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question		réponse
grade commencer à apprendre		Mark of A, B or C
Learn sth by heart commencer à apprendre		To memorise sth’ to know sth very well
edutainment commencer à apprendre		Education that is educational and enjoyable
diploma commencer à apprendre		Paper given after graduation
mark commencer à apprendre		A grade on a final exam
certificate commencer à apprendre		A paper received after a training
undergraduate commencer à apprendre		a university student who has not yet taken a first degree
To revise commencer à apprendre		To study again before an exam
A child prodigy commencer à apprendre		a really gifted child
gimmick commencer à apprendre		Sth ivented to attract people’s attention, without any value
Academically demanding commencer à apprendre		Academically demanding
Model student commencer à apprendre		Student that is set as an example for others
Be popular among commencer à apprendre		Liked or enjoyed by
(6 years) straight/running commencer à apprendre		In a row
To sit an exam commencer à apprendre		To take an exam
Pass with flying colours commencer à apprendre		To pass an exam with great results
Come top of (my class) commencer à apprendre		To be the best student in class
Excel in commencer à apprendre		be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject
scholarship commencer à apprendre		a grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.
Child's play commencer à apprendre		Sth very easy
Sail through (every exam) commencer à apprendre		To succeed very easily in sth
Get a dgeree in commencer à apprendre		To complete the studies
Graduate from commencer à apprendre		To finish studying at school
Go on to commencer à apprendre		To continue
Do research commencer à apprendre		Gather information on a certain subject
Take up commencer à apprendre		To start doing sth
Lecture on/in commencer à apprendre		Provide an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university
Post-graduate commencer à apprendre		A person after graduation
Form master commencer à apprendre		A teacher responsible for a class
Compulsive commencer à apprendre		resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge
inveterate commencer à apprendre		long-established and unlikely to change
Play truant commencer à apprendre		To skip classes
Inflated commencer à apprendre		excessively or unreasonably high
Gifted commencer à apprendre		Talented, clever
Borderline (candidate) commencer à apprendre		Be a barely passing student?
Be expelled commencer à apprendre		To be thrown out of school
Expel commencer à apprendre		Throw sb out of school
Give credit where credit is due commencer à apprendre		To give acknowledgment to the person who deserves it
Throw out commencer à apprendre		Get rid of
Lenient commencer à apprendre		Not as strict as expected
Notwithstanding commencer à apprendre		although; in spite of the fact that
Cheat in commencer à apprendre		act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage
Mock exam commencer à apprendre		An exam taken as practice before the official one
expulsion commencer à apprendre		An act of expelling
Do a course in commencer à apprendre		To participate in a course
Drop out commencer à apprendre		Stop being involved in
Take issue with commencer à apprendre		Do not agree with sth
whizz commencer à apprendre		A genius
uncanny commencer à apprendre		strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
Far-fetched commencer à apprendre		Unlikely to happen and uncovincing
Put a price tag on commencer à apprendre		Make people pay for sth
Give a glipmse at commencer à apprendre		To give sb a brief insight
In terms of commencer à apprendre		with regard to the particular aspect or subject specified
Selective commencer à apprendre		relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified
Comprehensive commencer à apprendre		including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
Opportunities for commencer à apprendre		Opportunities for
Inherent (in) commencer à apprendre		existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute
To perpetuate commencer à apprendre		make (something) continue indefinitely
inequality commencer à apprendre		difference in
Better off commencer à apprendre		Better off
Well-endowed commencer à apprendre		well-supported financially
Push (sb) towards commencer à apprendre		To move or proceed toward someone or something, especially with determination or in spite of some difficulty or hindrance
Top of the league commencer à apprendre		Top of the league
Decreasing commencer à apprendre		becoming smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
Well-off commencer à apprendre		wealthy
Put an emphasis on commencer à apprendre		Give sth a special importance
literacy commencer à apprendre		Ability to write and read
numeracy commencer à apprendre		Ability to do maths
Special needs education commencer à apprendre		education for children with some sort of disability
One-to-one commencer à apprendre		One-to-one
bully commencer à apprendre		seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
curriculum commencer à apprendre		curriculum
tuition commencer à apprendre		a sum of money charged for teaching by a college or university
Drop by commencer à apprendre		Drop by
