planned, but finding a suitable venue proved difficult.
Each room has books, toys, and games that are suitable to that particular age group.
My mother doesn't like me to wear short skirts to church - she doesn't think they're suitable.
1002
Errer (vagabonder)
to move or travel around an area, especially a large one:
to rove
Some vets spend their time roving around in a truck tending to horses and cattle.
And now a live report from our roving reporter, Martin Jackson.
He spent most of his life roving the world in search of his fortune.
1003
to replace something, especially something older or more old-fashioned:
to Supersede
Most of the old road has been superseded by the great interstate highways.
1004
contours
the main shape or edge of something, without any details:
Outline (noun)
She drew the outline of the boat and then coloured it in.
1005
Grossier
behaving in a rude, unpleasant way:
Uncouth /rude
She thought he was loud-mouthed and uncouth.
1006
Scintillant
reflecting a gentle light that seems to move slightly:
Shimmering
We drove across the desert, through the shimmering heat haze.
1007
arracher/saisir/soulever
taken or done quickly when there is an opportunity between doing other things:
Snatched (adjective)
Most of the research was done during snatched moments between exhausting shifts as a trainee hospital doctor.
Her meetings with local journalists were usually snatched conversations in car parks.
1008
Arracher un morceau de scotch
to remove your clothes quickly and carelessly:
Tear off a piece of tape
1009
Printemps/ressort/source/tendre un "ressort"
something's ability to return to its usual shape after it has been pressed:
Spring
Over the years the mattress has lost its spring.
To strech a spring
1010
Epoque
Epoche
1011
Vertigineux
having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance.(adjectif)
make (someone) feel unsteady, confused, or amazed.(verbe)
feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over:
Dizzy
Going without sleep for a long time makes me feel dizzy and light-headed.
dizzy with I felt dizzy with excitement as I went up to collect the award.
her nearness dizzied him
1012
Proximité
nearness/proximity
1013
C’est pour moi (j’offre le repas)
It’s on me
1014
Examiner
to look at and study something, usually a book or document, carefully:
pore over something
She spends her evenings poring over textbooks.
He pored over the letter searching for clues about the writer.
1015
an indefinite and very long period of time.
Eons
1016
1017
Bavard / locale
having the habit of talking a lot, especially about things that are not important
garrulous (adjectif)
Synonyme chatty
I had talked too much about myself and felt like a garrulous old fool.
1018
to walk in a slow and relaxed way:
Amble
He was ambling along the beach.
She ambled down the street, stopping occasionally to look in the shop windows.
1019
invariablement
Unvaryingly
1020
tâtonner/ agir avec maladresse/chercher
to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands:
Fumble
fumble with I fumbled with the lock.
fumble in something for something He fumbled in his pockets for some change.
fumble around She fumbled around in her handbag, looking for her key.
fumble about UK She fumbled about in her handbag, looking for her key.
They fumbled about (= moved awkwardly) in the dark, trying to find their way out of the cinema.
1021
Arracher
to take hold of something suddenly and roughly:
to Snatch
He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.
Don't snatch, Isabel!
The six-year-old girl was snatched from a playground and her body was found two days later.
She had her purse snatched (= stolen) while she was shopping.
1022
le miracle / prodige /merveille
to show or experience great surprise or admiration:
To marvel
We paused to marvel at the view.
1023
Police d'écriture
a set of letters and symbols in a particular design and size:
Fount
1024
Adorateur
someone who goes to a religious ceremony to worship God:
Worshipper
At 11 a.m. on Sunday morning, worshippers began to stream out of the cathedral.
1025
Frénétiquement /frénétique
Frantically / frenzied (frénétique)
1026
Un bouton
a round handle, or a small, round device for controlling a machine or electrical equipment:
a knob
1027
Patauger
to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next:
Marcher sur un sol détrempé, dans une eau bourbeuse.
Patauger dans les flaques.
Synonymes :
barboter
2
AU FIGURÉ
S'embrouiller dans des difficultés.
to Flounder
He lost the next page of his speech and floundered around/about for a few seconds.
Although his business was a success, his marriage was floundering.
Richardson resigned as chairman, leaving the company floundering.
