Week 9 Flashcards
1
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A healthy balanced diet
A
A healthy balanced diet
2
Q
To go ON a diet
A
To go ON a diet
3
Q
To reduce
A
To cut down ON sth
4
Q
To remove completely
A
To cut sth OUT
5
Q
Avoir une indigestion
A
To have indigestion
6
Q
Mener une vie active, sédentaire
A
To lead a sedentary, active lifestyle
7
Q
A place where you exercice
A
A health club
8
Q
A doctor, a general practitioner (GP)
A
A health centre
9
Q
Avoir une attaque
A blood clot in the brain
A
To have, suffer a stroke
10
Q
You consume what you eat
A
You consume what you eat
11
Q
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
A
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
12
Q
Comme le dit la phrase…
A
As the saying goes..
13
Q
Many hands make light work
A
Many hands make light work
14
Q
Too many chefs spoil the broth
A
Too many chefs spoil the broth
15
Q
Qqn qui reste toute la journée sur le canapé à regarder la télé
A
Couch potato
16
Q
Little, no belief
A
Scant regard
17
Q
To help sth grow
A
To nurture
18
Q
Natural, inherent tendency to do sth
A
To have a predisposition TO (verb -ing)
19
Q
IN + noun feelings
A
IN + noun feelings
20
Q
Happens
A
To turn OUT
21
Q
FOR + time period
A
FOR + time period
22
Q
No tener ni puta idea
A
To know nothing whatsoever about sth
23
Q
Goals at certain ages
A
A developmental milestone
24
Q
Anyone significant to a particular context
A
To know who’s who
25
To enjoy
To get a (real) kick OUT OF sth
26
Sth that causes counter-productivity
Hindrance
27
To get used to
To get the hang OF
28
Growing from zero, emergent
Burgeoning
29
An idea, invention originated by sb
A brainchild (N)
30
To have, suffer brain damage
To have, suffer brain damage
31
When all the skilled, experienced professionals leave a country to seek better employment
Fuga de cerebros
Brain drain (N)
32
To have, get a brain scan
To have, get a brain scan
33
To brainstorm ideas
To brainstorm ideas
34
A puzzle that involves intelligence, e.g. Sudoku, crossword
A brain teaser (N)
35
When you change the way sb thinks for one's own benefit
To brainwash sb
| To indoctrinate sb
36
To have a sudden great idea
To have a brainwave (N)
37
Confusing
Mind-boggling
38
Sb who has the same idea as you at the same moment
A mind-reader
39
To remove the knots from the hair
To disentangle
40
Don't worry, it doesn't matter, it's not important
Never mind
41
Sth (often advice) that you will take into consideration when you do sth in the future
To bear/keep sth in mind
42
Polite yes to an offer
I wouldn't mind (+ sth -ing)
43
Stop using colorful language, curse words, vulgar language, profanity
Mind your language
44
I agree with you, but
| It's true what you said but
Mind you
45
Personal, private question
If you don't mind my asking
46
The organization that is made up of people in one profession all of them as one big entity
Worker's union
| Teacher's union
47
Showing bad behavior + difficult to control
Unruly
48
Citizen who obeys the law
Law-abiding citizen
49
To create a new law
To enact
| Enactment (N)
50
When you play a famous event again
A reenactment
| To reenact an event
51
When you don't show your feeling
To repress
52
Décapiter
To behead
53
Stubborn
Pig-headed
54
Arrogant
Big-headed
55
To make bigger
To broaden
56
a type of allergy caused by pollen
Hayfever
57
when you contemplate doing sth crazy, bad, excessive as a form of complaint, punishment
To have half a mind to do sth
58
to be on the same mind
To be of these same mind
59
mind your own business
Never you mind
60
uncontrollable
To have a mind of its own (i.e. computer)
61
to be focused on the task, not distracted by irrelevant things
To be in the right frame of mind
| To be in the right mindset
62
to have a bad memory, to have a goldfish memory
To have a mind like a sieve
63
to try and understand sth
To get my mind round sth
64
to remove its ability to function
To disable
65
unimaginable
Inconceivable
66
famous for doing sth wrong, evil e.g. Hitler
Notorious
67
To have, get plastic surgery
To have, get plastic surgery
68
sth really really really terrible; acts of senseless violence i.e. serial killings, massacre
Atrocity (N)
| Atrocious (adj) behaviour, manners
69
moves backwards
To recede (V)
70
Pendre (peau)
To sag
71
to redefine the limits
To redefine the boundaries
72
to be savagely attacked by a dog
To be mauled by a dog
73
a temporary solution using the resources you have available to you
A makeshift solution
74
good times and bad times
Ups and downs (N)
75
makes you feel happy as a result of good news
Heartening (negative : disheartening)
76
