Le livre Insight - Avancé - Aperçu du vocabulaire 1

a group of people or objects placed in a line

rang

‌to have a noisy argument

se disputer, avoir une querelle

unwanted materials or items that have been discarded

déchet, ordures

to say or show one's unwillingness to do something that someone has asked

refuser

a role or position of guiding or influencing others by setting an example or taking the initiative

leadership, direction

to be the cause of something

mener à, conduire à

all the things that are held, included, or contained in something else

contenu

to be satisfied or pleased with someone or something

contenter, satisfaire

a small drop of salty liquid that comes out of one's eye when one is crying

larme

to forcibly pull something apart into pieces

déchirer

a piece of furniture designed to hold electronic instruments like radios or televisions

console, meuble multimédia

to help a person, who is either disappointed or emotionally suffering, feel better

consoler, réconforter

to develop into a more advanced or improved stage

progresser

a non-living thing that one can touch or see

objet

completely without mistakes or flaws, reaching the best possible standard

parfait

to make a person or thing move from a place, situation, or person to another

transférer

a continuation of a line of poetry to the next without a pause or punctuation at the end

sans interruption, enchaîné

involving behaviors, actions, or decisions that are morally wrong

non éthique, immoral

to treat a person, group, or concept as insignificant or of secondary or minor importance

marginaliser

the act of pretending to be someone else, often with the intent to deceive or mislead others

imitation, usurpation

with the use of computers or electronic devices

numériquement, digitalement

in a manner that causes sudden concern or fear

de manière alarmante, de façon préoccupante

in accordance with methods, beliefs, or customs that have remained unchanged for a long period of time

traditionnellement

in a manner expressing the capability or likelihood of something happening or developing in the future

potentiellement

the process or act of subjecting someone to harm, mistreatment, or abuse

victimisation, victimisation (de quelqu'un)

for a limited period of time

temporairement, provisoirement

the act of breaking a legal code

délit

in a way that is related to someone's mind or emotions

psychologiquement

in a way that is related to money or its management

financièrement

used to refer to someone who is extremely thin, often in an unattractive and unhealthy way

(of two things) to be closely connected to one another, particularly in a way that one of them causes the occurrence of another

to help a person get out of a situation that involves danger or difficulty

to become extremely scared or surprised, causing a strong physical reaction

a subject over which people disagree

sujet de litige, sujet de dispute

about to happen very soon

to not hesitate to do or say what one truly wants

to change the appearance, character, or nature of a person or object

transformer

to learn of and confirm the facts about something through calculation or research

déterminer

to give something a particular form

modeler, sculpter, façonner, couper

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

retomber en

to better or increase someone or something's quality, strength, value, etc.

augmenter le volume

a sense of discontent, particularly towards a governing system

mécontentement

the act of to physically or socially separating someone or something from others

isolement

a close relationship in which there is a good understanding and communication between people

entente

an organization of people who have a common purpose

association, club, groupe

the feeling of being happy or comfortable in a specific situation or group

appartenance, sentiment d'appartenance

‌the feeling that one is different from others and therefore not part of a particular group

aliénation

the act of repeating a word or phrase in a passage as a rhetorical device

répétition

the practice of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas, objects, etc. in literature or art

personnification

a figure of speech that combines two contradictory or contrasting terms to create a unique expression

oxymoron

a question that is not meant to be answered, but is instead used to make a point or to create emphasis or effect

question rhétorique, interrogation rhétorique

the figurative language in literature by which the audience can form vivid mental images

imagerie