Vocabulaire

bar

Nom

Exemple: “We met at a small bar near the station.”

Synonymes: pub, rod

Antonymes:

barrier

Nom

Exemple: “Language can be a barrier.”

Synonymes: obstacle, block

Antonymes: access

bark

Verbe

Exemple: “The dog began to bark at the stranger.”

Synonymes: woof, tree skin

Antonymes: be quiet

bare

Adjectif

Exemple: “The trees were bare in winter.”

Synonymes: naked, uncovered

Antonymes: covered, full

conduit

Nom

Exemple: “The platform is a conduit for information.”

Synonymes: channel, pipe

Antonymes: barrier

liaison

Nom

Exemple: “She works as a liaison between two departments.”

Synonymes: contact person, link

Antonymes: barrier

currency

Nom

Exemple: “The local currency is strong.”

Synonymes: money, cash system

Antonymes: barter

glove

Nom

Exemple: “I wear a glove in winter.”

Synonymes: hand covering

Antonymes: bare hand

fence

Nom

Exemple: “The fence is high.”

Synonymes: barrier, wall

Antonymes: gate

soap

Nom

Exemple: “Wash your hands with soap.”

Synonymes: cleaning bar

Antonymes: dirt

door

Nom

Exemple: “Close the door, please.”

Synonymes: entrance

Antonymes: window

floodgates

Nom

Exemple: “The decision opened the floodgates to further complaints.”

Synonymes: sluice gates, barriers

Antonymes: closure, blockage

unenviable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She was in the unenviable position of choosing who to dismiss.”

Synonymes: unpleasant, awkward

Antonymes: enviable, desirable

marginally

Adverbe

Exemple: “Sales improved only marginally.”

Synonymes: slightly, barely

Antonymes: substantially, greatly

enormously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The project has grown enormously in the past year.”

Synonymes: greatly, massively

Antonymes: slightly, barely

beam

Nom

Exemple: “A beam of sunlight entered the room.”

Synonymes: ray, support bar

Antonymes: shadow

civilization

Nom

Exemple: “Ancient Egyptian civilization left many monuments.”

Synonymes: society, culture

Antonymes: barbarism

vegetation

Nom

Exemple: “The island is covered with dense tropical vegetation.”

Synonymes: plant life, flora

Antonymes: barrenness

naked

Adjectif

Exemple: “The baby was naked after the bath.”

Synonymes: bare

Antonymes: clothed

blush

Verbe

Exemple: “She blushed when everyone looked at her.”

Synonymes: turn red

hardly

Adverbe

Exemple: “I can hardly hear you.”

Synonymes: barely

Antonymes: easily

self-conscious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She felt self-conscious about her accent.”

Synonymes: insecure

Antonymes: confident