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question		réponse
juvenile commencer à apprendre		silly and typical of a child rather than an adult
childlike commencer à apprendre		having qualities that are typical of a child, especially positive qualities such as innocence and eagerness
youthful commencer à apprendre		typical of young people, or seeming young
demeanor commencer à apprendre		the way someone behaves, dresses, speaks etc that shows what their character is like
mature commencer à apprendre		someone, especially a child or young person, who is mature behaves in a sensible and reasonable way, as you would expect an adult to behave
puerile commencer à apprendre		silly and stupid
geriatric commencer à apprendre		too old to work well
adolescent commencer à apprendre		a young person, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, who is developing into an adult
childish commencer à apprendre		behaving in a silly way that makes you seem much younger than you really are
boyish commencer à apprendre		someone who is boyish looks or behaves like a boy in a way that is attractive
infantile commencer à apprendre		infantile behaviour seems silly in an adult because it is typical of a child
aging commencer à apprendre		becoming old
adult commencer à apprendre		typical of an adult’s behaviour or of the things adults do
obsession commencer à apprendre		an extreme unhealthy interest in something or worry about something, which stops you from thinking about anything else
vampire commencer à apprendre		in stories, a dead person that sucks people’s blood by biting their necks
fascination commencer à apprendre		the state of being very interested in something, so that you want to look at it, learn about it etc
lust commencer à apprendre		a very strong desire to have something, usually power or money
barely commencer à apprendre		only with great difficulty or effort
appeal to commencer à apprendre		if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting
myth commencer à apprendre		an idea or story that many people believe, but which is not true
eternal commencer à apprendre		continuing for ever and having no end
youth commencer à apprendre		the quality or state of being young
embody commencer à apprendre		to be a very good example of an idea or quality
mysterious commencer à apprendre		mysterious events or situations are difficult to explain or understand
tongue-tied commencer à apprendre		unable to talk in a relaxed way because you feel nervous or embarrassed
will commencer à apprendre		what someone wants to happen in a particular situation
alienation commencer à apprendre		the feeling of not being part of society or a group
origin commencer à apprendre		the place or situation in which something begins to exist
profound commencer à apprendre		having a strong influence or effect
columnist commencer à apprendre		someone who writes articles, especially about a particular subject, that appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine
contradictory commencer à apprendre		two statements, beliefs etc that are contradictory are different and therefore cannot both be true or correct
amusement commencer à apprendre		the feeling you have when you think something is funny
cringe commencer à apprendre		to feel embarrassed by something you have said or done because you think it makes you seem silly
raw commencer à apprendre		raw feelings are strong and natural, but not fully controlled
trivial commencer à apprendre		not serious, important, or valuable
impermanent commencer à apprendre		not staying the same forever
sibling commencer à apprendre		a brother or sister
temptation commencer à apprendre		a strong desire to have or do something even though you know you should not
make fun of commencer à apprendre		to make unkind insulting remarks about someone or something
prospect commencer à apprendre		the possibility that something will happen
well-founded commencer à apprendre		a belief or feeling etc that is well-founded is based on facts or good judgment
threat commencer à apprendre		the possibility that something very bad will happen
pose commencer à apprendre		to exist in a way that may cause a problem, danger, difficulty etc
induce commencer à apprendre		to persuade someone to do something, especially something that does not seem wise
pent-up commencer à apprendre		pent-up feelings or energy have not been expressed or used for a long time
resentment commencer à apprendre		a feeling of anger because something has happened that you think is unfair
jealousy commencer à apprendre		a feeling of being jealous
infatuation commencer à apprendre		a strong feeling of love for someone or interest in something, especially a feeling that is unreasonable and does not continue for a long time
outpouring commencer à apprendre		an expression of strong feelings
rage commencer à apprendre		a strong feeling of uncontrollable anger
irksome commencer à apprendre		annoying
confront commencer à apprendre		to deal with something very difficult or unpleasant in a brave and determined way
substitute commencer à apprendre		a person or thing that you use instead of the one that you usually have, because the usual one is not available
diarist commencer à apprendre		someone who writes a diary, especially one that is later sold
fantasise commencer à apprendre		to imagine that you are doing something which is very pleasant or exciting, but which is very unlikely to happen
exaggerate commencer à apprendre		to make something seem better, larger, worse etc than it really is
downplay commencer à apprendre		to make something seem less important than it really is
render commencer à apprendre		to cause someone or something to be in a particular condition
autobiography commencer à apprendre		a book in which someone writes about their own life, or books of this type
reticence commencer à apprendre		the state of being unwilling to talk about what you feel or what you know
retain commencer à apprendre		to keep something or continue to have something
popularity commencer à apprendre		when something or someone is liked or supported by a lot of people
approval commencer à apprendre		when a plan, decision, or person is officially accepted
disapproval commencer à apprendre		an attitude that shows you think that someone or their behaviour, ideas etc are bad or not suitable
cyber bullying commencer à apprendre		the activity of sending internet or text messages that threaten or insult someone
bare one's soul commencer à apprendre		to reveal your most secret feelings
sentimentality commencer à apprendre		the quality of being sentimental
dedicated commencer à apprendre		someone who is dedicated works very hard at what they do because they care a lot about it
fancy commencer à apprendre		to feel sexually attracted to someone
reliant commencer à apprendre		dependent on someone or something
status commencer à apprendre		your social or professional rank or position, considered in relation to other people
transition commencer à apprendre		when something changes from one form or state to another
longevity commencer à apprendre		the amount of time that someone or something lives
complex commencer à apprendre		consisting of many different parts and often difficult to understand
interplay commencer à apprendre		the way in which two people or things affect each other
