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Compétences Lexicales SAT 5 - Leçon 25

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to ally
to ally
[verbe]

to join with or give support to another person, group, or country for a shared purpose

s'allier avec, s'allier à

s'allier avec, s'allier à

Ex: The country allied itself with its neighbors during the conflict. 
to deify
to deify
[verbe]

to consider or regard someone or something the same rank as God

déifier

déifier

Ex: Fans of the rock star seemed to deify him, treating his every word and action as sacred. 

Les fans de la rock star semblaient le déifier, traitant chacune de ses paroles et actions comme sacrées.

to descry
to descry
[verbe]

to see or notice something, often from a distance or with some difficulty

apercevoir, distinguer

apercevoir, distinguer

Ex: I often descry wildlife in the forest when I go hiking. 

Je aperçois souvent la faune dans la forêt quand je fais de la randonnée.

to mortify
to mortify
[verbe]

to become necrotized, usually due to lack of blood supply

mortifier

mortifier

Ex: After hours of compression, the fingers began to mortify, signaling a loss of blood flow. 

Après des heures de compression, les doigts ont commencé à se nécroser, signalant une perte de circulation sanguine.

to stultify

to make someone or something worthless or ineffective

abrutir, abêtir

abrutir, abêtir

Ex: The lack of proper training stultified their efforts to succeed. 

Le manque de formation adéquate a stultifié leurs efforts pour réussir.

to mollify
to mollify
[verbe]

to do something that lessens someone's anger or sadness

amadouer, apaiser

amadouer, apaiser

Ex: The company mollified its employees by offering a bonus. 

La société a apaisé ses employés en leur offrant un bonus.

to decry
to decry
[verbe]

to openly express one's extreme disapproval or criticism

dénoncer, contester

dénoncer, contester

Ex: The senator decried the proposed legislation during his speech. 

Le sénateur a dénoncé la législation proposée lors de son discours.

to ratify
to ratify
[verbe]

to formally approve a decision, action, etc., typically through an official process or legal means

ratifier

ratifier

Ex: After lengthy negotiations, the countries involved in the trade agreement finally ratified the terms. 

Après de longues négociations, les pays impliqués dans l'accord commercial ont finalement ratifié les termes.

to ossify
to ossify
[verbe]

to cause something, such as a cartilage, to harden and change into bone

ossifier

ossifier

to terrify
to terrify
[verbe]

to cause extreme fear in someone

terrifier

terrifier

Ex: The loud crash in the middle of the night terrified the entire household. 

Le terrifiant fracas au milieu de la nuit a terrifié toute la maison.

to classify

to arrange people or things into groups according to shared characteristics or qualities

classer

classer

Ex: Scientists classify animals into different groups. 
to gainsay
to gainsay
[verbe]

to disagree or deny that something is true

réfuter, contredire

réfuter, contredire

Ex: Despite her efforts to gainsay the allegations, the truth eventually came to light. 

Malgré ses efforts pour contredire les allégations, la vérité a fini par éclater.

to foray
to foray
[verbe]

to engage in a sudden and brief attack on enemy territory

faire une incursion

faire une incursion

to belay
to belay
[verbe]

to tie and secure a boat to a rock, pin, or bitt

assurer

assurer

to waylay
to waylay
[verbe]

to wait in a hiding spot in order to attack

arrêter, tenir la jambe à

arrêter, tenir la jambe à

to amnesty
to amnesty
[verbe]

to officially pardon the crime of a group of people

accorder une amnistie à

accorder une amnistie à

Ex: The new president promised to amnesty undocumented immigrants who met certain conditions. 
to sully
to sully
[verbe]

to degrade or tarnish something pure and perfect, especially the reputation of someone

entacher

entacher

to bandy
to bandy
[verbe]

to toss something, especially a ball, back and forth, as in a game or casual exchange

échanger

échanger

Ex: The children bandied a beach ball between them. 

Les enfants se renvoyaient un ballon de plage entre eux.

to espy
to espy
[verbe]

to see something or someone unexpectedly, often from a distance or after careful observation

apercevoir, entrevoir

apercevoir, entrevoir

Ex: She espies a familiar face in the bustling crowd. 

Elle aperçoit un visage familier dans la foule animée.

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