Désapprobation et conflit – Vocabulaire anglais
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33 mots de vocabulaire anglais avec leur sens : abhor, abhorrence, abhorrent, admit, antipathy… Révisez-les avec des cartes mémoire, des quiz et un…
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- abhor /əb'hɔ:r/ (verb) — détester; avoir horreur de
Exemple:She abhors cruelty to animals.
Synonymes: hate, detest, despise - abhorrence /əb'hɔ:rəns/ (noun) — horreur; haine
Exemple:He felt abhorrence for violence.
Synonymes: hatred, detestation, loathing - abhorrent /əb'hɔ:rənt/ (adjective) — odieux; répugnant
Exemple:The idea of cheating is abhorrent to her.
Synonymes: hateful, revolting, repugnant - admit /əd'mɪt/ (verb) — reconnaître; avouer
Exemple:He admitted that he was late.
Synonymes: acknowledge, confess, own up - antipathy /'æntɪpəθi/ (noun) — antipathie; aversion
Exemple:He has an antipathy toward loud music.
Synonymes: dislike, aversion, hostility - apology /ə'pɑ:lədʒi/ (noun) — excuses
Exemple:She wrote an apology for her mistake.
Synonymes: sorry, regret, apologetic statement - appease /ə'pi:z/ (verb) — apaiser; calmer
Exemple:He tried to appease the angry crowd.
Synonymes: calm, pacify, soothe - averse /ə'vɜ:rs/ (adjective) — réticent; opposé à
Exemple:I am averse to taking risks.
Synonymes: unwilling, reluctant, opposed - aversion /ə'vɜ:rʒən/ (noun) — aversion; répugnance
Exemple:She has an aversion to spiders.
Synonymes: dislike, repugnance, distaste - back-handed /,bæk'hændɪd/ (adjective) — équivoque; indirect
Exemple:That was a back-handed compliment.
Synonymes: indirect, insincere - bad language /bæd 'læŋɡwɪdʒ/ (phrase) — gros mots; langage grossier
Exemple:Please don't use bad language in class.
Synonymes: swear words, rude words, profanity - be not at all satisfied about something be on bad terms /bi nɑt æt ɔl 'sætɪs,faɪd ə'baʊt 'sʌmθɪŋ bi ɑn bæd tɜrmz/ (phrase) — être très mécontent à propos de quelque chose
Exemple:She was not at all satisfied about the decision.
Synonymes: very unhappy, angry - bicker /'bɪkər/ (verb) — se chamailler; se disputer
Exemple:The brothers bickered over the TV remote.
Synonymes: argue, quarrel, squabble - blow hot and cold (idiom) — souffler le chaud et le froid
Exemple:He blows hot and cold about the new plan.
Synonymes: be inconsistent, vacillate, change one's mind - boo /bu:/ (verb) — huer
Exemple:Some fans booed the referee.
Synonymes: jeer, hiss, shout disapproval - brutal suppression /'bru:təl sə'prɛʃən/ (phrase) — répression brutale
Exemple:The regime used brutal suppression to silence protesters.
Synonymes: violent crackdown, harsh repression, forceful oppression - clash (n.) /klæʃ/ (noun) — affrontement; accrochage
Exemple:A clash broke out between the two groups.
Synonymes: conflict, fight, dispute - complain /kəm'pleɪn/ (verb) — se plaindre
Exemple:She complained about the noise.
Synonymes: protest, grumble, criticize - complaint /kəm'pleɪnt/ (noun) — plainte; réclamation
Exemple:He made a complaint to the manager.
Synonymes: grievance, objection, protest - complete wind-up /kəm'pli:t 'wɪnd,ʌp/ (phrase) — canular; mystification
Exemple:It was a complete wind-up.
Synonymes: prank, hoax, joke - conciliate /kən'sɪlieɪt/ (verb) — apaiser; réconcilier
Exemple:The manager tried to conciliate both sides.
Synonymes: reconcile, pacify, appease - condone /kən'doʊn/ (verb) — tolérer; cautionner
Exemple:We should not condone cheating.
Synonymes: tolerate, accept, excuse - conflict resolution /'kɑ:nflɪkt ,rɛzə'lu:ʃən/ (noun) — résolution de conflits
Exemple:They used conflict resolution to settle the dispute.
Synonymes: dispute resolution, mediation - cowboy builder /'kaʊbɔɪ 'bɪldər/ (noun) — artisan bâcleur
Exemple:The cowboy builder left the roof leaking.
Synonymes: shoddy builder, dishonest builder - critical /'krɪtɪkəl/ (adjective) — critique
Exemple:He was critical of the new policy.
Synonymes: disapproving, judgmental, fault-finding - damn someone with faint praise /dæm 'sʌm,wʌn wɪð feɪnt preɪz/ (phrase) — dénigrer par des éloges tièdes
Exemple:He damned her with faint praise.
Synonymes: insincerely praise, criticize indirectly - deeply critical /'di:pli 'krɪtɪkəl/ (phrase) — très critique
Exemple:The review was deeply critical of the film.
Synonymes: highly critical, very disapproving, severely critical - denial /dɪ'naɪəl/ (noun) — déni
Exemple:He was in denial about the problem.
Synonymes: rejection, refusal, disbelief - discord /'dɪskɔ:rd/ (noun) — discorde; désaccord
Exemple:There was discord among the neighbors.
Synonymes: conflict, disagreement, strife - discourteous /dɪs'kɜ:rtiəs/ (adjective) — impoli; discourtois
Exemple:He was discourteous to the waiter.
Synonymes: rude, impolite, bad-mannered
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