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question		réponse
impartial commencer à apprendre		,not involved in a particular situation, and therefore able to give a fair opinion or piece of advice
realistic commencer à apprendre		,judging and dealing with situations in a practical way according to what is actually possible rather than what you would like to happen
disclose commencer à apprendre		,to make something publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret
unsubstantiated commencer à apprendre		,not proved to be true
insubstantial commencer à apprendre		,not solid, large, strong or definite
footage commencer à apprendre		,film or video showing a particular event
murder commencer à apprendre		,the crime of deliberately killing someone
assassination commencer à apprendre		,the act of murdering an important person
character assassination commencer à apprendre		,an unfair attack on someone’s character
bend the truth commencer à apprendre		,to say something that is not completely true
credible commencer à apprendre		,deserving or able to be believed or trusted
creditable commencer à apprendre		,deserving praise or approval
publicity stunt commencer à apprendre		,something that is only done to get publicity
interpretation commencer à apprendre		,the way in which someone explains or understands an event, information, someone’s actions etc.
interplay commencer à apprendre		,the way in which two people or things affect each other
brief commencer à apprendre		,to give (someone) all the information about a situation that they will need
disclose commencer à apprendre		,to make (something) publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret
substantiate commencer à apprendre		,to prove the truth of (something that someone has said, claimed etc.)
misrepresent commencer à apprendre		,to deliberately give a wrong description of (someone’s opinions or of a situation)
smear commencer à apprendre		,to tell an untrue story about (someone important) in order to make people lose respect for them – used especially in newspapers
pitch commencer à apprendre		,to present an idea or concept to someone in a way that they will accept it
probe commencer à apprendre		,to ask questions in order to find things out, especially things that other people do not want you to know
unearth commencer à apprendre		,to find (information or the truth about something or someone)
expose commencer à apprendre		,to show the truth about (someone or something), especially when it is bad
proofread commencer à apprendre		,to read through (something that is written or printed) in order to correct any mistakes in it
sensationalise commencer à apprendre		,to deliberately make (something) seem as strange, exciting or shocking as possible – used to show disapproval
plagiarise commencer à apprendre		,to take words or ideas from another person’s work and use them in your work, without stating that they are not your own
as clear as day commencer à apprendre		,very easy to see or understand
put your finger on something commencer à apprendre		,to know or be able to explain exactly what is wrong, different or unusual about a situation
crystal clear commencer à apprendre		,very easy to see or understand
in plain English commencer à apprendre		,in clear and simple words, without using technical language
as clear as mud commencer à apprendre		,used humorously to say that something is very difficult to understand
a hidden agenda commencer à apprendre		,the secret purpose behind a plan or activity that you do not tell other people about – used to show disapproval
panic attack commencer à apprendre		,a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly
traumatic commencer à apprendre		,a traumatic experience is so shocking and upsetting that it affects you for a long time
bring someone out in a cold sweat commencer à apprendre		,to make someone very nervous or frightened
a daunting prospect commencer à apprendre		,a particular event which will probably or definitely happen in the, future, that is frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
churn commencer à apprendre		if your stomach churns, you feel sick because you are nervous or frightened
debilitating commencer à apprendre		making you ill or weak
get a buzz out of something commencer à apprendre		to get a strong feeling of excitement, pleasure or success from doing something
rush commencer à apprendre		a sudden strong, usually pleasant feeling that you get from taking a drug or from doing something exciting
exhilaration commencer à apprendre		a feeling of being happy, excited and full of energy
thrill commencer à apprendre		a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure, or the thing that makes you feel this
self-conscious commencer à apprendre		worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you
self-contained commencer à apprendre		a self-contained flat has its own kitchen and bathroom
self-control commencer à apprendre		the ability to behave calmly and sensibly even when you feel very excited, angry etc.
