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question		réponse
sorrows commencer à apprendre		a feeling of great sadness, usually because someone has died or because something terrible has happened to you
grief commencer à apprendre		extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died
trauma commencer à apprendre		an unpleasant and upsettingexperience that affects you for a long time
down in the dumps / down in the mouth commencer à apprendre		did badly in a job interview or failed an exam
out of sorts commencer à apprendre		someone who is usually cheerful, but simply seems a bit glum at the moment
glum commencer à apprendre		unhappy and do not talk a lot
bereavement commencer à apprendre		when someone dies
broken-hearted / grief-stricken commencer à apprendre		extremely sad, especially because someone you love has died or left you
knocked sideways / knocked for six commencer à apprendre		to shock or upset someone very much
taken it hard commencer à apprendre		if sm is extremely upset about sth
sm is in bits commencer à apprendre		be extremely upset because sth unpleasant or disappointing has happened
sm has gone/fallen to pieces / fallen apart commencer à apprendre		failing to cope with what has happened
get you down / cast a shadow over commencer à apprendre		make people feel less happy or hopeful about sth
a heavy heart commencer à apprendre		if you feel as if you are carrying sadness inside you
doing sth with a heavy heart commencer à apprendre		we are forced into an action that makes us sad
brings a lump to your throat commencer à apprendre		If something makes you feel as though you want to cry
well up commencer à apprendre		tears come into your eyes
burst into tears commencer à apprendre		suddenly start crying, usually in a strong, uncontrollable way
mope around commencer à apprendre		act in a miserable way
wallow in (their sadness) commencer à apprendre		make no effort to recover, as if they are enjoying it
pull yourself together commencer à apprendre		act in a more sensible way
dejected, forlorn, glum, miserable or wretched commencer à apprendre		feeling very sad, unhappy
chilled commencer à apprendre		relaxed and not worried
on edge commencer à apprendre		anxious about sth and not able to relax
chripy, perky commencer à apprendre		sm who seems cheerful
bright commencer à apprendre		someone who seems cheerful and lively
someone is in good/high spirits commencer à apprendre		happy
mellow commencer à apprendre		someone who is feeling very relaxed, sometimes – though not always – because they’ve drunk alcohol
gloomy, low, down commencer à apprendre		you’re unhappy and without hope
subdued commencer à apprendre		someone who is quiet and seems a little unhappy or anxious
(a bit) down in the mouth and (a bit) down in the dumps commencer à apprendre		unhappy
out of sorts commencer à apprendre		in an unhappy mood
irritable, grumpy, grouchy, cranky commencer à apprendre		angry mood in which we are easily annoyed by other people
express commencer à apprendre		To show a feeling, opinion, or fact by means of words, speaking, or gestures
demonstrative commencer à apprendre		freely shows love and affection for other people, for example by hugging them
expressive commencer à apprendre		showing what someone feels or thinks
expressionless commencer à apprendre		shows no emotions
impassive commencer à apprendre		they are showing no emotion and no response to what is happening at the time
blank commencer à apprendre		a face that shows no emotion, with the additional meaning of ‘showing no interest or understanding’
stolid commencer à apprendre		never shows emotion or excitement, in a way that is rather boring
vent, give vent to commencer à apprendre		To express a strong negative emotion (such as anger or frustration) very strongly or freely, often to relieve pressure
radiate commencer à apprendre		If someone radiates a feeling, or if it radiates from them, it is very easy to see it in their appearance or behavior
betray commencer à apprendre		If you betray a feeling, your face shows that feeling, even though you try not to let it
conceal commencer à apprendre		To conceal a feeling is to hide it from others
suppress commencer à apprendre		To prevent yourself from having or showing a feeling or an emotion
if you make no secret of your feelings commencer à apprendre		if you make no secret of your feelings on a particular subject, you do not try to hide them
pour your heart out commencer à apprendre		you talk to someone emotionally, for a long time, telling them all about how you feel
let off steam commencer à apprendre		to express strong feelings that you have been controlling for a while
wears their heart on their sleeve commencer à apprendre		makes their feelings obvious, making no attempt to hide them
put on a brave face, or put a brave face on it commencer à apprendre		When someone is determined not to appear upset or disappointed, even though they feel it
get a grip (on yourself) commencer à apprendre		you try hard to control your emotions and behave calmly, especially when you are very angry or sad
hold in commencer à apprendre		the idea of trying not to show feelings of sadness or anger
fights back or holds back commencer à apprendre		they try hard not to cry
bottles up commencer à apprendre		Someone who bottles up feelings such as anger and sadness, stops themselves from showing them to other people for a long time
gives them away commencer à apprendre		Meanwhile, if someone’s face or manner gives them away, it shows how they really feel, even though they are trying to hide it
likeable commencer à apprendre		someone who is easy to like
empathy / empathetic commencer à apprendre		If they show that they understand the feelings of other people, they have empathy and are empathetic
