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Compétences Lexicales SAT 5 - Leçon 9

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to consecrate

to make something sacred through religious rituals

consacrer

consacrer

Ex: During the ritual, the sacred objects were consecrated to symbolize their spiritual significance. 

Pendant le rituel, les objets sacrés ont été consacrés pour symboliser leur importance spirituelle.

to deteriorate

to decline in quality, condition, or overall state

se détériorer, se dégrader

se détériorer, se dégrader

Ex: Neglecting regular maintenance can cause a car's performance to deteriorate. 

Négliger l'entretien régulier peut entraîner une détérioration des performances d'une voiture.

to prevaricate

to avoid giving a direct answer by being deliberately ambiguous

atermoyer

atermoyer

Ex: He tends to prevaricate when confronted with difficult questions. 

Il a tendance à prévariquer lorsqu'il est confronté à des questions difficiles.

to eradicate

to commit a large-scale homicide which results in a significant reduction in population

éliminer

éliminer

Ex: The government's actions were seen as an attempt to eradicate a specific group of people. 

Les actions du gouvernement ont été perçues comme une tentative d'éradiquer un groupe spécifique de personnes.

to vaccinate

to protect a person or an animal against a disease by giving them a preventive shot against specific diseases

vacciner

vacciner

Ex: The veterinarian will vaccinate the dog against common canine diseases during the annual check-up. 

Le vétérinaire va vacciner le chien contre les maladies canines courantes lors du bilan annuel.

to procrastinate

to postpone something that needs to be done

remettre au lendemain

remettre au lendemain

Ex: He procrastinated paying his bills until they were overdue. 

Il a reporté le paiement de ses factures jusqu'à ce qu'elles soient en retard.

to deliberate

to discuss an issue carefully and formally before reaching a decision

délibérer, réfléchir

délibérer, réfléchir

Ex: The committee met to deliberate on the proposed changes. 
to articulate

to clearly and verbally express what one thinks or feels

articuler

articuler

Ex: The politician was able to articulate her policies in a way that resonated with voters. 
to emaciate

to become thin or malnourished and physically fade away

s'émacier

s'émacier

to contaminate

to make a place, substance, etc. dirty or harmful by adding dangerous material

contaminer

contaminer

Ex: Careless waste disposal practices can contaminate groundwater with hazardous substances. 

Les pratiques de gestion des déchets négligentes peuvent contaminer les eaux souterraines avec des substances dangereuses.

to eliminate

to completely remove, destroy, or get rid of something

éliminer, faire disparaître

éliminer, faire disparaître

Ex: Sarah eliminated unnecessary expenses from her monthly budget. 
to modulate

to adjust the pitch or intensity of a sound or one's voice

moduler, ajuster

moduler, ajuster

Ex: During the public speaking event, the orator modulated her voice to captivate the audience. 

Lors de l'événement de prise de parole en public, l'oratrice a modulé sa voix pour captiver le public.

to adulterate

to corrupt something by adding inferior substances, especially to reduce its purity or quality

frelater, couper

frelater, couper

Ex: They adulterated the wine by mixing it with water. 

Ils ont adultéré le vin en le mélangeant avec de l'eau.

to abnegate

to refuse or reject something valuable

renoncer à

renoncer à

to abrogate

to terminate an agreement, right, law, custom, etc. in an official manner

abroger

abroger

Ex: They had abrogated the agreement without consulting the other parties involved. 

Ils avaient abrogé l'accord sans consulter les autres parties concernées.

to cultivate

to grow plants or crops, especially for farming or commercial purposes

cultiver

cultiver

Ex: They cultivate strawberries in greenhouses to sell at the market. 

Ils cultivent des fraises dans des serres pour les vendre au marché.

to rejuvenate

to bring back a youthful look or appearance

rajeunir

rajeunir

Ex: The surgeon used advanced techniques to rejuvenate his face, reducing the signs of aging. 

Le chirurgien a utilisé des techniques avancées pour rajeunir son visage, réduisant ainsi les signes de vieillissement.

to emulate
to emulate
[verbe]

to make an attempt at matching or surpassing someone or something, particularly by the means of imitation

imiter

imiter

Ex: She worked hard to emulate the success of her mentor in the business world. 

Elle a travaillé dur pour imiter le succès de son mentor dans le monde des affaires.

to humiliate

to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed, often by publicly exposing their weaknesses or shortcomings

humilier

humilier

Ex: It's never acceptable to humiliate someone for their differences or vulnerabilities. 

Il n'est jamais acceptable d'humilier quelqu'un pour ses différences ou ses vulnérabilités.

to corrugate

to fold something into parallel ridges or grooves

onduler

onduler

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