Week 7 Flashcards
1
Q
the job of reviewing
A
To critique sth
A critic
A film, restaurant, food critic
2
Q
critiquer
A
To criticise sb, sth
3
Q
Publicité
A
Advertising (unc), Advertisement (count)
4
Q
Persuader
Convaincre
A
To persuade, convince sb to do sth
To be persuaded, convinced to do sth
5
Q
Dissuader
A
to dissuade sb FROM doing sth, to prevent sb FROM doing sth, to stop, to discourage
6
Q
commerce
Commerçant
A
Retail (n, adj)
Retailer (n,p)
7
Q
Distributor -> wholesaler -> retail(er) -> customers
Wholesale prices direct to the public
A
Distributor -> wholesaler -> retail(er) -> customers
Wholesale prices direct to the public
8
Q
Établir un rapport
A
To establish rapport /rappor/ (relationship)
9
Q
Clients fidèles
A
Loyal/repeat customers
10
Q
Souffrir de
A
Suffer FROM
11
Q
Sûr de
A
Sure ABOUT
12
Q
Oublier qqch
A
To forget ABOUT
13
Q
to make sb join your team after giving lots of reason
A
To win sb OVER
14
Q
when sb uses beautiful language to make you buy sth
A
To be sweet-talked INTO doing sth
15
Q
stronger persuade
A
To coax /coks/ / be coaxed INTO doing sth
16
Q
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
17
Q
because of
A
Owing TO
18
Q
Rêver de
A
To dream OF
19
Q
Réserver un hôtel
A
To book INTO a hotel
20
Q
Perdre du temps à, en
A
To waste time ON
21
Q
Faire l’erreur de
A
To make the mistake OF
22
Q
Commencer avec
A
To begin WITH
23
Q
En théorie
A
IN theory
24
Q
Fameux, connu pour
A
Famous FOR
25
en congé
ON leave
26
En faveur de
IN favour OF
27
En termes de
In terms OF
28
Far FROM
Far FROM
29
BY the time
BY the time
30
Avec comme résultat
WITH the result
31
Changer $
to change INTO
32
Féliciter pour
To congratulate ON
33
Recevoir de
To receive FROM
34
Être accusé de
To be accused OF
35
S'inquiéter pour
to worry ABOUT
36
Confesser qqch
To confess TO
37
Être conscient de
to be aware OF
38
Se débarrasser de
to get rid OF
39
Se tenir à
To stick TO
40
ON this particular morning
ON this particular morning
41
ON arrival
ON arrival
42
En réalité
IN reality
43
Du début à la fin
FROM start TO finish
44
Être en retard pour
To be late FOR
45
Faire face à
To cope WITH
| to deal WITH
46
Être addict à
To get addicted TO
47
S'habiller avec, en
To dress IN
48
Avoir lieu en (films)
To be set IN
49
Être blâmé pour
To be blamed FOR
50
Se mettre en contact avec
To get in touch WITH
51
Poser sa candidature pour
To apply FOR
52
Être retiré de
To be removed FROM
53
Viser à faire qqch
To be aimed AT doing sth
54
to interrupt
To disrupt sb/sth
Disruption (N)
55
to earn enough money
To earn a decent living
56
you know how to use a computer
To be computer literate
57
to start a hobby
To take sth UP
58
when you employ, hire a helper or apprentice so that they can learn from you
To take sb ON
59
to get together
To pull together
60
unemployed
Out of work
61
even though I said some other things
Having said that
| -> contrast/admission
62
happy, pleased
Glad
63
Être contre
To be (dead) AGAINST sth
64
to be really stressed
To be/feel wound UP
65
Smell
Scent
66
to find out about
To get wind OF sth
67
tricked
Manipulated
68
it's not possible to be certain
Can't be sure
69
to complain
To raise objections ABOUT sth
70
poses a risk
Is potentially dangerous
71
I have great admiration for
I take my hat off to sb
72
to think/ask the question
To wonder
73
to walk casually
To wander /wonder/
74
To stop + to -> reason why you stopped
To stop + to -> reason why you stopped
75
- to develop this insatiable hunger, unquenchable thirst for sth
- to become crazy
To go mad FOR sth
76
to lose hair
To go bald
77
Surely not!
Surely not!
78
I can't argue with that..
I can't argue with that..
79
avoir du poids parmi
To carry (greater) weight among
80
Retail park
Retail park
81
a negative point
Criticisms
82
to create images, feelings inside you, often as a result of an external stimulus
To evoke sth
Evocative (adj)
83
```
Smell,
taste,
sight,
hearing (sound),
touch
```
```
Smell,
taste,
sight,
hearing (sound),
touch
```
84
with regard to, about
Levelled AT sb/sth
85
to be depressed
To get sb down
86
to disappoint sb
To let sb down
87
when milk is left in a warm room
milk, yogurt (+ other liquid dairy products)
To go sour
88
We'll just have to agree to differ
We'll just have to agree to differ
89
I'm afraid I just don't think it is..
I'm afraid I just don't think it is..
