Autumn Semester 2023 Flashcards
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figurative (best,elite)
-> (familier) crème de la crème
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Cream of the crop
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- (large quantity of)
-> considérable, important - (important)
-> important, conséquent
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substantial (adj)
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- (resources: use)
-> Puiser dans / faire appel à - ([sb]: use contribution of)
-> Mettre à contribution / faire appel à - (clothing: put on)
-> enfiler / mettre
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to draw on [sth/sb]
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- (fold, wrinkle)
-> plisser - (become wrinkled)
-> (tissu, papier) se froisser
-> (visage) se contracter
-> (front) se plisser
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to crease
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- (fold line: paper, fabric)
-> pli - (wrinkle on face)
-> ride - (line ironed in clothing)
-> pli
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crease (noun)
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(as a joke, humorously)
-> pour plaisanter, pour rire
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in jest
Ex: My suggestion was only made in jest: you shouldn’t take it seriously
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- (people)
-> (les membres de la famille) famille - (home)
-> (famille) foyer
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household (noun)
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- (immediately, very soon)
-> bientôt - (now, currently)
-> actuellement, maintenant, en ce moment
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presently (adv)
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- (go upwards)
-> monter en flèche / s’envoler - (fly without propulsion)
-> s’élever dans les airs / s’envoler - figurative (go up rapidly)
-> monter en flèche, grimper en flèche / s’envoler
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To soar
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(principalement, grossièrement)
-> dans les grandes lignes
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Broadly
(introducing a clause) broadly speaking
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(bad situation)
-> Situation désespérée, situation difficile
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plight (noun)
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(bad tempered, rude)
-> revêche, renfrogné, bourru
-> maussade
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surly (adj)
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se démarquer
-> (se distinguer, se différentier)
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stand out
-> formal : distinguish yourself
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Ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher de faire [qch]
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Cannot help but do [sth]
Can’t help but do [sth]
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(speaker’s platform)
-> estrade
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dais
(dayus)
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- (mean, evil)
-> (personne) méchant, malfaisant, mauvais
-> (acte) méchant - slang (extremely good)
-> (familier) de ouf, de malade, qui déchire - (playfully mischievous)
-> espiègle, malicieux, coquin
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wicked
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Difference between “in the beginning” and “at the beginning”
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In the beginning : used to describe the start of a period of time + to compare two situations in time
Ex: In the beginning, the company had all but three employees and a tiny garage as their office
At the beginning : refers to the placement of something + At the start of something (the starting point)
Ex: You should not use pronouns at the beginning of a paragraph!
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- (temporary relief)
-> sursis, répit - (commutation of punishment)
-> (temporaire ou définif) sursis
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reprieve (noun)
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slang (1000 dollars/pounds)
-> mille livres/dollars
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(a) grand
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- (dizzy)
-> Pris de vertige / étourdi / avoir la tête qui tourne - (frivolous, silly)
-> frivole
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giddy (adj)
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(lightheaded with emotion)
-> ne tenir plus en place
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to be giddy with excitement
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- (dark, depressing)
-> lugubre, sombre, triste - (poor, inferior)
-> mauvais
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dismal (adj)
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Difference between wary and weary ?
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Wary = not trusting -> méfiant, sur ses gardes
Weary = tired -> (soutenu) las, fatigué, épuisé
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(upmarket or exclusive)
-> haut de gamme
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high-end (noun and adj)
-> Either an adjective or noun (ex: But it’s on the high end)
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(figurative) lie to harm reputation of
-> (une réputation) salir
To smear [sb]
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1. (holding hands)
-> main dans la main
2. figurative (together)
-> aller de pair
3. figurative (in close collaboration)
-> en étroite collaboration / de concert
-> (figuré) main dans la main
hand in hand (adv or adj)
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figurative (issue: evident)
-> mettre en évidence
To bring to the fore
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1. formal (relevant)
-> approprié, pertinent
2. formal (relevant to)
-> en lien avec [qch]
-> avoir à voir à [qch], avoir un rapport avec [qch]
germane (adj)
germane to [sth] (adj)
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1. (sorry, regretful)
-> confus, désolé
-> (ton, geste, lettre) d'excuse
2. (excusing or defending [sth])
-> apologétique
-> (écrit, ouvrage, personne) qui excuse [qch], qui défend [qch]
apologetic (adj)
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1. (coming)
-> prochain, à venir
-> (livre) à paraître
-> (film) qui va sortir
-> (spectacle) qui va débuter
2. (talking freely)
-> communicatif, communicative
-> ouvert
3. (available)
-> disponible
forthcoming (adj)
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1. (painful, tender)
-> faire mal
2. (throat: enflamed)
-> (gorge, yeux,...) irrité
3. (muscle: aching)
-> endolori, douloureux
sore (adj)
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Avoir mal partout, être courbaturé
To be sore all over
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(admirable, praiseworthy)
-> louable
commendable (adj)
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informal (parent: resemble)
-> être le portrait craché de
-> (caractère surtout) tenir de
-> (physique surtout) ressembler à
take after [sb]
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(ne pas distinguer)
-> confondre
1. (informal) get [sb] mixed up, get [sth] mixed up
-> Ex: The teacher still gets the twins in his class mixed up
2. confuse
3. mistake
4. (ideas, issues) conflate
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1. (that helps [sth] occur)
-> propice (à [qch]), favorable (à [qch])
2. (that encourages, promotes [sth])
-> propice à [qch], favorable à [qch]
1. conducive
2. conducive to
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Correct way of saying "j'ai dormi à 18h" ?
