doom n

doom n
doom n

(person: death)
(terrible fate)
(failure)

nervous wreck ([sb] anxious) (figur, pjoratif :

n
personne)

mort nf
destin tragique nm
perte, ruine nf
to be a nervous wreck : tre bout de
nerfs

weep [wip](pt, pp wept) : vi (cry)[person] pleurer

far from it interj
dead adj

dead adv

informal (not at all)

loin de l interj

(complete)

complet, complte adj

total adj
The project was a dead failure, and accomplished nothing.
Le projet fut un chec complet (or: total), et n'a abouti rien.
informal (completely)
compltement, entirement adv
You're dead right!
Tu as absolument raison!

humbling adj

(that makes one less arrogant)

qui rend humble loc adj

tidal wave
(tsunami)
raz de mare nm
n
The town of Hilo in Hawaii has suffered several deadly tidal waves in the last
century.
Un raz de mare a dvast la pninsule.
maverick n (non-conformist)

dissident nm
non-conformiste nmf
marginal nm
She's always been a maverick, preferring to do things her own way.
Elle a toujours t non-conformiste : elle prfre faire les choses sa faon.

guilt [glt] n culpabilit (f)

rousing adj

(motivational)

sneer at [sth/sb] vtr phrasal

insep

(show scorn or contempt for)

passionn adj
vibrant adj
se moquer de v pron + prp

The spoiled child sneered at her poorer classmate's patched

clothing.
to get someone on side : s'assurer que la communaut est avec toi/dans ton
camp

uproot [sth] vtr

draciner

(plants: pull from the earth)

soar [sr] vi : monter en flche

soaring prices : prix qui grimpent en flche
outrage n

snap vi

([sb]: anger)

(break with noise)

indignation nf
scandale nm

se casser net v pron + adv

se casser avec un bruit sec v pron + loc adv

His patience snapped : Il a perdu sa patience

disrupt [+ plans, meeting, lesson] perturber [+ services] perturber [+ sleep]

perturber
Protesters disrupted the meeting : Des manifestants ont perturb la runion.

tenement n
tenant n

US (apartment building)
(renter)

shipyard n

(where ships are built)

immeuble nm
locataire nmf
chantier naval

stalemate n

figurative (deadlock) (figur)

impasse nf

stalemate vi

(reach stalemate) (figur)

tre dans l'impasse loc v

decay n

(rot)
(dent)

grant [sth]
vtr

(give, cede, bestow)

dcomposition nf
pourrissement nm
carie nf

accorder vtr

The judge granted the plaintiff the right to see the documents.
Le juge accorda au plaignant le droit de voir les documents.
leave to appeal this judgment was granted : la permission d'en
appeler de ce jugement a t accorde

to take sb for granted : ne faire aucun cas de qn

to take sth for granted (accept as normal) : considrer qch comme acquis(e);
tripe-dresser : tripier

tribunal verdicts vary widely

They staff the clinics with nurses : Ils ont pourvu les cliniques en infirmires.

bathing hut

cabine de bain nf

Corset /kst/ : corset

heartbreaking adj figurative (unbearably sad) (figur, bouleversant)

qui fend le cur loc

The request was granted

conscientious objector n ([sb] morally opposed to military service) objecteur de conscience

mob n

(crowd of people)

be in the grip of loc v

(atteint, touch par qch)

foule nf
tre en proie qch

decide whether they could reconcile that struggle with their personal conscience

point-blank adv

figurative (directly, bluntly) (figur)

sans dtour adv

tout net loc adv

Amanda rejected David's proposal point blank.

Amanda a refus sans dtour la demande en mariage de David.
genuinely adv
reprieve n

(in a sincere way)

(postponement of end) (temporaire)
(dfinitif)

sincrement adv
sursis nm
grce nm