Opinions et arguments – Vocabulaire anglais
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- accede /ək'si:d/ (verb) — accéder à; consentir à
Exemple:The committee acceded to the request.
Synonymes: agree, yield, comply - acquiesce /,ækwi'es/ (verb) — acquiescer; consentir
Exemple:She acquiesced and said nothing.
Synonymes: yield, submit, consent - advocate /'ædvəkeɪt/ (verb) — défendre; plaider pour
Exemple:They advocate for better public schools.
Synonymes: support, champion - arbitrary /'ɑ:rbə,treri/ (adjective) — arbitraire
Exemple:The rule seemed arbitrary.
Synonymes: random, capricious - assert /ə'sɜ:rt/ (verb) — affirmer; déclarer
Exemple:The manager asserted that the plan would work.
Synonymes: state, declare, insist - black-and-white /,blæk ən 'waɪt/ (adjective) — manichéen
Exemple:The debate was too black-and-white for me.
Synonymes: either-or, oversimplified - cloud your judgement /klaʊd jʊr 'dʒʌdʒmənt/ (phrase) — troubler son jugement
Exemple:Stress can cloud your judgement.
Synonymes: blur your judgement, distort your thinking, confuse you - contradict /kən'trædɪkt/ (verb) — contredire
Exemple:His story contradicted the evidence.
Synonymes: deny, dispute, oppose - converse /kən'vɜrs/ (verb) — converser; discuter
Exemple:She will converse with the guests after dinner.
Synonymes: speak, talk, chat - countenance /'kaʊntənəns/ (verb) — tolérer; admettre
Exemple:The teacher would not countenance rude behavior.
Synonymes: allow, tolerate, permit - deal with /di:l wɪð/ (phrase) — traiter; s'occuper de
Exemple:We need to deal with this problem now.
Synonymes: handle, address, tackle - dilemma /dɪ'lɛmə/ (noun) — dilemme
Exemple:He faced a dilemma about which job to take.
Synonymes: predicament, problem, quandary - discretion /dɪ'skrɛʃən/ (noun) — discrétion; discernement
Exemple:She used discretion when sharing the news.
Synonymes: judgment, prudence, carefulness - disgusting /dɪs'gʌstɪŋ/ (adjective) — dégoûtant
Exemple:The smell was disgusting.
Synonymes: revolting, repulsive, nasty - distasteful /dɪs'teɪstfəl/ (adjective) — déplaisant; répugnant
Exemple:I found his comments distasteful.
Synonymes: offensive, unpleasant, repugnant - double-edged /,dʌbəl'ɛdʒd/ (adjective) — à double tranchant
Exemple:The new policy was double-edged.
Synonymes: ambivalent, mixed - draw a veil over /drɔ: ə veɪl 'əʊvər/ (phrase) — passer sous silence
Exemple:Let's draw a veil over that argument.
Synonymes: avoid mentioning, pass over, not discuss - exaggerate /ɪɡ'zædʒəreɪt/ (verb) — exagérer
Exemple:He tends to exaggerate the problem.
Synonymes: overstate, overemphasize, inflate - exaggeration /ɪɡ,zædʒə'reɪʃən/ (noun) — exagération
Exemple:That was just an exaggeration.
Synonymes: overstatement, embellishment, stretch - excuse /ɪk'skju:s/ (noun) — excuse; prétexte
Exemple:He gave an excuse for being late.
Synonymes: reason, justification, alibi - fatuous /'fætʃuəs/ (adjective) — stupide; sot
Exemple:That was a fatuous remark.
Synonymes: silly, foolish, senseless - for another thing /fɔ:r ə'nʌðər θɪŋ/ (phrase) — d'autre part; en outre
Exemple:For another thing, it's too expensive.
Synonymes: also, besides, in addition - for one thing /fɔ:r wʌn θɪŋ/ (phrase) — d'abord; premièrement
Exemple:For one thing, I don't have the time.
Synonymes: firstly, to begin with, for starters - fundamentally /,fʌndə'mɛntəli/ (adverb) — fondamentalement
Exemple:The issue is fundamentally unfair.
Synonymes: basically, essentially, basically speaking - generalisation /,dʒenrəlaɪ'zeɪʃən/ (noun) — généralisation
Exemple:That's a generalisation based on one case.
Synonymes: general statement, broad conclusion, sweeping claim - grey area /,ɡreɪ 'ɛəriə/ (noun) — zone grise
Exemple:The rules leave a grey area.
Synonymes: gray area, uncertain case - immoderate /ɪ'mɑ:dərət/ (adjective) — immodéré; excessif
Exemple:Her immoderate spending caused serious debt.
Synonymes: excessive, overdone, unrestrained - implication /,ɪmplɪ'keɪʃən/ (noun) — implication; sous-entendu
Exemple:Her silence carried an implication of disagreement.
Synonymes: suggestion, hint, inference - in respect of (phrase) — concernant; en ce qui concerne
Exemple:In respect of your request, we will reply tomorrow.
Synonymes: regarding, concerning, about - in support of /ɪn sə'pɔ:rt əv/ (phrase) — en faveur de; à l'appui de
Exemple:She spoke in support of the proposal.
Synonymes: in favor of, supporting
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