-> So not "I slept at six"
1. I fell asleep around [time]
2. I slept for X hours
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informal. pejorative ([sb] who dislikes not winning)
-> mauvais perdant, mauvaise perdante
bad loser or poor loser
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informal (go wrong, end badly)
-> tomber à l'eau
Go pear-shaped
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1. (food: pleasant tasting)
-> (nourriture) bon, bonne
-> (plus fort) succulent, savoureux
2. figurative (ideas: acceptable)
-> (idées) acceptable, convenable
-> satisfaisant, correct
palatable (adj)
/ˈpælətəbəl/
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1. (to the exterior of/ from the interior of)
-> Hors de / de
2. (used in expressions (beyond))
-> Hors de
3. informal (be lacking)
-> manquer de / ne plus avoir de / être à court de
4. (of total number)
-> sur
5. (motivated by)
-> par
1. /2. out of
3. be out of [sth]
4. out of
5. out of [sth]
-> The parents did what they did out of love for their children
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1. figurative (afflicted: with disaster, disease)
-> touché/frappé par [qch]
2. figurative (affected: by panic, grief)
-> touché/dévasté par [qch]
3. (area, etc : affected, hit)
-> (zone, bateau, ...) touché
1. stricken with [sth]
2. stricken with / by [sth]
3. stricken (adj)
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informal (increase)
-> augmenter, faire monter
-> (un prix, une addiction) gonfler
bump [sth] up
bump up [sth]
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(off by heart, memorized)
-> parfaitement
-> à la perfection
-> (connaître) par coeur
Off pat (adv)
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1. (unable to leave)
-> (baleine) échoué
-> (personne) bloqué
-> (personne: plus familier) coincé
2. (abandoned)
-> abandonné
stranded (adj)
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1. (asphyxiate)
-> étouffer
2. (a fire)
-> (un feu) étouffer
3. (suppress by covering)
-> (figuré) couvrir, cacher
4. (with love, kisses, etc.)
-> couvrir [qqn] de [qch]
5. (stifle, suppress)
-> (figuré: un sentiment) étouffer, réprimer
1. smother [sb]
2. smother [sth], smother [sth] with [sth]
3. smother [sth]
4. smother [sb], smother [sb] with [sth]
5. smother [sth]
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(feeling sick)
-> nauséeux, nauséeuse
queasy (adj)
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1. (fabric: sticking to the body)
-> (vêtement) moulant
2. figurative (person: needy)
-> (figuré) collant
-> (figuré, familier) pot de colle
clingy (adj)
(kling′ē)
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1. slang (person: repressed)
-> (figuré, famillier) coincé
2. slang (person: tense)
-> (personne) tendu, à cran
uptight (adj)
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1. informal (person: pedantic, fastidious)
-> pointilleux
pernickety (adj)
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Choisir ses mots avec précaution
To be pernickety about words
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être difficile (en matière de nourriture)
To be pernickety about food
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être à cheval sur la propeté, être un maniaque de la propreté
To be pernickety about neatness
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figurative (stuck in routine)
-> enlisé dans la routine
In a rut (adv)
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1. (indentation in metal)
-> enfoncement
-> bosse
-> (bois) entaille
2. figurative (reduction)
-> (figuré) trou
dent (noun)
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1. (take back, withdraw)
-> rétracter
2. (take back, withdraw statement, claim)
-> se rétracter, se dédire
-> (religion) abjurer
1. to recant [sth]
2. to recant
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informal (tolerate)
-> supporter, tolérer
Put up with [sb/sth]
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sur quoi / après quoi
upon which
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formal (upon which)
-> sur quoi, après quoi
whereupon
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1. figurative (dwell on [sth] bad)
-> s'apitoyer sur son sort, s'apitoyer sur soi-même
2. figurative (indulge in negative state)
-> se complaire dans [qch]
3. figurative (wealth, possessions: have plenty)
-> nager dans le luxe
4. (lie around)
-> se vautrer dans [qch]
1. To wallow
2. To wallow in [sth]
3. To wallow in [sth]
4. To wallow in [sth]
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disapproving (feel sorry for yourself)
-> s'apitoyer sur son sort
Wallow in self-pity
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Sur la pointe des pieds
tiptoe / on tiptoe(s) (adv)
To tiptoe
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figurative (speak tactfully)
