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Langue English
Catégorie Anglais
Niveau Université
Crée / Actualisé 31.03.2016 / 31.03.2016
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to come to terms with something

to accept and understand something

in order to

purpose

redundant

not necessary (often doubled)

to make (sb) redundant

to fire someone because their job isn’t necessary anymore

to be at a loose end / to be at loose ends

lost because you have nothing to do

compulsive

addictive; an obsession, an addiction

to have a rough time

to have a hard time

wise

workwise, schoolwise, clockwise…

no longer

She is no longer living at this address.

dejected

depressed, down in the dumps

You need not worry.

You don’t have to worry. / It’s not necessary.

You must not worry.

Don’t do it!!!!! Order!

diversification

variety; diverse (adj) / diversify (v) / diversification (n)

to broaden your horizons

to explore, expand your experience; broad / breadth

to widen

wide, width

patronizing

condescending

to talk down to someone

to talk to someone as if they were a child or stupid

to cut

to cut a long story short

commotion

disturbance, noise

to slip

to slip my mind

to fail

to fail to do something

to end up

to end up doing something

catastrophe

natural catastrophe

over

over the top

agitated

have a lot of nervous energy, upset

the end

the end of the world

to come

to come as a shock

mean

US: not nice, cruel | UK: cheap, stingy

to put

to put on an act

to be at ease

relaxed

to cope

to cope with something

to talk

to talk down to someone

“as if!”

what a ridiculous request/question!