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question		réponse
anxious commencer à apprendre		worried about something
face-to-face commencer à apprendre		a face-to-face meeting, conversation etc is one where you are with another person and talking to them
addicted commencer à apprendre		liking something so much that you do not want to stop doing it or having it
dump commencer à apprendre		to end a relationship with someone
insensitive commencer à apprendre		not noticing, or not taking the care to notice, other people’s feelings, and not realizing when they are upset or when something that you do will upset them
factual commencer à apprendre		based on facts or relating to facts
characteristic commencer à apprendre		a quality or feature of something or someone that is typical of them and easy to recognize
narrowly commencer à apprendre		by only a small amount
defeat commencer à apprendre		to win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game etc
bizarre commencer à apprendre		very unusual or strange
blindfolded commencer à apprendre		with your eyes covered by a piece of cloth
negotiate commencer à apprendre		to succeed in getting past or over a difficult place on a path, road etc
obstacle course commencer à apprendre		a line of objects which people have to jump over, climb through etc in a race
showdown commencer à apprendre		a meeting, argument, fight etc that will settle a disagreement or competition that has continued for a long time
abbreviation commencer à apprendre		a short form of a word or expression
capitalisation commencer à apprendre		to write a letter of the alphabet using a capital letter
virtual commencer à apprendre		made, done, seen etc on the internet or on a computer, rather than in the real world
via commencer à apprendre		using a particular person, machine etc to send something
dismiss commencer à apprendre		to refuse to consider someone’s idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or important
astonish commencer à apprendre		to surprise someone very much
introvert commencer à apprendre		someone who is quiet and shy, and does not enjoy being with other people
dread commencer à apprendre		to feel anxious or worried about something that is going to happen or may happen
unbalanced commencer à apprendre		a report, argument etc that is unbalanced is unfair because it emphasizes one opinion too much
privacy commencer à apprendre		the state of being free from public attention
sensitivity commencer à apprendre		the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems
concerned commencer à apprendre		worried about something
disturbed commencer à apprendre		worried or upset
isolation commencer à apprendre		when someone feels alone and unable to meet or speak to other people
self-discipline commencer à apprendre		the ability to make yourself do the things you know you ought to do, without someone making you do them
reassuring commencer à apprendre		making you feel less worried or frightened
extrovert commencer à apprendre		someone who is active and confident, and who enjoys spending time with other people
slog commencer à apprendre		a piece of work that takes a lot of time and effort and is usually boring
sceptical commencer à apprendre		tending to disagree with what other people tell you
shameless commencer à apprendre		not seeming to be ashamed of your bad behaviour although other people think you should be ashamed
distract commencer à apprendre		to take someone’s attention away from something by making them look at or listen to something else
weird commencer à apprendre		very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain
cultivated commencer à apprendre		a cultivated image is one which has been carefully improved or developed
image commencer à apprendre		the opinion people have of a person, organization, product etc, or the way a person, organization etc seems to be to the public
invisible commencer à apprendre		something that is invisible cannot be seen
fulfil commencer à apprendre		to do or provide what is necessary or needed
endeavour commencer à apprendre		an attempt to do something new or difficult
sacrifice commencer à apprendre		to willingly stop having something you want or doing something you like in order to get something more important
ultimately commencer à apprendre		finally, after everything else has been done or considered
harmony commencer à apprendre		notes of music combined together in a pleasant way
rhythm commencer à apprendre		a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements
sour commencer à apprendre		bad, unpleasant etc
subtle commencer à apprendre		not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention
tactic commencer à apprendre		a method that you use to achieve something
response commencer à apprendre		something that is done as a reaction to something that has happened or been said
awesome commencer à apprendre		very good
participant commencer à apprendre		someone who is taking part in an activity or event
unambitious commencer à apprendre		feeling or showing lack of ambition
witty commencer à apprendre		using words in a clever and amusing way
curious commencer à apprendre		wanting to know about something
mask commencer à apprendre		an expression or way of behaving that hides your real emotions or character
empathise commencer à apprendre		to be able to understand someone else’s feelings, problems etc, especially because you have had similar experiences
courage commencer à apprendre		the quality of being brave when you are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you are very ill
go on commencer à apprendre		to continue doing something or being in a situation
eloquence commencer à apprendre		ability to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people
banter commencer à apprendre		friendly conversation in which people make a lot of jokes with, and amusing remarks about, each other
sarcastic commencer à apprendre		saying things that are the opposite of what you mean, in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are annoyed
