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Compétences Lexicales SAT 5 - Leçon 3

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to prognosticate

to predict something in advance

pronostiquer

pronostiquer

Ex: The weather forecasters prognosticated heavy rainfall for the weekend. 
to detonate

to make something explode

faire exploser, faire détoner

faire exploser, faire détoner

Ex: The technician detonated the device in a controlled environment. 
to captivate

to attract someone by being irresistibly appealing

captiver, fasciner

captiver, fasciner

Ex: The enchanting melody of the music captivated everyone in the room. 
to decimate

to kill large groups of people

décimer

décimer

Ex: The deadly virus threatened to decimate the population if not controlled. 
to satiate
to satiate
[verbe]

to fully satisfy a desire or need, such as food or pleasure, often beyond capacity

rassasier, combler

rassasier, combler

Ex: The elaborate feast was designed to satiate even the most ravenous appetites. 
to conciliate

to do something that stops someone's anger or dissatisfaction, usually by being friendly or giving them what they want

apaiser

apaiser

Ex: She conciliated the upset customer by offering a full refund. 
to osculate

(geometry) to touch another curve or surface in at least three points

entrer en contact avec

entrer en contact avec

to fulminate

to strongly criticize or condemn

pester contre

pester contre

Ex: The journalist fulminated against the government's handling of the crisis, accusing officials of incompetence. 
to dilate
to dilate
[verbe]

to increase in size or width

se dilater

se dilater

Ex: The pupils of the eyes dilate in low light conditions. 
to matriculate

to officially enroll or register as a student at a school, college, or university

être admis à l'université, être accepté à l'université

être admis à l'université, être accepté à l'université

Ex: She plans to matriculate at Harvard University in the fall. 
to initiate

to start a new course of action

initier

initier

Ex: The company decided to initiate a new marketing campaign to promote their latest product. 
to truncate

to cut something short in length or duration

tronquer

tronquer

to dissipate

to waste money, energy, or resources

dissiper

dissiper

Ex: He quickly realized that buying expensive gadgets was causing him to dissipate his savings. 
to promulgate

to make something known publicly, especially an idea, belief, or policy

promulguer

promulguer

Ex: She promulgated her views on education reform in a televised interview. 
to depopulate

to cause fewer people live in an area

dépeupler

dépeupler

to amputate

to surgically remove a body part, such as a limb or organ, often due to injury, disease, or medical necessity

amputer

amputer

Ex: The surgeon had to amputate the patient's leg to prevent the spread of the infection. 
to federate

to join together into a single unit for a common cause

fédérer

fédérer

to accumulate

to collect an increasing amount of something over time

accumuler, amasser

accumuler, amasser

Ex: Over the years, he has accumulated a vast collection of rare stamps from all over the world. 
to obviate
to obviate
[verbe]

to eliminate a requirement or complication by providing a solution

parer à, obvier à

parer à, obvier à

Ex: The new software obviates the need for manual data entry. 
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