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question		réponse
question commencer à apprendre		answer
schadenfreude commencer à apprendre		the satisfying feeling you get when something bad happens to someone else
loanword commencer à apprendre		a word from one language that is used in another language without being changed
comeuppance commencer à apprendre		a person's misfortune that is considered to be deserved punishment for something bad that they have done
justice commencer à apprendre		punishment someone receives that is fair for what they have done
hypocrites commencer à apprendre		people who claim to have certain moral beliefs but actually behave in a way that shows they are not sincere
commiserate commencer à apprendre		expressing sympathy to someone about their bad luck
streaming radio or videos directly from the internet as a continuous stream" commencer à apprendre		"describes the activity of listening or watching music
commercial success commencer à apprendre		something that is popular and makes lots of money â€“ like a new computer game or pop song
catchy commencer à apprendre		something that attracts attention and is easy to remember
playlist commencer à apprendre		list of songs that a radio station plans to play or list of songs you compile yourself on a streaming service
driving commencer à apprendre		(here) having a strong influence
register count or measure something â€“ like the download of a file" commencer à apprendre		"record
down in the dumps sometimes with no hope" commencer à apprendre		"(informal) feeling of unhappiness
imperfection commencer à apprendre		fault or weakness
gild commencer à apprendre		cover something in a thin layer of gold
jolly commencer à apprendre		cheerful and happy
coping mechanism commencer à apprendre		something someone does to deal with a difficult situation
memories commencer à apprendre		things we remember from the past
kinaesthetic commencer à apprendre		learning by doing' and practicing something over and over again
contextual commencer à apprendre		seeing something in the situation where it usually exists
encoding commencer à apprendre		changing information into a form that can be stored and later recalled
intuitive sense commencer à apprendre		doing something based on feelings rather than facts or proof
Alzheimerâ€™s (disease) commencer à apprendre		a disease affecting your brain that makes it difficult to remember things and gets worse as you get older
oppression commencer à apprendre		being forced to do something by someone more powerful
glamour commencer à apprendre		the quality of looking fashionable and attractive
transformative commencer à apprendre		great improvement or positive change
otherworldly commencer à apprendre		belonging to an imaginary world rather than the real world
act of subordination commencer à apprendre		making someone do something to give them less authority or power
to draw parallels commencer à apprendre		to highlight the similarities between two distinct things
flamboyant commencer à apprendre		someone or something brightly coloured and that attracts attention
work ethic commencer à apprendre		belief that working hard is morally right
motives commencer à apprendre		reasons for doing something
makes sense commencer à apprendre		is understandable and not a surprise
out of curiosity commencer à apprendre		for no real reason other than a casual interest
disillusioned commencer à apprendre		no longer satisfied with something but disappointed by it
jaded commencer à apprendre		a feeling of being tired and bored by something
callous commencer à apprendre		emotionally hard and uncaring
food allergies commencer à apprendre		medical problems that are caused by eating certain foods
robust studies thorough and accurate research" commencer à apprendre		"detailed
prevalence commencer à apprendre		a noun referring to how often or how frequent something is
eczema commencer à apprendre		a medical condition of the skin
a significant increase noticeable rise in the number of something" commencer à apprendre		"a large
to put something down to something commencer à apprendre		to say that one thing is the reason for another
enchanted commencer à apprendre		with a magical atmosphere
a feat something that is hard to achieve" commencer à apprendre		"a difficult task
a panacea commencer à apprendre		a cure
potent commencer à apprendre		strong and powerful
to deploy commencer à apprendre		to use something for a particular purpose
e.g. the army were deployed to help protect the refugees commencer à apprendre		pressing
a pressing matter or issue is an important one that needs to be sorted urgently commencer à apprendre		e.g. finding a solution to climate change is a pressing matter
a chore ordinary task you do regularly" commencer à apprendre		"a boring
admin organisation or just your life commencer à apprendre		"short for administration' â€“ the activities and tasks you have to do to make a business run smoothly"
aka commencer à apprendre		also known as
utility company gas commencer à apprendre		"a company that supplies something such as electricity or water to the public"
procrastinate probably because you don't want to do them" commencer à apprendre		"delay doing things until later
super-doers commencer à apprendre		an informal term to describe people who get satisfaction out of doing life admin and do lots of it
fad commencer à apprendre		something that is popular but only for a short time
mainstream commencer à apprendre		something that has become accepted by most people as normal
polarised commencer à apprendre		a situation that causes people to divide into two groups with opposing views
immoral commencer à apprendre		something that society thinks is wrong or not acceptable
peripheral commencer à apprendre		relates to things that are not as important as the main argument but are connected to it / situated on the edge
decent commencer à apprendre		good or good enough
extrovert confident and socially comfortable." commencer à apprendre		"someone who has a very outgoing personality
introvert commencer à apprendre		someone who is shy and not comfortable in social situations and doesnâ€™t like being the centre of attention.
