Renforcement

22 terms

Extand my personal vocabulary

Backlash

Noun

a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society

Example: "it provoked a backlash"

fr: Contrecoup

Balancing act

noun

an action or activity that requires a delicate balance between different situations or requirements:

Example: he performed a political balancing act, making gestures towards the left as well as the right.

fr: équilibre

Boater

noun

Boater is someone who uses a small boat for pleasure.

Example: This person is a boater

fr: Plaisancier

census

noun

population count

Example: In the UK, there's been a census every 10 years since 1841

fr: Recensement

cross hair

noun

a pair of fine wires crossing at right angles at the focus of an optical instrument or gunsight, for use in positioning, aiming, or measuring.

Example: I raised the rifle and got the ennemy in the cross hairs

fr: réticule

debunk

verb

to prove that something such as an idea or belief is false and silly

Example: "is to debunk assassination conspiracy theories"

fr: discréditer

Desecrate

Transitive verb

Defile something sacred

Example: Vandals desecrated the altar during the night.

fr: Profaner quelque chose

despicable

adjective

morally reprehensible

Example: She is a despicable traitor

fr: méprisable

dog-tired

adjective

person who is exhausted

Example: I worked 12 hours today and I'm dog tired.

fr: épuisé

insignia

noun

emblem

Example: The veteran wore a military insignia on his jacket.

fr: insigne

K-12

an expression

from kindergarten to 12th grade, is an American English expression that indicates the range of years of publicly supported primary and secondary education found in the United States.

Example: The parish school offered K-12 education and Sunday School

fr: enseignement primaire et secondaire ; la maternelle à la douzième année

Matchstick

Noun

Small wooden stick

Example: The flame burned down the matchstick and burned my fingers before I could get the fire lit.

fr: Allumette

motorcade

noun

A parade of motor vehicles

Example: "The motorcade comes to a halt"

fr: cortège

NIMBY

acronym

Not In My BackYard

Example: wind turbin = NIMBY

fr: Pas dans ma cour arrière

outskirts

noun

outlying areas

Example: Bourg-lès-valence is on the outskirts of Valence

fr: périphérie

Plagiarism

Noun

the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own

Example: There were accusation of plagiarism

fr: Plagiat

Proponent

Noun

One who argues in support of something; an advocate.

Example: Several proponents of the new measure spoke at the meeting.

fr: Partisan

Squalor

Noun

Uncountable (filth)

Example: They were living in conditions of squalor when we found them.

fr: saleté, crasse

Tuition

Noun

University payment

Example: Many students struggle to pay their tuition.

fr: Frais de scolarité

welfare

noun

well-being, health

Example: I'm worried about the welfare of my mother

fr: bien-être

Wind turbines

Noun

a turbine having a large vaned wheel rotated by the wind to generate electricity.

fr: éolienne

Wreck

noun

something, especially a vehicle or building, that has been badly damaged or destroyed

Example: the wreck of their marriage

fr: Destruction