Perfectionnement de la langue
Perfectionnement de la langue
19 vocabulary terms
A list of all the vocabulary I learned in this class
- Ashore
- Adverb
- on or to the shore
- Example: He swam ashore.
- en: vers la rive, vers le rivage
- bandwidth
- noun
- data transfer rate
- Example: You get a lot better bandwidth in the city than in the country.
- en: bande passante, débit
- Casualty
- noun
- person wounded in war
- Example: Mrs. Gray's first husband was a casualty of the war.
- en: Blessé
- compound
- noun
- combination
- Example: I made this new dessert using a compound of my two favorite brownie recipes.
- en: mélange, combinaison
- cotton on
- phrasal verb
- understand (informal)
- Example: She finally cottoned on to the fact that they were teasing her.
- en: piger (familier)
- Curb (sth)
- transitive verb
- limit, restrict
- Example: The nation's new economic policy is supposed to curb inflation.
- en: maîtriser
- Desecrate
- transitive verb
- - to treat disrespectfully, irreverently, or outrageously
- profane
- Example: Vandals desecrated the altar during the night.
- en: profaner
- embed
- verb
- insert deeply
- Example: The bricklayer placed the brick on the mortar and embedded it.
- en: enfoncer, encastrer
- forestall
- verb
- prevent, thwart
- Example: The government was able to forestall the terrorist attack using intelligence gathered by spies.
- en: prévenir, déjouer
- loathsome
- advective
- something disgusting
- Example: What's that loathsome object you left in my car?
- en: dégoutant, répugnant
- meekly
- adverb
- compliantly
- Example: Your dog behaves so meekly.
- en: docilement
- noughties
- plural noun
- UK, informal (decade: 2000 to 2009)
- Example: I had one like this in the noughties.
- en: les années 2000
- onset
- noun
- start, beginning
- Example: The weather gets colder at the onset of winter.
- en: début, commencement
- proliferation
- noun
- rapid reproduction
- Example: The proliferation of racism is dangerous and must be stopped.
- en: prolifération, propagation
- proponent
- noun
- one who argues in favor of something
- Example: The chef is a strong proponent of healthy eating
- en: Partisan(ne), avocat(e)
- scrutiny
- noun
- close examination
- Example: The proposal came under close scrutiny before being approved.
- en: examen (approfondi)
- Staunch
- adjective
- person: firm, dependable
- Example: Wesley is a staunch supporter of the Green Party.
- en: fervent, dévoué
- thoroughfare
- noun
- main road, highway
- Example: Jackie decided not to buy the house because it was on a thoroughfare.
- en: rue principale, artère
- wrenching
- adjective
- emotionally distressing
- Example: Tom felt a wrenching pang as he walked away from the only home he had ever known.
- en: déchirant, douloureux