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Vocab 1
Phrases
vocab : definitions
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give the definition : a sham
Something that is not what it purports to be. (claims to be.)
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Give a situation where you could use this phrase : Why haven’t you done so?
examples : You told me you wanted to take up the saxophone. Why haven’t you done so? You told me you wanted to quit your job and move to Tahiti. Why haven’t you done so?
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a loser
un raté, un perdant
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Who came up with this?
Whose idea was this?
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I could have saved him.
J'aurais pu le sauver.
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Give a synonym : a sham
a fraud - a hoax
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the following phrase "This whole ___ thing..." is used with a noun in order to discredit or degrade it. Make your own example after reading the following example : "This whole English thing is a real headache."
other examples : This whole democracy thing is a real sham. This whole Valentine’s day thing is a commercial gimmick. / (a trick. /a scheme. / a deceiving plan.)
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a hater
- someone who hates someone else, and critisizes them in the public eye, usually out of jealousy
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It's freezing!
It's very cold!
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I should have had breakfast this morning.
J'aurais dû prendre le petit déjeuner ce matin.
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give a defintion : travesty
- a grotesque or inferior imitation / a mockery
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to start with - Pour commencer... situation 1 : How dare you steal my bacon! Response 1 : To start with, I’m not a thief. Furthermore, I’m a vegetarian. So get your facts straight before you accuse people for things they haven’t done. Situation 2 : What makes you think you’d be a good recruit for the position of dentist office manager?
To start with...
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to skyrocket, as in : My bills are skyrocketing!
to increase rapidly and suddenly
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This election is a sham!
This election is a hoax! It's fake! It's phony.
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My I.Q. is one of the highest.
Mon Q.I. est entre les plus élévés.
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Give a synonym: actually
- in fact / really
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to prove wrong Use in a sentence.
You think I can't learn English? I’ll prove you wrong.
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to rip apart - as in : His obsession with gambling is ripping our relationship apart.
to destroy, to tear to pieces
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A housewife
A stay at home mother.
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He looks really bad.
Il a mauvais mine.
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give a definition and an example : to drop out of
- to abandon efforts and leave a place (ex. to drop out of school)
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to prove right. Use in a sentence.
I told you that global warming exists. The fact that the ice caps in the north pole are melting proves me right.
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a spoiled brat
a person, usually a child, who is obnoxious, annoying and whose parents give them whatever they want.
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I dropped out of college.
I left the university definitively.
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How were you ever put in this position?
Comment tu t'es trouvé dans cette position? (littéralement: Comment es-tu été jamais mis dans cette position?)