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question		réponse
according to commencer à apprendre		as stated by someone
A-list commencer à apprendre		all the most popular or famous film stars, musicians, etc.
appeal commencer à apprendre		a quality that makes people like something
ashamed of commencer à apprendre		feeling very sorry and embarrassed because of something you have done
at a guess commencer à apprendre		used when saying that you are making a guess
at ease commencer à apprendre		feeling relaxed, especially in a situation in which people might feel a little nervous
at first commencer à apprendre		in the beginning, especially when this contrasts with what happened later
at length commencer à apprendre		if you talk at length about something, you talk about it for a long time
at short notice commencer à apprendre		when you get information about something not long before it is going to happen
at times commencer à apprendre		sometimes
attached to commencer à apprendre		to like someone very much, because you have known them for a long time
aware of commencer à apprendre		if you are aware of something, you notice it, especially because you can see, hear, feel or smell it
be absorbed in commencer à apprendre		to be so interested that you do not pay attention to other things
boast about commencer à apprendre		to talk too proudly about your achievements
brilliant at commencer à apprendre		extremely clever or skilful
by choice commencer à apprendre		if you do something by choice, you do it because you want to do it and not because you are forced to do it
by day/night commencer à apprendre		during the day/night
by email commencer à apprendre		with the use of electronic mail
by rail/sea/air commencer à apprendre		to travel using train/boat/plain
by rights commencer à apprendre		used to describe what should happen if things are done fairly or correctly
capable of commencer à apprendre		having ability needed to do something
cast commencer à apprendre		to choose which people will act particular parts in a film
cheer (sb) up commencer à apprendre		to make someone feel less sad
clever at commencer à apprendre		skilful at doing a particular thing
complicated plot commencer à apprendre		a plot is complicated when the events that form the main story are difficult to understand, because many parts or details are involved
congratulate on commencer à apprendre		to tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something
daydream commencer à apprendre		to think about something pleasant, especially when this makes you forget what you should be doing
dedicated to commencer à apprendre		someone who is dedicated works very hard at what they do because they care a lot about it
deliver commencer à apprendre		to say something formally
deny commencer à apprendre		to say that something is not true
ebook commencer à apprendre		a book that you read on a computer screen or on a special small computer that you can hold in your hands, and that is not printed on paper
ending commencer à apprendre		the way that a story finishes
escapism commencer à apprendre		activities or entertainment that help you forget about bad or boring things for a short time
experienced in commencer à apprendre		possessing skills or knowledge because you have done something often or for a long time
eye-catching commencer à apprendre		something eye-catching is unusual or attractive in a way that makes you notice it
fall for (sth) commencer à apprendre		to be tricked into believing something that is not true
figure (sth or sb) out commencer à apprendre		to understand why someone behaves in the way they do
film adaptation commencer à apprendre		a film that is based on a book or play
film maker commencer à apprendre		someone who makes films, especially a director or producer
final scene commencer à apprendre		the last part of a play or a film during which there is no change in time or place
for a reason commencer à apprendre		because of something
for instance commencer à apprendre		for example
for short commencer à apprendre		used as a shorter way of saying a name
for sure commencer à apprendre		used to emphasize that something is true
genre commencer à apprendre		a particular type of art which has certain features that all examples of this type share
genuinely commencer à apprendre		used for emphasising a particular quality
give in commencer à apprendre		to finally agree to do or accept something that you had at first opposed, especially because someone has forced or persuaded you to
go blank commencer à apprendre		if your mind goes blank, or if you go blank, you are suddenly unable to remember something
go for (sth) commencer à apprendre		to choose something
happy ending commencer à apprendre		when a story finishes in a positive way
horrified at commencer à apprendre		very upset
illustrations commencer à apprendre		pictures in a book, especially ones that help you to understand it
in conclusion commencer à apprendre		used in a piece of writing or a speech to show that you are about to finish what you are saying
in general commencer à apprendre		usually or in most situations
in particular commencer à apprendre		especially
in progress commencer à apprendre		happening now, and not yet finished
in theory commencer à apprendre		something that is true in theory is supposed to be true, but might not really be true or might not be what will really happen
insist on commencer à apprendre		to keep doing something, especially something that is inconvenient or annoying
interested in commencer à apprendre		giving a lot of attention to something because you want to find out more about it
involved in commencer à apprendre		to take part in an event
laugh out loud commencer à apprendre		to laugh heartily
leave out (sth) commencer à apprendre		to not include something
let-down commencer à apprendre		disappointment
limited to commencer à apprendre		to happen only in a particular area of activity
look up commencer à apprendre		if a situation is looking up, it is improving
main character commencer à apprendre		a leading person in a book, play, film, etc.
make-believe commencer à apprendre		when you imagine or pretend that something is real or true
memorable commencer à apprendre		very good, enjoyable or unusual, and worth remembering
mind goes blank commencer à apprendre		if your mind goes blank, you are suddenly unable to remember something
novel commencer à apprendre		a long written story in which the characters and events are usually imaginary
on demand commencer à apprendre		TV on demand allows its users to watch TV shows and movies whenever they want
on loan commencer à apprendre		if something is on loan, it has been borrowed
on my/your/our way commencer à apprendre		travelling towards a particular place
on screen commencer à apprendre		in films
on second thoughts commencer à apprendre		used to say that you have just changed your mind about something
paperback commencer à apprendre		a book with a stiff paper cover
passage commencer à apprendre		a short part of a book
persuade commencer à apprendre		to make someone do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it
predictable commencer à apprendre		if something is predictable, you know what will happen – sometimes used to show disapproval
print commencer à apprendre		to produce many printed copies of a book
publisher commencer à apprendre		a person or company whose business is to arrange the writing, production and sale of books, newspapers, etc.
rave reviews commencer à apprendre		strong praise for a new play, book, etc., especially in a newspaper or magazine
realise commencer à apprendre		to suddenly begin to understand something
refuse commencer à apprendre		to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do
respectful of commencer à apprendre		showing respect
ripped commencer à apprendre		badly torn
script commencer à apprendre		the written form of a play
scriptwriting commencer à apprendre		the activity of writing scripts
series commencer à apprendre		a set of television programmes that have the same characters, and are usually broadcast every week or several times a week
similar to commencer à apprendre		almost the same as something else
slow at commencer à apprendre		taking a longer time than others
special effects commencer à apprendre		an unusual image or sound that has been produced artificially to be used in a film or television programme
special effects commencer à apprendre		unusual images or sounds that have been produced artificially to be used in a film or television programme
spooky commencer à apprendre		strange or frightening in a way that makes you think of ghosts
successful in commencer à apprendre		a successful person is very well known and respected
surprised at commencer à apprendre		having a feeling of surprise
take in (sth) commencer à apprendre		to understand and remember new facts and information
threaten commencer à apprendre		to be likely to have bad effect on something
typical of commencer à apprendre		having the usual features
unexpected twist commencer à apprendre		change in a situation which is surprising because you were not expecting it
universe commencer à apprendre		a world or an area of space that is different from the one we are in
weak storyline commencer à apprendre		the main set of related events in a story that is not amusing or interesting

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