Example: The mother give her acquiescence to let her daughter go to this party .
fr: Consentement
Altar
noun
A holy surface used for rituals
Example: “ The altar is ready for the rituals “ said Mike
fr: Autel
Application
noun
A formal request for permission to do or have something.
Example: The new tactic is in application for the players.
fr: Mise en pratique
Apportion
verb
To distribute something
Example: I'm making the apportion of the money that we have won
fr: Partager
Appraisal
noun
Evaluation
Example: The doctor make the appraisal of his patient.
fr: Evaluation/ diagnostic
Ashore / Axe
verb
To close a business , stop providing a service.
Example: The boss axed his business and had to dismiss his clerks.
fr: supprimer / arreter
Asset
noun
It’s an advantage or a quality
Example: On an increasingly global economy , fluency in a second language is often touted as an important asset to individuals .
fr: Atout / avantage
Asylum-seeker
noun
A person who, from fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, social group, or political opinion, has crossed an international frontier into a country in which he or she hopes to be granted refugee status
Example: The asylum-seeker landed in the country , yesterday
fr: Demandeur d’asile
Backlash
noun
A strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics.
Example: The decision of the Prime minister has created a backlash from citizens.
fr: Réaction ( violente )
blight
noun
something that damages or spoils something else.
Example: The Urban blight reduce in this area.
fr: dégradation
boater
noun
It's someone who uses a small boat for pleasure.
Example: From the beach we can see the boaters taking rest.
fr: plaisancier
Bottless
To make someone or something stronger by supporting them in some way.
fr: supporter
brand
verb
To describe someone or something as a bad person or thing, especially when tey do not deserve this.
Example: Other pupils brand this girl of beeing dirty but she isn't.
fr: stigmatiser, etiquetter
briton
noun
A native or inhabitant of Great Britain.
Example: Elizabeth II was a Briton person
fr: Britannique
canvas
noun
cloth on which artists paint with oil paints.
Example: The artist is mking a painting on this canvas.
fr: toile
Capped
adjective
The upper limit
Example: The price of this pair of shoes is capped to help poor people who can't offer them it.
fr: Plafonné
Careen
verb
To move forward quickly and suddenly, going from side to side in an uncontrolled way.
fr: Se précipiter / foncer
casualties
noun
People injured or killed in a serious accident or war.
Example: The Bataclan attack made several casualties.
fr: victime
Catch up
verb
Reach the same standard ( a phrasal verb)
fr: Rattraper
Census
noun
The population count .
Example: The mayor had sent many people to help him to make the census of his town.
fr: Recensement
commercial
noun
An advertisement on television or radio when something is off-limits.
Example: Commercials increased on internet
fr: pub
Complicit
noun
Involved in a crime, together with other people.
Example: We are searching the complicits of the murder.
fr: Complice
concerned
adjective
worried
Example: The mother becomes concerned when her daughter lives home at night
fr: inquiet / soucieux
consistent
adjective
coherent, not contraditory
fr: cohérent
Cotton on
verb
To begin to understand a situation ( a phrasal verb )
Example: she finally cotton on the lesson .
fr: Piger / comprendre
Criticism
noun
Denunciation or objection
Example: The teacher received lot of criticism from her colleague on the way she teaches
fr: Critique
Cross hairs
noun
They help you to aim your gun accurately.
Example: Dans la ligne de mire
fr: Mire
Curb
verb
To control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect
Example: Policeman are curbing the streets
fr: Contrôler
currently
adverb
At the present time
Example: Currently, the Earth turns around the Sun.
fr: actuellement / en ce moment
desecrate
verb
to violate the sacred character of a place
Example: Stupid boys had desecrated the altar next week.
fr: profaner
Despicable
adjective
Morally reprehensible
Example: This boy is despicable when he do such a thing
fr: Méprisable
Destitution
noun
Poverty
Example: Lot of people are in destitution in Brasilia
fr: pauvreté
developer
noun
It's someone who buys lands or buildings in order to put new or better buildings there and make money from them
Example: The developer wants to buy our lands to put a wind farm .
fr: promoteur
dog tired
adjective
Exhausted
Example: I have run 9,5 miles and I'm now a dog tired.
fr: épuisé
Downturn
noun
A decline in economic, business, or other activity
Example: Economists speak of a downturn in the economy of the country.
fr: Une baisse
Draft
noun
Preliminary version of a written work
Example: " You have to make a draft before the final result " said the teacher .
fr: Brouillon
Embed
verb
To fix something firmly into a substance .
