words

22 new word for 'perfectionnement' terms

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acquiescence

reluctant agreement

Example: "There must be balance, neither renunciation nor acquiescence."

fr: consentement

appraisal

evaluation

Example: "Our flexibility was based on an individual appraisal of each topic."

fr: évaluation, estimation

backlash

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

Example: "I hoped a lot of changement in our society, and then, I had a backlash because no one changed anything."

fr: un contrecoup

blight

something that damages or spoils something else.

Example: "The excessive consumption of alcohol is a blight in European societies."

fr: détruire, ruiner ( nom = fléau)

bounce

to rebound after having struck an object or a surface

Example: "She loves to jump and bounce on your desires."

fr: rebondir, faire rebondir

buttress

to make someone or something stronger by supporting them in some way.

Example: "This should help buttress the rule of law."

fr: soutenir, renforcer

careen

to move forward quickly and suddenly, going from side to side in an uncontrolled way.

Example: "I need to careen my ship."

fr: caréner.

complicit

involved in a crime, together with other people

Example: "Your refusal to explain yourself just makes you look complicit."

fr: complice

cross hairs

they help you to aim your gun accurately.

Example: "Recently divorced, she is a woman on a mission, and Charlesz is in her cross hairs."

fr: réticule

debunk

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

Example: "There's another argument I'd like to debunk."

fr: réfuter

desecrate

to violate the sacred character of a place

Example: "You must not desecrate the holiness of our religion."

fr: souiller, profaner

despicable

morally reprehensible

Example: It is a despicable act that should be punished severely.

fr: méprisable, ignoble

embed

to fix something firmly into a substance

Example: "You can either link or embed a narration."

fr: intégrer, incorporer

flesh

to give a substance to ( an arguments, description etc.)

fr: retourner, inciter

forthcoming

happening or coming soon

Example: "This should be the central theme of our forthcoming work programme."

fr: à venir, qui va avoir lieu

loathsome

Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust.

Example: "It is too loathsome to be dismissed."

fr: détestable, répugnant

motorcade

a large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur

Example: "The attack this morning upon the motorcade Of the president Barrack Obama."

fr: un cortège

peer

to look very carefully, especially because something is difficult to see

fr: dévisager, regarder attentivement.

proponent

someone who publicly supports an idea, policy, plan etc.

Example: "He is considered the last great proponent of this artistic tradition."

fr: un partisan, un adepte

spokesperson

someone chosen to speak officially for a group, organization or government.

Example: "Having your designated spokesperson communicate the information will ensure consistency."

fr: un porte-parole

springboard

a beginning from which an enterprise is launched.

Example: This transaction represents a springboard for the future of our company.

fr: un tremplin

thoroughfare

the main road through a place

Example: "The building must be visible from public thoroughfare."

fr: une rue