infirmary commencer à apprendre		A place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill/injured
Get sth taken care of commencer à apprendre		Get sth taken care of
Compulsory commencer à apprendre		compulsory
entrench commencer à apprendre		Establish so firmly that change is very difficult
Emphasis on commencer à apprendre		Emphasis on
Fundamental skills commencer à apprendre		The basic abilities necessary to function
Enroll in commencer à apprendre		Register, sign on
Elective classes commencer à apprendre		An optional course of study
Determine commencer à apprendre		cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature
Academic path commencer à apprendre		Academic path
Crafts commencer à apprendre		Works and objects made by hand
Major commencer à apprendre		Student's principal subject of course
flexibility commencer à apprendre		the ability to be easily modified
breadth commencer à apprendre		wide range or extent
Freedom of choice commencer à apprendre		individual's opportunity and autonomy to perform an action
prestigious commencer à apprendre		Highly regarded
School spirit commencer à apprendre		School spirit
Woven (inextricably) commencer à apprendre		Very closely conected
Cutting-edge commencer à apprendre		Very modern
Sports culture commencer à apprendre		Sports culture
Extracurricular (activities) commencer à apprendre		Activity pursued in addition to the normal course of study
holistic commencer à apprendre		characterized by the belief that the parts of something are intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole
Wealth of commencer à apprendre		a plentiful supply of a particular desirable thing
Honor classes commencer à apprendre		Classes for gifted students
schedule commencer à apprendre		Timetable
dictated commencer à apprendre		dictated
Affiliated with commencer à apprendre		Connected/associated with
merchandise commencer à apprendre		goods
eagerly commencer à apprendre		Very willingly
distinctive commencer à apprendre		distinguishing
transition commencer à apprendre		change
assignment commencer à apprendre		assignment
gain commencer à apprendre		To obtain
profit commencer à apprendre		profit
hence commencer à apprendre		hence
score commencer à apprendre		Obtain points
Odds of commencer à apprendre		The chances or likelyhood of sth happening
Gonna pass commencer à apprendre		Resign from doing sth
overly commencer à apprendre		overly
Elbow grease commencer à apprendre		Hard, physical work
enhance commencer à apprendre		Intensify, increase, further improve the quality of sth
(achieve) mastery commencer à apprendre		Great knowledge abt sth
ditch commencer à apprendre		To give sth up
startling commencer à apprendre		Extremely unusual
All over the place commencer à apprendre		All over the place
Diffused commencer à apprendre		Trying to connect different facts
High-stakes commencer à apprendre		High-stakes
funding commencer à apprendre		money provided, especially by an organization or government, for a particular purpose
Be a source of commencer à apprendre		Be a source of
standardize commencer à apprendre		cause (something) to conform to a standard
rookie commencer à apprendre		Sb who is new to a job
emerge commencer à apprendre		Appear, become noticeable
struck commencer à apprendre		Be really surprising
stratospheric commencer à apprendre		Extremely high
firmly commencer à apprendre		strongly
Drop out commencer à apprendre		Abandon a course of study
grit commencer à apprendre		Persistence in doing sth despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
stamina commencer à apprendre		The ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort
For the long rung commencer à apprendre		In the long term
Follow through commencer à apprendre		Continue an action or task to its conclusion
inversely commencer à apprendre		In the opposite manner, position or order
Visual commencer à apprendre		relating to seeing or sight
kinesthetic commencer à apprendre		relating to a person's awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body
auditory commencer à apprendre		relating to the sense of hearing
regardless commencer à apprendre		despite the prevailing circumstances
persist commencer à apprendre		continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
Interact with commencer à apprendre		act in such a way as to have an effect on each other
Illustrate sth commencer à apprendre		serve as an example of
passage commencer à apprendre		passage
Break sth down commencer à apprendre		to divide something into smaller, simpler parts
deliberate commencer à apprendre		done consciously and intentionally
To lack commencer à apprendre		be without or deficient in
efficency commencer à apprendre		the state or quality of being efficient
Nitty-gritty commencer à apprendre		the most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation
elude commencer à apprendre		escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way
Connect the dots commencer à apprendre		Connect the facts
boost commencer à apprendre		help or encourage (something) to increase or improve
Carbon footprint commencer à apprendre		Amount of carbon dioxide released during a particular activity
Charity shop commencer à apprendre		A shop where second hand goods are sold to raise money for charity
