n20 Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
Q
to castigate
A
fustiger
2
Q
to doze off
A
s’assoupir
3
Q
to squabble
A
se chamailler
4
Q
to crackle
A
gresiller, crepiter
5
Q
to leap
A
sauter, bondir
6
Q
to hitch-hiking
A
faire du stop
7
Q
to be engrossed in
A
absorber par qqch
8
Q
to dole out smt to sb
A
accorder qqn à qqn
9
Q
to bracket
A
mettre entre parentheses
10
Q
to stack
A
empiler
11
Q
to rivet
A
riveter
12
Q
to urge
A
exhorter
13
Q
to elbow one’s way
A
se frayer un chemin
14
Q
to fight one’s way to the top
A
se battre pr y arriver
15
Q
to be on a par with
A
etre égalité avec
16
Q
to be on an equal footing
A
etre sur un pied d’égalité
17
Q
to lift (barriers)
A
lever/supprimer
18
Q
to make it to the top
A
atteindre le sommet
19
Q
to claim
A
reclamer
20
Q
to reclaim
A
recuperer
21
Q
to compete
A
rivaliser, participer à
22
Q
to make amends for
A
se faire pardonner/se racheter
23
Q
to contravene
A
enfreindre
24
Q
to condone
A
approuver, cautionner/excuser
25
to rattle
entrochoquer (bruit de ferraire) / secouer
26
to spark (protests)
susciter, eveiller, declencher
27
to call off
annuler
28
to broker (a deal)
negocier
29
to drawn up
etablir/elaborer
30
to plot
tracer // comploter
31
to unwind
se derouler/se detendre
32
to topple/topple smt
s'effondrer, se renverser/renverser, faire tomber
33
to cough up
cracher
34
to vindicate
justifier/faire valoir
35
to secede from
faire secession
36
to reverse course
revenir en arriere
37
to wave
brandir
38
to swirl
tourbilloner
39
to step up
intensifier
40
to abate / placate / pacify
calmer, apaiser
41
To debunk
Démystifier, discrediter
