Compétences Lexicales SAT 4 - leçon 11

the act of ceding

cession

a process or fact of ceasing

cessation, arrêt

(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

décousu

the quality of being discursive

discursivité

for one specific case

ponctuellement, de façon ponctuelle

in a way that occurs continuously without a limit

à l'infini

a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career

protégé, protégée

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

protagoniste

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

sergent

an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands

sergent d'armes

large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide

sergent-major

to make something clear or understandable, often by providing new or relevant information

éclairer

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

déclencher, susciter

issue an injunction

enjoindre

to join the armed forces

s'engager

solid proof or evidence that supports a theory or statement

corroboration

to provide supporting evidence for a theory, statement, etc.

corroborer

release from entanglement of difficulty

débarrasser, soulager

deprive of voting rights

priver [qqn] du droit de vote

put into a bad mood or into bad humour

mécontenter