Oppenheimer : vocabulaire anglais

the use of threats or the possibility of punishment to stop people from doing something

Traduction: dissuasion

the quality of speaking or acting honestly and openly

Traduction: franchise

to imagine or plan something as a possible future event

Traduction: envisager

to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

Traduction: hurler

the idea that events are caused by other events

Traduction: causalité

to make someone feel less proud or less important

Traduction: humilie

a tunnel-like connection that could link two far-apart places in space-time

Traduction: trou de ver

too proud of yourself and thinking you are better than other people

Traduction: égocentrique

to drink enough water or other liquid to keep your body healthy

Traduction: hydrater; boire suffisamment d’eau

seeming strange or self-contradictory, but possibly true

Traduction: paradoxal

to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

Traduction: se réjouir avec malveillance

allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

Traduction: recevable

having rabies

Traduction: enragé

things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

Traduction: restes

not sincere; not showing your true feelings or beliefs

Traduction: pas sincère

to press something so that it becomes smaller and tighter

Traduction: compacter

showing a desire to get back at someone for a wrong or insult

Traduction: vindicatif

to describe someone or something in a way that is false or misleading

Traduction: dénaturer

the feathers fixed to the back of an arrow or dart to help it fly straight

Traduction: empennage

to twist and squeeze something to force liquid out of it

Traduction: essorer

a device used to set off an explosive charge

Traduction: détonateur

to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbor, or lake

Traduction: draguer; fouiller

to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

Traduction: harceler

to live longer than someone or something

Traduction: survivre à

the fact of not being efficient or not using time, money, or effort well

Traduction: inefficacité

to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

Traduction: dévaster

to confuse or puzzle someone

Traduction: dérouter

the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

Traduction: opacification

the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly

Traduction: passage en force

showing a strong wish or hope for something, often without much chance of it happening

Traduction: plein d'espoir

a place or situation with extreme confusion and noise

Traduction: chaos

not successful or not producing any useful result

Traduction: infructueux

to value something very highly

Traduction: estimer beaucoup

a glass container used in laboratories, usually with a flat bottom and a pouring lip

Traduction: bécher

the act of cutting food into small cubes

Traduction: couper en dés

to take control of a vehicle, building, or other thing, often by force

Traduction: réquisitionner

to make someone feel less connected or less friendly toward you or a group

Traduction: aliéner

to put something firmly inside or into something else

Traduction: intégrer

in the form of a gas, or like a gas

Traduction: gazeux

to spend or use up money, time, energy, or resources

Traduction: dépenser

the process of splitting into two or more parts, especially in biology or nuclear physics

Traduction: fission

showing disrespect by criticizing someone or something in a rude way

Traduction: péjoratif

becoming sour, spoiled, or unpleasant

Traduction: qui tourne

not loyal or faithful to a person, group, or cause

Traduction: déloyal

to attack a place with bombs or shells

Traduction: bombarder

the quality of being possible to do or achieve

Traduction: faisabilité

not important or powerful; low in rank or status

Traduction: modeste; humble

showing disrespect or contempt

Traduction: dédaigneux

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

Traduction: langoureux

toward the inside or center

Traduction: vers l'intérieur

so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

Traduction: concluant

an assumption that something is true because it seems likely

Traduction: présomption

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

Traduction: alléguer

excellent or very cool

Traduction: génial

to happen or come before something else in time, order, or position

Traduction: précéder

the secret movement of people or things into a place, especially to spy or cause damage

Traduction: infiltration

relating to a system with many rules, offices, and official procedures

Traduction: bureaucratique

the process of calculating something

Traduction: calcul

the spread of something through an area or group

Traduction: diffusion

a person who is believed to be able to predict the future

Traduction: devin

a belief or rule that people are expected to accept without questioning

Traduction: dogme

a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

Traduction: mépris

used to say something is surprising or worth noticing

Traduction: curieusement

to ask for money, help, or information in a formal way

Traduction: solliciter

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

Traduction: interroger

a language traditionally spoken by many Jewish communities, based on German and written in Hebrew letters

Traduction: yiddish

increasing very quickly

Traduction: exponentiel

the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

Traduction: aspects techniques

anxious and overly worried about things, often in a way that seems excessive

Traduction: névrosé

a person who stays loyal to a ruler, government, or cause

Traduction: loyaliste

a structure used for hanging people as a form of execution

Traduction: potence

the act of making an explosive device explode

Traduction: détonation

having enough water in your body

Traduction: hydraté