Example: the bullet embed into the face of the thief
fr: Implanter
encroachment
noun
A gradual advance beyond usual or acceptable limits.
Example: A person made an encroachment in the high school.
fr: intrusion
Flesh-out
verb
To give substance to (an argument , description, etc)
fr: Etoffer
Float
verb
To suggest an idea for people to consider to see how they will react
Example: Peter floats his idea to his friends for their holidays.
fr: Soumettre à
Fluency
noun
The ability or quality of beeing fluent.
Example: They speak fluency English after their licence.
fr: Aisance
Forthcoming
adjective
Happening or coming soon
Example: Subscribers are waiting for the forthcoming episodes.
fr: A venir , prochainement
grabs
verb
It is available for anyone to try to get.
fr: saisir
Graduate
verb
It’s a person who have receive a diploma or a degree in his studies
Example: He graduate from the university
fr: Être diplomé
Household
noun
The members of a family
Example: This household is composed of 3 children and one mother, unfortunately the father is dead
fr: Maisonnée
Improve
verb
Make something better
Example: We work hard to improve our capacities
fr: Améliorer
inch
noun
It's an unit of mesure corresponding to 2,5 cm .
Example: My thumb measure 1 inch
fr: 2, 5 cm
Income
noun
The money receive for a work for example
Example: My parents have low incomes
fr: Revenu
Insight
noun
A chance to understand it or learn more about it
fr: idée
insignia
noun
badge
Example: the veteran wore a military insignia on his jacket.
fr: une insigne
K-12
noun
The nursery school + second school
Example: Isa enters in K-12 this year at school.
fr: Le cursus scolaire
Limo
noun
A large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
Example: Kim Kardashian moves in limo
fr: Limousine
Loathsome
adjective
Highly offensive ; arousing aversion or disgust
Example: This person is loathsome
fr: Répugnant / détestable
Lucrative
adjective
Producing a lot of money especially for job for example . Something beneficial
Example: They run a lucrative business there.
fr: Lucratif
M.E.P
noun
A person who represents an area of a European country in the European Parliament.
Example: The M.E.P voted " yes " for this new law.
fr: Députe européen
Maintenance
noun
Board and food
fr: entretien
Manual
noun
A book that gives instructions on how to do something
Example: Students need to read their manuals to understand how to solve the problem.
fr: Manuel
matchstick
noun
You use one to light a fire
Example: Mary uses matchsticks to put on the fire in the chimney .
fr: allumette
Motorcard
noun
A group of cars traveling with someone very important.
Example: The motorcard is to 9 PM
fr: cortège
Mull
verb
Think over a problem for a long time
Example: Parents have to mull before taking the decision to have a baby.
fr: Bien réfléchir à
Nightmare
noun
A frightening or unpleasant dream ; a terrifying situation or prospect
Example: The little girl had made a nightmare so she slept with her parents.
fr: Cauchemar
No man’s land
noun
A disputed or uninhabited area , as between two opposing lines
Example: From this house we can see the no man's land.
fr: Une terre inhabité
off-limits
adjective
you cannot have acess to it.
fr: zone interdite
on hold
adverb
a project which is temporarily postponed.
Example: The project of build a bridge is on hold because of the weather.
fr: suspendu
Outcome
noun
a consequence
Example: they finally seen the outcome of their works.
fr: Résultat / conséquence
outrage
verb
Angered at something unjust or wrong.