1028
Le battement / l'émoi
(of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly.
to Flutter
Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze.
flutter down Leaves fluttered down onto the path.
flutter about Butterflies fluttered about in the sunshine.
A white bird poised on a wire and fluttered its wings.
flutter of excitement The publication of her first novel last spring caused a flutter of excitement.
1029
Jaillir / débiter
to speak a lot, in a way that is boring or annoying for other people:
to flow or send out liquid or flames quickly and with force, in a straight line:
to spout
He spouts a load of pretentious nonsense and people are stupid enough to believe him!
I really don't want to listen to Mike spouting on/off all afternoon.
Flames spouted (out) from the oil wells.
The gash was spouting blood.
1030
Suintement
to flow slowly out of something through a small opening, or to slowly produce a thick sticky liquid:
To ooze
Blood was still oozing out of the wound.
She removed the bandage to reveal a red swollen wound oozing pus.
The waiter brought her a massive pizza oozing (with) cheese.
figurative He oozes (= has a lot of) charm/confidence.
1031
Maximum/Suprême/ le plus grand
used to emphasize how important or serious something is:
Utmost (adj)
a matter of the utmost importance
The situation needs to be handled with the utmost care.
1032
Un bouleversement
a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble:
Upheaval
Yesterday's coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine.
I'm not sure it's worth the upheaval of moving to gain just a little more space.
1033
Insignifiant
insignificant
1034
Déchirant
extremely stressful:
Wrenching
It was the most wrenching decision of the president’s life.
1035
Mener qqlk chose/ Une campagne de / La paie
to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something:
an amount of money that is paid to an employee, esp. for each hour worked:
To wage
a very low/high wage
an hourly/daily/weekly/annual wage
wage war on Doesn't the president need Congress' permission to wage war on another country?
They've been waging a long campaign to change the law.
1036
Percer/ ennuyer
make (a hole) in something, especially with a revolving tool.
make (someone) feel weary and uninterested by tedious talk or dullness.
to bore
the drill can bore through rock
1037
Envelopper / un linceul
a cloth or long, loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buried
a layer of something that covers or surrounds something:
to Shroud / a shroud
1038
Particulièrement
Peculiarly
1039
Une incursion / un raid (faire un raid)
a Foray/ to foray
the garrison made a foray against Richard's camp
make or go on a foray.
the place into which they were forbidden to foray
1040
Un supplice
a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience:
an Ordeal
The hostages' ordeal came to an end when soldiers stormed the building.
1041
changed in colour or form over a period of time because of the effects of sun, wind, or other weather conditions :
weathered (adj)
weathered stone/tiles
His silver hair was cut short around his weathered face.
1042
dénoyauté ou acné
covered with holes or low areas:
pitted (adj)
He'd had bad acne as a youth and his face was pitted (= marked) with pockmarks.
with the pit (= seed) removed
1043
a poor person / clochard/ Vagabond / bruit de pas lourd
a person with no home, job, or money who travels around and asks for money from other people
A tramp or a bum (US informal)
Or
The streets echoed with the tramp of soldiers' feet.
1044
1045
Décortiquer / peler
To peel
oranges that peel easily
1046
Strict and serious
stern
adjective
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strict or serious
sévère
a stern teacher
un professeur sévère
a stern expression
une expression sévère
1047
strange and slightly frightening
Eerie
an eerie silence on the streets
un silence angoissant dans les rues
1048
Vautré / s’affaler
to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly
To sprawl
Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.
He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.
1049
dirty and untidy
négligé , crasseux
Scruffy (adj)
a scruffy person
Their house is a bit scruffy.
1050
Glousser
to laugh quietly
To Chuckle
1051
La répétition / répéter
Rehearsal / to rehearse
to practise a play, a piece of music, etc. in order to prepare it for public performance:
1052
Harmoniser/ s’accorder
to make someone able to understand or recognize something:
To attune
My ears are beginning to attune to the subtle differences in intonation.
His previous experience attuned him to the limitations and possibilities of government service.
1053
Jubiler
to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck:
To gloat
gloat over/about She's continually gloating over/about her new job.
I know I shouldn't gloat, but it really serves him right.
gloat at His enemies were quick to gloat at his humiliation.
[ + speech ] "This is our fourth victory in a row," he gloated.
