Collection PPh no1

except for

Everything would be perfect, exept for my new neighbours. | Firstly, the unanimity rule must be abolished, except for matters related to the institutions themselves and to the transfer of powers (= compétences).

a gap year

A gap year is a period taken by students as a break between high school and university.

compulsory, mandatory, obligatory

In France, schooling is compulsory until the age of sixteen | Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory | Labels on luggages are mendatory.

telecommuting

Telecommuting or working from home, is one of the new trend more and more people are dreaming of.

advice, tip

My advice to students is to read each question carefully | The teacher gave me some tips for the exam.

a schedule

You have to set up a very precise schedule and control your working time.

registered user

By this we make sure that your nickname won't be confused with those of registered users.

a boarding school

to attend

Pupils are usually very happy to attend these camps.

to attend to

The hotel receptionist attends to the guest's requests.

classmates

He invited all of his classmates to his birthday party.

the boat rocked wildly

Tharp recalls that as the boat rocked wildly and waves broke over the deck, volunteers retrieved basketball-sized manganese nodules obtained from the sea floor before they washed overbord.

to retrive

Tharp recalls that as the boat rocked wildly and waves broke over the deck, volunteers retrieved basketball-sized manganese nodules obtained from the sea floor before they washed overbord.

the survey

The focus of the survey was student satisfaction.

Survey show

Survey exhibitions are generally an overview of the work of either a movement, genre or an artist, i.e. about a specific theme or topic. | Simone Leigt's first Museum survey is a triumph.

to draft

The legislators drafted a new bill (loi). | Mary Tharp arrived at Colombia in 1948 to do drafting and computing for Maurice Ewing's graduate students.

a vacant lot

A vaccant lot, rat-infested and filled with garbage, looked like no place for a garden.

eventually

We had to wait, but the bus eventually arrived.

to yeld to temptation (yeld, yelded, yelded)

I finally yielded to temptation and had some cake.

to address

We addressed several topics during the meeting.

topic

Sensitive topics are best left untouched. | The professor highlighted two topics in particular.

dayly life

Today new technology is part of our daly life.

keep in touch

They can keep in touch with ther friends and family using they smartphones.

to listen to

I always listen to the radio in my car.

a drawback

However, the drawback is that it vaporises when it explodes.

commute, the daily commute

The only drawback to my job is the long dailly commute.

cyberbullying

Parents must be very carefull because there is also some risks of cyberbullying.

to harass

For example, the extra-legal actions of security services, which scrutinize and harass civil society activists, are certainly not prescribed by law.

a settler

Settler behaviour is particularly disgusting in Hebron where settlers continuously harass Palestinians and damage their property.

plain-clothes police officers

The authorities sent plain-clothes police officers to harass her family.

to threaten

Some people use technology to harass, threaten or embarass other people, mainly teenagers.

to bear in mind

So new technology is a real progress in many fields but it's important to bear in mind its possible dangers and drawback.

finally

I finally yielded to temptation and had some cake.

purpose

My purpose when asking a question is to get an answer.