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15 Words terms

Ashore
Other equipment ashore during the invasion
On land
Example: the seals come ashore to breed
en: à terre
Backlash
'it provoked a backlash'
A strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent event in society or in politic
Example: "a public backlash against racism"
en: réaction, contrecoup
Bounce
Every bullets bounces around with a super realistic trajectory
To rebund after having struck an object or a surface
Example: the ball bounced away and he chased it
en: rebondir
Buttress
Debunk assassination conspiracy theory by butressing the warren comissions.
To make someone or something stronger by supporting them in some way
Example: we buttressed the wall as it was showing signs of cracking and collapse
en: le contrefort b
Careen
The bullet would careen forward
to move forward quickly and suddenly, going from side to side in an incontroled way
Example: a set of proposals for a major new high-speed rail link
en: caréner
Cross hairs
I can see my target in the cross hairs.
They help you to help your gun accuratly
Example: I raised the rifle and got the deer in the crosshairs
en: réticule
Despicable
You so despicable.
Morally reprehensible
Example: a despicable crime
en: méprisable
Embed
Other time it would embed itself in the metal.
To fix something firmly into a substance
Example: "he had an operation to remove a nail embedded in his chest"
en: fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.
Funding
After proposals to cut funding for art and creative subject
Mony given by an organisation or a government
Example: funding for the project was provided by the Housing Corporation
en: le financement
Limo
So as I watch the limo creep down
Large luxurious car; usually drive by a chauffeur
Example: I have a Limo.
en: short for limousine.
meekly
big brother by meekly accepting surveillance
in a quiet, gentle, and submissive manner.
Example: "to keep the peace, she nodded meekly and smiled"
en: Docilement
Motorcade
The motorcade come to a out
A group of cars travelling with someone very important
en: Cortège
Outpouring
Since we heard about these proposed cuts their has been an enormous outpouring of theory and disappoitment
An expression of strong feelings that is difficult to control
Example: a massive outpouring of high-energy gamma rays
en: effusion
Peer
I put my finger on the trigger and peer down my rifle telescope
To look very carefully especially becausze of something difficult to see
Example: Blake screwed up his eyes, trying to peer through the fog
en: le pair
Proposals
Lanched a compain top fight the proposal
A policy or decision who cause disagrement.
Example: a set of proposals for a major new high-speed rail link
en: Les propositions