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question		réponse
at a loose end commencer à apprendre		to have nothing to do
at a stretch commencer à apprendre		only with difficulty or in extreme circumstances
at first glance commencer à apprendre		when you first look at something
at sixes and sevens commencer à apprendre		disoganised and confused
by all accounts commencer à apprendre		according to what a lot of people say
by default commencer à apprendre		if something happens by default it happens only because something else does not happen
by no means commencer à apprendre		not at all
in action commencer à apprendre		doing a particular job, activity, or sport
in conjunction with commencer à apprendre		working, happening, or being used with someone or something else
in my element commencer à apprendre		to be in a situation that enjoy because you are good at it
in no time commencer à apprendre		very soon or very quickly
in turn commencer à apprendre		as result of something
in vain commencer à apprendre		without success
at breakneck speed commencer à apprendre		carelessly fast and dangerous
beyond recovery commencer à apprendre		past a point that sojmething or someone can get better
go out on a limb commencer à apprendre		to do something risky or extreme which puts you in a position of weakness
have a gut feeling commencer à apprendre		to have a feeling that you sure is right although you cannot give a reason for it
have a mental block commencer à apprendre		if you have a mental block about something, you cannot understand it or do it because something in your mind prevents you
in its entirety commencer à apprendre		including every part
yours truly commencer à apprendre		used humorously to mean yourself
anecdotal commencer à apprendre		consisting of short stories based on someone’s personal experience
chronic commencer à apprendre		a chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
clear-cut commencer à apprendre		certain or definite
continuosly commencer à apprendre		continuing to happen or exist without stopping
conventional commencer à apprendre		a conventional method product, practice etc. has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type
defeatist commencer à apprendre		behaving in a way that shows you expect to fail
flawed commencer à apprendre		spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged
gory commencer à apprendre		involving a lot of violance and blood
inaccessible commencer à apprendre		difficult or impossible to reach
invaluable commencer à apprendre		extremely useful
laughable commencer à apprendre		something that is laughable is impossible to believe or to be serious about, because it is so bad or silly
nostalgic commencer à apprendre		if you feel nostalgic about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember it and in some ways you wish that things had not charged
pharmaceutical commencer à apprendre		relating to the production of drugs and medicines
provoking commencer à apprendre		causing mild anger, annoying
sighted commencer à apprendre		someone who is sighted can see and is not blind
squeamish commencer à apprendre		easily shocked or upset or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
stationary commencer à apprendre		standing still instead of moving
tactile commencer à apprendre		if something is tactile it has a surface that is pleasant or attractive to touch
undeniable commencer à apprendre		definitely true or certain
undignified commencer à apprendre		making you look silly and lose people’s respect, especially because of not being controlled, serious, or calm
unmanageable commencer à apprendre		difficult to control or deal with
curiosity commencer à apprendre		the desire to know about something
dependance on commencer à apprendre		the fact of needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, healthy etc
dragonfly commencer à apprendre		a brightly coloured insect with a long thin body and transparent wings which liveds near water
drought commencer à apprendre		a long period of dry weather when thereb is not enough water for plants and animals to live
empathy commencer à apprendre		the ability bto understand other people’s feelings and problems
honeycomb commencer à apprendre		a structure made by boss which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored
hunch commencer à apprendre		a feeling you have that something is true or that something will happen, even if you have no information or proof
inflection commencer à apprendre		the way the sound of your voice goes up and down when you are speaking
initiative commencer à apprendre		an important new plan or process to achieve an aim or solve a problem
inscription commencer à apprendre		words that are written or cut in something
proponent commencer à apprendre		someone who supports something or persuades people to do something
quest commencer à apprendre		a long search for something that is difficult to find
rivalry commencer à apprendre		when people or groups try to show that they are better than each other
threshold commencer à apprendre		the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect
tile commencer à apprendre		a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc
wax commencer à apprendre		a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc
abound commencer à apprendre		to exist in very large numbers
backtrack commencer à apprendre		to change an opinion or promise that you so that it is not as strong as it was earlier
compile commencer à apprendre		to make a book, list etc using different pieces of information
outdo commencer à apprendre		to be better or more succesful then someone else at doing something
promote understanding commencer à apprendre		to raise awareness or strengthen someone’s understanding
topple commencer à apprendre		to become unsteady and then fall over or to make something do this
bypass commencer à apprendre		to go around something
cater for commencer à apprendre		to provide a particular group0 of people with the things they want or need
decommissioned commencer à apprendre		if something is decomissioned it is taken out of use
drive the length of commencer à apprendre		to travel by car from the beginning to the end of something
fell into disrepair commencer à apprendre		buildings, roads etc that fell into disrepair degrade into an unusable condition because they have not been maintained
go off track commencer à apprendre		to leave the planned route
gravel commencer à apprendre		small stones used to make a surface for paths, roads etc
head for commencer à apprendre		to go or travel towards a particular place especially in a deliberate way
make a diversion commencer à apprendre		to stray from a planned route
memorabilia commencer à apprendre		things that you keep or collect because they are connected with a famous person, event or time
spring up commencer à apprendre		to suddenly appear or start to exist
stretch commencer à apprendre		an area of land or water especially one that is long and narrow
trading poet commencer à apprendre		a small place, especially in the past, far from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged
circumference commencer à apprendre		the distance or measurement around the outside of a circle or any round shape
diameter commencer à apprendre		a straight line from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the centre of the circle or the length of this line
hexagon commencer à apprendre		a flat shape with six sides
miniscule commencer à apprendre		very small
radius commencer à apprendre		the distance from the centre to the edge of a circle or a line drawn from the centre to the edge
rhombus commencer à apprendre		a shape with four equal straight sides especially one that is not a square
symmetrical commencer à apprendre		an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
technological commencer à apprendre		related to technology
squeeze out commencer à apprendre		to force out of a problem, place
short-sighted (approach) commencer à apprendre		not considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now
noticeable commencer à apprendre		easy to notice
debatable commencer à apprendre		an idea, fact or decision that is debatable may be right but it could easily be wrong
justifiable commencer à apprendre		actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons
edible commencer à apprendre		something that is edible can be eaten
profitable commencer à apprendre		producing a profit or a useful result
defensible commencer à apprendre		a defensible opinion, idea, or action seems reasonable, and you can easily support it
alternatively commencer à apprendre		used for suggesting something different
assumption commencer à apprendre		something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
beneficial commencer à apprendre		helpful or useful
endurance commencer à apprendre		the ability to continue doinf something difficult or painful
implication commencer à apprendre		a possible future effect or result of an action, k event, decision
removal commencer à apprendre		when something is taken away or someone gets rid of it
mistaken belief commencer à apprendre		a misconception, misunderstanding
get hooked on commencer à apprendre		if you are hooked on something you like it a lot and want to continue doing it
double-book commencer à apprendre		to promise the same seat in a theatre, on a plane etc to more than one person by mistake
intriguing commencer à apprendre		something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious or unexpected
chore commencer à apprendre		a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
fade commencer à apprendre		to gradually disappear
is an uproar commencer à apprendre		with a lot of noise or angry protest about something
on second thoughts commencer à apprendre		used to say that you have changed your mind about something
at a standstill commencer à apprendre		in a situation in which all movement or activity has stopped
on impulse commencer à apprendre		if you do something on impulse you suddenly decide to do it without planning it
out of stock commencer à apprendre		unavaiable for immediate sale in a shop
to someone’s credit commencer à apprendre		used for saying that someone deserves praise
on good terms commencer à apprendre		if two people are on good terms they are friendly with each other
in line with commencer à apprendre		according to or following something such as a rule or principle

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