Le livre Insight - Pré-intermédiaire - Unité 6 - 6A - Partie 2

experiencing something bad due to bad luck

malheureux, malchanceux

offering assistance or support, making tasks easier or problems more manageable for others

utile

not providing any assistance or useful help in making a situation better or easier

inutile, sans aide

capable of following rules of logic and forming ideas based on facts that are true

logique

lacking sense or reason

illogique, incohérent

concerned with right and wrong behavior

moral

acting in a way that goes against accepted moral standards or principles

immoral

based on real-world experience and observation rather than theoretical knowledge

pratique

impossible to do or achieve

impraticable, inviable

following a pattern, especially one with fixed or uniform intervals

régulier, régulière

not following a regular or predictable pattern

irrégulier

protected from any danger

sûr, en sécurité

having a high degree of risk or danger

peu sûr, dangereux

causing a feeling of shock, disbelief, or wonder

surprenant, étonnant

not causing surprise or unexpectedness, usually because it was already known or predicted

prévisible, sans surprise

having a clean and well-organized appearance and state

bien rangé, propre

not properly organized or cared for

désordonné, en désordre

a place where children learn things from teachers

école

having a quality that is not satisfying

mauvais

the way that someone acts, particularly in the presence of others

comportement, conduite

a person who likes to threaten, scare, or hurt others, particularly people who are weaker

harceleur, tyran

to win or gain an advantage in a game, competition, etc. by breaking rules or acting unfairly

tricher

to force someone to leave a place, organization, etc.

renvoyer, exclure

to take part in a violent physical action against someone

se battre, combattre

a type of punishment for students who have done something wrong and as a result, they cannot go home at the same time as others

retenue, colle

a message or sign given to someone to indicate that something dangerous, harmful, or undesirable may happen

avertissement, alerte

to skip school or work without permission or without a valid reason

to temporarily prevent someone from going to school as a punishment because they did something wrong

suspendre

to use offensive or vulgar language in order to express strong emotions

jurer, insulter

to intentionally damage something, particularly public property

vandaliser

the act of making someone suffer because they have done something illegal or wrong

punition

an unlawful act that is punishable by the legal system

crime

lacking the ability to read and write in any language

illettré, analphabète

experiencing good luck or favorable circumstances

fortuné, chanceux