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question		réponse
to have power over commencer à apprendre		control sb
unprecedented commencer à apprendre		that has never happened, been done or been known before
sewage system commencer à apprendre		used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies, that are carried away from houses and factories through special pipes (= sewers)
outperform commencer à apprendre		o achieve better results than somebody/something
First and foremost commencer à apprendre		most importantly; more than anything else
to beat around the bush commencer à apprendre		to avoid talking about what is important
the next best thing commencer à apprendre		refers to the thing that is best when you cannot do or have the thing that you really want
behind the times commencer à apprendre		not fashionable or modern (negatives connotations)
ear for music / accent commencer à apprendre		refers to sb who is good at hearing, repeating, and understanding sounds, especially when talking about music or language
down-to-earth commencer à apprendre		practical, realistic, reasonable, friendly
pragmatic commencer à apprendre		practical, realistic, reasonable
face the music commencer à apprendre		to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done
to make the ends meet commencer à apprendre		to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
to go hand in hand with commencer à apprendre		when sth is closely related to sth else, especially happening at the same time or as a result of it
for the most part commencer à apprendre		mostly or usually
stadium commencer à apprendre		stadion
in plain sight commencer à apprendre		visible
to scramble commencer à apprendre		to move quickly, especially with difficulty, using your hands to help you
swatch commencer à apprendre		; a small piece of cloth used to show people what a larger piece would look or feel like
swath commencer à apprendre		a long piece of land, especially one on which the plants or crops have been cut
arduous commencer à apprendre		involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time
to unravel commencer à apprendre		if you unravel threads that are twisted, woven or knitted, or if they unravel, they become separated
hinder commencer à apprendre		to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen synonym hamper
impeccable commencer à apprendre		without mistakes or faults synonym perfect
humongous commencer à apprendre		very big
to team up commencer à apprendre		to join with another person or group in order to do something together/to put two or more people or things together in order to do something or to achieve a particular effect
to take a stand commencer à apprendre		; to make your beliefs known and to try to make others follow them
to fold commencer à apprendre		to close because it is not successful
to slog commencer à apprendre		to work hard and steadily at something, especially something that takes a long time and is boring or difficult
to clamour commencer à apprendre		to demand something loudly
standstill commencer à apprendre		a situation in which all activity or movement has stopped
bemusement commencer à apprendre		a state of stupitity
boastful commencer à apprendre		samochwalczy, zarozumiały; talking about yourself in a very proud way I tried to emphasize my good points without sounding boastful.
to drop the ball commencer à apprendre		to make a mistake and cause something that you are responsible for to fail
sleet commencer à apprendre		a mixture of rain and snow
grappling commencer à apprendre		to try hard to find a solution to a problem → grapple with something
diapers commencer à apprendre		a piece of soft cloth or other thick material that is folded around a baby’s bottom and between its legs to take in and hold its body waste
nappy commencer à apprendre		it works is take in and hold its body waste
to decline commencer à apprendre		to become smaller, fewer, weaker, etc.
to abstain from commencer à apprendre		to choose not to use a vote, either in favour of or against something
cartilage commencer à apprendre		; the strong white tissue that is important in supporting and connecting parts of the body, and especially in joints to prevent the bones rubbing against each other
to tackle sth commencer à apprendre		; tackle something to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem or situation
annual commencer à apprendre		happening or done once every year
defeatist commencer à apprendre		a person who expects not to succeed He is a pessimist and a defeatist.
to assess commencer à apprendre		to make a judgement about the nature or quality of somebody/something

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