Week 1-2 Flashcards
blurry
flou
plea, appeal, petition, defense
plaidoyer (noun)
to postpone
deplacer, reporter
unsettling, unnerving
déstabilisant
convoluted/complicated
alambiqué
skilled person
horloger/horlegere
retired
retraité
to break down the barriers
briser les barrières
sympathetic to [sth], mindful of [sth]
sensible à [qch]
urgently, immediately
d’urgence
consistent, logical, substantial, important
conséquent
take the floor
prendre la parole
gerontologist
un(e) gérontologue
to pen/coop up, confine
parquer
backward, outdated
arriéré
campaign, agir pour une cause
militer
lack of privacy, overcrowding
la promiscuité
with, thanks to, by way of
moyennant
in all likelihood
vraisemblablement
to dispense, give
prodiguer
think of [sth], consider
songer à [qch]
disappointing
décevant
to highlight, feature, showcase
mettre en avant
speed bumps
des dos d’âne
sudden entrance
l’irruption
supposedly
prétendument
over-indebtedness, debt burden
le surendettement
digital war
une guerre numérique
word of mouth
le bouche-à-oreille
propaganda
la propagande
to assert, enforce, exercise
faire valoir [qch]
the mainstream
le courant dominant
to leap, jump
bondir
to beat [sb] up
tabasser
to deforest, clear
déboiser [qch]
not pay much attention to [sth], pay little attention to [sth], take little notice of [sth]
faire peu de cas de [qch]
