Vocabulaire Unit 1 Cartes | Quizlet

A change of mind

A change of mind

an act of changing what you think about a situation

A change of heart

your attitude towards something changers, usually making you feel more friendly, helpful, etc

Time is money

time is valuable, and should not be wasted

A leopard can't change its spot

something you say that means a person's character, especially if it is bad, will not change, even if they pretend that it will

Change one's tune

to change your opinion completely, especially because you know it will bring you an advantage

A change is as good as a rest

you can get as much good from changing the work you di as from having a rest

Converting

convertir (ex: I have no idea what the current rate is for converting my country's currency into sterling)

Vary

varié (ex: I need to vary my diet more)

Switching

passer (ex: I often chanel-hop when i watch tv, switching between channels to see what's on)

Adapt

s'adapter (ex: I don't adapt easily to new situations)

Alter

retoucher des vêtements (ex: i get my mother to alter my clothes if they don't fit properly

Transformed

transformer (ex: the internet has radically transformed my life)

Transfers

transferer (ex: i cannot understand why such vast sums of money are involved when a football player transfers from one club to another)

Shift

changer (ex: I think the focus of language lessons should shift away from grammar and towards more vocabulary learning)

Vocation

calling

Ponder

wonder

Continuing

ongoing

Dissimilar

unlike

Uncelebrated

unsung

Duty

onus

Claim

argues

Speed

rate

College

a place where students go to study or to receive training after thet have left school

At stake

that can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action

Credentials

the qualities, training, or experience that make you suitable to do something

Apprenticeship

a period working as an apprentice

Board chair

the leader of a group of people who have power to make decisions and control a company or other organization

Workforce

all the people in a country or an area who are available for work
Overwhelmed: to have such a strong emotional effect on somebody that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react

Overwhelmed

to have such a strong emotional effect on somebody that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react

University

an institution at the highest level of education where you can study for a degree or do research

Counsellor

a person who has been trained to advise people with problems, especially personal problems

Hone

to develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period

Out of question

hors de question

Registered

déclarer

In a dream world

dans un monde parfait

Pursue

continuer

Stigma

negative feelings that people have about particular circumstances

Roughly

plus ou moins

Obsolete

out of date

Relevant

compétant

a teenager

un adolescent

a senior citizen

un senior

middle aged

+- 50 ans

20-ish

20 ans

a todler

un enfant qui apprend a marcher

a pree-teen

un preadolescent

steady figure

salaire stable

we’re still rolling

we still don’t know where we are going

on the whole

in general

cohort

group of people that shares a common feature or behaviour

whereas

when in fact

panned out

mapped out

equates

être équivalent à

deprived

disadvantaged, impoverished

selection down

to narrow your choices

cross section

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up to

dépendre

genuinely

truly, really

keep someone on the straight and narrow

vivre de manière honnête et agir selon ce qui est moralement

gripping

passionant, captivant

to spin

tourner

to suffer from

souffrir de

to fancy

aimer

to flounder

patauger

to be in the troes of

être en plein dans

currently

actuellement

to obliterate

effacer

a milestone

une étape importante dans la vie

a vacuum

un vide

to be mad redundante

être licencié

to be in a state of limbo

être dans le flou

on average

en moyenne

scale

ampleur

earnest

honnête

peculiar

particulier, étranger, bizarre

seemingly well adjusted

de toute évidence

looming

imminent

to keep up

suivre

unreleting

incessant

mortgage

prêt immobilier

to push back

repousser

clue, hint

indice

to be clueless

ne pas savoir

odd

bizarre

a purpose

un but

acute

important

a pay-off

un bénéfice

to sniff at

dédaigner

to wish something away

espérer que quelque chose disparaisse

to be trapped

être coincé

to trigger

provoquer

in the meantime

en attendant

upsetting

triste, boulversant

to be fettered by

être entravé par

to suss out

comprendre, piger

to dawn on

se rendre compte de

stacked

truqué