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question		réponse
dull commencer à apprendre		not interesting or exciting; not bright or shiny
dull commencer à apprendre		It was a dull, rainy afternoon.
pretty dull commencer à apprendre		The film was pretty dull, so we left early.
dreadful commencer à apprendre		extremely bad or unpleasant
dreadful commencer à apprendre		We had dreadful weather during our holiday.
dreadful weather commencer à apprendre		We stayed inside because of the dreadful weather.
dull ache commencer à apprendre		I’ve had a dull ache in my lower back all day.
newspaper clip commencer à apprendre		She showed me a newspaper clip about the accident.
clip commencer à apprendre		a short piece taken from a newspaper, film, video, etc.
clip commencer à apprendre		I watched a short clip from the interview online.
withdraw from commencer à apprendre		to stop taking part in something
withdraw from commencer à apprendre		She decided to withdraw from the competition.
drop out of commencer à apprendre		to stop taking part in something before it is finished
drop out of commencer à apprendre		He dropped out of university after his first year.
bored stiff commencer à apprendre		extremely bored
bored stiff commencer à apprendre		I was bored stiff during the presentation.
stiff commencer à apprendre		firm and difficult to bend or move
stiff commencer à apprendre		My neck feels stiff after sitting at my desk all day.
badly need commencer à apprendre		to need something very much
badly need commencer à apprendre		I badly need a holiday.
have a think about something commencer à apprendre		to spend some time thinking about something
have a think about something commencer à apprendre		Have a think about my proposal and let me know tomorrow.
dead keen on something commencer à apprendre		to be extremely interested in or enthusiastic about something
keen on something commencer à apprendre		She’s dead keen on photography.
keen to do something commencer à apprendre		He was keen to meet the new team.
board the aircraft commencer à apprendre		to get on the plane
board the aircraft commencer à apprendre		Passengers are now being asked to board the aircraft.
alight from the bus commencer à apprendre		to get off a bus
alight from the bus commencer à apprendre		Passengers should alight from the bus at the next stop.
whilst commencer à apprendre		while
whilst commencer à apprendre		Please remain seated whilst the vehicle is in motion.
in motion commencer à apprendre		moving
in motion commencer à apprendre		Do not open the doors while the train is in motion.
dismount your bicycle commencer à apprendre		to get off your bike
dismount your bicycle commencer à apprendre		Cyclists must dismount their bikes before entering this area.
get off the bike commencer à apprendre		Please get off the bike before crossing the bridge.
trespasser commencer à apprendre		a person who enters land or a building without permission
trespasser commencer à apprendre		The police were called after a trespasser entered the property.
be prosecuted commencer à apprendre		to be officially accused of a crime and taken to court
be prosecuted commencer à apprendre		Anyone caught stealing may be prosecuted.
dispose of something commencer à apprendre		to get rid of something
dispose of something commencer à apprendre		Please dispose of your rubbish in the bins provided.
unwanted items commencer à apprendre		You can donate unwanted items to charity.
receptacle commencer à apprendre		a container for putting something in
receptacle commencer à apprendre		Please dispose of your rubbish in the receptacle provided.
bear the cost of something commencer à apprendre		to pay for something
bear the cost of something commencer à apprendre		The company will bear the cost of the repairs.
embark commencer à apprendre		to go onto a ship or aircraft
embark commencer à apprendre		Passengers will embark at noon.
embark on a ship commencer à apprendre		The passengers embarked on the ship in Southampton.
embark on something commencer à apprendre		to start something new, important, or difficult
embark upon something commencer à apprendre		to start something new, important, or difficult; a more formal version of “embark on”
embark on a journey commencer à apprendre		They embarked on a long journey across Asia.
embark on a new career commencer à apprendre		She decided to embark on a new career.
embark on a project commencer à apprendre		The company is about to embark on an ambitious project.
axe commencer à apprendre		to get rid of or stop something
axe commencer à apprendre		The broadcaster decided to axe the programme.
axe jobs commencer à apprendre		to remove jobs, usually in order to reduce costs
axe jobs commencer à apprendre		The company plans to axe hundreds of jobs.
slash commencer à apprendre		to reduce something by a large amount
slash commencer à apprendre		The company plans to slash its operating costs.
slash prices commencer à apprendre		Retailers have slashed prices by up to 50%.
The budget was slashed commencer à apprendre		The budget was slashed by almost 30%.
reduce drastically commencer à apprendre		The company needs to reduce its expenses drastically.
rocket commencer à apprendre		to increase very quickly and suddenly
rocket commencer à apprendre		Energy prices have rocketed in recent months.
spendings rocket commencer à apprendre		Spending rocketed during the crisis.
costs rocket commencer à apprendre		Production costs have rocketed this year.
prices rocket commencer à apprendre		House prices have rocketed over the past few years.
sales rocket commencer à apprendre		Sales rocketed after the product went viral.
profits rocket commencer à apprendre		The company’s profits rocketed last year.
cut jobs commencer à apprendre		to reduce the number of jobs in a company
cut jobs commencer à apprendre		The company may have to cut jobs to reduce costs.
outbreak commencer à apprendre		a sudden start of something unpleasant, especially a disease or violence
outbreak commencer à apprendre		The authorities are trying to control the outbreak of the disease.
hit commencer à apprendre		to touch or strike somebody or something with force
hit commencer à apprendre		The car hit a tree and stopped.
