Vocabulaire

hand

Nom

Exemple: “Wash your hands.”

Synonymes: palm

Antonymes: foot

handkerchief

Nom

Exemple: “He took a handkerchief from his pocket.”

Synonymes: cloth, tissue cloth

Antonymes:

handy

Adjectif

Exemple: “This small bag is handy for travel.”

Synonymes: useful

Antonymes: useless

handle

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you handle this task?”

Synonymes: manage

Antonymes: fail

glove

Nom

Exemple: “I wear a glove in winter.”

Synonymes: hand covering

Antonymes: bare hand

soap

Nom

Exemple: “Wash your hands with soap.”

Synonymes: cleaning bar

Antonymes: dirt

cup

Nom

Exemple: “This cup is clean.”

Synonymes: mug, glass

Antonymes: plate

beforehand

Adverbe

Exemple: “Please let us know beforehand if you cannot come.”

Synonymes: in advance, earlier

Antonymes: afterward, later

pertinent

Adjectif

Exemple: “Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic.”

Synonymes: relevant, applicable

Antonymes: irrelevant, unrelated

clap

Verbe

Exemple: “The audience began to clap loudly.”

Synonymes: applaud

Antonymes: boo

rub

Verbe

Exemple: “Rub your hands together to stay warm.”

Synonymes: massage, wipe

Antonymes: leave alone

paw

Nom

Exemple: “The dog lifted its paw.”

Synonymes: animal foot

Antonymes: hand

firm

Adjectif

Exemple: “She gave me a firm handshake.”

Synonymes: strong, solid

Antonymes: soft, weak

burn

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to burn your hand.”

Synonymes: set on fire, scorch

Antonymes: cool, freeze

arm

Nom

Exemple: “He hurt his arm while playing football.”

Synonymes: limb

Antonymes: leg

raise

Verbe

Exemple: “Please raise your hand if you know the answer.”

Synonymes: lift

Antonymes: lower

irrelevancy

Nom

Exemple: “The lawyer objected to the irrelevancy of the question.”

Synonymes: irrelevance, inapplicability

Antonymes: relevance, pertinence

negligently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The documents had been negligently handled.”

Synonymes: carelessly, irresponsibly

Antonymes: carefully, diligently

take

Verbe

Exemple: “Please take your coat with you.”

Synonymes: grab, carry

Antonymes: leave, give

knit

Verbe

Exemple: “My grandmother likes to knit sweaters in winter.”

Synonymes: weave by hand

Antonymes: unravel

throw

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not throw the paper on the floor.”

Synonymes: toss

Antonymes: catch

greet

Verbe

Exemple: “She greeted us with a smile.”

Synonymes: welcome

Antonymes: ignore

preconception

Nom

Exemple: “Try to set aside preconceptions and look at the data.”

Synonymes: bias

Antonymes: open-mindedness

unmanageable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The workload became unmanageable without extra help.”

Synonymes: out of control

Antonymes: manageable

impersonally

Adverbe

Exemple: “The complaint was handled impersonally, with no empathy.”

Synonymes: coldly

Antonymes: personally

punch

Nom

Exemple: “He threw a punch and missed.”

Synonymes: hit

brass

Nom

Exemple: “The handle is made of brass.”

wave

Verbe

Exemple: “She waved at me from the bus.”

Synonymes: signal

injure

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t injure your hand.”

Synonymes: hurt

Antonymes: heal

before

Préposition

Exemple: “Wash your hands before dinner.”

Synonymes: earlier

Antonymes: after

touch

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t touch the hot pan.”

Synonymes: feel, contact

Antonymes: avoid

robust

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need a robust system that handles failures gracefully.”

discount

/ˈdɪskaʊnt/

Exemple: “Do you have a discount?”

Synonymes: disregard, dismiss, ignore