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question		réponse
oral tradition commencer à apprendre		spoken stories, about a community’s beliefs, customs, history etc that are passed on from person to person over many years
have good eye for sth commencer à apprendre		to be good noticing a particular type of thing, especially something attractive, valuable, of good quality etc
throw light on sth commencer à apprendre		to provide new information that makes difficult subject or problem easier to understand
timeless classic commencer à apprendre		a book, play, or film that is important and has been admired for a long time
turn-off commencer à apprendre		something that makes you lose interest in something or someone
human endeavour commencer à apprendre		effort by people in general to do something new or difficult
be captivated by sth commencer à apprendre		to be very attracted to someone, so that you give them all your attention
surreptitiously commencer à apprendre		secretly, without other people knowing or seeing
keep sb on tenterhooks commencer à apprendre		to make someone feel nervous and excited waiting to find out something ot for something to happen
unfolding commencer à apprendre		an unfolding event, situation etc is happening now
abound commencer à apprendre		to exist in very large numbers
deploy commencer à apprendre		to use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments etc
ensue commencer à apprendre		to happen after or as a result of something
speculation commencer à apprendre		when you guess about possible causes or effects of something witout knowing all the facts, or the guesses that you make
stack commencer à apprendre		to make things into a neat pile, or to form a neat pile
deem commencer à apprendre		to think of something in a particular way or as having a particular quality
kudos commencer à apprendre		the state of being admired and respected for being important or for doing something important
tangible commencer à apprendre		perceptible by touch
relegate commencer à apprendre		to give someone or something a less important position than before
odds commencer à apprendre		how likely it is that something will or will not happen
derived from commencer à apprendre		to have developed or come from something else
ambiance commencer à apprendre		the qualities and character of a particular place and the way these make you feel
lexicon commencer à apprendre		all the words and phrases used in a language or that a particular person knows
good riddance commencer à apprendre		a rude way of saying you are glad that someone has left
document commencer à apprendre		to write about something, film it, or take photographs of it, in order to record information about it
principled commencer à apprendre		based on clear and definite ideas
field commencer à apprendre		a subject that people study or an area of activity that they are involved in as part of their work
last-ditch commencer à apprendre		a final attempt to achive something before it is too late
intricate commencer à apprendre		containing many small parts or details that all work or fit together
quirky commencer à apprendre		unusual, especially in an interesting way
daunting commencer à apprendre		frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
insight commencer à apprendre		a sudden clear understanding of something or part of something, especially a complicated situation or idea
browse commencer à apprendre		to search for information on a comupter or on the Internet
eclectic commencer à apprendre		including a mixture of many different things or people, especially so that you can use the best of all of them
eye-opener commencer à apprendre		an experience from which you learn something surprising or new
perceptive commencer à apprendre		someone who is (...) notices things quickly and understands situations, people’s feelings etc well-used to show approval
avid commencer à apprendre		doing something as much as possible
fervent commencer à apprendre		believing or feeling something very strongly and sincerely
touch commencer à apprendre		a particular way of doing something, or the ability to do it in a particular way
foresight commencer à apprendre		the ability to imagine what is likely to happen and to consider this when planning for the future
affinity commencer à apprendre		a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of shared characteristics
cart commencer à apprendre		carry (a heavy or cumbersome object) somewhere with difficulty.
in the heat of commencer à apprendre		in the most intense or active stage of some activity or condition
equivalent commencer à apprendre		equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
on display commencer à apprendre		put somewhere for people to see
account for commencer à apprendre		to form the total of something
misled into commencer à apprendre		to lead into a mistaken action or belief
relegate to commencer à apprendre		assign an inferior rank or position to
nosing around commencer à apprendre		to search for something
draw attention to commencer à apprendre		to make someone notice something or someone
put on the market commencer à apprendre		to put up on a platform for sale
damaged in commencer à apprendre		harmed or spoiled during something
it comes to the crunch commencer à apprendre		when a situation reaches a very important or difficult point and you must make a decision on how to progress
destined for commencer à apprendre		(of a person's future) regarded as developing as though according to a pre-existing plan
abound in commencer à apprendre		to be filled with (something)
take in haste commencer à apprendre		you do it quickly and hurriedly, and sometimes carelessly
on the move commencer à apprendre		in the process of moving from one place or job to another
strewn with commencer à apprendre		to scatter things over a surface
prone to commencer à apprendre		likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable
say something off the top of your head commencer à apprendre		you say it immediately, from memory
be a load off your mind commencer à apprendre		it causes you to stop worrying
be at your wits’ end commencer à apprendre		be overwhelmed with problems and at a loss as to what to do next
be the brains behind sth commencer à apprendre		the person who has planned and organized something successful
come face to face with sb/sth commencer à apprendre		directly, meeting someone in the same place
cross sb’s mind commencer à apprendre		to come into someone's mind
give sb a piece of your mind commencer à apprendre		tell them very clearly that you think they have behaved badly
go to sb’s head commencer à apprendre		it makes that person think that they are very important and makes them a less pleasant person
have a good mind to do sth commencer à apprendre		you are threatening or announcing that you have a strong desire to do it, although you probably will not do it
keep a straight face commencer à apprendre		to manage to stop yourself from smiling or laughing
keep your wits about you commencer à apprendre		to be ready to think quickly in a situation
bang your head against a brick wall commencer à apprendre		you are frustrated because someone is stopping you from making progress in something
lose/save face commencer à apprendre		you do something which makes you appear weak and makes people respect or admire you less
put your mind to sth commencer à apprendre		to decide you are going to do something and to put a lot of effort into doing it
rack your brains commencer à apprendre		make a great effort to think of or remember something
cliché commencer à apprendre		a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought
pun commencer à apprendre		a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meaning
simile commencer à apprendre		a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

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