crack commencer à apprendre		to break something so that a line appears on its surface, without breaking it into separate pieces
crack commencer à apprendre		I dropped my phone and cracked the screen.
crack commencer à apprendre		The ice cracked
crack commencer à apprendre		There’s a crack in the wall
crack commencer à apprendre		to solve a difficult problem
crack commencer à apprendre		It took the team several days to crack the problem.
crack the code commencer à apprendre		The scientists finally managed to crack the code.
crack a password commencer à apprendre		Hackers managed to crack his password.
crack a case commencer à apprendre		The police finally cracked the case after months of investigation.
crack down on somebody commencer à apprendre		to start dealing with somebody much more strictly
crack down on somebody commencer à apprendre		The police are cracking down on people who drive too fast.
crack down on something commencer à apprendre		to start dealing with something much more strictly
crack down on something commencer à apprendre		The government is cracking down on corruption.
a crackdown commencer à apprendre		a period of taking strong action to stop something illegal or unacceptable
a crackdown commencer à apprendre		The government has announced a new crackdown on tax evasion.
crack a joke commencer à apprendre		to tell a joke
crack a joke commencer à apprendre		He cracked a joke to lighten the mood.
pump prices commencer à apprendre		the prices of fuel at petrol stations
pump prices commencer à apprendre		Rising oil prices have pushed up pump prices.
petrol pump commencer à apprendre		a machine used for putting petrol into a vehicle
petrol pump commencer à apprendre		She stopped at the petrol pump to fill up the car.
pump commencer à apprendre		a machine or device used to move liquid or gas
pump commencer à apprendre		The water pump needs to be replaced.
pump up tyres commencer à apprendre		I need to pump up the tyres before our trip.
pump up muscles commencer à apprendre		He goes to the gym every day to pump up his muscles.
pump up prices commencer à apprendre		to increase prices significantly
pump up prices commencer à apprendre		Strong demand has helped pump up house prices.
make somebody redundant commencer à apprendre		to end somebody’s employment because their job is no longer needed
make somebody redundant commencer à apprendre		The company had to make 200 workers redundant.
200 workers will be made redundant when the factory closes commencer à apprendre		The bank made 50 employees redundant
They made half the department redundant commencer à apprendre		My job was made redundant last year
dismiss somebody commencer à apprendre		to officially remove somebody from their job
dismiss somebody commencer à apprendre		He was dismissed for repeatedly arriving late for work.
sack somebody commencer à apprendre		to dismiss somebody from their job, especially because they have done something wrong; used especially in British English
sack somebody commencer à apprendre		He was sacked after a serious argument with his manager.
get sacked commencer à apprendre		He got sacked for repeatedly breaking company rules.
sack commencer à apprendre		a large bag made of strong material, used for storing or carrying things
sack commencer à apprendre		They carried the potatoes in a large sack.
sack a city/town commencer à apprendre		to attack a place, destroy it and steal things from it
sack a city/town commencer à apprendre		The city was sacked by invading troops.
lay somebody off commencer à apprendre		to stop employing somebody, especially because there is not enough work; used especially in American English
lay somebody off commencer à apprendre		The company laid off 50 people last month.
let somebody go commencer à apprendre		to dismiss somebody from their job, often used as a less direct or softer expression
let somebody go commencer à apprendre		Unfortunately, the company had to let several employees go.
rear commencer à apprendre		the back part of something
rear commencer à apprendre		There’s a small garden at the rear of the house.
rear door commencer à apprendre		Please use the rear door to leave the building.
rear window commencer à apprendre		Someone had broken the rear window of the car.
rear-view mirror commencer à apprendre		I looked in the rear-view mirror before changing lanes.
rear seat commencer à apprendre		The children were sitting in the rear seat.
battle against something commencer à apprendre		to fight against something over a long period of time
battle against something commencer à apprendre		The country is battling against rising inflation.
battle with something commencer à apprendre		similar to battle against, but often emphasises a personal, ongoing struggle
battle with something commencer à apprendre		He has been battling with anxiety for several months.
quiz somebody about something commencer à apprendre		to ask somebody a lot of questions
quiz somebody about something commencer à apprendre		Police quizzed him about what he had seen.
quiz somebody on something commencer à apprendre		to ask somebody questions to test their knowledge of something
quiz somebody on something commencer à apprendre		The teacher quizzed us on last week’s vocabulary.
quiz somebody over something commencer à apprendre		to question somebody closely about a particular matter
quiz somebody over something commencer à apprendre		Reporters quizzed the minister over the decision.
submit a tender commencer à apprendre		to make a formal offer to do work or provide goods at a particular price
submit a tender commencer à apprendre		Three companies submitted a tender for the project.
raise capital commencer à apprendre		The company is trying to raise capital to finance its expansion.
go into partnership with somebody commencer à apprendre		She went into partnership with a former colleague.
expand the business commencer à apprendre		They want to expand the business into new markets.
supply equipment commencer à apprendre		The company supplies equipment to hospitals.
flood commencer à apprendre		to cover a place with water or become covered with water
flood commencer à apprendre		Heavy rain flooded several streets.
job losses commencer à apprendre		The closure of the factory could result in hundreds of job losses.
falling profits commencer à apprendre		Falling profits forced the company to cut costs.
prime suspect commencer à apprendre		He became the prime suspect in the investigation.
missing teenager commencer à apprendre		Police are searching for a missing teenager.
major oil companies commencer à apprendre		Major oil companies are investing in renewable energy.

Unit 5: Collocations

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