Le livre English File - Intermédiaire - Leçon 8B

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

se plaindre

to think about something carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion

considérer, envisager

the act of carefully thinking about something over a period of time

considération, réflexion

to bring and give a letter, package, etc. to a specific person or place

livrer

the act or process of taking goods, letters, etc. to whomever they have been sent

livraison

to show clearly that something is true or exists by providing proof or evidence

prouver

the act of displaying or expressing something such as an emotion or opinion

démonstration, manifestation

to make something clear and easy to understand by giving more information about it

expliquer

information or details that are given to make something clear or easier to understand

explication, explication claire

to be unsuccessful in accomplishing something

échouer

an instance of not doing something, particularly something that is expected of one

échec, défaillance

to make a person or thing better

améliorer

the action or process of making something better

amélioration

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

perdre

unable to be located or recovered and is no longer in its expected place

perdu, égaré

to do something successfully, particularly something difficult

gérer, arriver à faire

the process or act of organizing or managing a group of people or an organization

gestion

to give someone money in exchange for goods or services

payer

an amount of money that is paid for something

paiement

to answer a question in spoken or written form

répondre

a reply to something in either spoken or written form

réponse

to give something to someone in exchange for money

vendre

to offer or present food or drink to someone

servir, présenter

the work done by a person, organization, company, etc. for the benefit of others

service

to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

réussir, parvenir, arriver

the fact of reaching what one tried for or desired

succès, réussite

to feel the desire to do something

être tenté de, être tentée de

the wish to do or have something, especially something improper or foolish

tentation

to deal with or behave toward someone or something in a particular way

traiter

an action that is done to relieve pain or cure a disease, wound, etc.

traitement

the worth of something in money

valeur

the act of buying goods from stores

shopping

an object, usually made of wicker or plastic, with a handle for carrying or keeping things

panier

a vehicle that runs on electricity, moving on a rail in streets of a town or city to carry passengers

trolley, tramway

a plastic card, usually given to us by a bank, that we use to pay for goods and services

carte de crédit

a small plastic card we use to pay for what we buy with the money taken directly from our bank account

carte de paiement, carte bancaire

a written or printed document that shows the payment for a set of goods or services has been made

reçu, ticket de caisse

an amount of money that is paid back because of returning goods to a store or one is not satisfied with the goods or services

remboursement

the act of reducing the usual price of something

réduction

an item bought at a much lower price than usual

occasion, bonne affaire

one of a series of stores that are all owned by the same company or person

chaîne de magasins

a large store, divided into several parts, each selling different types of goods

grand magasin

a place in which collections of books and sometimes newspapers, movies, music, etc. are kept for people to read or borrow

bibliothèque, médiathèque

a shop that sells books and usually stationery

librairie, boutique de livres

to place or wear something on the body, including clothes, accessories, etc.

mettre

a piece of clothing usually worn by men on the upper half of the body, typically with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front

chemise

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and how it looks

essayer

to be of the right size or shape for someone

aller à

(of clothes, a color, hairstyle, etc.) to look good on someone

aller à

something, particularly money, given to one to make up for the loss, pain, or damage that one suffered

indemnité, compensation

a statement that conveys one's dissatisfaction

plainte, réclamation

an amount of money that is paid for something

paiement

to finally accomplish a desired goal after dealing with many difficulties

atteindre, accomplir

the action or process of reaching a particular thing

réussite

to hold the same opinion as another person about something

être d’accord, s'accorder avec

a promise, an arrangement, or a contract between two or more people

accord

to hold or give a different opinion about something

ne pas être d’accord

an argument or a situation in which people have different opinions about something

désaccord

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

se disputer, se quereller

a discussion, typically a serious one, between two or more people with different views

dispute, querelle

to physically connect or fasten something to another thing

attacher, joindre

a part or accessory that does a particular task when it is connected to something

accessoire, joint

to decide what we want to have or what is best for us from a group of options

choisir

an act of deciding to choose between two things or more

choix

to give something, particularly money, to make up for the difficulty, pain, damage, etc. that someone has suffered

compenser, indemniser