Vocabulary - Discussing, debating and evaluating

Question 1

discourse

Answer 1

=discours

Question 2

conversely

Answer 2

=à l’inverse, en revanche

Question 3

to what extent …?

Answer 3

=à quelle mesure…?

Question 4

from whence

Answer 4

=d’où, de là

Question 5

my feelings have been dulled, or artificially jacked up

Answer 5

=mes sentiments sont émoussés ou artificiellement exacerbés

Question 6

to impair

Answer 6

=altérer

Question 7

overcome

Answer 7

=surmonter, vaincre

Question 8

to grasp

Answer 8

=saisir

Question 9

beyond

Answer 9

=au-delà

Question 10

stance

Answer 10

=position, posture, attitude

Question 11

concurrently

Answer 11

=simultanément, en parallèle, concomitamment

Question 12

to drill

Answer 12

=percer, forer

Question 13

to smother

Answer 13

=étouffer

Question 14

a crib

Answer 14

=un berceau

Question 15

when she thrust

Answer 15

=qd elle a poussé

Question 16

the onset of his nightmare

Answer 16

=le début/l’apparition de son cauchemar

Question 17

merely

Answer 17

=simplement, uniquement

Question 18

gaunt-looking

Answer 18

=à l’allure gaillarde, gauloise

Question 19

… that stem from …

Answer 19

= … qui provien.nen.t de …

Question 20

to summon

Answer 20

=invoquer, convoquer, interpeller

Question 21

bereft

Answer 21

=privé, dépourvu, dépouillé

Question 22

thorough

Answer 22

=approfondi, complet, minutieux

Question 23

elusive

Answer 23

=insaisissable

Question 24

to elude

Answer 24

=(s’)échapper, fuir, éluder

Question 25

thereby

Answer 25

=de ce fait, de la sorte

Question 26

therefore

Answer 26

=donc, par conséquent

Question 27

thus

Answer 27

=ainsi, donc

Question 28

alleviate

Answer 28

=atténuer, alléger

Question 29

learning to use cues

Answer 29

=apprendre à utiliser les signaux/indices

Question 30

cluster

Answer 30

=groupe

Question 31

to intertwine

Answer 31

=entrelacer

Question 32

furthermore

Answer 32

=de plus, en outre, par ailleurs

Question 33

component

Answer 33

=composante

Question 34

substantial

Answer 34

=substantiel, important

Question 35

effective

Answer 35

=producing the result that is wanted or intended; producing a successful result

e.g. Some people believe that violence is an effective way of protesting.

Question 36

efficient

Answer 36

=doing something in a good, careful and complete way with no waste of time, money or energy

e.g. A highly efficient worker

Question 37

drawbacks

Answer 37

=inconvénients

Question 38

to draw

Answer 38

=tirer (dessiner aussi mais nous intéresse pas ici)

Question 39

to take account out

Answer 39

=tenir compte, prendre en compte

Question 40

to outweigh

Answer 40

=l’emporter sur, surpasser

Question 41

weighing up

Answer 41

=peser