A cast-off commencer à apprendre		Sth that you no longer want or need
dye commencer à apprendre		A natural or synthetic substance used to add colour to or change the colour of sth
landfill commencer à apprendre		An area where waste is stored
Blended fabric commencer à apprendre		Cloth/material produced by weaving together different types of fibers
Donation bin commencer à apprendre		A large container where people put stuff they no longer need
To discard commencer à apprendre		To get rid of sth
savvy commencer à apprendre		Having common sense and practical knowledge
Sustainable commencer à apprendre		Conserving an ecological balance
garment commencer à apprendre		A piece of clothing
gear commencer à apprendre		-II-
apparel commencer à apprendre		-II-
attire commencer à apprendre		-II-
Item of clothing commencer à apprendre		-II-
unprecedented commencer à apprendre		never done or known before
Champion (v.) commencer à apprendre		vigorously support or defend the cause of
High-end commencer à apprendre		the most expensive of a range of products
flagship commencer à apprendre		the best or most important thing owned or produced by a particular organization
disrupting commencer à apprendre		changing the structure
hefty commencer à apprendre		Impressively large
Get more mileage out of commencer à apprendre		derive potential or actual benefit from sth
To tackle commencer à apprendre		make efforts to deal with sth
demand commencer à apprendre		the desire of consumers, clients, employers, etc. for a particular commodity, service, or other item
Fly in the face of commencer à apprendre		be openly at variance with (what is usual or expected)
A glimpse into commencer à apprendre		a brief insight into
enlightened commencer à apprendre		Wise, informed
Sit uncomfortably with commencer à apprendre		to be something that you don’t agree with
Follow suit commencer à apprendre		conform to another's actions
viable commencer à apprendre		Capable of working succesfully
Dress down commencer à apprendre		To dress in a casual way
Dress up commencer à apprendre		To dress in a formal way
Resort to sth commencer à apprendre		turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation
scruff commencer à apprendre		Dirty and untidy person
Self-confessed commencer à apprendre		having openly admitted to being a person with certain characteristics
Power outfit commencer à apprendre		Formal clothes that make you seem powerful
frumpy commencer à apprendre		Old-fashioned and boring
Tight/student budget commencer à apprendre		involving a relatively small amount of money for planned spending
outfit commencer à apprendre		Set of clothes for a particular ocassion
pending commencer à apprendre		awaiting decision or settlement
Dress code commencer à apprendre		Accepted way of dressing in a particular social group
prospective commencer à apprendre		expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future
flair commencer à apprendre		a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well
Smart-casual commencer à apprendre		neat, conventional, yet relatively informal in style, especially as worn to conform to a particular dress code
dressy commencer à apprendre		Suitable for formal ocassions
skimpy commencer à apprendre		Close-fitting, using little material
baggy commencer à apprendre		Loose fitting
snazzy commencer à apprendre		Modern, stylish
Be dressed to kill commencer à apprendre		To wear clothes intended to attract peoples attention
Designer (label) clothes commencer à apprendre		Designer (label) clothes
Off the rack/peg commencer à apprendre		ready-made rather than made to order
On the high street commencer à apprendre		the main street of a town, especially as the traditional site for most shops, banks, and other businesses
Be all the rage commencer à apprendre		Be very fashionable
The height of fashion commencer à apprendre		An extremely fashionable way
Up-to-the-minute commencer à apprendre		Dealing with the most recent trends
Set a new trend commencer à apprendre		Start a new trend in fashion
Be ahead of your time commencer à apprendre		Have new ideas or opinions before they are fashionable
Catch on commencer à apprendre		Become popular
Slave of/to fashion commencer à apprendre		Someone who is strongly influenced by fashion
cuff commencer à apprendre		cuff
Cloak commencer à apprendre		Cloak
dagger commencer à apprendre		dagger
frills commencer à apprendre		frills
Off the cuff commencer à apprendre		Without having prepared anything
Be hand in glove with sb commencer à apprendre		To have a close working relationship with sb
Cloak and dagger commencer à apprendre		Involving secrecy and mystery
Take the shirt off someone’s back commencer à apprendre		Someone's last possesion
On a shoestring commencer à apprendre		Spending as little as possible
Without frills commencer à apprendre		Simple and plain
Put someone in a strait jacket commencer à apprendre		Restrict someone’s freedom
Wear the trousers commencer à apprendre		Be the dominant partner in a marriage
swagger commencer à apprendre		A very confident way of behaving
Go mainstream commencer à apprendre		Become popular
Invincible commencer à apprendre		Too powerful to be defeated or overcome
foray commencer à apprendre		attempt
depict commencer à apprendre		depict