self-effacing commencer à apprendre		the feeling of being satisfied with your own abilities, and that you deserve to be liked or respected
self-esteem commencer à apprendre		the feeling of being satisfied with your own abilities, and that you deserve to be liked or respected
self-explanatory commencer à apprendre		clear and easy to understand without needing any more explanation
self-indulgent commencer à apprendre		allowing yourself to have or do things that you enjoy but do not need, especially if you do this too often
self-inflicted commencer à apprendre		self-inflicted pain, problems, illnesses etc. are those you have caused yourself
self-made commencer à apprendre		a self-made man or woman has become successful and rich by their own efforts, not by having money given to them
self-pity commencer à apprendre		the feeling of being sad and depressed because you think that something unfair or unpleasant has happened to you – used to show disapproval
self-reinforcing commencer à apprendre		strengthening your own existing feelings, behaviour or opinions
self-reliant commencer à apprendre		able to do or decide things by yourself, without depending on the help or advice of other people
self-righteous commencer à apprendre		proudly sure that your beliefs, attitudes and morals are good and right, in a way that annoys other people – used to show disapproval
self-sacrificing commencer à apprendre		deciding not to do or have something you want or need, in order to help someone else
a strong sense of duty commencer à apprendre		a feeling that you have to do something because it is morally or legally right
prior work experience commencer à apprendre		the previous experience you have had of working in a particular type of job
exorbitant rent commencer à apprendre		an exorbitant rent (= money paid to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else) is much higher than it should be
mutual support commencer à apprendre		mutual support is support that two or more people give each other
an untapped resource commencer à apprendre		something useful that is available but has not yet been used
on a regular basis commencer à apprendre		at the same time each day, week, month etc., or often
household chores commencer à apprendre		small jobs that you have to do regularly in a home, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
have a profound impact on something commencer à apprendre		to have a very important or strong effect or influence on something
muted commencer à apprendre		a muted reaction to something is not expressed strongly
vibrant commencer à apprendre		full of activity or energy in a way that is exciting and attractive
rich commencer à apprendre		full of interesting or important features, facts, events or ideas
fleeting commencer à apprendre		lasting for only a short time
fuzzy commencer à apprendre		if a sound or picture is fuzzy, it is unclear
vivid commencer à apprendre		vivid memories, dreams, descriptions etc. are so clear that they seem real
odour commencer à apprendre		a smell, especially an unpleasant one
aroma commencer à apprendre		a strong pleasant smell
crystal-clear commencer à apprendre		completely clear
blurry commencer à apprendre		difficult to see because the edges are not clear
crisp commencer à apprendre		food that is crisp is pleasantly hard or firm when you bite it; weather that is crisp is cold and dry
faint commencer à apprendre		difficult to see, hear, smell etc.
fluffy commencer à apprendre		(appearing to be) very light and soft to touch
hazy commencer à apprendre		air that is hazy is not clear because there is a lot of smoke, dust or mist in it
indistinct commencer à apprendre		an indistinct sound, image or memory cannot be seen, heard or remembered clearly
mellow commencer à apprendre		mellow wine or fruit has a smooth pleasant taste
metallic commencer à apprendre		a metallic noise sounds like pieces of metal hitting each other; a metallic colour shines like metal
muffled commencer à apprendre		muffled sounds cannot be heard clearly, for example because they come from behind a door or wall
musty commencer à apprendre		a musty room, house or object has an unpleasant smell, because it is old and has not had any fresh air for a long time
pungent commencer à apprendre		having a strong taste or smell
resonant commencer à apprendre		a resonant sound is deep, loud and clear, and continues for a long time
savoury commencer à apprendre		a savoury smell or taste is strong and pleasant but is not sweet
shrill commencer à apprendre		a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant
silky commencer à apprendre		soft, smooth, and shiny like silk; a silky voice is gentle, and is used especially when trying to persuade someone to do something
succulent commencer à apprendre		juicy and good to eat
textured commencer à apprendre		having a surface that is not smooth
blare commencer à apprendre		to make a very loud unpleasant noise
bloodcurdling commencer à apprendre		extremely frightening
blotchy commencer à apprendre		covered in coloured marks
bristly commencer à apprendre		bristly hair is short and stiff
crinkly commencer à apprendre		having a lot of small lines or folds
clank commencer à apprendre		if a metal object clanks, it makes a loud heavy sound
clatter commencer à apprendre		if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise
ear-splitting commencer à apprendre		very loud
fleecy commencer à apprendre		soft and woolly, or looking soft and woolly
piquant commencer à apprendre		having a pleasantly spicy taste
starlit commencer à apprendre		made brighter by light from the stars
willowy commencer à apprendre		tall, graceful thin and
reach a compromise commencer à apprendre		to achieve an agreement after everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first
give and take commencer à apprendre		a willingness between two people or groups to understand each other, and to let each other have or do some of the things they want
make a concession on something commencer à apprendre		to allow someone to have something in order to end an argument or a disagreement
stick to your guns commencer à apprendre		to refuse to change your mind about something, even though other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong
dig your heels in commencer à apprendre		to refuse to do something in spite of other people’s efforts to persuade you
split the difference commencer à apprendre		to agree on an amount that is exactly between two amounts that have been mentioned
a bargaining chip commencer à apprendre		something that one person or group in a business deal or political agreement has, that can be used to gain an advantage in the deal
find common ground commencer à apprendre		to identify facts, features or beliefs that are shared by people or things that are very different
break the deadlock commencer à apprendre		to finally resolve a disagreement which could not be settled

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