Expression(and their

meaning)
ANGLAIS MEANING EXEMPLE
WITH VERY WITHOUT VERY EXEMPLE
ANGLAIS MEANING EXEMPLE
Bickering Se chamailler
Drum up susciter (ou) preparer
Glib Desinvolte/desintersse
Felony Crime
Fluk Coup de chance
Put out fire Eteindre le feu
Clang/clanging Bruit/resonne
Harboring Heberger
Shelter Abri
Flourish Grow up fast / fleurir
Thrive(flourish) Prosperer/se
developper/succeed
Prospect hope(ou) a person
regarded as likely to
succeed
Advocate Supporter une idde
(defenseur)
Empower Give power to
Outrage Strong feeling unhapiness
Impoverished Rendre pauvre
Dole out Distribuer
ANGLAIS MEANING EXEMPLE
Looked down on Regarder de haut (une
personne)
Reach out Ask for help
Bring about Cause to happen
Relentless Implacable/inapaisable
bailed/ bail=caution Libere sous caution
Tremendous Enormous/ fromidable
Ensure Assurer / garantir
Withdrew retirer/ take away Tom withdrew money from the bank
something from a
particular place ,position
Numb (the pain) Deprived of the power of The cold has numbed his senses
sensation / paralyser
Redeem Rembourser / se racheter I will redeem myslef, don‘t worry
de quelque chose
Faith Foi/ complete trust in Keep faith in god
someone or something
Witnessed/witness = Temoigner There are no witnesses to the murder
temoin
Napkin Mouchoir Can you give me a napkin ?
Stained Tachee (ou) coloree The napkin is stained ,please give another one
ANGLAIS MEANING EXEMPLE
Swamp Submerger ou inonder
Rusty Rouillé The iron rusts after years
Treat ( treason = trahison) Regal
Teaser Blageur I am a teaser
Restive Unable to keep silent or The crowd had been waiting for hours , and many were becoming
still because of restive
impatience or
dissatisfaction
Relieve Soulager/alleger The drug was used to relieve pain and promote sleep
Blurry Floue
Rave Delirer
Soar Monter en fleche The cost of living continued to soar
Increase rapidly The bord soared into the air
Fly up
Depletion Reduction
Leapfrogging (Dak le jeu)
Incentive Motivation , recompense
A thing that motivates
one to do something
Appalling Disgusting , horrible
ANGLAIS MEANING EXEMPLE
Rough Rude / 7rech
Narrowed / narrow = Reduire , restreindre His vision is narrowed by the mask
limited , restricted
Fines Amendes
Nerd Intello
Appealing Attractive , interesting
Steer Diriger , guider My father will steer us within the montagnes
Overwhelmed(emotion) Submerger (emotion) I am overwhelmed with emotion
Still Immobile
Crowd Foule
Fancy Luxieux / chic
Take over Prendre le relais
Death row L endroit ou les
condamne a mort sont
enferme
Gather Collecter / tejme3
Struck down Frappé
Pattern Motif
ANGLAIS MEANING EXEMPLE
Gamble pari
fellow Compagnon
Blush Rougir
Strike Frappe Strike first
Hunch Pressentiment I have a bad hunch (feeling)
Sake Bennefice
Enamored (in love) Amoureux
Sparkly Scintillant
Attic Grenier
Tweak Make adjustment to
Release Liberer
Brakes Les freins
Cozy Comfortable / confy
That tickles Ca chatouille
Lumpy Grumeleux
Grounded Puni
farther Plus loin
ANGLAIS MEANING EXEMPLE
Bankrupt faillite This company went bankrupt
Greedy Avide (having an intense Rayane is greedy for money
desir and selfish for
something)
Limp Boiter Its been 3 month that i limp
stingy Avare ( ze9ram)
ludicrous(loodakres) Ridicule
Battered Battu A battered wife
neat Soigné
sorrow Chagrin After teh death of his brother , he fell into a deep sorrow
sharp Tranchant
hustle Tes3a
dodge Esquiver
abduct Enlever ( kidnapper)
impromtu Improviser
stumble Trebucher
Tight Serré
Poach 1 / Illegaly hunt
ANGLAIS MEANING EXEMPLE
snuggly cozy
Rile someone up Enerver quelqu‘un
Flow Defaut
Blemish = flow Defaut
Evict Expulser I will evict you of the school
Trunk Coffre
Sue Poursuivre en justice I will sue you
A Pundits Un expert
Call upon Inviter
Elated Thankful
Dreadful Terrible I had a dreadful day
Dreaded Redouté
Groom Le marié
Bride La marié
Fall out Se brouiller , se disputer I fall out with some of my friends
Mope around Looking and feeling People were moping around beacuse it was the end of the film.
unhappy(se morfondre)
WITH VERY WITHOUT VERY EXEMPLE
