Week 1 Flashcards
1
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Être oublié
A
To lie forgotten
2
Q
Happen
A
Sth is expected to happen
3
Q
Complete garbage
A
Utter nonsense
4
Q
Jeter quelque chose quelque part
A
Throw sth somewhere
5
Q
Protective
A
To be protective OF sth/sb
6
Q
Décrire comme
A
Describe sth as
7
Q
Allumer le feu
A
Lit the fire with sth (propellant)
8
Q
Décider
A
Decide sth is (opinion)
9
Q
Prendre le feu à
A
Set fire to sth (object you want to burn)
10
Q
Examiner
A
Examine sth
11
Q
Mettre quelque chose quelque part
A
Put sth somewhere
12
Q
Œuvre
A
(An art) work
13
Q
Sympathetic
A
Sympathetic to
14
Q
Defensive
A
To be defensive
15
Q
Un critique (n;p), the profession
A
Critic
16
Q
Sold in a manner similar to eBay
A
Auctioned
17
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Juger
A
Judge sth (object) sth (opinion)
18
Q
Mystery
A
Create a mystery
19
Q
What people think will happen
A
Speculation
20
Q
Cordialement invité
A
Cordially invited
21
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Grand succès
A
Great achievement
22
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Suffer
A
Ail
23
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Room in a hospital
A
Ward
24
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Daigner
A
Deign to
25
Terrible
Lame
26
Recherches
Research (n;unc)
| 2 pieces of research
27
Majeurs challenges
Major challenges
28
Pour l'ultime rêve
For the ultimate dream
29
Sur place
On the premises
30
Choisir quelque chose parmi
Chose sth over sth
31
Investigation
Enquiry
32
To give a brief summary of a main point
Outline
33
Décider quelque chose
Decide on sth
34
In the zone
In the zone
35
In the area
In the area
36
On the grounds
On the grounds (natural)
37
To go
To depart
38
To stop
Cease
Quit
Finish
39
To show
Demonstrate
Present
Exhibit
40
To live
Reside
41
To help
Aid
Support
Assist
42
To begin
Commence
43
To want
Desire
| Would like
44
To get
```
Obtain
Achieve
Receive
Understand
Buy
Purchase
Collect
```
45
To eat
Consume
| Dine
46
Wrong
Incorrect
47
Empty
Vacant
48
Cheap
Inexpensive
| Affordable
49
Better
Improved
| Superior
50
Enough
Sufficient
51
Whole
Complete
| Entire
52
Before
Previous
| Prior to
53
Right
Correct
54
About
Approximately
Regarding
Concerning
55
So
Therefore
56
Anyway
Nevertheless
57
To
In order to
58
Plus
Furthermore
59
But
However
| Although
60
And
Additionally
| In addition
61
Also
Moreover
62
Feel smaller and smaller
To be hemmed in
63
Cut
Chop
64
Too many things in a small space
Cramped
65
Opposite of mainstream
to have an eclectic taste in music
To be into alternative music
66
What was the result
To pay off
67
Career progression
To move up the ladder
| How long did it take to move up the ladder and become director?
68
To do more than you need to do impress sb
To go the extra mile
69
When you do sth and you pay for it all yourself
To do sth at your own expense
70
The time when light first begins to disappear
At dusk
At dawn (when light appears)
71
To go quickly somewhere and only do what you set you to do
To pop (down) to
72
To be addicted to
To be hooked on sth
| To be obsessed with
73
You forget to do sth
Sth slips your mind
74
To look amazing (appearance)
To look a million dollars
75
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
76
A bit smaller
Marginally, fractionally/ slightly smaller
77
Much/a lot bigger
Considerably, significantly larger
78
More and more diverse
Increasingly diverse
79
Less reasons
Fewer reasons
80
Very different
Completely, significantly, vastly, strikingly, considerably different
81
A big change
Enormous, significant, important change
82
A big mountain
Enormous, large mountain
83
Lots of children
Many children
84
Important resources
Significant, substantial resources
85
A poor country
Under-developed country
86
A rich country
Wealthy, well-developed country
87
A rich person
Wealthy, well-off person
88
Bad quality
Poor quality
89
Bad behaviour
Unsatisfactory behaviour
90
Rire nerveusement
To giggle
91
To do a complaining sound
To whine about sth
92
Soupirer
```
To sigh (v)
A sigh (n)
To breathe a sigh of relief, disappointment
```
93
To Cry of sadness, huge emotional sadness
To wail
94
My stomach keep rumbling
To rumble (v)
95
Make a noise like a bee
To buzz
96
To complain with actual words
To whinge about sth
97
Tousser
To cough
98
Miauler
To purr
99
When a lion screams, or when a human shouts
To roar
100
Trembler
Tremble
| to tremble with fear/anxiety/nervousness
101
Applaudir
To clap
102
a type of speech impediment
| Bégayer
To stutter
103
Soupirer
To sigh
104
Trembler de dégoût
To shudder
| to shudder at the thought of
105
Gémir, grincer
To groan
106
Aboyer
To bark
107
Sb who studies very hard, diligently
Studious (adj)
108
A feeling of great respect
Awe (n)
To be in awe of sb/sth
Awesome
109
More than a little but not very much
Somewhat (adv)
110
A terrible or painful experience that continues for a period of time
Ordeal (n)
111
Confused
Baffled (adj)
| Baffling (adv)
112
Confusing
Bewildering (adj)
| Bewildered (adj)
113
An impressive achievement, which was very difficult
Feat (n)
114
Be successful
```
To fare (v) use always in negative
To not fare well.
```
115
Extremely worried and frightened
Frantic (adj)
116
Domestic housework
Domestic chores
117
Sb who always wants to do things with you in excess
Clingy (adj)
| To cling on to sth
118
prendre trop de place
sth takes too much space/room
119
avoir de la place
to have enough place/room
somewhere in my suitcase,
somewhere on the table
120
faire de la place, to move through
to make room for sb/sth (to move through)
121
to have space to stand up
to have standing room
122
avoir de la place
there is place/room for sth, to do sth somewhere
123
espace ouvert
open space (in cities); parks, nature
124
avoir de la place dans l'estomac
to have room for (dessert), some kind of food (in your stomach)
125
avoir (besoin) de plus d'espace dans une relation
to have/need (more) (in a relationship)
126
trembler de froid
to shiver
127
stronger than tremble, when you're terrified, petrified, mortified
to quiver (with fear)
128
Feed at the same temperature as the room
Room temperature
129
Expression used to describe a house, room which is very cramped
There is no room to swing a cat
130
Adj, spacious, describe a room, house with lots of space
Roomy
131
N, free accommodation + usually meals
Room and board
