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Le livre Insight - Intermédiaire Supérieur - Unité 4 - 4C

Ici, vous trouverez le vocabulaire de l'Unité 4 - 4C dans le manuel Insight Upper-Intermediate, comme "warts and all", "more than meets the eye", etc.

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Insight - Upper-intermediate
to [break] {one's} heart

to make someone who loves one go through deep emotional pain and sorrow

briser le cœur, faire énormément souffrir

briser le cœur, faire énormément souffrir

Ex: Seeing his mother cry broke his heart. 

Voir sa mère pleurer lui a brisé le cœur.

to [come] to {one's} senses

to start to think in a logical or correct way after admitting one's mistakes

Ex: She finally came to her senses and realized that public transport was faster than driving in the city. 
to [dig] {one's} heels in

to stubbornly refuse to change one's ideas, plans, etc.

Ex: My grandfather dug in his heels and refused to move to an apartment. 
weight off {one's} shoulders

used to say that a heavy worry or burden is removed

Ex: Talking over my problem with my close friend was a weight off my shoulders. 
there [is] more to {sb/sth} than [meets] the eye

used to say that something is more complicated, important, or suspicious than it first appears

il y a autre chose derrière, ce n'est pas si simple

il y a autre chose derrière, ce n'est pas si simple

Ex: There is more to this deal than meets the eye. 
hard to (swallow|take)

(of a particular idea, statement, or situation) challenging to accept as true

Ex: I found her story rather hard to swallow. 
warts and all

in a way that includes all the flaws and imperfections, without any attempt to conceal them

avec tous ses défauts, sans rien cacher

avec tous ses défauts, sans rien cacher

Ex: I want the truth warts and all, not a polished version. 

Je veux la vérité sans rien cacher, pas une version lissée.

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