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Compétences Lexicales SAT 4 - leçon 13

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dogged
dogged
[Adjectif]

showing great tenacity in pursuing a goal despite difficulties or opposition

obstiné, tenace

obstiné, tenace

Ex: She remained dogged in her efforts to complete the project, even when others gave up. 

Elle est restée obstinée dans ses efforts pour terminer le projet, même lorsque les autres ont abandonné.

doggerel

humorous and poorly written poetry

vers de mirliton

vers de mirliton

Ex: By the time he finished, his attempt at poetry had turned into unintentionally funny doggerel. 

Au moment où il a fini, sa tentative de poésie s'était transformée en vers de mirliton involontairement drôles.

dogma
dogma
[nom]

a belief or a belief system held by an authority who proclaims it to be undeniably true and expects immediate acceptance

dogme

dogme

Ex: She questioned the dogma of the organization, seeking evidence rather than blind acceptance. 

Elle a remis en question le dogme de l'organisation, cherchant des preuves plutôt qu'une acceptation aveugle.

dogmatic
dogmatic
[Adjectif]

convinced that everything one believes in is true and others are wrong

dogmatique

dogmatique

Ex: She was dogmatic in her belief that only her approach to solving the problem was correct. 

Elle était dogmatique dans sa conviction que seule son approche pour résoudre le problème était correcte.

to dogmatize

to speak in an absolute manner and expecting everyone to believe it without question

dogmatiser

dogmatiser

Ex: She dogmatized her religious views, expecting everyone around her to follow them without question. 

Elle a dogmatisé ses opinions religieuses, s'attendant à ce que tout le monde autour d'elle les suive sans question.

pedant
pedant
[nom]

a person who overly emphasizes minor details or rules, often displaying a pretentious or excessive concern for academic correctness

pinailleur, ergoteur

pinailleur, ergoteur

Ex: Don't be such a pedant about punctuation. 

Ne sois pas un tel pédant avec la ponctuation.

pedantry

the practice of being overly focused on minor details, formal rules, or showing off academic knowledge in an unnecessary way

pédanterie

pédanterie

Ex: Critics accused the scholar of pedantry, making his research inaccessible to a general audience. 

Les critiques ont accusé le savant de pédanterie, rendant ses recherches inaccessibles au grand public.

pendant
pendant
[nom]

a piece of electrical equipment, often consisting of more than two light sources, that is hung from the ceiling

pendentif

pendentif

Ex: The elegant pendant illuminated the dining room beautifully. 

Le pendentif élégant illuminait magnifiquement la salle à manger.

succinct
succinct
[Adjectif]

expressed clearly and briefly, without losing the main points

succinct

succinct

Ex: The memo was succinct, providing a clear summary of the new policy. 

Le mémo était succinct, fournissant un résumé clair de la nouvelle politique.

succor
succor
[nom]

help that someone gives to another in difficult situations

secours

secours

Ex: The wounded soldier received immediate succor from the medics. 

Le soldat blessé a reçu un secours immédiat de la part des médecins.

succulent
succulent
[Adjectif]

juicy and full of flavor

succulent

succulent

Ex: The chef marinated the chicken in a special sauce to ensure it would be succulent and bursting with flavor. 

Le chef a mariné le poulet dans une sauce spéciale pour s'assurer qu'il serait juteux et explosé de saveur.

to succumb
to succumb
[verbe]

to surrender to a superior force or influence

succomber à

succomber à

Ex: The team fought valiantly, but in the end, they succumbed to the opponent's relentless pressure. 

L'équipe a combattu vaillamment, mais à la fin, ils ont succombé à la pression incessante de l'adversaire.

to demobilize

to allow someone to leave the military service, especially when a war ends

démobiliser

démobiliser

Ex: They will demobilize thousands of soldiers as the conflict comes to an end. 

Ils vont démobiliser des milliers de soldats alors que le conflit touche à sa fin.

to demolish

to completely destroy or to knock down a building or another structure

démolir, détruire, abattre

démolir, détruire, abattre

Ex: The wrecking ball was used to demolish the abandoned building. 

La boule de démolition a été utilisée pour démolir le bâtiment abandonné.

to demote
to demote
[verbe]

to lower the rank or position of someone

rétrograder

rétrograder

Ex: After the restructuring, many employees were demoted to lower-level positions. 

Après la restructuration, de nombreux employés ont été rétrogradés à des postes de niveau inférieur.

exclamation

a sudden and short sound, word or phrase, uttered to express anger, excitement, etc.

cri, exclamation

cri, exclamation

Ex: Her exclamation of "Oh my God!" showed her shock. 

Son exclamation de "Oh mon Dieu !" a montré son choc.

excrescence

unusual growth of some parts of the body

excroissance

excroissance

Ex: She was relieved to learn that the excrescence on her skin was benign. 

Elle a été soulagée d'apprendre que l'excroissance sur sa peau était bénigne.

to exculpate

to clear someone's name of accusations and prove their innocence

disculper

disculper

Ex: She worked tirelessly to exculpate her friend from the false charges. 

Elle a travaillé sans relâche pour disculper son ami des fausses accusations.

flue
flue
[nom]

a narrow air channel in a wind instrument connected to the lip

tuyau de poêle

tuyau de poêle

Ex: She noticed a blockage in the flue of her recorder, which affected the tone. 

Elle a remarqué un blocage dans le conduit de son enregistreur, ce qui a affecté le ton.

fluent
fluent
[Adjectif]

able to speak or write clearly and effortlessly

courant, fluide

courant, fluide

Ex: His fluent storytelling kept everyone engaged. 

Son récit fluide a maintenu l'engagement de tout le monde.

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