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question		réponse
a rule of thumb commencer à apprendre		a general principle or method for calculating something
at face value commencer à apprendre		to accept what you are told without thinking carefully first
be a pain in the neck commencer à apprendre		be very annoying
be in the public eye commencer à apprendre		someone who is in the public eye is seen a lot on television, written about in newspapers etc
face the music commencer à apprendre		to be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
go hand in hand commencer à apprendre		to be closely connected
lose your head commencer à apprendre		to lose control and not act in a calm way
turn a blind eye commencer à apprendre		to ignore something that you know is wrong
chunky commencer à apprendre		thick, solid, and heavy
legendary commencer à apprendre		very famous and admired
musty commencer à apprendre		having an unpleasant, old, or wet smell
rebellious commencer à apprendre		deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour
underlying commencer à apprendre		the cause, idea etc that is the most important, although it is not easily noticed
unheard of commencer à apprendre		something that is unheard of is so unusual that it has not happened or been known before
widespread commencer à apprendre		existing or happening in many places or situations, or among many people
wiped out commencer à apprendre		extremely tired
come off well (or badly) commencer à apprendre		to happen as planned, or to succeed (or not)
come together commencer à apprendre		to start working successfully with each other
come under (a heading) commencer à apprendre		to be in a particular part of a book or information system
draw up commencer à apprendre		to prepare a document
fit in with commencer à apprendre		if something fits in with other things, it is similar to them or goes well with them
go against (instincts) commencer à apprendre		to oppose or be in disagreement with something or someone
hold up (evidence/argument) commencer à apprendre		if information holds up, it is proved to be true
iron out commencer à apprendre		to put something into a finished state by solving problems, removing differences, or taking care of details
line up commencer à apprendre		if you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen
rush into commencer à apprendre		to do something without first thinking carefully about it
show off commencer à apprendre		to make it possible for others to see and admire something or someone
step up commencer à apprendre		to take action when there is a need or opportunity for it
take on commencer à apprendre		to start doing some work or start being responsible for something
wind round commencer à apprendre		to wrap something around an object several times or twist it repeatedly around itself
boot commencer à apprendre		an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc
brand loyalty commencer à apprendre		the tendency of some consumers to continue buying the same brand of goods rather than competing brands
eccentricity commencer à apprendre		strange or unusual behaviour
glitch commencer à apprendre		a small fault in a machine or piece of equipment, that stops it working
knock-on effect commencer à apprendre		a process in which everything that happens causes something else to happen
lodgings commencer à apprendre		a room in someone’s house which you live in and pay rent for
maze commencer à apprendre		a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc
nerd commencer à apprendre		a person who is extremely interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot of facts about it
nonconformity commencer à apprendre		the quality of living and thinking in a way that is different from other people
scaffolding commencer à apprendre		a set of poles and boards that are built into a structure for workers to stand on when they are working on the outside of a building
scrutiny commencer à apprendre		careful and thorough examination of someone or something
soundtrack commencer à apprendre		the recorded music from a film
spiral commencer à apprendre		a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time
stack commencer à apprendre		a neat pile of things
swish commencer à apprendre		a movement through the air with a soft sound
cash in (something) commencer à apprendre		to exchange something such as an insurance policy for its value in money
face value commencer à apprendre		the value or cost shown on the front of something such as a stamp or coin
go up in value commencer à apprendre		to increase in price or worth
in circulation commencer à apprendre		if something is in circulation, it is available
inflated (fare) commencer à apprendre		inflated prices, amounts etc are high and unreasonable
loose change commencer à apprendre		coins that a person is carrying
toss a coin commencer à apprendre		to decide something by throwing a coin up in the air and seeing which side is shown after it lands
compromise commencer à apprendre		to reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first
dapple commencer à apprendre		to mark something with spots of colour, light, or shade
offload commencer à apprendre		to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it or selling it to someone else
redesign commencer à apprendre		to change the design of something
bear in mind commencer à apprendre		used to tell someone they should not forget a fact or idea
it stands to reason commencer à apprendre		used to say that something is clearly true
on the subject of commencer à apprendre		used to refer back to something that has just been said and link it to what you are going to say next
peaks and troughs commencer à apprendre		a regular series of high and low points
rub shoulders with commencer à apprendre		to meet and spend time with people, especially rich and famous people
at a loose end commencer à apprendre		to have nothing to do
at a stretch commencer à apprendre		only with difficulty or in extreme circumstances
at first glance commencer à apprendre		when you first look at something
at sixes and sevens commencer à apprendre		disorganised and confused
by all accounts commencer à apprendre		according to what a lot of people say
by default commencer à apprendre		if something happens by default, it happens only because something else does not happen
by no means commencer à apprendre		not at all
in action commencer à apprendre		doing a particular job, activity, or sport
in conjunction with commencer à apprendre		working, happening, or being used with someone or something else
