Journal'ease week 15

vocabulaire, semaine 15

vocabulaire, semaine 15


V. S.
This flashcard set helps university-level learners improve their French vocabulary and communication skills. It covers a wide range of expressions, from everyday phrases like "to live down" to more complex terms like "to leverage" and "to linger behind." The set includes practical examples such as "to litter," "to cap," and "to land a deal," making it useful for travelers, students, and anyone looking to enhance their fluency. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language, making it a versatile tool for intermediate to advanced learners.
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Französisch
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Englisch
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Universität
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05.02.2015 / 05.02.2015

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démentir qch

to give the lie to sth

convaincre qn d'un mensonge

to give the lie to sb

en suspens

pending

attaque contre/envers

a jibe at

butin

swag

l'individu labda

the lay man/the man in the street

étouffer dans l'oeuf

to nip in the bud

souver la mise de

to save sb's bacon

la fin est proche

the end is nigh

aubaine

godsent= boon

d'avant la chute

prelapsarian

point important

plank

to have nothing to do with (syn)

to have no truck with

défendre contre vent et marée

to defend tooth and nail

se tirer une balle dans le pied

to shoot oneself in the foot

spenthrift (syn)

profligate

to pay attention (syn)

to pay heed

être entiché de

to be besotted with

un sac plastique

a carrier bag

les paillets, le clinquant

razzamatazz

faire parler de soi

to make a splash

good man

bien joué

être fauché

to be down at heel

grue

crane

petit mais costaud

lean and mean

expulser d'un appartement, d'une propriété

to evict from

expulser d'un pays

to expel from

to evolve

évoluer/élaborer, développer/changer

vaste, considérable

extensive

correct(deal)/honnête (person)

fair and square

utilizser faute de mieux/avoir recours à

to fall back on

se laisser distancer, être à la traîne/prendre du retard

to fall behind

se brouiller, se fâcher

to fall out

tomber à l'eau

to fall through

hésiter, vaciller/s'affaiblir

to falter

aller, se porter

to fare

être destiné à

to be fated to

sonder, pénétrer, comprendre> impénétrable

to fathom> unfathmable

exploit, prousse, réussite

feat

un long métrage

a feature film

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