Example: Goals unlock your positive mind and release ideas and energy for goal attainment
fr: réalisation
Blight
noun
something that damages or spoils something else
Example: The excessive consumption of alcohol is a blight in European societies
fr: brûlure
Casualties
noun
people injured or killed in a serious accident or war
Example: Several casualties were reported among the population and the police
fr: victimes
Consistent
adjective
coherent, not contradictory
Example: Timing of these natural signs has remained consistent until recently
fr: cohérent
Debunk
verb
to prove that something such as an idea or belief is false and silly
Example: This just gives me an opportunity to debunk unhealthy myths that cost people their lives
fr: discréditer
Desecrate
verb
to violate the sacred character of a place
Example: You must not desecrate the holiness of our religion
fr: désacraliser
Discern
verb
To recognize, to find out
Example: The human senses cannot detect radiation or discern whether a material is radioactive
fr: distinguer
Eavesdrop
verb
to spy
Example: You should listen carefully whenever you eavesdrop
fr: espionner
Encroachment
noun
a gradual advance beyond usual or acceptable limits
Example: It is a direct and democtrative encroachment on personal rights
fr: atteinte
Forestall
verb
to prevent something from happening by doing something before it can happen
Example: Observing such patterns allows us to forecast and forestall events
fr: prévenir
K-12
noun
K-12 is a short form for the publicly supported school grades prior to college; it is used in education and educational technology in the United States, Canada and some other countries
fr: K-12
Loathsome
adjective
highly offensive
Example: Let us at least get rid of your loathsome morals
fr: répugnant
Manual
noun
a book that gives instructions on how to do something
Example: This manual contains instructions regarding connection and installation
fr: manuel
Meekly
adverb
quietly and gently
Example: The men meekly expressed their gratitude
fr: humblement
Mull
verb
to think over a problem for a long time
Example: You can take your time to mull it over
fr: réfléchir
No man's land
expression
A disputed or uninhabited area
Example: Other side of these sandbags is no man's land
fr: une terre inhabitée
Peer
verb
to look carefully, especially because something is difficult to see
Example: They could peer inside a fellow, even when they were small
fr: regarder fixement
Pledge
verb
to make a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something
Example: I think we should pledge to support them on this path
fr: promettre
Proponent
noun
someone who publicly supports an idea, policy, plan, etc.
Example: He is considered the last great proponent of this artistic tradition
fr: promoteur
Scrutiny
noun
careful examination of someone or something
Example: It should therefore remain under national parliamentary scrutiny
fr: examen, contrôle
Smuggle
verb
to move goods or persons illegally into or out of the country
Example: He organized a network to smuggle people over there
fr: faire de la contrebande
Spokesperson
noun
a person who was chosen to speak officially for a group, organisation or government
Example: Pascale Bussières served as our spokesperson for a second year
fr: porte-parole
Trim down
phrasal verb
to reduce
Example: It may have its good aspects, but I do not know if it is right to trim down the initiatives at that stage
fr: réduire
Welfare
noun
Health, prosperity, well-being
Example: Those regulations are there to protect the welfare of the child
fr: bien-être
Wreck
verb
to destroy or badly damage
Example: Conflicts may wreck the young democracies