in my element commencer à apprendre		to be in a situation that you enjoy, because you are good at it
in no time commencer à apprendre		very soon or very quickly
in turn commencer à apprendre		as a result of something
in vain commencer à apprendre		without success
at breakneck speed commencer à apprendre		carelessly fast and dangerous
beyond recovery commencer à apprendre		past a point that something or someone can get better
go out on a limb commencer à apprendre		to do something risky or extreme, which puts you in a position of weakness
have a gut feeling commencer à apprendre		to have a feeling that you are sure is right, although you cannot give a reason for it
have a mental block commencer à apprendre		if you have a mental block about something, you cannot understand it or do it because something in your mind prevents you
in its entirety commencer à apprendre		including every part
yours truly commencer à apprendre		used humorously to mean yourself
anecdotal commencer à apprendre		consisting of short stories based on someone’s personal experience
chronic commencer à apprendre		a chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
clear-cut commencer à apprendre		certain or definite
continuously commencer à apprendre		continuing to happen or exist without stopping
conventional commencer à apprendre		a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type
defeatist commencer à apprendre		behaving in a way that shows you expect to fail
flawed commencer à apprendre		spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged
gory commencer à apprendre		involving a lot of violence and blood
inaccessible commencer à apprendre		difficult or impossible to reach
invaluable commencer à apprendre		extremely useful
laughable commencer à apprendre		something that is laughable is impossible to believe or be serious about, because it is so silly or bad
nostalgic commencer à apprendre		if you feel nostalgic about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember it, and in some ways you wish that things had not changed
pharmaceutical commencer à apprendre		relating to the production of drugs and medicines
provoking commencer à apprendre		causing mild anger; annoying
sighted commencer à apprendre		someone who is sighted can see, and is not blind
squeamish commencer à apprendre		easily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
stationary commencer à apprendre		standing still instead of moving
tactile commencer à apprendre		if something is tactile, it has a surface that is pleasant or attractive to touch
undeniable commencer à apprendre		definitely true or certain
undignified commencer à apprendre		making you look silly and lose people's respect, especially because of not being controlled, serious, or calm
unmanageable commencer à apprendre		difficult to control or deal with
curiosity commencer à apprendre		the desire to know about something
dependence on commencer à apprendre		the fact of needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, healthy etc
dragonfly commencer à apprendre		a brightly-coloured insect with a long thin body and transparent wings which lives near water
drought commencer à apprendre		a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
empathy commencer à apprendre		the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems
honeycomb commencer à apprendre		a structure made by bees, which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored
hunch commencer à apprendre		a feeling you have that something is true or that something will happen, even if you have no information or proof
inflection commencer à apprendre		the way the sound of your voice goes up and down when you are speaking
initiative commencer à apprendre		an important new plan or process to achieve an aim or solve a problem
inscription commencer à apprendre		words that are written or cut in something
proponent commencer à apprendre		someone who supports something or persuades people to do something
quest commencer à apprendre		a long search for something that is difficult to find
rivalry commencer à apprendre		when people or groups try to show that they are better than each other
threshold commencer à apprendre		the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect
tile commencer à apprendre		a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc
wax commencer à apprendre		a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc
abound commencer à apprendre		to exist in very large numbers
backtrack commencer à apprendre		to change an opinion or promise that you gave so that it is not as strong as it was earlier
compile commencer à apprendre		to make a book, list etc, using different pieces of information
outdo commencer à apprendre		to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something
promote understanding commencer à apprendre		to raise awareness or strengthen someone's understanding
topple commencer à apprendre		to become unsteady and then fall over, or to make something do this
bypass commencer à apprendre		to go around something
cater for commencer à apprendre		to provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want
decommissioned commencer à apprendre		if something (such as equipment) is decommissioned, it is taken out of use
drive the length of commencer à apprendre		to travel by car from the beginning to the end of something (e.g. a particular road)
fall into disrepair commencer à apprendre		buildings, roads etc that fall into disrepair degrade into an unusable condition because they have not been maintained
go off track commencer à apprendre		to leave the planned route
gravel commencer à apprendre		small stones, used to make a surface for paths, roads etc
head for commencer à apprendre		to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way
make a diversion commencer à apprendre		to stray from a planned route
memorabilia commencer à apprendre		things that you keep or collect because they are connected with a famous person, event, or time
spring up commencer à apprendre		to suddenly appear or start to exist
stretch commencer à apprendre		an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow
trading post commencer à apprendre		a small place, especially in the past, far from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged
circumference commencer à apprendre		the distance or measurement around the outside of a circle or any round shape
diameter commencer à apprendre		a straight line from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the centre of the circle, or the length of this line
