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question		réponse
commit to commencer à apprendre		to learn something so that you remember it
kick-start commencer à apprendre		to do something to help a process or activity start or develop more quickly
techie commencer à apprendre		someone who knows a lot about computers and electronic equipment
be privy to something commencer à apprendre		sharing in the knowledge of facts that are secret
depict commencer à apprendre		to describe something or someone in writing or speech, or to show them in a painting, picture etc
intern commencer à apprendre		someone who has nearly finished training as a doctor and is working in a hospital
think tank commencer à apprendre		a group of people with experience or knowledge of a particular subject, who work to produce ideas and give advice
yearn commencer à apprendre		to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to get
toil commencer à apprendre		to work very hard for a long period of time
output commencer à apprendre		the amount of goods or work produced by a person, machine, factory etc
impending commencer à apprendre		an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is going to happen very soon
go hand in hand with commencer à apprendre		hand in hand if two things go hand in hand, they are closely connected
ally commencer à apprendre		something that helps you succeed in a difficult situation
scapegoat commencer à apprendre		someone who is blamed for something bad that happens, even if it is not their fault
recurring commencer à apprendre		recurring amounts of money keep on being earned or spent, rather than just being earned or spent once
cower commencer à apprendre		to bend low and move back because you are frightened
stutter commencer à apprendre		to speak with difficulty because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first consonant of some words
indignant commencer à apprendre		angry and surprised because you feel insulted or unfairly treated
disgruntled commencer à apprendre		annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted
ascribe commencer à apprendre		to claim that something is caused by a particular person, situation etc
indimitated commencer à apprendre		feeling worried and lacking confidence because of the situation you are in or the people you are with
unveil commencer à apprendre		to show or tell people about a new product or plan for the first time
wreak havoc commencer à apprendre		to cause a lot of damage or problems
warranted commencer à apprendre		to need or deserve
wrought commencer à apprendre		the old past tense and past participle of work
potent commencer à apprendre		powerful and effective
brew commencer à apprendre		a combination of different things
stir up commencer à apprendre		to deliberately try to cause arguments or bad feelings between people
fuel commencer à apprendre		to make something, especially something bad, increase or become stronger
by turns commencer à apprendre		changing from one quality, feeling etc to another
underwrite commencer à apprendre		to support an activity, business plan etc with money, and to take financial responsibility if it fails
think on your feet commencer à apprendre		to think of ideas and make decisions very quickly
goodwill commencer à apprendre		kind feelings towards or between people and a willingness to be helpful
keep at bay commencer à apprendre		to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening or from coming too close
avert commencer à apprendre		to prevent something unpleasant from happening
on board commencer à apprendre		carried on a ship, plane, car etc
lavish commencer à apprendre		large, impressive, or expensive
surcharge commencer à apprendre		money that you have to pay in addition to the basic price of something
appreciate commencer à apprendre		to understand how serious or important a situation or problem is or what someone’s feelings are
not be in the business of doing something commencer à apprendre		to not be intending to do something because you think it is a bad idea
mindful of commencer à apprendre		remembering a particular rule or fact and thinking about it when you are making decisions about what to do
put in an appearance commencer à apprendre		to go to an event for a short time, because you think you should rather than because you want to
be at a premium commencer à apprendre		if something is at a premium, people need it or want it, but there is little of it available or it is difficult to get
a raft of commencer à apprendre		a large number of things
enhanced commencer à apprendre		improved or better
appeal commencer à apprendre		to make a serious public request for help, money, information etc
well disposed commencer à apprendre		feeling friendly towards a person or positive about an idea or plan
establishment commencer à apprendre		an organization or institution, especially a business, shop etc
eat into commencer à apprendre		to gradually damage or destroy something
leaflet commencer à apprendre		a small book or piece of paper advertising something or giving information on a particular subject
setback commencer à apprendre		a problem that delays or prevents progress, or makes things worse than they were
write-up commencer à apprendre		a written opinion about a new book, play, or product in a newspaper, magazine etc
word commencer à apprendre		a piece of news or a message
vow commencer à apprendre		to make a serious promise to yourself or someone else
undermine commencer à apprendre		to gradually make someone or something less strong or effective
outright commencer à apprendre		clear and direct
project commencer à apprendre		to calculate what something will be in the future, using the information you have now
harsh commencer à apprendre		severe, cruel, or unkind
meagre commencer à apprendre		a meagre amount of food, money etc is too small and is much less than you need
incapacitate commencer à apprendre		to make you too ill or weak to live and work normally
grumbling commencer à apprendre		a complaint about something
resent commencer à apprendre		to feel angry or upset about a situation or about something that someone has done, especially because you think that it is not fair
comceive of commencer à apprendre		to imagine a particular situation or to think about something in a particular way
reverence commencer à apprendre		great respect and admiration for someone or something
a millestone around the necks commencer à apprendre		something that causes a lot of problems for someone, and that they cannot get rid of
