Vocabulaire

star

Nom

Exemple: “That young actor became a star very quickly.”

Synonymes: celebrity, sun-like body

Antonymes: ordinary person

startling

Adjectif

Exemple: “The study revealed a startling result.”

Synonymes: surprising, shocking

Antonymes: ordinary, expected

start

Nom

Exemple: “The movie will start in five minutes.”

Synonymes: begin

Antonymes: end

startlingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The results were startlingly different from our forecast.”

Synonymes: shockingly

nascent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The startup is in a nascent market.”

Synonymes: emerging, developing

Antonymes: mature

conference

Nom

Exemple: “The conference starts tomorrow.”

Synonymes: meeting, event

Antonymes: private talk

astronomy

Nom

Exemple: “Astronomy studies stars and planets.”

Synonymes: space science

Antonymes: astrology

seminar

Nom

Exemple: “The seminar starts at noon.”

Synonymes: workshop, class

Antonymes: break

lecture

Verbe

Exemple: “The lecture starts at ten.”

Synonymes: talk, lesson

Antonymes: break

production

Nom

Exemple: “Production starts next week.”

Synonymes: manufacturing, creation

Antonymes: consumption

training

Nom

Exemple: “The training starts tomorrow.”

Synonymes: practice, course

Antonymes: inactivity

beginner

Nom

Exemple: “I am a beginner in English.”

Synonymes: learner, new student

Antonymes: expert

sun

Nom

Exemple: “The sun is bright.”

Synonymes: star

Antonymes: moon

sky

Nom

Exemple: “The sky is clear.”

Synonymes: heavens

Antonymes: ground

apprentice

Nom

Exemple: “He started as an apprentice in a small workshop.”

Synonymes: trainee, learner

Antonymes: master, expert

feed

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not forget to feed the cat.”

Synonymes: give food to

Antonymes: starve

bold

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a bold decision to start a business.”

Synonymes: brave, strong

Antonymes: shy, careful

misunderstanding

Nom

Exemple: “Their argument started because of a misunderstanding.”

Synonymes: confusion, mistake

Antonymes: understanding, clarity

sweat

Nom

Exemple: “I started to sweat after running.”

Synonymes: perspire

Antonymes: freeze

shine

Verbe

Exemple: “The stars shine at night.”

Synonymes: glow, sparkle

Antonymes: fade

soon

Adverbe

Exemple: “The movie will start soon.”

Synonymes: shortly

Antonymes: later

unpromising

Adjectif

Exemple: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”

Synonymes: discouraging, bleak

Antonymes: promising, hopeful

declination

Nom

Exemple: “The astronomer calculated the star’s declination precisely.”

Synonymes: deviation, inflection

Antonymes: inclination, alignment

begin

Verbe

Exemple: “Let’s begin the lesson.”

Synonymes: start

Antonymes: finish

conglomerate

Nom

Exemple: “The conglomerate acquired three startups in a single quarter.”

Synonymes: corporate group

consultation

Nom

Exemple: “Book a consultation before starting treatment.”

Synonymes: advice session

petty

Adjectif

Exemple: “Don’t start a petty argument over nothing.”

Synonymes: trivial

Antonymes: important

inert

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system remained inert until we restarted it.”

Synonymes: inactive

Antonymes: active

eager

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am eager to start the project.”

Synonymes: excited

Antonymes: unwilling

cough

Verbe

Exemple: “He started to cough in the cold air.”

bleed

Verbe

Exemple: “My finger started to bleed.”

hungry

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am hungry.”

Synonymes: starving

Antonymes: full

finish

Nom

Exemple: “I finish work at six.”

Synonymes: end

Antonymes: start

become

Verbe

Exemple: “I want to become a doctor.”

Synonymes: turn, grow

Antonymes: remain

telescopically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The stars were observed telescopically.”

Synonymes: optically

Antonymes:

press

Nom

Exemple: “Press the button to start.”

Synonymes: push

Antonymes: release

infer

Verbe

Exemple: “From the logs, we inferred that the service restarted twice.”

conundrum

/kəˈnʌndrəm/

Exemple: “Funding is a conundrum for many startups.”

Synonymes: brain-teaser, enigma, riddle

hypothesis

Nom

Exemple: “We tested the hypothesis that onboarding friction reduces retention.”

Synonymes: surmise, conjecture, supposition

endeavor

/ɪnˈdevər/

Exemple: “Building a startup is a challenging endeavor.”

Synonymes: strive, endeavour, effort

suggest

/səˈdʒest/

Exemple: “I suggest we start now.”

Synonymes: intimate, evoke, indicate

Antonymes: contraindicate

event

/ɪˈvent/

Exemple: “The event starts at 6 p.m.”

Synonymes: case