Perfectionnement THIBAUD Joris
Perfectionnement THIBAUD Joris
30 Vocabulary list terms
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- backlash
- noun
- a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics
- Example: There was a huge backlash from parents when the school showed an inappropriate film to the students
- en: réaction (violente)
- balancing act
- noun
- give equal attention to two things
- en: équilibrisme
- bandwidth
- noun
- data transfer rate
- Example: You get a lot better bandwidth in the city than in the country.
- en: bande passante, débit
- careen
- verb
- rush headlong
- Example: The speeding car careened into a wall.
- en: foncer, se précipiter
- cross hairs
- noun
- sighting lines in a gun
- Example: She had a rabbit in her crosshairs.
- en: mire
- debunk
- verb
- show to be false
- Example: The newspaper debunked the mayor's lies. Scientists have debunked the myth that pulling out a grey hair causes more to grow back in its place.
- en: discréditer
- eavesdrop
- verb
- listen secretly
- Example: I didn't intend to eavesdrop but thy were talking just outside the door
- en: écouter aux portes
- embed
- verb
- insert deeply
- Example: The bricklayer placed the brick on the mortar and embedded it.
- en: enfoncer, implanter
- flesh out
- verb
- to give substance to (an argument, description, etc)
- Example: This report isn't convincing enough; can't you flesh it out with something from the internet?
- en: étoffer
- forestall
- verb
- to prevent something from happening by doing something before it can happen
- Example: The government was able to forestall the terrorist attack using intelligence gathered by spies.
- en: prévenir, déjouer
- forthcoming
- adjective
- happening or coming soon
- Example: Kyle went to buy some supplies for the forthcoming events.
- en: prochain, à venir
- funding
- noun
- financing
- Example: the department lost their funding because of budget cuts
- en: financement
- loathsome
- adjective
- thing: disgusting
- Example: What's that loathsome object you left in my car?
- en: dégoûtant, répugnant
- meekly
- adjective
- Quietly and gently.
- Example: My brother is a meekly person.
- en: docilement
- motorcade
- noun
- A group of cars traveling with someone with someone very important.
- Example: The president's motorcade caused a traffic jam.
- en: cortège d'automobiles
- NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard)
- noun
- informal, pejorative, acronym
- Example: A group of nimbies had gathered to protest against the proposed wind turbines in their village.
- en: opposant au projet
- off limits
- adjective
- out of bounds
- Example: The town was off limits to students at the boarding school.
- en: interdit, interdit d'accès
- onset
- noun
- the beginning of something, especially something bad
- Example: we expect the onset of the enemy at any moment
- en: attaque
- outpouring
- noun
- an expression of strong feeling that is difficult to control
- Example: after her father died, she received an outpouring of sympathy from her friends
- en: un déferlement de
- scrutiny
- noun
- close examination
- Example: the proposal came under close scrutiny before being approved
- en: examen (approfondi)
- shortsighted
- adjective
- myopic
- Example: the test showed that he was shortsighted and needed glasses
- en: myope
- smuggle
- verb
- To take something or someone illegally from one country to another.
- Example: Ben has been smuggling for years now and he's never been caught
- en: faire de la contrebande
- sniffer
- noun
- detection dog
- Example: he had to use a sniffer to find it
- en: chien renifleur
- spokesperson
- noun
- speaker for a group
- Example: Each team must designate one spokesperson.
- en: porte-parole
- thoroughfare
- noun
- main road, highway
- Example: Jackie decided not to buy the house because it was on a thoroughfare.
- en: artère
- to buttress
- verb
- reinforce, support
- Example: Richard quoted a number of experts to buttress his argument.
- en: soutenir
- To wreck
- verb
- ruin something
- Example: The rain wrecked Melanie's plans to go on a picnic.
- en: détruire, dévaster
- To zone
- verb
- divide into or assign to zones.
- Example: This area is zoned for retail use.
- en: diviser en zones, diviser en secteurs
- welfare
- noun
- Well-being.
- Example: I'm worried about the welfare of the children.
- en: bien-être
- wind turbines
- noun
- machine that generates electricity from wind
- Example: The city is planning to erect around fifteen wind turbines on the site.
- en: éolienne