mindset commencer à apprendre		someone’s general attitude, and the way in which they think about things and make decisions
dearth commencer à apprendre		a lack of something that people want or need
no earthly reason commencer à apprendre		no reason, use etc at all
elaborate commencer à apprendre		carefully planned and organized in great detail
go-between commencer à apprendre		someone who takes messages from one person or group to another because the two sides cannot meet or do not want to meet
inauspicious commencer à apprendre		seeming to show that success in the future is unlikely
apprehensive commencer à apprendre		worried or nervous about something that you are going to do, or about the future
whereby commencer à apprendre		by means of which or according to which
explode commencer à apprendre		if a situation explodes, it is suddenly no longer controlled, and is often violent
clutch of something commencer à apprendre		a small group of similar things
dread commencer à apprendre		to feel anxious or worried about something that is going to happen or may happen
ward commencer à apprendre		a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay
ailment commencer à apprendre		an illness that is not very serious
cross commencer à apprendre		to make someone angry by opposing their plans or orders
repository commencer à apprendre		a person or book that has a lot of information
presumably commencer à apprendre		used to say that you think something is probably true
one-off commencer à apprendre		happening or done only once, not as part of a regular series
get your teeth into something commencer à apprendre		to start to do something with a lot of energy and determination
out of the blue commencer à apprendre		if something happens out of the blue, it is very unexpected
relief commencer à apprendre		feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying, or painful has ended or has not happened
deploy commencer à apprendre		transitive] to organize or move soldiers, military equipment etc so that they are in the right place and ready to be used
rekindle commencer à apprendre		to make someone have a particular feeling, thought etc again
enhance commencer à apprendre		to improve something
chart commencer à apprendre		to make a plan of what should be done to achieve a particular result
evocative commencer à apprendre		making people remember something by producing a feeling or memory in them
innate commencer à apprendre		an innate quality or ability is something you are born with
unashamed commencer à apprendre		not feeling embarrassed or ashamed about something that people might disapprove of
pore over commencer à apprendre		to read or look at something very carefully for a long time
folk commencer à apprendre		people
dust jacket commencer à apprendre		a paper cover of a book, which you can remove
commit something to paper commencer à apprendre		to write something down
knowledgeable commencer à apprendre		knowing a lot
have a vague feeling commencer à apprendre		to think that something might be true or that you remember something, although you cannot be sure
to boot commencer à apprendre		in addition to everything else you have mentioned
endow commencer à apprendre		to give a college, hospital etc a large sum of money that provides it with an income
child prodigy commencer à apprendre		a child who is unusually skilful at doing something such as playing a musical instrument
pushy commencer à apprendre		someone who is pushy does everything they can to get what they want from other people – used to show disapproval
dewy-eyed commencer à apprendre		having eyes that are slightly wet with tears
be called to the bar commencer à apprendre		to become a barrister
stark commencer à apprendre		unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid
high profile commencer à apprendre		attracting a lot of public attention, usually deliberately
persuasion commencer à apprendre		a particular type of belief, especially a political or religious one
release commencer à apprendre		to stop holding or drop something
put your heads together commencer à apprendre		to discuss a difficult problem together
woo commencer à apprendre		to try to persuade someone to do something such as buy something from you, vote for you, or work for you – used in news reports
the bubble burst commencer à apprendre		used for saying that a very successful or happy period of time suddenly ends
dotcom commencer à apprendre		relating to a person or company whose business is done using the Internet or involves the Internet
garner commencer à apprendre		to take or collect something, especially information or support
tenure commencer à apprendre		the right to stay permanently in a teaching job
rock commencer à apprendre		to make the people in a place or organization feel very shocked – used in news reports
enthuse commencer à apprendre		to talk about something in a very interested or excited way
downright commencer à apprendre		used to emphasize that something is completely bad or untrue
be in the running commencer à apprendre		to have some hope or no hope of winning a race or competition
networking commencer à apprendre		the practice of meeting other people involved in the same kind of work, to share information, support each other etc
set up as commencer à apprendre		to start a company, organization, committee etc
summon up commencer à apprendre		to try very hard to have enough courage, energy, or strength, because you need it
roll in commencer à apprendre		to happen or arrive in large numbers or quantities
turnover commencer à apprendre		the amount of business done during a particular period
spark commencer à apprendre		a small action or event that causes something to happen, especially trouble or violence
break commencer à apprendre		a sudden or unexpected chance to do something that allows you to become successful in your job
upmarket commencer à apprendre		designed for or used by people who have a lot of money
gourmet commencer à apprendre		producing or relating to very good food and drink
flyer commencer à apprendre		a small sheet of paper advertising something
brush up commencer à apprendre		to practise and improve your skills or your knowledge of something that you learned in the past
not be up to much commencer à apprendre		to be fairly bad
word commencer à apprendre		a piece of news or a message

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