findings commencer à apprendre		the results and conclusions of research
unconstrained commencer à apprendre		without control or restriction
gaze commencer à apprendre		the way that someone looks at someone
figured out commencer à apprendre		understood something after studying it
to make ends meet commencer à apprendre		to have just enough money to pay for the things you need
sideline commencer à apprendre		an extra job you do alongside your main job
sacrificing commencer à apprendre		giving up or going without something
accustomed commencer à apprendre		familiar with
creative balance commencer à apprendre		a good mix of doing creative and uncreative tasks
grind difficult or boring which involves lots of effort" commencer à apprendre		"something tiring
awkward (adjective) "feeling uncomfortable commencer à apprendre		awkwardness (noun) self-conscious or embarrassed in a social situation"
implicit but still understood" commencer à apprendre		"not spoken or written down
social rules commencer à apprendre		the way we behave in society in particular situations so that we can live together peacefully
to govern to control" commencer à apprendre		"to rule
to illuminate to clarify" commencer à apprendre		"to make something easier to understand
to breach (a rule) commencer à apprendre		to break (a rule)
floordrobe commencer à apprendre		collection of clothes untidily kept on the floor rather than in a wardrobe.
clutter commencer à apprendre		untidiness caused by having too many things â€“ to declutter is the process of getting rid of things
to tackle (a problem) commencer à apprendre		to deal with a problem and try to fix it
sentimental commencer à apprendre		with an emotional and/or nostalgic connection
shift commencer à apprendre		change
make do and mend commencer à apprendre		an expression that means to use what youâ€™ve got and fix something if it breaks rather than buying new things
a fan of something commencer à apprendre		somebody who is keen on something
endemic commencer à apprendre		very common or strongly established in a place or situation
a warren but also a building or a part of a town where there are lots of confusing passageways or streets where it is easy to get lost" commencer à apprendre		"an underground area where rabbits live
a predator commencer à apprendre		an animal that hunts and kills another animal
paradoxical commencer à apprendre		something that has two opposing characteristics making it hard to understand
a trickster commencer à apprendre		someone who deceives people to get what they want
comfy (informal) commencer à apprendre		comfortable
casualisation more casual" commencer à apprendre		"The process of becoming less formal and more relaxed
streetwear commencer à apprendre		a style of casual clothing especially worn by young people from urban settings
filter through commencer à apprendre		appear or happen gradually over time
wellness commencer à apprendre		the state of being healthy
knobbly commencer à apprendre		lumpy having many raised areas on the surface
anxiety commencer à apprendre		a feeling of worry and fear
natural selection commencer à apprendre		a principle of evolution when random changes in an organismâ€™s biology may lead it to being more successful in its environment
to shape commencer à apprendre		to have an important impact on the way something develops
to cope with commencer à apprendre		to manage a difficult situation
life-threatening commencer à apprendre		possibly causing death
to go off (talking about an alarm) commencer à apprendre		starts making its warning noise
eavesdrop commencer à apprendre		secretly listen to someone's conversation
bug commencer à apprendre		small electronic device used for secretly listening to conversations
intimate commencer à apprendre		private and personal
circumvent commencer à apprendre		cleverly bypass or go around
be resigned to commencer à apprendre		accept an unpleasant situation which cannot change
trade-off commencer à apprendre		compromise
paunch commencer à apprendre		fat stomach that mostly men have
skinny commencer à apprendre		very thin
willpower commencer à apprendre		controlling your own behaviour to achieve something
come to terms (with something) commencer à apprendre		start to accept the difficult or unpleasant situation you are in
judgemental commencer à apprendre		quick to criticise people based on your own beliefs
burst commencer à apprendre		sudden and short increase in something
insomnia commencer à apprendre		the condition of not being able to sleep
tossing and turning commencer à apprendre		moving around a lot in bed and trying to get to sleep without success
counter-intuitive but which may be correct" commencer à apprendre		"the opposite of what seems obvious or natural
decades commencer à apprendre		(here) many years
diluted commencer à apprendre		made weaker
chronic commencer à apprendre		long-lasting (of a medical condition)

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