Week 1 Flashcards
Être oublié
To lie forgotten
Happen
Sth is expected to happen
Complete garbage
Utter nonsense
Jeter quelque chose quelque part
Throw sth somewhere
Protective
To be protective OF sth/sb
Décrire comme
Describe sth as
Allumer le feu
Lit the fire with sth (propellant)
Décider
Decide sth is (opinion)
Prendre le feu à
Set fire to sth (object you want to burn)
Examiner
Examine sth
Mettre quelque chose quelque part
Put sth somewhere
Œuvre
(An art) work
Sympathetic
Sympathetic to
Defensive
To be defensive
Un critique (n;p), the profession
Critic
Sold in a manner similar to eBay
Auctioned
Juger
Judge sth (object) sth (opinion)
Mystery
Create a mystery
What people think will happen
Speculation
Cordialement invité
Cordially invited
Grand succès
Great achievement
Suffer
Ail
Room in a hospital
Ward
Daigner
Deign to
Terrible
Lame
Recherches
Research (n;unc)
2 pieces of research
Majeurs challenges
Major challenges
Pour l’ultime rêve
For the ultimate dream
Sur place
On the premises
Choisir quelque chose parmi
Chose sth over sth
Investigation
Enquiry
To give a brief summary of a main point
Outline
Décider quelque chose
Decide on sth
In the zone
In the zone
In the area
In the area
On the grounds
On the grounds (natural)
To go
To depart
To stop
Cease
Quit
Finish
To show
Demonstrate
Present
Exhibit
To live
Reside
To help
Aid
Support
Assist
To begin
Commence
To want
Desire
Would like
To get
Obtain Achieve Receive Understand Buy Purchase Collect
To eat
Consume
Dine
Wrong
Incorrect
Empty
Vacant
Cheap
Inexpensive
Affordable
Better
Improved
Superior
Enough
Sufficient
Whole
Complete
Entire
Before
Previous
Prior to
Right
Correct
About
Approximately
Regarding
Concerning
So
Therefore
Anyway
Nevertheless
To
In order to
Plus
Furthermore
But
However
Although
And
Additionally
In addition
Also
Moreover
Feel smaller and smaller
To be hemmed in
Cut
Chop
Too many things in a small space
Cramped
Opposite of mainstream
to have an eclectic taste in music
To be into alternative music
What was the result
To pay off
Career progression
To move up the ladder
How long did it take to move up the ladder and become director?
To do more than you need to do impress sb
To go the extra mile
When you do sth and you pay for it all yourself
To do sth at your own expense
The time when light first begins to disappear
At dusk
At dawn (when light appears)
To go quickly somewhere and only do what you set you to do
To pop (down) to
To be addicted to
To be hooked on sth
To be obsessed with
You forget to do sth
Sth slips your mind
To look amazing (appearance)
To look a million dollars
To talk down to sb, when you talk to an in a way that makes you look superior and makes the other feel like a child
To patronise sb
Patronising (adj); patronised
A bit smaller
Marginally, fractionally/ slightly smaller
Much/a lot bigger
Considerably, significantly larger
More and more diverse
Increasingly diverse
Less reasons
Fewer reasons
Very different
Completely, significantly, vastly, strikingly, considerably different
A big change
Enormous, significant, important change
A big mountain
Enormous, large mountain
Lots of children
Many children
Important resources
Significant, substantial resources
A poor country
Under-developed country
A rich country
Wealthy, well-developed country
A rich person
Wealthy, well-off person
Bad quality
Poor quality
Bad behaviour
Unsatisfactory behaviour
Rire nerveusement
To giggle
To do a complaining sound
To whine about sth
Soupirer
To sigh (v) A sigh (n) To breathe a sigh of relief, disappointment
To Cry of sadness, huge emotional sadness
To wail
My stomach keep rumbling
To rumble (v)
Make a noise like a bee
To buzz
To complain with actual words
To whinge about sth
Tousser
To cough
Miauler
To purr
When a lion screams, or when a human shouts
To roar
Trembler
Tremble
to tremble with fear/anxiety/nervousness
Applaudir
To clap
a type of speech impediment
Bégayer
To stutter
Soupirer
To sigh
Trembler de dégoût
To shudder
to shudder at the thought of
Gémir, grincer
To groan
Aboyer
To bark
Sb who studies very hard, diligently
Studious (adj)
A feeling of great respect
Awe (n)
To be in awe of sb/sth
Awesome
More than a little but not very much
Somewhat (adv)
A terrible or painful experience that continues for a period of time
Ordeal (n)
Confused
Baffled (adj)
Baffling (adv)
Confusing
Bewildering (adj)
Bewildered (adj)
An impressive achievement, which was very difficult
Feat (n)
Be successful
To fare (v) use always in negative To not fare well.
Extremely worried and frightened
Frantic (adj)
Domestic housework
Domestic chores
Sb who always wants to do things with you in excess
Clingy (adj)
To cling on to sth
prendre trop de place
sth takes too much space/room
avoir de la place
to have enough place/room
somewhere in my suitcase,
somewhere on the table
faire de la place, to move through
to make room for sb/sth (to move through)
to have space to stand up
to have standing room
avoir de la place
there is place/room for sth, to do sth somewhere
espace ouvert
open space (in cities); parks, nature
avoir de la place dans l’estomac
to have room for (dessert), some kind of food (in your stomach)
avoir (besoin) de plus d’espace dans une relation
to have/need (more) (in a relationship)
trembler de froid
to shiver
stronger than tremble, when you’re terrified, petrified, mortified
to quiver (with fear)
Feed at the same temperature as the room
Room temperature
Expression used to describe a house, room which is very cramped
There is no room to swing a cat
Adj, spacious, describe a room, house with lots of space
Roomy
N, free accommodation + usually meals
Room and board
