Week 7 Flashcards

1
Q

the job of reviewing

A

To critique sth

A critic
A film, restaurant, food critic

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2
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critiquer

A

To criticise sb, sth

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3
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Publicité

A

Advertising (unc), Advertisement (count)

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4
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Persuader

Convaincre

A

To persuade, convince sb to do sth

To be persuaded, convinced to do sth

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5
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Dissuader

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to dissuade sb FROM doing sth, to prevent sb FROM doing sth, to stop, to discourage

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6
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commerce

Commerçant

A

Retail (n, adj)

Retailer (n,p)

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7
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Distributor -> wholesaler -> retail(er) -> customers

Wholesale prices direct to the public

A

Distributor -> wholesaler -> retail(er) -> customers

Wholesale prices direct to the public

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8
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Établir un rapport

A

To establish rapport /rappor/ (relationship)

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9
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Clients fidèles

A

Loyal/repeat customers

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10
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Souffrir de

A

Suffer FROM

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11
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Sûr de

A

Sure ABOUT

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12
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Oublier qqch

A

To forget ABOUT

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13
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to make sb join your team after giving lots of reason

A

To win sb OVER

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14
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when sb uses beautiful language to make you buy sth

A

To be sweet-talked INTO doing sth

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15
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stronger persuade

A

To coax /coks/ / be coaxed INTO doing sth

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16
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when sb keeps repeatedly asking you and you do it to shut them up (i.e. Children)

A

To be hounded (BY sb) to do sth

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17
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because of

A

Owing TO

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18
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Rêver de

A

To dream OF

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19
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Réserver un hôtel

A

To book INTO a hotel

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20
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Perdre du temps à, en

A

To waste time ON

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21
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Faire l’erreur de

A

To make the mistake OF

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22
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Commencer avec

A

To begin WITH

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23
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En théorie

A

IN theory

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24
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Fameux, connu pour

A

Famous FOR

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25
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en congé

A

ON leave

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26
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En faveur de

A

IN favour OF

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27
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En termes de

A

In terms OF

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28
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Far FROM

A

Far FROM

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29
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BY the time

A

BY the time

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30
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Avec comme résultat

A

WITH the result

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31
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Changer $

A

to change INTO

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32
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Féliciter pour

A

To congratulate ON

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33
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Recevoir de

A

To receive FROM

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34
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Être accusé de

A

To be accused OF

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35
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S’inquiéter pour

A

to worry ABOUT

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36
Q

Confesser qqch

A

To confess TO

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37
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Être conscient de

A

to be aware OF

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38
Q

Se débarrasser de

A

to get rid OF

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39
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Se tenir à

A

To stick TO

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40
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ON this particular morning

A

ON this particular morning

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41
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ON arrival

A

ON arrival

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42
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En réalité

A

IN reality

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43
Q

Du début à la fin

A

FROM start TO finish

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44
Q

Être en retard pour

A

To be late FOR

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45
Q

Faire face à

A

To cope WITH

to deal WITH

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46
Q

Être addict à

A

To get addicted TO

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47
Q

S’habiller avec, en

A

To dress IN

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48
Q

Avoir lieu en (films)

A

To be set IN

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49
Q

Être blâmé pour

A

To be blamed FOR

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50
Q

Se mettre en contact avec

A

To get in touch WITH

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51
Q

Poser sa candidature pour

A

To apply FOR

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52
Q

Être retiré de

A

To be removed FROM

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53
Q

Viser à faire qqch

A

To be aimed AT doing sth

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54
Q

to interrupt

A

To disrupt sb/sth

Disruption (N)

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55
Q

to earn enough money

A

To earn a decent living

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56
Q

you know how to use a computer

A

To be computer literate

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57
Q

to start a hobby

A

To take sth UP

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58
Q

when you employ, hire a helper or apprentice so that they can learn from you

A

To take sb ON

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59
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to get together

A

To pull together

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60
Q

unemployed

A

Out of work

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61
Q

even though I said some other things

A

Having said that

-> contrast/admission

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62
Q

happy, pleased

A

Glad

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63
Q

Être contre

A

To be (dead) AGAINST sth

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64
Q

to be really stressed

A

To be/feel wound UP

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65
Q

Smell

A

Scent

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66
Q

to find out about

A

To get wind OF sth

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67
Q

tricked

A

Manipulated

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68
Q

it’s not possible to be certain

A

Can’t be sure

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69
Q

to complain

A

To raise objections ABOUT sth

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70
Q

poses a risk

A

Is potentially dangerous

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71
Q

I have great admiration for

A

I take my hat off to sb

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72
Q

to think/ask the question

A

To wonder

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73
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to walk casually

A

To wander /wonder/

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74
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To stop + to -> reason why you stopped

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To stop + to -> reason why you stopped

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75
Q
  • to develop this insatiable hunger, unquenchable thirst for sth
  • to become crazy
A

To go mad FOR sth

76
Q

to lose hair

A

To go bald

77
Q

Surely not!

