Vocabulary part 9
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Cartes-fiches
1. connaisance, savoir / notion
2. attentif, conscient/vigilant de, informé/au courrent
1. an awareness
His awareness of the positions of his fellow players made him a great basketball player.
Her awareness of accounting rules made her a great accountant.
2. aware
When you drive a car, you must be aware at all times.
Is it good for young children to be aware of current affairs?
Drivers must be aware of the other cars on the road.
1. perception/perspicacité
2. percpicace/judicieux
3. perceptible
4. avec percpicacité
1. perception
Tom's perceptions were altered by the alcohol he had drunk.
Julie's perception of the problem allowed her to find a solution. Mark's perception of Sonya's feelings was mistaken.
2. perceptive
Your perceptive comments helped us improve the report.
3. perceptible
4. perceptively
1. perspicacité, vision, (soutenu)pénétration, connaissance (approfondie)
2. apreçu, idée
an insight
Do you have any insight into the company's direction?
His insight into the human mind was fascinating.
1. contrairement à
2. contraire
3. contrariant
1. contrary to
2. contrary
The two men always seem to have contrary opinions.
She left the job because the company's policy on animal testing ran contrary to her beliefs.
3. contrary
Josie was a contrary child, and she was prone to tantrums(caprices, colères).
1. contradictoire
2. contredire, réfuter,démentire / contredire
3. une contradiction, incohérence
4. contradictoirement
1. conradictory
2. to contradict {sth/sb}
Don't embarrass him by contradicting him in public.
3. contradiction
4. contradictorily
prétendre que, affirmer que, soutenir que
s'affronter pour v pron + prép
lutter contre vi + prép
to contend
The scientist contended that global warming is mostly due to human activities.
to contend for
They were contending for the World Heavyweight Championship.
to contend with
Scott found it impossible to contend with the blizzard.
contester
conflict, dispute, litige
contestatire
contestable, discutable
to dispute
The scientist disputed his colleagues' findings.
disputation
a disputer
discutable
certifier /une déclaration, affirmtion
to/a claim
1. fourvoyer, égarer
2. malavisé adj
abusé, trompé adj
-- malencontreux, malencontreuse adj
peu judicieux, peu judicieuse loc adj
3. un mauvais conseil
1. to misguide
2. misguided
You're misguided if you think he'll overlook an insult like that.
After a few misguided attempts we found the restaurant.
3. a misguidance
1. induire en erreur, tromper
2. trompeur, erroné, qui induit en erreur / peu clair
1. to mislead
The criminal misled the police so that he could escape.
2. misleading
The teacher had accidentally taught some misleading information to the students.
mal diriger, mal orienter, mal diriger adv + vtr
(attention, effort: focus on wrong goal) (efforts, énergie)mal employer⇒ vtr
(magician: distract audience) (Magie)détourner l'attention de qqn loc v
(parcel: address incorrectly)envoyer à la mauvaise adresse, envoyer au mauvais destinataire⇒ vtr
vtr(combat: mislead an opponent) (Sports de combat)tromper⇒ vtr
to misdirect
a misdirection
mal informer
fausse information
to misinform
a misinformation
capacitié à résister
endurance
1. bénéficier de / un bénéfice, un avantage
2. bénéfique, avantageux
3. bien.faisant, généreux
4. bien-faisance, bonté
1. to/a benefit
2. beneficial
3. beneficent
4. beneficence
typiquement
typique, caractéristique
typically
typical
de justesse, de peu loc adv
strictement, rigoureusement adv
narrowly
narrowness (étroitesse), narrowing (sérage), narrow (étroi), narrow-minded
1. (enraptured, thrilled) ravi adj
(captivated, engrossed) captivé, absorbé
2. ravissement, extase
3. euphorique, enthousiaste
1. rapt
2. a rapture
The Sistine Chapel filled me with rapture and awe.
3. rapturious
tigré
tabby
1. émoussé adj
(couteau, lame)peu tranchant adv + adj
(crayon)mal taillé adv + adj
(Droit : arme)contondant adj
2. (bout)rond adj
3. (commentaire)direct adj
4. franchise nf
brusquerie nf
franc-parler nm
5. franchement, sans mâcher ses mots
blunt
1. Use the blunt side of the knife to bruise the fruit.
3. Sally's blunt statement shocked her friends.
Don's very blunt, so if you want honesty, ask him anything.
4. bluntness
5. bluntly
I told him bluntly that he had no chance of getting the job.
1. isoler, couper du monde
2. solitude, isolement / confinement
3. solitaire, reclus, retiré
1. to seclude
2. seclusion
3. seclusive
repère, tanière, entre
a den
un défaut
a shortcoming
démoraliser, décourager
décourageant
to dispirit
dispiriting
déficit, manque à gagner / pénurie
a shortfall
Some parts of the project had to be abandoned, due to a shortfall in the budget.
A shortfall in recruitment led to the company being understaffed.
défaut
a shortcoming
His enthusiasm and cheerfulness make up for all his other shortcomings.
The system's shortcomings were plain for all to see.
indifférence, apathie
apathique, indifférent / qui ne montre aucun interêt pour
apathy
What can teachers do to combat their students' apathy?
apathetic / toward sth
It's hard to be encouraging when you're so apathetic.
The receptionist seemed apathetic about her job and barely smiled at us.
1. prospective
A prospective employer does not want to see that you have changed job ten times in a year.
2. to prospect for
The mining company is prospecting for gold in the area.
3. a prospect
une chance, une perspective
This course offers the prospect of spending a year in Paris.
vandalism
vandalism
reconnaître, reconnaissance
to/a recognition
1. ravir, enchanter
2. un frisson, une excitation
to/a thrill
1. offenser, blesser/comettre un délit
2. infraction, délit / indignation / une attaque (sport/combat)
3. offensant, repoussant (attaque/sport, une offensive)
4. un délinquant, un coupable
5. choquant, blessé / incriminé
1.to offend
2. a offence
3. offensive
The broadcaster apologized for his offensive remarks.
4. an offender
5. offending
envisager, considérer
inconsidéré, irréfléchit
considération, étude, examen
étant donné que
considérable, important
to consider
unconsidered
a consideration
After some consideration of Alistair's proposal, Greta turned him down.
considering
considerable (considerably
1. aider, servir
2. disponible, libre/disponible (personne)
3. disponibilité
1. to avail
2. available
Is this shirt available in any other colours?
3. availability
dévouement
consacrer/dédier qqc à qqn
dedication
to dedicate sth to sth/sb
achever, finir
to complete
incomplete (inachévé, imcomplet)
completion (achèvement)
completing (complémentaire)
completly (entièrement, complètement)
completness (totalité, complétude)
un lieu, une salle
a venue
This venue hosts music concerts and plays.
tenir pour acquis (not value fully)
accept something is true without even thinking
to take for granted
Every one takes it for granted that James will be willing to worke late.
to inform or keep someone informed about a situation
to put someone in the picture
Tina thanked me for putting her in the picture about what was going on.
