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Compétences Lexicales SAT 3 - Leçon 45

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to counteract

to act against something in order to reduce its effect

contrer, empêcher

contrer, empêcher

Ex: The government implemented measures to counteract the economic recession. 

Le gouvernement a mis en œuvre des mesures pour contrecarrer la récession économique.

subpoena

a legal document issued by a court or administrative agency, compelling an individual to appear as a witness, produce certain documents, or provide testimony in a legal proceeding

citation, citation à comparaître, assignation

citation, citation à comparaître, assignation

Ex: The court issued a subpoena to the company executive, compelling them to produce relevant financial documents. 

Le tribunal a émis une assignation à l'exécutif de l'entreprise, les obligeant à produire des documents financiers pertinents.

counterbalance

a weight or mechanism used to provide stability and balance by offsetting the weight of another object or system

contrepoids

contrepoids

Ex: The weight on one side served as a counterbalance for the other. 

Le poids d'un côté servait de contrepoids pour l'autre.

countercharge

the act of attacking the enemy back

contre-accusation

contre-accusation

counterclaim

a response in court, stating an opposing demand

contre-demande

contre-demande

to counterfeit

to make a false copy of something with the intent to deceive

contrefaire, falsifier

contrefaire, falsifier

Ex: The criminals were arrested for attempting to counterfeit money. 

Les criminels ont été arrêtés pour avoir tenté de contrefaire de l'argent.

to countermand

to officially cancel or replace a command

annuler l'ordre donné, annuler l'ordre fait par

annuler l'ordre donné, annuler l'ordre fait par

counterpart

a person or thing that serves a similar purpose or role to another

homologue

homologue

Ex: The hospital’s counterpart in the city offers the same services but on a larger scale. 

L'homologue de l'hôpital dans la ville offre les mêmes services mais à plus grande échelle.

to countervail

to apply an equal force against another power or impact that is usually bad

contrebalancer, compenser

contrebalancer, compenser

to delude
to delude
[verbe]

to deceive someone into believing something that is not true, often by creating false hopes or illusions

tromper, leurrer

tromper, leurrer

Ex: She was deluded by her own optimism and didn’t prepare for the worst-case scenario. 

Elle a été trompée par son propre optimisme et ne s'est pas préparée au pire scénario.

delusion

the act of tricking someone into believing things that aren't true

intrigues, petit jeu

intrigues, petit jeu

delirium

a state of extreme mental confusion, often accompanied by confused or unclear thoughts or speech

délire

délire

delirious
delirious
[Adjectif]

having confused or unclear thoughts or speech due to fever, pain, medication, etc.

qui délire, en proie au délire

qui délire, en proie au délire

to emit
to emit
[verbe]

to release gases or odors into the air

émettre

émettre

Ex: Cars equipped with catalytic converters emit fewer harmful gases than older models. 

Les voitures équipées de convertisseurs catalytiques émettent moins de gaz nocifs que les modèles plus anciens.

emitter
emitter
[nom]

a place in a voltage-controlling devise in which electrons are created

émetteur

émetteur

emissary

an agent who is sent on a mission to represent someone or a group of people

émissaire

émissaire

to participate

to share or have a characteristic or quality that is present in something or someone else

participer, prendre part

participer, prendre part

Ex: The new design participates in modern aesthetics, blending sleek lines with functionality. 

Le nouveau design participe à l'esthétique moderne, alliant lignes élégantes et fonctionnalité.

partible
partible
[Adjectif]

related to a property that can be divided after being inherited

partible

partible

to parse
to parse
[verbe]

(grammar) to divide a sentence into its grammatical constituents, identifying the syntactic role of each part

faire l'analyse grammaticale de, décomposer

faire l'analyse grammaticale de, décomposer

partisan

a devoted and often biased supporter of a cause, political party, or leader

partisan

partisan

Ex: She was a lifelong partisan of environmental reform. 

Elle était une partisane à vie de la réforme environnementale.

partition

a wall or piece of glass that is used to divide different parts of a building

cloison

cloison

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