a man/woman after your own heart commencer à apprendre		If you like someone because they have characteristics you particularly admire
laid-back or easy-going commencer à apprendre		someone with a nice, relaxed personality
he/she doesn’t have a [mean, jealous etc.] bone in his/her body commencer à apprendre		someone is always pleasant and kind
(the) salt of the earth commencer à apprendre		someone who is very ordinary but also very good and honest
big-hearted or has a heart of gold commencer à apprendre		very kind
a tower/pillar of strength commencer à apprendre		someone is supportive to you at a difficult time
A hospitable person commencer à apprendre		likes having guests and treats them well
approachable commencer à apprendre		easy to talk to and doesn’t make you feel nervous
tactful commencer à apprendre		takes care not to do or say things that upset people
a ray of sunshine or simply as sunny commencer à apprendre		they have a very happy nature
jolly or jovial commencer à apprendre		good-humoured and likes to laugh or make jokes
has a short fuse commencer à apprendre		becomes angry very quickly
doesn’t suffer fools (gladly) commencer à apprendre		very impatient with people they think are stupid
a chip on their shoulder commencer à apprendre		often angry because they think they have been treated unfairly
like a bear with a sore head commencer à apprendre		in a very bad mood
sullen or surly commencer à apprendre		someone who is unwilling to be pleasant
argumentative or confrontational commencer à apprendre		often causes arguments
abrasive commencer à apprendre		a rude manner
prickly commencer à apprendre		takes offence very easily
discourteous commencer à apprendre		someone who is not polite
impertinent or insolent commencer à apprendre		mock or insult people
coarse, vulgar and uncouth commencer à apprendre		people who are rude in a way that often shows a lack of education and good manners
churlish commencer à apprendre		When someone is rude to someone who does not deserve such behaviour
tactless, thoughtless or inconsiderate commencer à apprendre		they act without considering the feelings of others
bitchy, catty or having a sharp tongue commencer à apprendre		Someone who says nasty things about other people
spiteful and malicious commencer à apprendre		imply that behaviour is deliberately intended to hurt someone
sadistic commencer à apprendre		gets pleasure from hurting other people
renowned, celebrated or noted commencer à apprendre		well known, usually because of something good
legendary commencer à apprendre		extremely famous and greatly admired
prominent commencer à apprendre		well known and important
eminent commencer à apprendre		well known and respected in a particular area of work or study
High-profile commencer à apprendre		attracts a lot of media interest and so is known by many
Illustrious commencer à apprendre		famous and widely admired, especially for great achievements
notorious or infamous commencer à apprendre		famous for something very bad
obscure commencer à apprendre		known to few people
unknown and little-known commencer à apprendre		people who are not famous
lesser-known commencer à apprendre		less famous than others like them
angry synonyms commencer à apprendre		annoyed and irritated
cross commencer à apprendre		angry about something
indignant commencer à apprendre		angry because something is wrong or not fair
aggrieved commencer à apprendre		unhappy and angry because of unfair treatment
hangry commencer à apprendre		feeling angry because they’re hungry
furious, irate and incensed commencer à apprendre		very angry
seething commencer à apprendre		extremely angry, although trying not to express it
outraged commencer à apprendre		very angry and shocked
incandescent and apoplectic commencer à apprendre		formal adjectives for furious
lose your temper commencer à apprendre		suddenly become angry
lose it commencer à apprendre		a more informal phrase with the same meaning
go ballistic, see red, lose their rag or hit the roof commencer à apprendre		to suddenly become angry
make your blood boil commencer à apprendre		situation that makes your blood boil makes you extremely angry
a face like thunder commencer à apprendre		look very angry
on the warpath commencer à apprendre		angry and wants to punish someone for something
a heated discussion commencer à apprendre		in which people become angry
layabout commencer à apprendre		A word indicating strong disapproval for someone who is lazy
lazybones commencer à apprendre		A word for a lazy person that can be used almost affectionately
slacker commencer à apprendre		A word used seriously or semi-humorously to describe someone who avoids work
couch potato commencer à apprendre		(lazy people) informal
work-shy commencer à apprendre		a very disapproving word, often used for unemployed people suspected of not wanting to get a job
lazy commencer à apprendre		basic word for someone who is not active or does not want to work
idle commencer à apprendre		lazy
bone idle commencer à apprendre		extremely lazy
idly commencer à apprendre		(lazy) used in much less disapproving contexts
slothful commencer à apprendre		(lazy) rare and rather literary word
sloth known as one of the "seven deadly sins" in Christian tradition commencer à apprendre		referring to laziness
didn’t lift a finger commencer à apprendre		didn’t do any work at all (lazy people)
sat around on their backside doing nothing commencer à apprendre		more rudely
rest and relaxation commencer à apprendre		positive terms used when someone deserves a period of rest
taking a break commencer à apprendre		having a short period of rest during or after work
unwind / wind down commencer à apprendre		to relax after being "tightly wound up" with stress
recharge their batteries commencer à apprendre		to have a rest in order to build up energy levels again
