Remind me of all the vocabulary and lexical field we used in Maitrise de la langue, Perfectionnement.
ABETTING
transitive verb
helping someone to do something wrong or illegal
Example: Mark was charged with abetting the murder.
fr: encourager -- soutenir
APPORTION
transitive verb
to divide something such as payments between two or more people, organisations, etc.
Example: We are going to apportion the money from the award among all of the team members.
fr: répartir -- partager
APPRAISAL
noun
opinion, estimated value
Example: The owner of the hot rod was surprised at its low appraisal
fr: évaluation -- estimation
BACKLASH
noun
a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics
Example: There was a huge backlash from parents when the school showed an inappropriate film to the students.
fr: réaction -- contrecoup
CAPPED
adj
provide a fitting climax or conclusion to.
Example: The fees will be capped
fr: plafonné -- bloqué
CAREEN
intransitive verb
to move forward quickly and suddenly, going from side to side in an uncontrolled way
Example: The speeding car careened into a wall.
fr: foncer -- se précipiter
CENSUS
noun
an official periodic count of population including information such as sew, age, occupation, etc.
Example: In the UK, there's been a census every ten years since 1841.
fr: recensement
COTTON ON
phrasal verb
to begin to understand a situation
Example: She finally cottoned on to the fact that they were teasing her.
fr: piger
CROSS-HAIRS
expression
they help you to aim your gun accurately
Example: She had a rabbit in her cross-hairs
fr: ligne de mire
CURB
transitive verb
to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect
Example: The nation's new economic policy is supposed to curb inflation.
fr: modérer -- maîtriser
DEBUNK
transitive verb
to prove that something such as an idea or belief is false and silly
Example: The newspaper debunked the mayor's lies.
fr: discréditer
DESTITUTION
noun
poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself.
Example: Many immigrants lived in destitution and were unable to find profitable work.
fr: pauvreté -- dénuement -- misère
DOWNTURN
noun
a decline in economic, business, or other activity
Example: We are now recovering from last year's downturn in sales.
fr: une baisse
FLOAT
transitive verb
to suggest an idea for people to consider to see how they will react
Example: Ron went to his boss to float an idea by him, but he didn't get a meeting.
fr: soumettre (qqchose à qq'un)
FORESTALL
transitive verb
preventing something from happening by doing something before it can happen
Example: The government was able to forestall the terrorist attack using intelligence gathered by spies.
fr: contrecarrer -- déjouer
IMPLEMENT
verb
put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.
Example: Some governments are implementing financial reforms
fr: mettre en oeuvre -- instaurer -- établir
INSIGHT
noun
to see the situation from the inside of it
Example: The report gives us an insight into the crisis.
fr: aperçu
LOATHSOME
adj
highly offensive, arousing aversion or disgust
Example: What's that loathsome object you left in my car?
fr: dégoûtant -- répugnant
MOTORCADE
noun
a group of cars travelling with someone very important
Example: The president's motorcade caused a traffic jam.
fr: cortège d'automobiles
MULL
transitive verb
to think over a problem for a long time
Example: Tom liked to drink wine while mulling the issues of the day.
fr: réfléchir à
OUTCOME
noun
a final product, or end result, consequence, issue.
Example: Does anyone know the outcome of the negotiations?
fr: résultat
PEER
intransitive verb
to look very carefully, especially because something is difficult to see
Example: If you peer closely, you can see the wind blowing the grass about.
fr: regarder attentivement
PLEDGE
transitive verb
to make a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something
Example: Christina pledged to support her friend through this difficult time.
fr: promettre
RELUCTANT
adj
unwlilling and hesitant; disclined
Example: Susan tried to persuade her reluctant child to eat his vegetables.
fr: réticent
SMUGGLE
verb
to move goods or persons illegally into or out of a country
Example: Janice was in hospital and the doctors had put her on a strict diet, so she asked her husband to smuggle in some chocolate.
Nowadays, many immigrants smuggle in England.
fr: faire entrer qqchose/ qq'un clandestinement
SPOKESPERSON
noun
a person who is chosen to speak officially for a group or organization
Example: Each team must designate one spokesperson.
fr: porte-parole
SQUALOR
noun
a state of being extremely dirty or unpleasant
Example: They were living in conditions of squalor when we found them.
fr: conditions sordides -- crasse
THE NOUGHTIES
expression
period going from 2000 to 2009
Example: in the noughties, skateboarding wasn't famous
fr: les années 2000
TO WRECK
transitive verb
to destroy or badly damage
Example: Harry wrecked his car when he drove it into a tree.
fr: démolir
TRIM DOWN
phrasal verb
synonym of reduce
Example: The author's publishers asked her to trim down her novel.
fr: raccourcir -- abréger
TUITION FEES
nominal group
money that a student pays to a university for their teaching
Example: Students in the USA have a lot of tuition fees to pay for entering college.
fr: frais de scolarité
UNSUSTAINABLE
adj
not able to be maintained at the current rate or level. When something becomes unsustainable it cannot continue at the same rate.
Example: The new employee works at an unsustainable pace.
fr: insoutenable
WELFARE
noun
health, prosperity, well-being.
Example: I'm worried about the welfare of the children