-> (figuré) tourner autour du pot
Tiptoe around [sth]
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slang, figurative (fail, go wrong)
-> (entreprise) faire faillite, couler
Go belly up
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without
If it wasn't/weren't for or If it hadn't been for
-> So conditional
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(dissatisfied, grumpy)
-> mécontent
disgruntled (adj)
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slang (psychiatrist)
-> (familier) psy
Shrink
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figurative (reveal, expose)
-> dévoiler, révéler
lay [sth] bare
lay bare [sth]
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1. (responsible)
-> responsable (de [qch])
2. (has to report to)
-> responsable devant [qqn]
3. (has to justify actions)
-> responsable de
-> rendre des comptes pour
1. accountable (adj)
2. accountable to [sb]
3. accountable for [sth]
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slang (nothing, negligible amount)
-> (familier) que dalle, rien
squat (noun)
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(revamping)
-> (d'un système, d'une machine) révision
-> (d'un système) remaniement
-> (d'un système) refonte
overhaul (noun)
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1. (person: satisfy, humour)
-> (positif) faire plaisir à [qqn]
-> (négatif) se prêter au jeu de [qqn]
-> donner satisfaction à [qqn]
-> encourager
2. (desire, appetite: satisfy)
-> céder à
3. (enjoy a treat)
-> se faire plaisir
4. (allow yourself a treat)
-> se faire plaisir
1. to indulge [sb]
2. to indulge [sth]
3. indulge yourself
4. indulge
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(boring, tedious task)
-> corvée
(in home)
-> tâche ménagère
chore
/ˈtʃɔːr/
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1. slang (person blamed for another's crime)
-> bouc-émissaire
2. slang (gullible person)
-> nigaud, pigeon, bonne poire
patsy (noun)
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1. (in bad taste)
-> de mauvais goût, kitsch
2. (crass, vulgar)
-> vulgaire
3. (sticky)
-> collant
tacky
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1. (crime, act: discourage)
-> (un crime) prévenir
2. (discourage)
-> dissuader, décourager
3. (discourage from doing)
-> dissuader/décourager [qqn] de faire [qch]
1. deter [sth]
2. deter [sb]
3. deter [sb] from doing [sth]
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1. (easily disgusted or nauseated)
-> délicat, sensible
2. (easily shocked, scrupulous)
-> craintif, craintive
squeamish
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1. (easily nauseated by [sth])
-> avoir peur de [qch]
2. (excessively scrupulous about [sth])
-> avoir des scrupules à faire [qch]
1.Be squeamish about [sth]
Be squeamish of [sth]
-> -> ex: I could never be an entomologist as I'm squeamish about bugs
2. Be squeamish about [sth]
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to withdraw suddenly and completely from an addictive substance or some other form of dependency
To go cold turkey
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(grieve, lose [sb] close)
-> être en deuil, être endeuillé
be bereaved
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(thin and sparse)
-> fin et clairsemé
wispy (adj)
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figurative (annoy [sb])
-> (familier : énerver) taper sur le système de [qqn] / taper sur les nerfs de [qqn]
get someone's goat
-> ex: That sort of attitude really gets my goat
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(slaver, drool)
-> baver
to slobber
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1. figurative, informal (person: weak)
-> (figuré, familier) chiffe molle /personne qui se laisse marcher sur les pieds
2. figurative, informal (task: easy)
-> (figuré) jeu d'enfant, du gâteau
1. pushover
-> ex: Say no to your child; don't be a pushover
2. pushover
-> ex: Don't worry; this test is going to be a pushover
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(clichéd, unoriginal)
-> banal, d'une grande platitude
trite (adj)
-> /ˈtraɪt/
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1. (vulgar, tacky)
-> voyant
2. (too showy)
-> voyant
3. (colour: garish)
-> criard, voyant
gaudy (adj)
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1. (prime, greatest time)
-> âge d'or, apogée
heyday
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person: shy, self-conscious
-> (personne, action) timide, pudique
bashful (adj)
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(That induces great anxiety)
-> (familier) dur pour les nerfs, éprouvant pour les nerfs
-> angoissant, stressant
Nerve-racking / nerve-wracking (adj)
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Idiom: A strong wind is blowing
It's blowing a gale
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The weather is very pleasant, and especially hot and sunny