put their feet up commencer à apprendre		to rest for a while
take it easy commencer à apprendre		to relax and not exert oneself
kick back / chill out / laze around commencer à apprendre		all basically mean to relax and do nothing
restorative commencer à apprendre		describes an activity or holiday that makes you feel better and more refreshed than before
respite commencer à apprendre		a pause or a period of rest from a difficult or stressful situation
leisurely commencer à apprendre		an activity or period of time that is relaxed and involves no hurry
up to your eyes/eyeballs/neck/ears commencer à apprendre		to have a very large amount of work to do
rushed off our feet commencer à apprendre		being very busy, especially when the work involves standing up or moving around (like in a shop or café)
it’s all go commencer à apprendre		an informal UK English way to say that a job or situation is busy
have your hands full commencer à apprendre		when something takes up all your time and you cannot do anything else
have a lot on your plate commencer à apprendre		to be very busy
chasing your tail / running (a)round in circles commencer à apprendre		being very busy but not managing to achieve much
running (a)round like headless chickens commencer à apprendre		trying hard to do something but being in a panic and not being effective
have their nose to the grindstone commencer à apprendre		working very hard at the moment
have their head down commencer à apprendre		working very hard, especially when preparing for exams
go the extra mile commencer à apprendre		doing more than is necessary to do something as well as possible
sweated blood commencer à apprendre		making an extreme amount of effort to achieve something
bust a gut commencer à apprendre		an informal phrase meaning to work too hard
hard-working commencer à apprendre		a general adjective for someone who works very hard
industrious commencer à apprendre		a more formal word for someone who works very hard
conscientious commencer à apprendre		putting a lot of effort into doing work as well as one possibly can
elbow grease commencer à apprendre		hard physical effort needed to do something, such as cleaning
effort commencer à apprendre		the physical or mental energy needed to do something
exertion commencer à apprendre		the use of physical or mental effort
slog commencer à apprendre		an informal word for a period of hard work or effort
work-life balance commencer à apprendre		the state of having a healthy balance between work and personal life
bellow commencer à apprendre		to shout loudly to convey anger
bawl commencer à apprendre		to shout loudly to convey anger
shriek commencer à apprendre		to shout loudly, indicating a high degree of emotion such as shock, anger, or laughter
screech commencer à apprendre		to shout loudly, indicating a high degree of emotion such as shock, anger, or laughter
howl commencer à apprendre		to make a loud noise to show that someone is upset or in pain
wail commencer à apprendre		to make a loud noise to show that someone is upset or in pain
groan commencer à apprendre		to make a lower, softer sound to indicate being upset or in pain
moan commencer à apprendre		to make a lower, softer sound to indicate being upset or in pain / slightly informal verb suggesting someone is unhappy about something unimportant and conveying slight irritation
whimper commencer à apprendre		to make a soft but higher-pitched sound to indicate being upset or in pain
splutter commencer à apprendre		to speak in a way that shows someone is shocked
burst out commencer à apprendre		to speak suddenly because of an inability to control emotions
drawl commencer à apprendre		to speak slowly but unclearly with long vowel sounds, indicating laziness or arrogance
slur commencer à apprendre		to speak unclearly, often implying that the speaker is drunk
mumble commencer à apprendre		to speak quietly in a way that is difficult to understand.
mutter commencer à apprendre		to speak quietly and unclearly, usually indicating anger or worry
murmur commencer à apprendre		to speak softly and unclearly, usually in positive situations
gabble commencer à apprendre		to speak quickly and indistinctly, often through excitement or fear
babble commencer à apprendre		to speak quickly and indistinctly, often through excitement or fear
jabber commencer à apprendre		to speak quickly and indistinctly, often through excitement or fear
complain commencer à apprendre		the basic verb used to express that you are unhappy about something, such as poor service or a noisy neighbor
complaint commencer à apprendre		the noun form of "complain"
make a complaint commencer à apprendre		common way to express your unhappiness about a situation
lodge / file a complaint commencer à apprendre		formal collocations used to make a complaint in an official context, such as with a human resources department
have a moan commencer à apprendre		slightly informal UK English phrase using "moan" as a noun
moan and groan commencer à apprendre		phrase used for extra emphasis when someone is complaining a lot
grumble / gripe / whinge / grouch / kvetch commencer à apprendre		various informal verbs that have a slightly disapproving tone. Grumble, gripe, and whinge are also used as informal, disapproving nouns
whine commencer à apprendre		disapproving synonym for "complain" that specifically refers to an annoying, high-pitched voice, often associated with children
grouch commencer à apprendre		informal noun used to describe a person who complains too much
huffs and puffs commencer à apprendre		to complain about something you are required to do, often right before you actually do it
kicks up a fuss commencer à apprendre		to complain about something, typically in a public place

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