Very accurate Precise / exact
Very angry Irate / livid / fuming
Very annoying Irksome / infuriating
Very bad Horrendous / awful
Very big Humongous/enormous
Very boring Dull(in some case it
meanes stupid) / tedious
Very bright Dazzling The sunlight was dazzling
Very busy Swamped
Very calm Serene
Very careful Cautious My mother is a cautious driver
Very careless Reckless
Very charming Enchanting
Very cheap Inexpensive
Very clean Spotless / tidy
Very cold Freezing
Very hot Scalding(water,tea,cofee)
Scorching(the sun , fire…)
WITH VERY WITHOUT VERY EXEMPLE
Very confused Perplexed
Very creative Innovative
Very crowded Packed/ bustling This place is bustling (cet endroit est anime)
This place is packed with people ( cet endroit est blinde de monde)
Very dangerous Perilous
Very discouraged Despondent ( decouragé) You acn do it , don t be despondent
Very detailed Meticulous
Very different Disparate
Very dirty Squalid / filthy
Very disturbing Unnerving
Very dry Arid
Very dear Cherished
Very easy Effortless
Very empty Desolate
Very evil Wicked Women be punished for their wicked driving
Very excited Thrilled
Very expensive Overpriced
WITH VERY WITHOUT VERY EXEMPLE
Very far Remote ( eloigne) It seems remote
Very friendly amiable
Very dry Arid
Very frightening Terrifying
Very funny Hillarious
Very glad Overjoyed
Very happy Delighted / jubilant
Very heavy Leaden Wow , its leaden , can you help me ? ( wow , c est du plomb)
Very high Soaring (monte en fleche)
Very hard Challenging
Very hungry Starving / ravenous / Bring me some food, I m famished (je suis affame)
famished
Very hurt Battered
Very interesting Captiving
Very lazy Indolent
Very long Extensive
Very loud Thunderous
WITH VERY WITHOUT VERY EXEMPLE
Very neat Immaculate(impecable)
Very nervous Apprehensive
Very noisy Deafening
Very painful Excruciating ( atroce)
Very perfect Flawless (parfait)
Very poor Destitute
Very powerful Compelling
Very quiet Hushed
Very raining Pouring
Very rich Wealthy
Very risky Precarious
Very rude Vulgar
Very sad Sorrowful / mournful
Very scared Frightened
Very serious Solemn
Very sharp Keen I have keen eyesight (j ai une vue percante)
Very shiny Gleaming
WITH VERY WITHOUT VERY EXEMPLE
Very silly Foolish
Very skinny Skeletal / scrawny
Very slow Sluggish
Very spectacular Splendid
Very strange Abnormal / outlandish
Very surprised Flabbergasted/ astounded
Very tall Towering
Very tasty Delectable
Very thirsty Parched ( desseché) The parched earth
Very thin
Very tight cramped
Very ugly Hideous / appaling
Very upset Distraught
Very weak Feeble / frail She looked frail and vulnerable (fragile)
Very wet Soaked ( trempé)
Very scary chilling
Very windy Blustery That was a blustery day
 Expression(and their
meaning)

Knock on wood ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

No mush Sans deconner
I m full chbe3t
Thats all water under the bridge It refers to past events , especially fight or disagreement that
are forgiven , or no longer considered important
I m no snitch Je suis pas une balance
I kept it under wraps Keep secret
Pick up the slack Prendre la responsabilite de quelqu’un d autre
Make ends meets Make enough money to live without getting into dept
Get cracking Lets do some work
 THE PREPOSITION(AT ,ON ,IN ,BY)
TRANSPORTATION LOCATION TIME

on train – bus – plane-boat – Area We talk about days(on

bycicle(execption) Monday)
On utilise generalemnt pour If a word contient day(80pour
les grands objets (where) cent)

in Car – taxi A l interieur We talk about long time

(where)

at ---------------------------------------- It has to be specific ( . ) Specific time (at 10:30)

(time + minute)

By Car-plane-train-boat Close to , near End time

How did you get here
 WHO, WHOM, WHOSE
• Who : subject pronoun refers to the person doing the action
We use it in a relative clause(it tell us more about the person)
Reported speech : she told me , she asked me who …
exemple: my sister, who lives in new york, is a doctor
do you know who is coming with us ?
• Whom : is an object pronoun receives the action of the sentence

exemple :