Le livre Insight - Avancé - Unité 1 - 1A
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(of a situation) completely under one's control
sous contrôle, bien maîtrisé
Le responsable a dit que tout était sous contrôle avant l'arrivée des invités.
![to [make] no bones about {sth}](/assets/img/no-pic-700w.png "to [make] no bones about {sth}")
to not hesitate to do or say what one truly wants
ne pas y aller par quatre chemins, le dire franchement
Il n'a pas caché qu'il voulait le poste le plus élevé.
a subject over which people disagree
pomme de discorde, sujet de désaccord
La place de parking reste une pomme de discorde entre les voisins.
about to happen very soon
![to [jump|leap] out of {one's} skin](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/52109/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [jump|leap] out of {one's} skin")
to become extremely scared or surprised, causing a strong physical reaction
sursauter de peur, bondir de frayeur
Elle a sursauté quand le chat a traversé la pièce en courant.
used to refer to someone who is extremely thin, often in an unattractive and unhealthy way
la peau sur les os, maigre comme un clou
Le chien affamé n'était que la peau sur les os.
![to [save] {one's} [skin|neck|hide|bacon]](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/45124/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [save] {one's} [skin|neck|hide|bacon]")
to help a person get out of a situation that involves danger or difficulty
sauver la peau de quelqu'un, tirer quelqu'un d'un mauvais pas
Tu lui as sauvé la peau en le prévenant avant l'arrivée de la police.
(of two things) to be closely connected to one another, particularly in a way that one of them causes the occurrence of another
to make a person or thing better
améliorer
to better or increase someone or something's quality, strength, value, etc.
augmenter le volume
to change the form, appearance, character, or nature of someone or something significantly
transformer
to repair a work of art, building, etc. so that it is in a good condition again
restaurer
to develop or change gradually over time into a different form
évoluer, descendre de
to learn of and confirm the facts about something through calculation or research
déterminer
to make a society, law, system, or organization better or more effective by making many changes to it
réformer
to cause something to change
changer, modifier
to change something such as a process, situation, etc. to be the opposite of what it was before
inverser, revenir sur
to develop into a more advanced or improved stage
progresser
to go back to a previous state, condition, or behavior
retomber en
Malgré ses progrès, il est occasionnellement revenu à ses anciennes habitudes.
![to [chop] and [change]](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44366/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [chop] and [change]")
to keep changing one's behavior or opinions in an abrupt manner
changer sans arrêt d'avis, faire volte-face sans cesse
Arrête de changer sans arrêt d'avis ; choisis une méthode et tiens-t'y.
a significant amount of progress or improvement toward a goal
avancée, progrès
![to [pull] {one's} socks up](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/43152/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [pull] {one's} socks up")
to try one's best to improve something that is not good or satisfactory enough
se ressaisir, faire un effort sérieux
Le service est mauvais ces derniers temps ; le restaurant doit se ressaisir.
the point or situation from which one starts to do something
retour à la case départ, repartir de zéro
Les négociations ont échoué, donc les deux camps sont revenus à la case départ.
a pair of upright posts typically used in sports such as football or soccer to define the area where goals are scored
montant de but, poteau de but
Le ballon a rebondi sur le poteau de but et est revenu en jeu pendant le match de football.
![to [go] from strength to strength](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/40393/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [go] from strength to strength")
to become more and more successful with the passage of time
aller de succès en succès, progresser sans cesse
Sa carrière est allée de succès en succès au fil des années.
to reverse the position of something, making what was on top now at the bottom and vice versa
