English Vocabulary bac2

Flashcards for vocabulary review from English lecture notes.

Currently

At the moment, now

Fluency

The quality of being fluent, especially facility in speech or writing

Wonder

Be amazed or surprised by something; feel curiosity about something = question, think

Feedback

A reaction or response to a process or activity

Random

Happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan

Fluently

Eloquent; to speak or read easily, well, and quickly

Dawned on me

To become known or obvious to someone, often suddenly; to become clear to = met venu à l’esprit

Foreign

Of or coming from another country or nation; not domestic or native

Sitcom

A television series in which the same characters are involved in amusing situations in each show

Gibberish

Spoken or written words that have no meaning = charabia

Make sense

To be clear and easy to understand

Short cut

A quicker way of doing something in order to save time or effort = raccourci

Introverted

Shy, quiet, and preferring to spend time alone rather than often being with other people

Be willing to

To be happy to do something if it is needed = être pret à faire qlq chose si besoin, disposé à

Effective

Efficient, successful or achieving the results that you want

Short-term

Relating to a short period of time

Long term

Continuing a long time into the future

Repeatedly

Many times

Available

Able to be bought or used immediately

Plan (a bit) ahead

To be organised in advance

Household chores

The regular tasks and duties that need to be done to keep a home clean, organized, and running smoothly. These include activities like cleaning, cooking, washing dishes, doing laundry, and taking out the trash.

Improvement

To get better, or to make something better

Chunks

A thick, solid piece of something (especially one that has been cut or broken off) = morceau

Experiment with

Scientific procedures conducted to test a hypothesis, observe phenomena, or discover new facts

Struggle with

To make a very big effort

Strangers

Someone you do not know

Struggle with

To make very big effort

Tracking

To follow a goal, a habit, etc.

Give it another try

Means to attempt something again after not succeeding the first time

To rob

To steal something from someone or a place

In disbelief

The feeling of not being able to believe something = incrédulité

To be mistaken

Wrong in your opinion or judgment

To permeate

To affect every part of something = imprégner, se répandre, pénétrer

Previous

Happening or existing before the event or object that you are talking about

To mislead (misled)

To give somebody the wrong idea or impression and make them believe something that is not true, = to deceive = induire en erreur

Poor

Not good; of a quality that is low or lower than expected = mauvais

Average

Typical or normal

To rate

To place somebody/something in a particular position on a scale in relation to similar people or things

To fail

To not be successful in achieving something

Accurately

In a way that is correct and true in every detail = précisément

To end up

To find yourself in a place or situation at the end of a process or period of time = finir à un endroit

Cognitive bias

A systematic distortion in the way the human mind processes information

Inflate

To make something increase in size by filling it with air, or gas

Overall

In general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group or situation = ds l’ensemble

Overestimated

To think that something is better or more important than it really is

Unaware

Not aware, informed about something = inconscient

Unfortunate

Is unlucky, unhappy, or regrettable—it happens in a bad or undesired way. = malheureux

To realise

To understand a situation, sometimes suddenly

Poorest

Being of the lowest quality in a comparison

Confused

Not clear and therefore difficult to understand

Perplexed

Confused, because something is difficult to understand or solve

Thoughtful

Carefully considering things

Underestimate

To think that someone or something is less capable, less important, or smaller than they really are.

To be likened to

To say that someone or something is similar to someone or something else — often in appearance, behavior, or quality.

Outcomes

A result or effect of an action, situation

Inept

Not skilled or effective

Be fooled

Means to be tricked, deceived, or misled by someone or something = se faire tromper

Fallible

Able or likely to make mistakes

Delay (noun)

Slower development, to cause someone or something to be slow or late = retarder

(to) Enhance

Amplify, improve = améliorer

Findings

Discoveries

Outcome (noun)

Result, effect

Globally

Internationally

Background (noun)

Circumstances

Range (noun)

Variety, spectrum

Disorder (noun)

Illness, condition, syndrome

To define

To explain and describe the meaning and exact limits of something

Infants

A baby or a very young child

Noisy

A sound or sounds, especially when it is unwanted, unpleasant, or loud

Stressful

making you feel worried and nervous

Peer

a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group = Un pair

Hindering

To limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something = entravant

Whether

If, or not used especially in reporting questions and expressing doubts

Assess

To decide the quality or importance of something = évaluer, estimer

Consistent with

In agreement with other facts, or with typical or previous behavior, or having the same principles as something else = conforme à

Sample

a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should be like = Echantillon

Confounding

To confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation = déconcertant

Aim

a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve = Goal

Highlight

To attract attention to or emphasize something important

Mitigate

To make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad = atténuer, réduire

Providing

Giving, handing, supplying = fournir

Longitudinal studies

Research studies that follow the same individuals or groups over an extended period of time. They are used to observe how certain variables or behaviors change over time.

Comprehensive

Complete and including everything that is necessary = complet, exhaustif

Genuine

Sincere and honest; that can be trusted = véritable, authentoque

Evidence

The facts, signs or objects that make you believe that something is true = preuve

Acquaintance

A person that you know but who is not a close friend = une connaissance

Overlook

To fail to see or notice something = négliger, ne pas remarquer, ignorer volontairement, oublier

Untapped

Available but not yet used = non exploiter

Cue

An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something = signal

Trivial

Not important or serious; not worth considering = banal

Passerby

A person who is going past somebody/something by chance, especially when something unexpected happen = passant

Foresee

To think something is going to happen in the future; to know about something before it happens; to predict = anticiper

Thrive

To become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc. = bien se porter

Avoid

To prevent something bad from happening; to keep away from somebody/something; to try not to do something = éviter

Daunting

Making somebody feel nervous and less confident about doing something; likely to make somebody feel this way; intimidating = intimidant

Weak tie

Is a social connection between individuals who are not closely bonded = lien faible

Forego

Se priver de

Socializing

The activity of spending time when you are not working with friends or with other people in order to enjoy yourself

Substantial

Large quantity of = consequent

Untapped

Not yet used or taken advantage of = inexploiter