A

Surely not!

78
Q

I can’t argue with that..

A

I can’t argue with that..

79
Q

avoir du poids parmi

A

To carry (greater) weight among

80
Q

Retail park

A

Retail park

81
Q

a negative point

A

Criticisms

82
Q

to create images, feelings inside you, often as a result of an external stimulus

A

To evoke sth

Evocative (adj)

83
Q
Smell, 
taste, 
sight, 
hearing (sound), 
touch
A
Smell, 
taste, 
sight, 
hearing (sound), 
touch
84
Q

with regard to, about

A

Levelled AT sb/sth

85
Q

to be depressed

A

To get sb down

86
Q

to disappoint sb

A

To let sb down

87
Q

when milk is left in a warm room

milk, yogurt (+ other liquid dairy products)

A

To go sour

88
Q

We’ll just have to agree to differ

A

We’ll just have to agree to differ

89
Q

I’m afraid I just don’t think it is..

A

I’m afraid I just don’t think it is..

90
Q

être classé en tant que

A

To be classed as

91
Q

Customer feedback

A

Customer feedback

92
Q

Online shopping

A

Online shopping

93
Q

Marketing manager

A

Marketing manager

94
Q

to create an image, memory in your mind

A

To conjure UP sth

95
Q

courrier indésirable, réclame

A

Junk mail

96
Q

placement de produit

A

Product placement

97
Q

Qqch laisse à désirer

A

Sth leaves a lot / a little to be desired
Sth could be so much better
Sth didn’t meet my expectations
Sth was disappointing

98
Q
Sth that reminds of 
Sth (that) conjures up memories of 
Sth where, in which I start to imagine 
Sth that evokes memories 
Sth that is reminiscent of
A
Sth that reminds of 
Sth (that) conjures up memories of 
Sth where, in which I start to imagine 
Sth that evokes memories 
Sth that is reminiscent of
99
Q

Imaginer que

A

To imagine (that)

100
Q

when bread gets too old

when food begins to grow mould (fungus, mushrooms)

A

To go mouldy (adj)

101
Q

to search

A

To trawl

102
Q

elaborate

A

Flamboyant

103
Q

ça dépend de

A

It is up to

104
Q

faire une fortune

A

To make sth (i.e. the company) a fortune

105
Q

créer de vive voix

A

To create through word of mouth

106
Q

A (positive) market acknowledgement

A

A (positive) market acknowledgement

107
Q

ordinary

A

Mundane

108
Q

crowd

A

Throng

109
Q

Wearing

A

Sporting

110
Q

to make beautiful

A

To aestheticise

111
Q

discovered

A

Unearthed

112
Q

can’t hear anymore

A

To go deaf

113
Q

getting worse and worse

A

To go downhill

  • > situation
  • > health
  • > economy
  • > grades

To deteriorate

  • > health
  • > economy
114
Q

faire banqueroute

A

To go bankrupt

115
Q

devenir viral

A

To go viral

116
Q

To be reminiscent OF sth

A

To be reminiscent OF sth

117
Q

Rappeler à qqn qqch

A

To remind sb OF sth

118
Q

polite request

A

I would be most grateful if you + past tense

119
Q

compromise

A

I’ll do this if you (will) do that

120
Q

expressing that sth is really unlikely to happen

A

I should be surprised if

121
Q

to become widely recognised, increasingly popular

A

To make one’s mark

122
Q

to do sth significant that everyone will remember

A

To leave one’s mark

123
Q

to accept that something exists, is true

A

To acknowledge the existence OF sth

124
Q

~ 99% sure, certain

A

Sth is almost certainly sth

125
Q

to get worse

A

To go bad

126
Q

to reduce effectiveness

A

To impair
-> tend to use for senses

Visually impaired 
Hearing impaired (adj)