glorious (adj)
-> ex: They had glorious weather for their wedding
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figurative (weather: bad)
-> affreux, épouvantable, horrible
-> (figuré, familier) de cochon, de chien
miserable (adj)
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En aucun cas
In no case
In no instance
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Informal : having a very pleasant taste and making you want to eat more
moreish (adj)
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figurative, informal (divulge [sth])
-> craché le morceau, tout avouer
To spill the beans
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1. (dry, dried out)
-> sec, sèche
-> asséché, desséché
2. figurative (very thirsty)
-> assoiffé, déshydraté
parched (adj)
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1. (person: confident)
-> (personne) sûr de soi
-> (personne) qui a de l'assurance
2. (action, manner: forceful)
-> (ton, comportement) assuré, affirmé
3. (flavor: strong)
-> affirmé
assertive (adj)
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1. (field for grazing)
-> prairie, pré
2. (natural)
-> champ
Meadow (noun)
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(unrestricted freedom)
-> Liberté d'action
-> carte blanche
free hand (noun)
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1. (physically: support)
-> étayer, soutenir
2. figurative (argument: support)
-> étayer
To underpin [sth]
1. Your house will need to be underpinned to stop it collapsing (Votre maison devra être étayée pour qu'elle ne s'effondre pas)
2. His conclusions are underpinned by hard evidence (Ses conclusions sont étayées par des preuves solides)
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1. (false idea)
-> idée fausse
2. uncountable (falseness)
-> erreur, fausseté
fallacy (noun)
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boiter, boitiller
To have a limp
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informal (unconscious)
-> évanoui, inconscient
out cold (adj)
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1. (that helps [sth] occur)
-> propice (à [qch]), favorable (à [qch])
2. (that encourages, promotes [sth])
-> propice à [qch], favorable à [qch]
1. conducive
2. conducive to [sth]
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1. (yawn, sob, laugh, etc: hold back)
-> réprimer, retenir
2. (suffocate)
-> étouffer, asphyxier, suffoquer
3. figurative (suppress)
-> (figuré) étouffer, asphyxier
4. (be suffocated)
-> (figuré) étouffer
1. Stifle [sth]
2. Stifle
-> Often used in continuous tenses
-> ex: Nerys was stifling in her thick sweater, so she took it off.
-> Comme Nery étouffait dans son gros pull, elle l'a enlevé
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1. (an attack)
-> (une tentative,...) déjouer
2. (stop from happening)
-> (des plans) contrecarrer, contrarier
to thwart [sth]
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1. (overblown, pretentious)
-> grandiloquent, ampoulé, pompeux
bombastic (adj)
-> ex: the dictator gave a bombastic speech to the masses
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(overdone, exaggerated)
-> exagéré / pompeux / ampoulé
overblown (adj)
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(in general, on the whole)
-> Dans l'ensemble
-> Globalement
-> De manière générale
by and large (adv)
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(via)
-> au moyen de,
-> à travers
-> par le biais de
-> via
by means of [sth]
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(harmonious, in agreement)
-> conforme à
congruous (with) (adj)
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1. (person: fascinated)
-> captivé, absorbé
2. (person: thrilled, delighted)
-> ravi
3. (person:enraptured)
->fou de [qch], folle de [qch]
1. rapt (with)
2. rapt with [sth]
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(friendly, likable)
-> (soutenu) affable
-> aimable
affable (adj)
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1. (fanciful)
-> (idée) fantaisiste
2. (capricious)
-> (soutenu) fantasque
-> capricieux, capricieuse
whimsical (adj)
1. Edward Lear's poems are far too whimsical for my taste
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(resent, envy)
-> envier, jalouser
begrudge [sth]
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1. (wary, not trusting)
-> méfiant
2. (wary, not trusting)
-> se méfier de [qch]
1. leery
2. be leery of [sth/sb]
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(dejection)
-> découragement, abattement
despondency, despondence (noun)
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To do something quickly and easily
Make light work of something / doing something
Ex: Heather made light work of painting the walls
You made light work of that chocolate cake (=you ate it quickly!)