1054
tamiser
to put flour, sugar, etc. through a sieve (= wire net shaped like a bowl) to break up large pieces:
to sift
When the cake is cooked, sift some icing sugar over the top of it.
1055
Tisser
To weave to wove woven
1056
excédé / à bout / épuisé
in a state of being upset, nervous, and worried:
Overwrought (adj)
1057
débraillé
wet, dirty, and untidy
Bedraggled (adj)
1058
Disette / le manque
an amount or supply that is not large enough:
a dearth
dearth of a dearth of new homes in the region
1059
hors de propos
not related to what is being discussed or considered and therefore not important:
Irrelevant
1060
l'ardeur / l'empressement
Eagerness
in someone’s eagerness to do something In their eagerness to find a solution, they have overlooked certain difficulties.
eagerness for The book describes her eagerness for new experiences.
1061
Comploter contre
to plot against
1062
Sinistre
suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen:
Ominous (adj)
There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed.
The engine had been making an ominous sound all the way from my parents' house.
ominous dark clouds
1063
Cliquetis
making a series of knocking sounds:
Rattling
The machine was making a rattling noise.
He arrived in a pickup truck with a rattling exhaust.
1064
Souvenirs
Recollection
I have many pleasant recollections of the time we spent together.
1065
Interdit (référence à une barre de fer)
to prevent something or someone from doing something or going somewhere, or to not allow something:
to bar
The rule bars the use of evidence secured through an illegal search.
be barred from The incident led to him being barred from the country.
be barred to Most of the trails are barred to private vehicles.
bar someone's way I tried to push past her, but she barred my way (= stood in front of me and prevented me from getting past).
1066
Roder en se cachant / entrer furtivement / épier
to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions:
To skulk
keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.
I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - maybe we should call the police.
1067
Fatigué
Tired / weary (wearier/weariest)
1068
Froncer les sourcils
Frown / scowl/ knit one's brows
1069
Les cuises
The thighs
1070
Un roseau
a reed
1071
Réduire de moitié
Halve
1072
Négligeant / peu soigné
Sloopy
1073
Peu maniable
Unwieldy / unmanageable
1074
Ruse, la ruse / astuce
Cunning
He is full of cunning.
1075
Charognard
Scavenger
1076
Exercer/ manier
Wield /
Exercer : ercercise/practice
Manier : handle
1077
Un tuyau
À hose/ à pipe
1078
Renseigner / se renseigner / enquêter
ask for information from someone.
To enquire
he inquired about cottages for sale”
1079
Main sur les genoux
Hands in their laps
1080
Flâner
To stroll
we took a stroll in the garden
1081
Omniprésente
ubiquitous
cowboy hats are ubiquitous among the male singers
1082
Qui a un mauvais caractère
ill-tempered
1083
Confusion/ embrouillé
an untidy or confused state:
a messy and confused state:
A muddle (noun)/ muddled (adjective)
The documents were in a muddle.
Whenever I go to Europe I get in a muddle about/over (= become confused about) how much things cost.
Her life was in a muddle.
1084
To continue doing something with no clear purpose or plan:
Phrasal verb
To muddle along
Decide what you want in life - don't just muddle along.
1085
feeling that you want to vomit:
Queasy
I started to feel queasy as soon as the boat left the harbour.
Just the thought of blood makes me queasy.
1086
not strong or clear; slight:
Faint (adj)
a faint sound/noise/smell
The lamp gave out a faint glow.
She gave me a faint smile of recognition.
There's not the faintest hope of ever finding him.
She bears a faint resemblance to my sister.
faint suspicion I have a faint suspicion that you may be right!
1087
Polycopié / prospectus
Handout
1088
Saupoudrer
to drop a few pieces or drops of something over a surface:
To sprinkle
Sprinkle a few herbs on the pizza./Sprinkle the pizza with a few herbs.
figurative The speech was liberally sprinkled with (= contained many) jokes about the incident.
1089
Gonflé/ enflé
Swollen (adj) ou participe passé de to swell
Inflated ou to inflate
1090
Grossir
To swell
To enlarge
To getting fatter
1091
Intègre (systèmes intégré)
existing or firmly attached within something or under a surface:
embedded systems
A threat is embedded in the language of the statement.
