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question		réponse
to go though commencer à apprendre		to experience sth unpleasant
to safeguard commencer à apprendre		to protect
to give sb credit for commencer à apprendre		to praise and recognise sb for sth
particulars commencer à apprendre		details or pieces of information
to be conditioned to do sth commencer à apprendre		tough, trained to do sth
grievance commencer à apprendre		great sorrow, real or imagined cause for complaint
residue commencer à apprendre		remaining part of sth that has been taken
intact commencer à apprendre		not damaged (of things)
a grass widow commencer à apprendre		a woman whose husband is away for a period of time
a landlubber commencer à apprendre		a person who is not used to the sea or ships
a scab commencer à apprendre		someone who continues to work when his/her fellow-workers are on strike
a skinflint commencer à apprendre		a person who dislikes spending or giving money
a tout commencer à apprendre		konik (bilety)
a big shot commencer à apprendre		a very important or influential person
a chatterbox commencer à apprendre		someone who cannot stop talking
a gate-crasher commencer à apprendre		a person who turns up at parties without being invited to them
a mole commencer à apprendre		a person who works inside an organization for a long time in order to provide secret information for the enemy
a smart aleck commencer à apprendre		a person who annoys others by claiming to know everything and trying to sound clever
a soft touch commencer à apprendre		a person from whom it is easy to get what one wants, for example money, because he/she is kind or easily deceived
a whizz kid commencer à apprendre		a person with modern ideas who works with energy and enthusiasm and achieves great success in his or her job while still young
a brick commencer à apprendre		a very nice, dependable person
a fence commencer à apprendre		a person who buys and sells stolen goods
a dogsbody commencer à apprendre		someone in a low-ranking position who has to do all the boring jobs that no one else wants to do
a rough diamond commencer à apprendre		a person with a kind and generous nature, but whose outward appearance or manner is rather rough
an underdog commencer à apprendre		a person who is expected to lose in a competition with someone else, or a weaker person who is always treated badly by others
a busybody commencer à apprendre		a person who is very inquisitive about other people's affairs
a dark horse commencer à apprendre		a person who has greater capabilities than he/she shows or other people are aware of
a grass commencer à apprendre		someone who informs the police about the people concerned in a crime. This person is often a criminal himself/herself
a lame duck commencer à apprendre		a person who is weak or a failure in some way and has to be helped by others
an old maid commencer à apprendre		a woman who is unlikely ever to get married
a salve-driver commencer à apprendre		someone who makes people work very hard
a swot commencer à apprendre		someone who studies very hard especially when trying to get good examination results (kujon)
a dab hand commencer à apprendre		a person who is very good at sth
a guinea pig commencer à apprendre		a person who is used as a subject in medical or other experiments
a sponger commencer à apprendre		a person who is always taking money and things off other people, usually by taking advantage of their generosity or weakness
a wet blanket commencer à apprendre		a person who discourages or prevents others from enjoying themselves by being boring and negative towards everything
a diehard commencer à apprendre		someone who refuses to change his/her ideas and opinions (usually political ones)
a kerb crawler commencer à apprendre		a man who annoys women by following them slowly in a car when they are walking along the street

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