Perfectionnement de la langue

13 terms

Task for Perfectionnement de la langue class

abetting

encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.

Example: he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others

Capped

to cover/ to put a limit to smth

Example: My bank caps my daily withdrawals.

fr: plafonner

flesh out

to provide more information about (something)

Example: We fleshed out our sales strategy in the meeting.

fr: préciser

Implementing

to carry out

Example: Lobbyists pressure the government to implement change.

fr: mettre en oeuvre

squalor

the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

fr: misère f conditions sordides pl f

staunch

(of a wall) of strong or firm construction.

Example: "these staunch walls could withstand attack by cannon"

fr: inébranlable

thoroughfare

a main road in a town

Example: Traffic is often heavy on the city's main thoroughfare.

fr: artère

to curb

restrain or keep in check.

Example: The new law curbed the increase in inflation.

fr: freiner

to mull

think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length.

Example: "she began to mull over the various possibilities"

fr: retourner un problème dans sa tête

to stem

If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing.

Example: The mayor offered solutions to stem urban violence.

fr: endiguer

touted as

attempt to sell (something), typically by a direct or persistent approach.

Example: Conservative government brought forward a new formula funding agreement, which at the time it touted as being very progressive.

fr: être vendu

tuition

NORTH AMERICAN a sum of money charged for teaching by a college or university.

wages

salary