To have no sense of smell

127
Q

hair starting to turn white, grey

A

To go grey

128
Q

1) to get mad at sb
2) to activate, explode (alarm, bomb)
3) food : has expired

A

To go OFF

to go off ON : to get mad AT sb

129
Q

dry + old bread

A

Stale bread

130
Q

sth is not my cup of tea

A

Too adj for my taste/liking

131
Q

to return the favour

A

To do sth IN return

132
Q

necessary

A

Indispensable (adj)

extreme adj -> use with absolutely

133
Q

within reach

A

Sth is IN hand

134
Q

sth is out of control

A

Sth is out of hand

135
Q

~ to suggest

A

To put FORWARD a suggestion, idea, plan

136
Q

sb who abstains FROM drinking alcohol.

Abstinence (N)

A

Teetotaller (n,p ; old-fashioned)

137
Q

to avoid making eye contact

A

To avert his eyes, his gaze

138
Q

to run away from the police

A

To abscond FROM the police

139
Q

strong

A

Potent

140
Q

can kill you

A

Lethal (adj)

A lethal chemical/weapon/gas

141
Q

lethal chemicals

A

Toxic

142
Q

resulting in death

A

Fatal (adj)

A fatal :

  • > gunshot wound
  • > injury
  • > spider bite

To sustain/receive a fatal injury

143
Q

to be careful

A

To watch OUT FOR

144
Q

to use only the available resources

A

To make do WITH sth

145
Q

when they are ready to eat

A

(Un)ripe

  • > fruit
  • > vegetables
146
Q

experienced

A

A seasonable football player

147
Q

uncomfortably wet

A

Soggy (adj)

148
Q

L’emporter sur

A

Sth outweighs sth else

Although there may be several disadvantages to this method, the benefits outweigh these, them

149
Q

Mature

A

Mature -> for personality

150
Q

A sweet-tooth

A

A sweet-tooth

151
Q

Être incompétent en

A

To be incompetent AT

152
Q

Être (in)capable de faire qqch

A

To be (in)capable OF doing sth

153
Q

Être différent de

A

To be different FROM/TO sth else

154
Q

To be unable TO do

A

To be unable TO do

155
Q

Être inefficient en

A

To be inefficient AT

156
Q

Réduire le nombre de

A

To cut DOWN ON the number OF sth

157
Q

To come DOWN WITH a cold

A

To come DOWN WITH a cold

158
Q

to reduce traffic, cars on the road

A

To get people off the roads

159
Q

refers to a life which involves heavy routine and little work excitement or spontaneity

A

The rat race

160
Q

when people get angry when they drive + easily get angry

A

Road rage

161
Q

to relax

A

To let go

To let their hair down

162
Q

grey + dull + uninteresting + lifeless

A

Bleak

163
Q

small, limited

A

Confined (space)

164
Q

easy

A

Convenient

165
Q

apartment building

A

High rise

166
Q

to kick sb out from a rented apartment, house because they have broken the rules

A

To evict sb (FROM a place)

Eviction (N)

Evicted (n,p)

167
Q

to make sb feel less angry

A

To appease sb

168
Q

to take back (a statement)

A

To retract a statement

169
Q

answer

A

Response

170
Q

to develop innately

A

To acquire

171
Q

to continue by contributing

A

To follow up with more questions

172
Q

Préparer qqn pour

A

To prepare sb FOR sth

173
Q

There is nothing quite like

A

There is nothing quite like

174
Q

To retract the sides of your mouth when you smile

A

To retract the sides of your mouth when you smile

175
Q

Good, poor listener

A

Good, poor listener

176
Q

Au milieu de

A

In the middle OF (party, movie, book)

177
Q

S’appliquer à

A

To apply TO

178
Q

Donner plus de détails

A

To provide, give more detail

179
Q

To get sth going/moving/started

A

To get sth going/moving/started

180
Q

Prêter de l’attention

A

To pay close attention

181
Q

Very fashionable or stylish

A

All the rage

182
Q

in the area of a subject or activity where the most recent changes and developments are happening

A

AT the cutting edge OF

183
Q

S’inspirer de

A

To take one’s inspiration FROM

184
Q

Attirer une grande foule

A

To draw huge crowds

185
Q

someone or something that has the power to make things happen

A

To be the driving force behind

186
Q

To be very new and still developing

A

To be IN its infancy