1092
Un bandeau
À blindfold
1093
Demande de renseignements
Inquiries about / regarding
1094
Petit tapis / couverture
À rug
1095
Prétendu
Pretended/ alleged / supposed
1096
Connaissance
acquaintance
1097
Débordant de
to become so full of something, especially a liquid, that it almost flows over the edges:
To Brim with something
Verbe to brim
Her eyes brimmed with tears when she heard that he was alive.
She marched into the job brimming with energy and ideas and passion.
They brimmed with optimism as they looked ahead to the new season.
It was a classic TV Christmas special, brimming with bells, baubles, and Santa's elves.
1098
Travail de base
the basic, hard work, often physical or boring work, that is necessary for something to succeed:
Grunt work
As an apprentice, you start out doing a lot of the grunt work.
A computer can handle the mathematical grunt work.
1099
Glissant
Slippery / sliding / slippy
1100
Cupide
Greedy / eager (désireux) / avid
1101
Soupoudrer / parsemer
To sprinkle
Parsemer aussi to strew
1102
Déchiqueter / broyer
To shred
Shredder
1103
Ça semble bizarre / anormal
Il semble bizarre
That seem off
He seems off
1104
Épineuse
Une route épineuse
A thorny road
1105
Un noeud
A knot / a node
1106
Exploiter
To exploit / to harness
1107
Une épine
A Thorne / a spine
1108
defeat or overcome with superior strength.
Overpowered
1109
Poser un lapin
Tu m’as posé un lapin
Stood me up
You stood me up
1110
Fatigant fatigante
causing one to feel bored or annoyed.
Tiresome
weeding is a tiresome but essential job
1111
violent physical assault.
Ou dénigrer
Bashing (noun)
Ou to base (verb)
nine incidents of gay bashing were reported to the police
press bashing
1112
Répétition générale
Dress rehearsal
1113
Mettre sur la touche
Ligne de coté
Sideline (noun or verb)
electronic handbooks are a lucrative sideline for the firm
he has been sidelined for the last six weeks with a fractured wrist
1114
a site for depositing garbage.
La,décharge
The dump
1115
without suffering any injury, damage, or harm.
Indemne / sain et sauf
unscathed (adjectif)
I came through all those perils unscathed
1116
Espionnage
Snooping
1117
Éliminer
To weed out (enlever les mauvaises herbes)
1118
Truquer
manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to produce a result or situation that is advantageous to a particular person.
To rig (rigged)
Fake
Fudge
1119
Nerveux
Edgy /nervous /irritated/ annoyer
1120
Perplexe
Puzzled
1121
Ébloui
Dazzled
1122
Un leurre / attirer
À decoy / to decoy / attract
1123
Ondulations
a small wave or series of waves on the surface of water, especially as caused by an object dropping into it or a slight breeze.
Ripples
1124
Éclater
break, split, or burst (something).
To bust
they bust the tunnel wide open
1125
Dormir profondément
soundly sleep
Soundly (sans risque)
1126
Aiguiser
to make an object sharp:
to make something better or completely suitable for its purpose:
To hone
she has been working hard to hone her physique
1127
Le prétendant / l’amoureux / le soupirant
The suitor
1128
Gaspiller / dilapider
waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
To squander
1129
Tâches de rousseur
Frecklese
1130
Me rebuter
Put me off
1131
Orgasiné par
of online content, merchandise, information, etc.) selected, organized, and presented using professional or expert knowledge.
Curated by
1132
Orgasiné par
of online content, merchandise, information, etc.) selected, organized, and presented using professional or expert knowledge.
Curated by
1133
Charabia
Gibberish
1134
What does the word 'shackled' mean?
To be shackled means to be restrained or confined, typically with chains or handcuffs.
1135
True or False: The term 'shackled' can refer to both physical and metaphorical constraints.
True
1136
Fill in the blank: When someone is ________, they may feel limited in their freedom or options.
shackled
1137
Which of the following is a synonym for 'shackled'? A) Free B) Bound C) Unchained
B) Bound
1138
In a legal context, what might it mean if someone is described as 'shackled'?
It may refer to a person being physically restrained during a court appearance or while in custody.