90
être classé en tant que
To be classed as
91
Customer feedback
Customer feedback
92
Online shopping
Online shopping
93
Marketing manager
Marketing manager
94
to create an image, memory in your mind
To conjure UP sth
95
courrier indésirable, réclame
Junk mail
96
placement de produit
Product placement
97
Qqch laisse à désirer
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
```
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
```
```
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
Imaginer que
To imagine (that)
100
when bread gets too old
| when food begins to grow mould (fungus, mushrooms)
To go mouldy (adj)
101
to search
To trawl
102
elaborate
Flamboyant
103
ça dépend de
It is up to
104
faire une fortune
To make sth (i.e. the company) a fortune
105
créer de vive voix
To create through word of mouth
106
A (positive) market acknowledgement
A (positive) market acknowledgement
107
ordinary
Mundane
108
crowd
Throng
109
Wearing
Sporting
110
to make beautiful
To aestheticise
111
discovered
Unearthed
112
can't hear anymore
To go deaf
113
getting worse and worse
To go downhill
- > situation
- > health
- > economy
- > grades
To deteriorate
- > health
- > economy
114
faire banqueroute
To go bankrupt
115
devenir viral
To go viral
116
To be reminiscent OF sth
To be reminiscent OF sth
117
Rappeler à qqn qqch
To remind sb OF sth
118
polite request
I would be most grateful if you + past tense
119
compromise
I'll do this if you (will) do that
120
expressing that sth is really unlikely to happen
I should be surprised if
121
to become widely recognised, increasingly popular
To make one's mark
122
to do sth significant that everyone will remember
To leave one's mark
123
to accept that something exists, is true
To acknowledge the existence OF sth
124
~ 99% sure, certain
Sth is almost certainly sth
125
to get worse
To go bad
126
to reduce effectiveness
To impair
-> tend to use for senses
```
Visually impaired
Hearing impaired (adj)
```
To have no sense of smell
127
hair starting to turn white, grey
To go grey
128
1) to get mad at sb
2) to activate, explode (alarm, bomb)
3) food : has expired
To go OFF
to go off ON : to get mad AT sb
129
dry + old bread
Stale bread
130
sth is not my cup of tea
Too adj for my taste/liking
131
to return the favour
To do sth IN return
132
necessary
Indispensable (adj)
| extreme adj -> use with absolutely
133
within reach
Sth is IN hand
134
sth is out of control
Sth is out of hand
135
~ to suggest
To put FORWARD a suggestion, idea, plan
136
sb who abstains FROM drinking alcohol.
Abstinence (N)
Teetotaller (n,p ; old-fashioned)
137
to avoid making eye contact
To avert his eyes, his gaze
138
to run away from the police
To abscond FROM the police
139
strong
Potent
140
can kill you
Lethal (adj)
A lethal chemical/weapon/gas
141
lethal chemicals
Toxic
142
resulting in death
Fatal (adj)
A fatal :
- > gunshot wound
- > injury
- > spider bite
To sustain/receive a fatal injury
143
to be careful
To watch OUT FOR
144
to use only the available resources
To make do WITH sth
145
when they are ready to eat
(Un)ripe
- > fruit
- > vegetables
146
experienced
A seasonable football player
147
uncomfortably wet
Soggy (adj)
148
L'emporter sur
Sth outweighs sth else
Although there may be several disadvantages to this method, the benefits outweigh these, them
149
Mature
Mature -> for personality
150
A sweet-tooth
A sweet-tooth
151
Être incompétent en
To be incompetent AT
152
Être (in)capable de faire qqch
To be (in)capable OF doing sth
153
Être différent de
To be different FROM/TO sth else
154
To be unable TO do
To be unable TO do
155
Être inefficient en
To be inefficient AT
156
Réduire le nombre de
To cut DOWN ON the number OF sth
157
To come DOWN WITH a cold
To come DOWN WITH a cold
158
to reduce traffic, cars on the road
To get people off the roads
159
refers to a life which involves heavy routine and little work excitement or spontaneity
The rat race
160
when people get angry when they drive + easily get angry
Road rage
161
to relax
To let go
| To let their hair down
162
grey + dull + uninteresting + lifeless
Bleak
163
small, limited
Confined (space)
164
easy
Convenient
165
apartment building
High rise
166
to kick sb out from a rented apartment, house because they have broken the rules
To evict sb (FROM a place)
Eviction (N)
Evicted (n,p)
167
to make sb feel less angry
To appease sb
168
to take back (a statement)
To retract a statement
169
answer
Response
170
to develop innately
To acquire
171
to continue by contributing
To follow up with more questions
172
Préparer qqn pour
To prepare sb FOR sth
173
There is nothing quite like
There is nothing quite like
174
To retract the sides of your mouth when you smile
To retract the sides of your mouth when you smile
175
Good, poor listener
Good, poor listener
176
Au milieu de
In the middle OF (party, movie, book)
177
S'appliquer à
To apply TO
178
Donner plus de détails
To provide, give more detail
179
To get sth going/moving/started
To get sth going/moving/started
180
Prêter de l'attention
To pay close attention
181
Very fashionable or stylish
All the rage
182
in the area of a subject or activity where the most recent changes and developments are happening
AT the cutting edge OF
183
S'inspirer de
To take one's inspiration FROM
184
Attirer une grande foule
To draw huge crowds
185
someone or something that has the power to make things happen
To be the driving force behind
186
To be very new and still developing
To be IN its infancy