toss commencer à apprendre		toss
As per commencer à apprendre		As per
invariably commencer à apprendre		Always, everytime
Cease commencer à apprendre		stop
regal commencer à apprendre		Resembling or fit for a monarch
Single-handedly commencer à apprendre		Without help from anyone else
To decay commencer à apprendre		Declining in quality, rotting or decomposing
To flap commencer à apprendre		Of sth loosely fastened- flutter or wave around
bachelor commencer à apprendre		A man who is not and never has been married
soak commencer à apprendre		make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid
slippery commencer à apprendre		difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy
Patterned after commencer à apprendre		to try to be like and to behave like
paw commencer à apprendre		a peacock
To be a product of commencer à apprendre		To be a product of
stability commencer à apprendre		The state of being stable
stirrup commencer à apprendre		each of a pair of devices attached to each side of a horse's saddle
prohibited commencer à apprendre		that has been forbidden; banned
elaborate commencer à apprendre		involving many carefully arranged parts or details
cumbersome commencer à apprendre		large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use
Resemble commencer à apprendre		have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with
agile commencer à apprendre		able to move quickly and easily
sniffy commencer à apprendre		sniffy
crop commencer à apprendre		Plants grown by farmers
Swathe of land commencer à apprendre		Swathe of land
pesticide commencer à apprendre		A chemical that is used to kill insects that damage plants
Fiber, textile commencer à apprendre		Fiber, textile
lead commencer à apprendre		lead
hue commencer à apprendre		hue
exposure commencer à apprendre		exposure
Meant to last commencer à apprendre		Meant to last
lifespan commencer à apprendre		the length of time for which a person or animal lives or a thing functions
average commencer à apprendre		average
Living wage commencer à apprendre		a wage that is high enough to maintain a normal standard of living
Mine commencer à apprendre		mine
Textile mill commencer à apprendre		Factory where fabrics are being produced
Ship overseas commencer à apprendre		Ship overseas
flood commencer à apprendre		arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities
overwhelm commencer à apprendre		have a strong emotional effect on
Outsource commencer à apprendre		obtain (goods or a service) by contract from an outside supplier
resource commencer à apprendre		resource
labor commencer à apprendre		work, especially physical work
Mass-produced commencer à apprendre		Produced in great quantities
disparity commencer à apprendre		a great difference
Non-renewable energy source commencer à apprendre		Non-renewable energy source
Commited to commencer à apprendre		Commited it
Cotton on commencer à apprendre		begin to understand
Make waves (in fashion industry) commencer à apprendre		create a significant impression, cause trouble
husk commencer à apprendre		husk
Upset the apple cart commencer à apprendre		spoil a plan
Spun into a yarn commencer à apprendre		Spun into a yarn
transparent commencer à apprendre		allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen
One the up commencer à apprendre		moving toward an improved or better state After a slow period
coffer commencer à apprendre		coffer
swap commencer à apprendre		an act of exchanging one thing for another
glittery commencer à apprendre		shiny
coveting commencer à apprendre		yearning to possess
Loath to commencer à apprendre		Be reluctant; unwilling
crumpled commencer à apprendre		crushed to form creases and wrinkles
ballooned commencer à apprendre		ballooned
quirky commencer à apprendre		having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects
reconditioned commencer à apprendre		repaired
Worn out commencer à apprendre		damaged or shabby to the point of being no longer usable
A dab hand at commencer à apprendre		a person who is an expert at a particular activity
Fallen by the wayside commencer à apprendre		to no longer be active or successful
Take up a hem commencer à apprendre		Take up a hem
darn commencer à apprendre		mend
patch commencer à apprendre		Mend with a patch
Breathe new life into commencer à apprendre		fill with enthusiasm and energy
subdued commencer à apprendre		quiet and rather reflective or depressed
To replicate commencer à apprendre		make an exact copy of; reproduce
barely commencer à apprendre		barely
focus commencer à apprendre		focus
shift commencer à apprendre		change
To suit up commencer à apprendre		To dress up
To give sb a leg-up commencer à apprendre		To give sb an advantage
To concede commencer à apprendre		admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it
To get a kick commencer à apprendre		Get excited
Turn it up a notch commencer à apprendre		To increase sth
An outlier commencer à apprendre		Sth that is different
leeway commencer à apprendre		freedom
fit commencer à apprendre		size
Slouchy, sloppy commencer à apprendre		untidy
A take-away commencer à apprendre		conclusion
Keep track of commencer à apprendre		To follow, monitor
inconspicuously commencer à apprendre		not clearly visible or attracting attention
diabetes commencer à apprendre		diabetes
