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This flashcard set helps learn English at the secondary school level. The vocabulary flashcards cover a wide range of terms, including nature-related words like "spring" and "tortoise," travel-related expressions such as "cruise" and "itinerary," and descriptive adjectives like "majestic" and "horrendous." The platform also supports backward learning, allowing users to reverse the learning direction from the target language to the source language. This set is ideal for students and travelers looking to expand their vocabulary and improve their fluency, making it suitable for intermediate learners.

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Anglais

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Anglais

Niveau

Collège

Créé / Mis à jour

20.01.2011 / 18.09.2019

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to measure how heavy someone or something is

= to ...

weigh

to go down a rock by sliding down a rope and pushing against the rock with the feet

= to ...

abseil

the natural features of a place, such as the mountains, forests etc

e.g. Alaska has spectacular ... .

scenery

not far from the coast, in the water

offshore

clothes that are typical of a particular country or time in the past

costumes

to disappear

to vanish

to develop slowly or to make something develop slowly

e.g. Our relationship ... into a warm friendship when I was in the USA.

evolved

a sea animal with eight legs, a shell, and large claws, or the meal of this animal as food

lobster

very quiet (idiomatic)

as silent as the grave

very big, impressive, or beautiful, almost royal

majestic

a place where water comes up naturally from the ground

spring

the action when a plane moves off the ground into the air

take-off

a slow moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the shell that covers its body

tortoise

the most recent or newest thing

= the ... thing

latest

the area where the pilot and the co-pilot sit on a plane

= in the ...

cockpit

highly incredible or amazing

e.g. The view from there was fantastic, just ... .

out of this world

a long wooden seat for two or more people

e.g. We sat on a park ... to eat our sandwiches.

bench

full or blocked, especially with traffic

e.g. The sky over London is heavily ... .

congested

a vehicle that hangs from a metal rope and carries people up mountains

cable car

when there is not enough of something

e.g. She suffers from a ... of confidence.

lack

to catch hold off sth/sb suddenly

= to ...

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

grab

to leave or depart for a journey

= to ... (phrasal verb)

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

set off

visiting several parts of a country or area

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

touring

extremely bad

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

horrendous

the place where a dead body is buried

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

grave

to fasten something in place using a strong band of cloth or leather

e.g. Make sure your backpack is ... on tightly.

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

strapped

very good or beautiful, and very impressive

e.g. He gave a ... performance.

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

magnificent

a group of small islands

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

archipelago

to turn quickly and violently

= to ...

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

whip round

a holiday on a large ship

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

cruise

to lie around

= to ... (BE)

lie about

countryside or land that looks like the surface of the Moon

lunar landscape

the large window at the front of a car, bus etc.

windscreen

a system used for speaking to people in different parts of a building, aircraft etc

intercom

animals that kill and eat other animals

predators

making you feel worried and unhappy

e.g. When he lost his job, his future looked ... .

grim

a place where one thing fits into another

the place on a piece of electrical equipment where you can connect another piece of equipment

socket

the traditional customs, buildings, arts etc that are important to a country

e.g. our national ...

heritage

moving around in a wild way - usually one's arms

flailing around

the people who work on board a plane

= the ...

crew

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very quiet (idiomatic)

as silent as the grave

very big, impressive, or beautiful, almost royal

majestic

a place where water comes up naturally from the ground

spring

the action when a plane moves off the ground into the air

take-off

a slow moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the shell that covers its body

tortoise

the most recent or newest thing

= the ... thing

latest

the area where the pilot and the co-pilot sit on a plane

= in the ...

cockpit

highly incredible or amazing

e.g. The view from there was fantastic, just ... .

out of this world

a long wooden seat for two or more people

e.g. We sat on a park ... to eat our sandwiches.

bench

full or blocked, especially with traffic

e.g. The sky over London is heavily ... .

congested

a vehicle that hangs from a metal rope and carries people up mountains

cable car

when there is not enough of something

e.g. She suffers from a ... of confidence.

lack

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