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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: Drinking plenty of water can help counteract the dehydrating effects of caffeine. 
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 attorney served a subpoena on the key witness, requiring their presence at the trial. 
counterbalance

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

contrepoids

contrepoids

Ex: The heavy base acts as a counterbalance to the tall structure. 
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: He was caught trying to counterfeit the signatures on the documents. 
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 ambassador met with his counterpart in the neighboring country to discuss trade agreements. 
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: The politician deluded voters with promises of unrealistic solutions to complex problems. 
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: The factory chimney emits smoke into the air, affecting the local air quality. 
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: He participates in kindness by always helping others when needed. 
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: The debate grew heated as partisans defended their candidates with zeal. 
partition

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

cloison

cloison

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