hexagon commencer à apprendre		a flat shape with six sides
miniscule commencer à apprendre		very small
radius commencer à apprendre		the distance from the centre to the edge of a circle, or a line drawn from the centre to the edge
rhombus commencer à apprendre		a shape with four equal straight sides, especially one that is not a square
symmetrical commencer à apprendre		an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
technological commencer à apprendre		related to technology
familiarise (someone) with commencer à apprendre		to learn about something so that you know it well
humorous commencer à apprendre		funny and enjoyable
misconception commencer à apprendre		an idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly
purport commencer à apprendre		to claim to be or do something, even if this is not true
scare someone half to death commencer à apprendre		to shock or frighten someone very suddenly and/or severely
gullibility commencer à apprendre		the quality of being easily tricked
come across as commencer à apprendre		if someone comes across in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities
come on commencer à apprendre		if an illness comes on, you start to be ill with it
come over commencer à apprendre		if someone comes over, they visit you at your house
come round (after an operation) commencer à apprendre		to become conscious again
come under (a lot of pressure) commencer à apprendre		if you come under something, you suddenly experience or suffer it
come up commencer à apprendre		if a problem comes up, it suddenly happens
exemplify commencer à apprendre		to be a very typical example of something
in all likelihood commencer à apprendre		almost certainly
get the impression (that) commencer à apprendre		to form an opinion or feeling about someone or something
(there's) no indication (that) commencer à apprendre		an indication is a sign, remark, event etc that shows what is happening, what someone is thinking or feeling, or what is true
commemorative (coin) commencer à apprendre		done or made to officially remember and give respect to a great person or event
busk commencer à apprendre		to play music in a public place in order to earn money
to die for commencer à apprendre		used when saying that something is very good
advise against commencer à apprendre		to tell someone not to do (something)
understaffing commencer à apprendre		understaffing is a situation in which an organisation does not have enough employees to do its work properly
accommodating commencer à apprendre		helpful and willing to do what someone else wants
query commencer à apprendre		to express doubt about whether something is true or correct
well equipped (with) commencer à apprendre		supplied with all the necessary equipment
locality commencer à apprendre		a small area of a country, city etc
shrub commencer à apprendre		a small bush with several woody stems
gale commencer à apprendre		a very strong wind
riverside commencer à apprendre		the land along the sides of a river
a matter of urgency commencer à apprendre		very important and needing to be dealt with immediately
squeeze out commencer à apprendre		to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc
short-sighted (approach) commencer à apprendre		not considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now
noticeable commencer à apprendre		easy to notice
debatable commencer à apprendre		an idea, fact, or decision that is debatable may be right but it could easily be wrong
justifiable commencer à apprendre		actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons
edible commencer à apprendre		something that is edible can be eaten
profitable commencer à apprendre		producing a profit or a useful result
defensible commencer à apprendre		a defensible opinion, idea, or action seems reasonable, and you can easily support it
alternatively commencer à apprendre		used for suggesting something different
assumption commencer à apprendre		something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
beneficial commencer à apprendre		helpful or useful
endurance commencer à apprendre		the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful
implication commencer à apprendre		a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc
removal commencer à apprendre		when something is taken away or someone gets rid of it
mistaken belief commencer à apprendre		a misconception; misunderstanding
get hooked on commencer à apprendre		if you are hooked on something, you like it a lot and want to continue doing it
double-book commencer à apprendre		to promise the same seat in a theatre, on a plane etc to more than one person by mistake
intriguing commencer à apprendre		something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
chore commencer à apprendre		a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
fade commencer à apprendre		to gradually disappear
it’s no skin off somebody’s nose commencer à apprendre		used to say that someone does not care or does not have a strong opinion about something
your (own) flesh and blood commencer à apprendre		someone who is part of your family
jump down someone’s throat commencer à apprendre		to suddenly speak angrily to someone
be all ears commencer à apprendre		to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you
toe the line commencer à apprendre		to do what other people in a job or organisation say you should do, whether you agree with them or not
be an old hand (at something) commencer à apprendre		to have a lot of experience of doing something
scratch someone’s back commencer à apprendre		to do something that helps someone else but that is often difficult to do and with the expectation of help in return
in an uproar commencer à apprendre		with a lot of noise or angry protest about something
on second thoughts commencer à apprendre		used to say that you have changed your mind about something
at a standstill commencer à apprendre		in a situation in which all movement or activity has stopped
on impulse commencer à apprendre		if you do something on impulse, you suddenly decide to do it, without planning it
out of stock commencer à apprendre		(of goods) unavailable for immediate sale in a shop
to someone's credit commencer à apprendre		used for saying that someone deserves praise
on good terms commencer à apprendre		if two people are on good terms, they are friendly with each other
in line with commencer à apprendre		according to or following something such as a rule or principle

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