Éloges et critiques – Vocabulaire anglais
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34 mots de vocabulaire anglais avec leur sens : fault-finding, feedback, find fault, forgive and forget, gripe… Révisez-les avec des cartes mémoire, des…
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- fault-finding /'fɔ:lt ,faɪndɪŋ/ (noun) — manie de relever les défauts; esprit critique
Exemple:His fault-finding upset the team.
Synonymes: nitpicking, criticism, fault-finding - feedback /'fi:dbæk/ (noun) — retour d'information; commentaires
Exemple:Your teacher gave you helpful feedback.
Synonymes: comments, advice, response - find fault /faɪnd fɔ:lt/ (phrase) — trouver à redire à; critiquer
Exemple:She always finds fault with my work.
Synonymes: criticize, nitpick, pick on - forgive and forget /fər,ɡɪv ənd fə'ɡɛt/ (phrase) — pardonner et oublier
Exemple:They decided to forgive and forget.
Synonymes: let go, move on, bury the hatchet - gripe /ɡraɪp/ (verb) — rouspéter; ronchonner
Exemple:He gripes about the food every day.
Synonymes: complain, moan, grouse - grouse /ɡraʊs/ (verb) — grogner; rouspéter
Exemple:They groused about the long wait.
Synonymes: complain, grumble, moan - grumble /'ɡrʌmbəl/ (verb) — marmonner; grommeler
Exemple:She grumbled about the cold weather.
Synonymes: mutter, complain, grouse - hail of abuse /heɪl əv ə'bju:s/ (phrase) — pluie d'insultes
Exemple:He left in a hail of abuse.
Synonymes: tirade, verbal attack, insults - hatred /'heɪtrɪd/ (noun) — haine
Exemple:There was hatred in his voice.
Synonymes: loathing, detestation, animosity - hit the roof /hɪt ðə ru:f/ (idiom) — sortir de ses gonds; piquer une colère
Exemple:She hit the roof when she saw the bill.
Synonymes: get very angry, lose one's temper, blow up - home truth /hoʊm tru:θ/ (phrase) — vérité désagréable; vérité bonne à entendre
Exemple:She finally heard a hard home truth.
Synonymes: hard truth, unpleasant fact, blunt reality - implacable /ɪm'plækəbəl/ (adjective) — implacable; inflexible
Exemple:She remained implacable after the argument.
Synonymes: unyielding, unforgiving, relentless - It just won’t do! /ɪt dʒʌst woʊnt du:/ (phrase) — ça ne passe pas; ce n'est pas acceptable
Exemple:This mess just won't do!
Synonymes: is unacceptable, is not good enough, won't work - I’ve just about had enough of /aɪv dʒʌst ə'baʊt hæd ɪ'nʌf əv/ (phrase) — en avoir assez de; ne plus supporter
Exemple:I've just about had enough of this delay.
Synonymes: I'm fed up with, I've had it with, I can't take any more - overrated /,oʊvər'reɪtɪd/ (adjective) — surévalué; surcoté
Exemple:The show is overrated.
Synonymes: overpraised, overhyped, overestimated - praiseworthy /'preɪzwɜ:rði/ (adjective) — digne d'éloges; louable
Exemple:Her praiseworthy work helped many people.
Synonymes: commendable, admirable, laudable - put somebody/something in the shade (phrase) — éclipser; faire pâlir
Exemple:Her new book puts the others in the shade.
Synonymes: outshine, surpass, overshadow - reputation /,rɛpjə'teɪʃən/ (noun) — réputation; renom
Exemple:The company has a strong reputation.
Synonymes: standing, image, good name - respect /rɪ'spɛkt/ (noun) — respect, estime
Exemple:I have great respect for my teacher.
Synonymes: admiration, esteem, regard - ridiculous /rɪ'dɪkjələs/ (adjective) — ridicule
Exemple:That was a ridiculous mistake.
Synonymes: absurd, ludicrous, silly - shower praise on /'ʃaʊər preɪz ɑ:n/ (phrase) — couvrir d'éloges
Exemple:The review showered praise on the new restaurant.
Synonymes: heap praise on, extol, commend - sing someone’s/something’s praises /sɪŋ 'sʌmwʌnz 'preɪzɪz/ (phrase) — chanter les louanges de
Exemple:She sang her teacher’s praises after the lesson.
Synonymes: extol, commend, rave about - slate (v.) /sleɪt/ (verb) — éreinter; descendre en flèche
Exemple:Critics slated the film for its weak plot.
Synonymes: criticize, condemn, reject - sniff at something /snɪft æt 'sʌmθɪŋ/ (phrase) — faire la fine bouche devant
Exemple:He sniffed at the idea of taking the bus.
Synonymes: look down on, dismiss, scorn - take something as a compliment /teɪk 'sʌmθɪŋ æz ə 'kɒmplɪmənt/ (phrase) — prendre comme un compliment
Exemple:I decided to take it as a compliment.
Synonymes: accept it graciously, see it as praise, take it positively - thunderous applause /'θʌndərəs ə'plɔ:z/ (phrase) — tonnerre d'applaudissements
Exemple:The speaker received thunderous applause.
Synonymes: roaring applause, loud applause, enthusiastic applause - tongue-in-cheek /,tʌŋ ɪn 'tʃi:k/ (idiom) — ironique; pour rire
Exemple:He made a tongue-in-cheek comment about his cooking.
Synonymes: joking, ironic, sarcastic - underscore /,ʌndər'skɔ:r/ (verb) — souligner; mettre l'accent sur
Exemple:The teacher underscored the importance of honesty.
Synonymes: emphasize, stress, highlight - unstinting /ʌn'stɪntɪŋ/ (adjective) — sans réserve; généreux
Exemple:She gave unstinting support to the team.
Synonymes: generous, lavish, abundant - unsurpassed /,ʌnsər'pæst/ (adjective) — inégalé
Exemple:Her performance was unsurpassed in the competition.
Synonymes: unmatched, unequalled, superior
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