sporadic commencer à apprendre		happening fairly often, but not regularly
unease commencer à apprendre		a feeling of worry or slight fear about something
burst commencer à apprendre		a short sudden effort or increase in activity
slide commencer à apprendre		a small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a screen or wall
dismantled commencer à apprendre		to gradually get rid of a system or organization
dwindle commencer à apprendre		to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller
courteous commencer à apprendre		polite and showing respect for other people
be struck down by commencer à apprendre		to kill someone or make them extremely ill
acquaintance commencer à apprendre		someone you know, but who is not a close friend
block off commencer à apprendre		to completely close something such as a road or an opening
wander commencer à apprendre		if your mind, thoughts etc wander, you no longer pay attention to something, especially because you are bored or worried
flick commencer à apprendre		to move with a sudden quick movement, or to make something move in this way
motive commencer à apprendre		the reason that makes someone do something, especially when this reason is kept hidden
stereotyping commencer à apprendre		the action of deciding unfairly that a type of person has particular qualities or abilities because they belong to a particular race, sex, or social class
chat-up line commencer à apprendre		something that someone says in order to start a conversation with someone they think is sexually attractive
abstract commencer à apprendre		existing only as an idea or quality rather than as something real that you can see or touch
touching commencer à apprendre		making you feel pity, sympathy, sadness etc
eagerness commencer à apprendre		the state of being very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do
gossip commencer à apprendre		information that is passed from one person to another about other people’s behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks
harmless commencer à apprendre		unable or unlikely to hurt anyone or cause damage
chat commencer à apprendre		an informal friendly conversation
conversation commencer à apprendre		an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts
debate commencer à apprendre		a formal discussion of a particular problem, subject etc in which people express different opinions, and sometimes vote on them
discussion commencer à apprendre		when you discuss something
presentation commencer à apprendre		an event at which you describe or explain a new product or idea
speech commencer à apprendre		a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people
statement commencer à apprendre		something you say or write, especially publicly or officially, to let people know your intentions or opinions, or to record facts
trustworthy commencer à apprendre		able to be trusted and depended on
authoritative commencer à apprendre		behaving or speaking in a confident determined way that makes people respect and obey you
deep commencer à apprendre		a deep sound or voice is very low
flat commencer à apprendre		not showing much emotion, or not changing much in sound as you speak
harsh commencer à apprendre		unpleasantly loud and rough
high-pitched commencer à apprendre		a high-pitched voice or sound is very high
husky commencer à apprendre		a husky voice is deep, quiet, and attractive
lively commencer à apprendre		very quick and exciting
mellow commencer à apprendre		a mellow sound is pleasant and smooth
monotonous commencer à apprendre		boring because of always being the same
nasal commencer à apprendre		a sound or voice that is nasal comes mainly through your nose
soft commencer à apprendre		a soft sound or voice, or soft music, is quiet and pleasant to listen to
soothing commencer à apprendre		a soothing sound makes someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset or angry
squeaky commencer à apprendre		making very high noises that are not loud
warm commencer à apprendre		friendly or making someone feel comfortable and relaxed
wobbly commencer à apprendre		a wobbly voice is weak and shakes, especially because you feel frightened or upset
celebrity commencer à apprendre		a famous living person
visual commencer à apprendre		relating to seeing
vocal commencer à apprendre		relating to the voice or to singing
speaks volumes commencer à apprendre		if something speaks volumes, it clearly shows the nature of something or the feelings of a person
breathy commencer à apprendre		if someone’s voice is breathy, you can hear their breath when they speak
crude commencer à apprendre		offensive or rude, especially in a sexual way
let oneself down commencer à apprendre		to not do something that someone trusts or expects you to do
budget commencer à apprendre		the money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent
address commencer à apprendre		if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it
feedback commencer à apprendre		advice, criticism etc about how successful or useful something is
offence commencer à apprendre		when you offend or upset someone by something you do or say
disinclined commencer à apprendre		to be unwilling to do something
gadgets commencer à apprendre		a small, useful, and cleverly-designed machine or tool
struggle commencer à apprendre		to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult
offensive commencer à apprendre		very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
heavy-going commencer à apprendre		difficult to understand or deal with
justify commencer à apprendre		to give an acceptable explanation for something that other people think is unreasonable
convention commencer à apprendre		behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal and right
cognitive commencer à apprendre		related to the process of knowing, understanding, and learning something
bears ... out commencer à apprendre		if facts or information bear out a claim, story, opinion etc, they help to prove that it is true

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