Vocabulary
Vocabulary
15 New vocabulary terms
No introduction needed
- Abetting
- verb
- assist/ enable (a crime)
- Example: Mark was charged with abetting the murder.
- en: encourager/ aider/ soutenir (une action illégale)
- Capped
- verb
- having upper limit
- Example: The council introduced capped rents in order to provide affordable housing.
- en: plafonné
- devaluing
- verb
- To reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of smth
- Example: I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement
- en: dévaluer
- Flesh out
- verb
- become plumper
- Example: Once she began receiving regular meals, her once-bony face fleshed out and softened her look.
- en: s'épaissir
- Implementing
- verb
- To put into effect (a law, an idea)
- Example: EN: The contract was implemented after everyone agreed.
- en: mettre en œuvre/exécuter -
appliquer (une loi) -
mettre en pratique (une idée)
- knowledgeable
- adjective
- possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; to be well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- Example: She is very knowledgeable about dinosaurs.
- en: bien informé/ intelligent
- meekly
- adverb
- 1-humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others. (compliant)
2-overly submissive or compliant; spiritless
3- gentle; kind.
- Example: To keep the peace, she nodded meekly and smiled
- en: docilement
- outpouring
- noun
- Something that streams out rapidly. OR
An outburst of strong emotion.
- Example: After her cat died, Marie received an outpouring of sympathy from her friends.
- en: une effusion de [qch]
un déferlement de [qch]
épanchement
- sniffer dogs
- noun
- a dog trained to find drugs or explosives by smell
- Example: sniffer dogs are train to recognize certain smell since birth
- en: chiens renifleurs
- Staunch
- adjective
- Being devoted/dedicated
- Example: Petter pettigrow was always staunched to Voldemort
- en: ardent, fervent, dévoué, loyal, fidèle
- Thoroughfare
- noun
- main road, highway
- Example: Jackie decided not to buy the house because it was on a thoroughfare
- en: rue principale/ artère
- To mull
- verb
- To (really) think about smth
- Example: Tom liked to drink wine while mulling the issues of the day.
- en: (bien) réfléchir/ se retourner dans sa tête
- Tout
- try to sell blatantly/openly
- Example: The sales rep was knocking on all the doors in the street, touting his wares
- en: faire l'article de...
- Tuition
- noun
- university payment
- Example: Many students struggle to pay their tuition.
- en: frais de scolarité
- Wages
- noun
- pay per hour, day, week, etc
- Example: All most people want is a job that pays a decent wage.
- en: Salaire/paye/paie