Example: The parents are outraged about the punition that the teacher gave to the pupils.
fr: Scandaliser / choquer
Outskirts
noun
The outer parts of a town or city
Example: Mary and Bastien live at the outskirt of Paris
fr: Banlieue
Paranoia
noun
An unreasonable feeling that people will harm or criticise you
fr: Paranoïa
Penniless
adjective
Having no money
Example: People who lived in slums are penniless .
fr: Sans argent
pole
noun
It's like the trunk of a tree but for wind turbine
Example: The blades of the wind turbines rotate on top of a very high pole
fr: poteau
Poverty
noun
Destitution
Example: " Poverty is too much present in our society we have to do something ! " said the M.E.P
fr: Pauvreté
Prolifération
noun
When something increases suddenly in number
Example: the proliferation of the news increases quickly .
fr: Propagation
proponent
noun
Someone who publicy supports an idea , policy, plan etc
Example: the proponents supports their idea with a demonstration.
fr: partisan
Provision
noun
The noun derived from “ to provide”
Example: The ant is making her provisions while the cicada is singing.
fr: Fourniture/ approvisionnement
Regulations
noun
The synonyms for rules
fr: Regles
Reluctant
adjective
Unwilling and hesitant ; disinclined
Example: Virginy is reluctant to come with his friends to the sea
fr: Réticent
Secondary education
noun
Example: " Paul is learning his lesson "
" What is his class now ? "
" He is in secondary education"
fr: High school
sensitivity
noun
The quality of understanding how someone feels and being careful not to offend them.
Example: Mr. Monko has a deep sensitivity for this poor children.
fr: sensibilité
Shift
verb
Example: In an increasingly global economy, fluency in a second language is often toute as an asset
fr: Changer
Smuggle
verb
To take something or someone illegally from one country to another .
Example: Some people smuggle under this bridge
fr: Faire de la contrebande
Spokesperson
noun
Someone chosen to speak officially for a group, organisation or government
Example: The spokesperson is telling what the leader have said.
fr: Porte parole
Springboard
noun
A beginning from which an entreprise is launched
fr: Tremplin
Squalor
noun
A state of being extremely dirty or unpleasant
Example: The squalor in this street are wretched
fr: Condition social
Staunch
adjective
Loyal, and showing strong belief in something or strong support for something
fr: Fidèle
Stem
verb
To stop something from happening, spreading or developing.
Tertiary education
noun
The higher education
Example: People who are 20 years old are in tertiary education.
fr: Université / la fac
Thoroughfare
noun
The main rod through a place
Example: While Soudan is also a major migration thoroughfare for people moving between Africa and Libyan coast .
fr: Artère/ passage
tidal island
noun
cannot always be reached on foot.
Example: Migrants cannot reach the tidal island
fr: île / oasis
to abet
verb
Helping someone to do something wrong or illegal
Example: She abetted this man.
fr: Encourager / aider
to Boost
verb
Improving
Example: The boosting of the team's supporter helps them to win.
fr: Encourager
to Bounce
verb
To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
Example: The ball made a bounce on the head of John after Marlene had throw it.
fr: Rebondir
to Debunk
verb
To prove that something such as an idea or belief is false and silly.
fr: Discréditer / dévoiler
to implement
verb
fr: Exécuter
to Peer
verb
To look very carefully, especially because something is difficult to see.
Example: If you peer the spoon, you will notice that it is dirty.
fr: Regarder
to Pledge
verb
To make a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something
Example: He pledge her to come before midnight.
fr: Promettre
to Quadruple
verb
To increase fourfold
Example: The number of rabbits in this pen had quadrupled
fr: Quadrupler
to wreck
verb
to destroy or badly damage
Example: The wind farm will wrecked the view .
fr: démolir / détruire
to zone an area
to zone an area is to separate or apportion it into sections.
fr: diviser en secteur
Trim down
verb
The synonym of reduce ( a phrasal verb)
Example: This path trims down the way to go to the office.
fr: Raccourcir
Tube
noun
London’s underground train
Example: She had to take the Tube when she visited London
fr: Métro ( de Londres )
Welfare
noun
Example: I'm worried of the welfare of the children in this school.
fr: Bien être
wind farm
noun
When several wind-turbines are built in limited area.
Example: The government wants to built wind farm in front of our view.