Vocab 1 anglais

abondance affluence

aborder [= un problème] to address, to tackle

acclamer to hail, to acclaim

accord agreement

actuellement currently

affreux awful, terrible, horrible

agaçant irksome, bothersome, annoying

aggraver [= ajouter à] to compound, to worsen

alimenter [= intensifier] to fuel, to stoke, to fan the flames of

alléguer que to allege, to maintain, to claim that

s'apaiser to abate, to subside, to blow over, to die down

atteindre to reach, to achieve, to attain

autonome [= individu] self-reliant, self-sufficient

avancer [= progresser] to make headway, to make inroads, to make strides

avoir de l'influence to have clout, to have pull, to be influential

avoir des scrupules to have qualms, misgivings, scruples about

avoir l'effet inverse to backfire, to boomerang

avoir lieu [= se passer] to happen, to take place, to occur

bénéficier de [= tirer profit] to benefit from, to profit from

bienveillant benevolent

blâmer, réprimander to censure, to chastise, to rebuke, to admonish

bouc émissaire scapegoat, fall guy (informal), patsy (US, informal)

but [= objectif] aim, goal, objective, purpose

céder to relent, to give in, to yield, to cave in

céder à to give in to, to yield to, to cave in to

compenser to make up for, to compensate for, to offset

compromettre [= mettre en danger] to jeopardize, to endanger, to compromise

se consacrer à to dedicate oneself to, to devote oneself to

conseiller (v) to advise

consterné par appalled at, horrified by

contraindre to compel, to constrain, to oblige

contrecarrer to foil, to thwart, to balk