genetics commencer à apprendre		the study of how the qualities of living things are passed on in their genes
centenarian commencer à apprendre		someone who is 100 years old or older
disability commencer à apprendre		a physical or mental condition that makes it difficult for someone to use a part of their body properly, or to learn normally
diverse commencer à apprendre		very different from each other
overeat commencer à apprendre		to eat too much, or eat more than is healthy
purposeful commencer à apprendre		having a clear aim or purpose
appreciate commencer à apprendre		to understand how good or useful someone or something is
beg commencer à apprendre		to ask for something in an anxious or urgent way, because you want it very much
amount commencer à apprendre		a quantity of something such as time, money, or a substance
instance commencer à apprendre		an example of a particular kind of situation
concentration commencer à apprendre		the ability to think about something carefully or for a long time
figure commencer à apprendre		a number representing an amount, especially an official number
anticipation commencer à apprendre		when you are expecting something to happen
expectancy commencer à apprendre		the feeling that something pleasant or exciting is going to happen
equal commencer à apprendre		someone who is as important, intelligent etc as you are, or who has the same rights and opportunities as you do
peers commencer à apprendre		your peers are the people who are the same age as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc
colleague commencer à apprendre		someone you work with - used especially by professional people
partner commencer à apprendre		one of two people who are married, or who live together and have a sexual relationship
on-campus commencer à apprendre		the land and buildings of a university or college, including the buildings where students live
proportion commencer à apprendre		a part of a number or an amount, considered in relation to the whole
withdraw commencer à apprendre		to take money out of a bank account
century commencer à apprendre		one of the 100-year periods measured from before or after the year of Christ’s birth
stressful commencer à apprendre		a job, experience, or situation that is stressful makes you worry a lot
attribute commencer à apprendre		to believe or say that a situation or event is caused by something
genetic commencer à apprendre		relating to genes or genetics
deliberately commencer à apprendre		done in a way that is intended or planned
unwilling commencer à apprendre		not wanting to do something and refusing to do it
risk commencer à apprendre		the possibility that something bad, unpleasant, or dangerous may happen
prevalence commencer à apprendre		the quality of being common at a particular time, in a particular place, or among a particular group of people
untreatable commencer à apprendre		an untreatable illness or injury cannot be helped with drugs or an operation
disagreeable commencer à apprendre		not at all enjoyable or pleasant
burden commencer à apprendre		something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for
deadline commencer à apprendre		a date or time by which you have to do or complete something
in accordance with commencer à apprendre		according to a rule, system etc
conscientiousness commencer à apprendre		the quality of being careful to do everything that it is your job or duty to do
contribute commencer à apprendre		to help to make something happen
content commencer à apprendre		happy and satisfied
convinced commencer à apprendre		feeling certain that something is true
valid commencer à apprendre		a reason, argument etc that is based on what is reasonable or sensible
alternative commencer à apprendre		an alternative idea, plan etc is different from the one you have and can be used instead
speculation commencer à apprendre		when you guess about the possible causes or effects of something without knowing all the facts, or the guesses that you make
wishful thinking commencer à apprendre		when you believe that what you want to happen will happen, when in fact it is not possible
foolhardy commencer à apprendre		taking stupid and unnecessary risks
granted commencer à apprendre		used when you admit that something is true
laid-back commencer à apprendre		relaxed and seeming not to be worried about anything
veer commencer à apprendre		if opinions, ideas, attitudes etc veer in a particular direction, they gradually change and become quite different
the boot is on the other foot commencer à apprendre		used to say someone who has caused problems for other people in the past is now in a situation in which people are causing problems for them
generation commencer à apprendre		all people of about the same age
attitude commencer à apprendre		the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something, especially when this is shown in your behaviour
conduct commencer à apprendre		to carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or prove facts
survey commencer à apprendre		a set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour
invent commencer à apprendre		to think of an idea, story etc that is not true, usually in order to deceive people
statistics commencer à apprendre		a set of numbers which represent facts or measurements
succinct commencer à apprendre		clearly expressed in a few words
appropriate commencer à apprendre		correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose
mistrust commencer à apprendre		to not trust someone, especially because you think they may treat you unfairly or dishonestly
embarrass commencer à apprendre		to make someone feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable, especially in front of other people
colloquial commencer à apprendre		language or words that are colloquial are used mainly in informal conversations rather than in writing or formal speech
coin commencer à apprendre		to invent a new word or expression, especially one that many people start to use
depict commencer à apprendre		to describe something or someone in writing or speech, or to show them in a painting, picture etc
conflict commencer à apprendre		a state of disagreement or argument between people, groups, countries etc
bandwagon commencer à apprendre		if you jump on the bandwagon, you start doing or saying something that a lot of people are already doing or saying
reign commencer à apprendre		a period during which something is the most powerful or most important feature of a place
idiom commencer à apprendre		a group of words that has a special meaning that is different from the ordinary meaning of each separate word. For example, ‘under the weather’ is an idiom meaning ‘ill’.
subsist commencer à apprendre		to stay alive when you only have small amounts of food or money
endure commencer à apprendre		to remain alive or continue to exist for a long time
aim commencer à apprendre		something you hope to achieve by doing something
target commencer à apprendre		to make something have an effect on a particular limited group or area
pitch commencer à apprendre		to aim a product at a particular type of organization, group of people etc, or to describe it in a particular way, in order to sell it

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