To assess commencer à apprendre		evaluate
respiration commencer à apprendre		breathing
remote commencer à apprendre		distant
MacGyvere commencer à apprendre		Make repair in an improvised way
industry commencer à apprendre		economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories
Safety limits commencer à apprendre		Safety limits
disposable commencer à apprendre		intended to be thrown away after use
toss commencer à apprendre		To throw away
merchandise commencer à apprendre		Goods to be bought and sold
Daily shipments commencer à apprendre		Daily shipments
lust commencer à apprendre		lust
Get on like a house on fire commencer à apprendre		to get on well
one the house commencer à apprendre		sth that you don’t have to pay for
Bring a house down commencer à apprendre		to get a postive reaction (e.g. an actor)
flat commencer à apprendre		flat
suite commencer à apprendre		suite
penthouse commencer à apprendre		penthouse
Ground floor commencer à apprendre		Ground floor
Hit the roof commencer à apprendre		To feel very angry
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones commencer à apprendre		Don't criticise others for sth you do yourslef
Go out the window commencer à apprendre		To give sth up
(a price) goes through a roof commencer à apprendre		Sth increases
bungalow commencer à apprendre		a low house having only 1 storey
Villa commencer à apprendre		a large and luxurious country house or a rented holiday home abroad
Hut commencer à apprendre		a small, simple, single storey house or shelter
chalet commencer à apprendre		a wooden house typically found in Swiss Alps
mansion commencer à apprendre		a large, impressive house
condominium commencer à apprendre		a building or complex of buildings containing a number of individually owned apartments or houses
Detached house commencer à apprendre		Detached house
Semi-detached house commencer à apprendre		Semi-detached house
Block of flats commencer à apprendre		Block of flats
High-rise/tower block commencer à apprendre		High-rise / tower block
suite commencer à apprendre		suite
mold commencer à apprendre		mold
dampness commencer à apprendre		dampness
fixes commencer à apprendre		fixes
optimize commencer à apprendre		make the best or most effective use of
at the outset commencer à apprendre		at the start, from the start
Off-gassing commencer à apprendre		giving off a chemical, especially a harmful one, in the form of a gas
Expand from commencer à apprendre		become or make larger or more extensive
Energy usage commencer à apprendre		Energy usage
Wide-ranging commencer à apprendre		covering an extensive range
reduced commencer à apprendre		Made smaller or less in amounnt
absenteeism commencer à apprendre		the practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason
Measurable commencer à apprendre		something that can be quantified
Underpinned by commencer à apprendre		support, justify, or form the basis for
Body of scientific research commencer à apprendre		Body of scientific research
embrace commencer à apprendre		accept
upfront commencer à apprendre		at the front, in front, in advance; bold, honest, and frank.
facilitate commencer à apprendre		make (an action or process) easy or easier
recouped commencer à apprendre		regained (something lost or expended)
Key drivers of commencer à apprendre		Key drivers of
stagnant commencer à apprendre		Showing no activity
chronically commencer à apprendre		in a persistent and recurring way
ventilation commencer à apprendre		The exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere
aim for commencer à apprendre		have the intention of achieving.
Double-blind studies commencer à apprendre		denoting a test or trial, in which any information which may influence the behaviour of the tester or the subject is withheld until after the test
Cognitive function commencer à apprendre		the performance of the mental processes of perception
humidity commencer à apprendre		Atmospheric moisture
stuffy commencer à apprendre		stuffy
utilize commencer à apprendre		make practical and effective use of
make for (happier occupants) commencer à apprendre		make for (happier occupants)
Circadian rhythms commencer à apprendre		physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle
craftsmanship commencer à apprendre		skill in a particular craft
Tuck sth away commencer à apprendre		Hid sth
reinforce commencer à apprendre		strengthen
pedometers commencer à apprendre		an instrument for estimating the distance travelled on foot by recording the number of steps taken
centerpiece commencer à apprendre		an item, issue, etc. intended to be a focus of attention
mobility commencer à apprendre		the ability to move or be moved freely and easily
Communal trash commencer à apprendre		Communal trash
streetscape commencer à apprendre		a view or scene of streets, especially in a city
planter commencer à apprendre		imitate
mimic commencer à apprendre		mimic
High-efficiency commencer à apprendre		High-efficiency
flippers commencer à apprendre		flippers
gadgetry commencer à apprendre		small mechanical or electronic devices or tools
immediacy commencer à apprendre		the quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something
stagnant commencer à apprendre		stagnant

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