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enthralling

captivating

entrancing

delightful (charmant)

bewitching

enchanting, charming, fascinating

riveting

absorbing; engrossing

gripping

exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention

engrossing

taking up one's complete attention

eyebrow

the thin line of hair that is above each eye

to record

enregistrer

extract

to pull out by force

damp

to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound

awkward

clumsy (maladroit)

broad

comprehensive

forward

pro

junk mail

another term for spam

upload

to transfer an image, document, or file, from your computer to a website

identity theft

the fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial gain.

unfriend someone

remove a friend from your friend list

sign up

to put your name on a list for something because you want to take part in it

homepage

the first page of the website

in a hurry

rush

out of touch

not having contact; not having knowledge of

to and fro

backwards and forwards (aller-retour)

now and again

sometimes

synonym

A word that means the same as another word

antonyms

words that have opposite meanings

to cease

to stop

tabloid

a smaller version of a newspaper, often with more sensational news

casual acquaintance

person you know, but not very well

burnt out

exhausted

exhaustion

a state of extreme physical or mental fatigue

overwork

to work too much

snowed under with work

to have a lot of work to do

out of breath

to breathe heavily

heavy sleeper

a person who doesn't wake up easily

alarm clock

a clock that makes a noise to wake you up

set a clock

put the clock to the right time

deep sleep

stage 4 sleep; the deepest form of normal sleep

dash

to do or carry out in a hurry

yawn

to take a deep breath with your mouth wide open, because you are tired or bored

glad

happy

deprive sb of sth

to take sth away from sb

shot

a single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts

dissatisfied

not pleased

chilly

unpleasantly cold

collocations

words that are often used together

readiness

the extent to which people have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task

to alight

to get down from

to feel gutted

to feel very upset (bouleversé)

a felon

a person guilty of a major crime

to bug someone

to bother or annoy someone

to zone out

not pay attention / dissociate yourself from a situation

shade

a small variation, a nuance; a small amount

to coin

to invent

subtle

not obvious (évident)

sunshade

A parasol, awning, or other device giving protection from the sun

shady

filled with shade

shadow

An area from which light is blocked.

shadowy

mysterious

put across

communicate ideas

convey

to make known

comb

a thin strip of plastic or other material that has teeth and is used to brush, style or decorate hair (peigne)

lamb

young sheep (agneau)

crumb

small piece

debt

something, typically money, that is owed or due (dette)

plumber

a person whose job is to install or repair sinks, toilets, water pipes, etc.

screwdriver

a hand tool for driving screws (tournevis)

to drip

fall in drops (gouttes)

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