when a larger number of people complain, express their anger publicly about a certain situation
To cause outcry
77
stuck, firmly fixed, placed
Lodged
78
Être précipité à l'hôpital
To be rushed to hospital
79
Être admis à l'hôpital
To be admitted to hospital
To check in to a hotel
80
Dédier sa carrière à
To dedicate your career TO sth
81
to do sth for the first time
An unprecedented event (never happened before)
To make (medical) history
82
Harmful
Malign
83
Related
Pertaining
84
Impressionable
Malleable
85
Answer
Antidote
86
Persistent
Relentless
87
Short-lived
Fleeting
88
Superficial
Cursory
89
desperately looking for an answer in your brain; other people can see your struggling
To rack one's brain to do sth
90
imagine a post it more for your brain. Use it for very simple information, e.g. A meeting time + place
To make a mental note OF sth
91
a simple, quick solution to a not so big problem (sth -> typically a pronoun : that)
Sth should do/does the trick
92
I forgot (to do sth)
Sth (completely) slipped my mind
93
to create an image in your mind, to imagine sth, to envisage sth
To conjure UP a mental image of sth
94
to mix up a lot of information, e.g. John 19th sep Paris, Adam 21st July London, etc etc etc
To muddle sth UP
95
Se fouler la cheville, le poignet, la hanche
To sprain/twist ankle/wrist
96
Un bleu
A bruise (N)
To bruise one's leg
97
Se casser un os
To break (n,v) bones, leg (bone in your leg)
98
Une luxation
| Se luxer
Dislocation (N)
To dislocate (v) shoulder, hip (hanche)
99
femme avec grosses cuisses
Thunder thighs
100
Égratigner
To graze (n,v) skin, my knee
101
To pull a muscle
| To tear a muscle
To pull a muscle
| To tear a muscle
102
the person who experiences a rejection process
To undergo rejection process
103
to prove that sth is false
To disprove
104
stay, keep a drug regime
To stick to a drug regime
105
what's coming on in the future, sth that will come, appear in the future
To lay ahead
106
results, outcomes (neutral)
Implication (N)
107
to fail to see, notice sth
To overlook sth
108
open to attack, not protected
Vulnerable
109
Conduire une recherche complète, minutieuse
Conducted extensive tests, research
| To do, conduct, carry out research
110
Comprehensive
Extensive
111
Foulure
Sprain
112
Cheville
Ankle
113
Poignet
Wrist
114
Menton
Chin
115
Cuisse
Thigh
116
Mâchoire
Jaw
117
Petit juif
Funny bone
118
Égratignure
Graze
119
Tibia
Shin
120
Mollet
Calf
121
Le postérieur
Backside
122
Aine
Groin
123
it's very possible that sth will happen
| Courir le risque de
To run the risk of sth, doing sth
124
exhausted because you've worked so hard for a long time
To feel run DOWN
125
sleepy as a result of medication
Drowsy (adj)
126
sad and depressed
Dreary
127
cautious, very careful
To be wary OF sth
128
to involve
To entail
129
Maladie dégénérative
Degenerative disease
130
to destroy completely
To disintegrate
131
to suggest sth to sb
To put across TO
132
to make less, to reduce pain
To relieve pain, pressure
133
to drink a lot very quickly
To guzzle
134
gargariser
To gargle
135
to look (a bit) pale
To look off colour
136
taking into consideration
In view of
137
to be recovering
To be on the mend
138
a really painful headache
A splitting headache
139
the chances of, that
The odds of sth happening are 1000 : 1, against sth happening
140
lacking courage and determination, a coward
Spineless
141
to carry a burden or responsibility (heavy load)
To shoulder responsibility, the burden of responsibility
142
the person in charge of a particular organization
Head
143
a person's way of expressing their opinions and feelings about other people, sb who speaks aggressively, unkind
Sharp-tongue
144
sth that is the strongest part of an organization, the most essential part of an organization
Backbone
The autoworkers form the backbone of Ford car company
145
lacking in sympathy
Cold-hearted
146
a group of people who have joined together
Body
Governing, teaching, student, independent body
147
sth reduced to the bare essentials, the most basic, reduced
Skeleton
| Skeleton staff
148
an organization that works properly because it is powerful and effective, sb who is not afraid to take risks in order to succeed
With teeth
A leader, an organization with teeth
149
used in the negative to show that you find it hard to accept sth, this disgusts you, you find it very difficult to accept
Not be able to, can't stomach sth, the fact that, the idea that
150
to be eloquent, to speak beautifully
To have a silver tongue
151
shallow and trivial topics, not serious topics
Light-hearted
152
unsympathetic
Cold-hearted
153
kind, generous, nice
Warm-hearted
154
when you only use 50% effort to complete sth
Half-hearted attempt, try
