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Compétences Lexicales SAT 3 - Leçon 35

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to badger
to badger
[verbe]

to repeatedly annoy or harass someone with requests or questions

harceler

harceler

Ex: The telemarketer badgered me with calls, despite my repeated requests to be removed from the list. 
badinage

light, witty, and playful conversation

badinage

badinage

Ex: The novel opens with charming badinage between the main characters. 

Le roman s'ouvre sur un badinage charmant entre les personnages principaux.

callosity

the quality of being emotionally insensitive

callosité

callosité

callous
callous
[Adjectif]

showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for the feelings or suffering of others

cruel

cruel

Ex: His callous remarks about the tragedy demonstrated a lack of empathy for those affected. 

Ses remarques insensibles à propos de la tragédie ont démontré un manque d'empathie pour ceux qui ont été touchés.

inexpedient
inexpedient
[Adjectif]

impractical, inconvenient, and inadvisable

inadéquat

inadéquat

inexorable
inexorable
[Adjectif]

unable to be halted or avoided

implacable, inéluctable

implacable, inéluctable

Ex: Time's inexorable march left visible traces on his face. 

La marche inexorable du temps a laissé des traces visibles sur son visage.

inexplicable
inexplicable
[Adjectif]

not having the quality to be explained, justified, or perceived

inexplicable

inexplicable

inextensible
inextensible
[Adjectif]

without the capacity to be enlarged

inextensible

inextensible

pauper
pauper
[nom]

a person who is financially in trouble

indigent

indigent

pauperism

the condition of being so poor that one does not have access to any food, support, or right

paupérisme

paupérisme

to reestablish

to bring back a lost connection or a former condition

rétablir

rétablir

retention

the act of keeping something that one already has

rétention

rétention

to reform
to reform
[verbe]

to make a society, law, system, or organization better or more effective by making many changes to it

réformer

réformer

Ex: The government is reforming its tax code to promote fairness and stimulate economic growth. 
reformer

a tool used for breaking down the molecules of oil or gas into smaller pieces

réformateur, réformatrice

réformateur, réformatrice

obstinate
obstinate
[Adjectif]

stubborn and unwilling to change one's behaviors, opinions, views, etc. despite other people's reasoning and persuasion

obstiné

obstiné

Ex: Despite clear evidence that she was wrong, she remained obstinate and refused to admit her mistake. 

Malgré des preuves évidentes qu'elle avait tort, elle est restée obstinée et a refusé d'admettre son erreur.

obstinacy

the quality of unreasonably behaving or thinking in a particular way without considering opposite opinions

obstination

obstination

to perspire

to produce small drops of liquid on the surface of the skin, often as a result of physical exertion, anxiety, or heat

suer, transpirer

suer, transpirer

Ex: After a strenuous workout, athletes often perspire profusely. 

Après un entraînement intense, les athlètes transpirent souvent abondamment.

perspiration

a salty liquid produced by skin cells as a result of high temperature, exercising, etc.

transpiration, sueur

transpiration, sueur

to revert
to revert
[verbe]

to go back to a previous state, condition, or behavior

retomber en

retomber en

Ex: Despite making progress, he occasionally reverted to his old habits. 

Malgré ses progrès, il est occasionnellement revenu à ses anciennes habitudes.

reversion

the act of going or changing something to the opposite side

renversement

renversement

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