Le livre Insight - Intermédiaire - Unité 5 - 5C

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 5 - 5C in the Insight Intermediate coursebook, such as "own up", "get around to, "fall out", etc.

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to own up

[verbe]

to confess and take responsibility for one's mistakes

avouer, reconnaître ses torts

Ex: He owned up in front of the whole class about cheating on the test .Il a **avoué** devant toute la classe avoir triché lors du test.

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to fall out

[verbe]

to no longer be friends with someone as a result of an argument

se fâcher, se brouiller

Ex: Despite their longstanding friendship , a series of disagreements caused them to fall out and go their separate ways .

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to come up with

[verbe]

to create something, usually an idea, a solution, or a plan, through one's own efforts or thinking

trouver, imaginer

Ex: We came up with a creative solution to the problem .Nous avons **trouvé** une solution créative au problème.

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to live up to

[verbe]

to fulfill expectations or standards set by oneself or others

être à la hauteur de, répondre aux attentes de

Ex: The product claimed to be revolutionary, and it surprisingly lived up to the promises made in the advertisement.Le produit prétendait être révolutionnaire, et il a étonnamment **tenu ses promesses** faites dans la publicité.

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to put up with

[verbe]

to tolerate something or someone unpleasant, often without complaining

supporter

Ex: Teachers put up with the complexities of virtual classrooms to ensure students ' education .Les enseignants **supportent** les complexités des salles de classe virtuelles pour assurer l'éducation des élèves.

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to get around to

[verbe]

to finally find the time, motivation, or opportunity to do something that has been postponed or delayed

se décider à, trouver le temps de

Ex: They finally got around to responding to those emails.Ils ont finalement **trouvé le temps de** répondre à ces e-mails.

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to get away with

[verbe]

to escape punishment for one's wrong actions

s'en sortir impunément, s'en sortir en toute impunité

Ex: He tried to cheat on the test , but he did n’t get away with it because the teacher caught him .Il a essayé de tricher au test, mais il n'a pas pu **s'en sortir** parce que le professeur l'a attrapé.

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to put down to

[verbe]

to attribute something to a particular cause

attribuer à, mettre sur le compte de

Ex: I put my headache down to stress.Je mets mon mal de tête **sur le compte du** stress.

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to apologize

[verbe]

to tell a person that one is sorry for having done something wrong

présenter ses excuses, faire ses excuses

Ex: After the disagreement , she took the initiative to apologize and mend the relationship .Après le désaccord, elle a pris l'initiative de **s'excuser** et de réparer la relation.

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