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question		réponse
to refer to sb/sth He often referred to his son as 'my boy'. commencer à apprendre		to name
moveable The shoulder is the most movable joint in the body. commencer à apprendre		turnable, easy to move
manoeuvre The landing manoeuvre would be over in a few minutes. commencer à apprendre		procedure, action
a ridicule Now his age is a topic for ridicule and concern. commencer à apprendre		unpleasant joke, mockery
stigma Calling her a spinster was an example of a social stigma. commencer à apprendre		shame/scar
snobbery New York has always been a place of neighborhood snobberies. commencer à apprendre		arrogance/ pretention
an instance She is a perfect instance of good manners. commencer à apprendre		an example
random The teacher chose random exercises for the test. commencer à apprendre		chance/ haphazard/ irregular
pesky Those pesky French, they always have to be different. commencer à apprendre		annoying/ troublesome
to take something in She couldn't take in this plan. commencer à apprendre		to understand
to pick up (about the language) I'd picked up English really fast when I was in Australia. commencer à apprendre		to learn by practising
to get by But they both earn just enough to get by, and no more. commencer à apprendre		to manage/ cope with
to brush up Sally brushed up her knowledge of Polish history. commencer à apprendre		to quickly improve a skill
to pass for Her French is excellent, that's why she passes for a native even if she's not! commencer à apprendre		to be accepted as sb/sth
to take in She couldn't take in this plan. commencer à apprendre		to absorb/ understand
to talk at cross purposes I think we've been talking at cross purposes - I meant next year, not this year. commencer à apprendre		not to understand sb because they are talking about different subjects
on the tip of one's tongue I know her - her name is on the tip of my tongue, but it won't come to me. commencer à apprendre		about to be said if you can remember it
to get the wrong end of the stick Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got the wrong end of the stick. commencer à apprendre		to not understand a situation correctly
not to get one's tongue round Some English just cannot get their tongue round Polish names. commencer à apprendre		to be unable to pronounce a word
not to get one's head round I just can't get my head around these tax forms. commencer à apprendre		to be unable to understand
to be in authority Still, as a teacher, she would be in authority. commencer à apprendre		to have the power

Lessons 1-2 22/10/2018 + 29/10/2018

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