Vocabulaire

talk

Verbe

Exemple: “We need to talk about the budget.”

Synonymes: speak, discuss

Antonymes: stay silent

talkative

Adjectif

Exemple: “He becomes talkative when he is nervous.”

Synonymes: chatty, loquacious

Antonymes: silent, reserved

conference

Nom

Exemple: “The conference starts tomorrow.”

Synonymes: meeting, event

Antonymes: private talk

lecture

Nom

Exemple: “The lecture starts at ten.”

Synonymes: talk, lesson

Antonymes: break

psychologist

Nom

Exemple: “The psychologist talked to the student.”

Synonymes: therapist, mental health specialist

Antonymes: patient

telephone

Nom

Exemple: “The telephone is ringing.”

Synonymes: phone, mobile

Antonymes: letter

phone

Nom

Exemple: “My phone is on the table.”

animatedly

Adverbe

Exemple: “They were talking animatedly about the election.”

Synonymes: lively, energetically

Antonymes: quietly, lifelessly

crab

Nom

Exemple: “We saw a crab near the rocks.”

Synonymes: sea animal

Antonymes:

introduction

Nom

Exemple: “The book has a short introduction at the beginning.”

Synonymes: opening, presentation

Antonymes: conclusion

will

Verbe

Exemple: “I will call you tomorrow.”

Synonymes: shall

Antonymes: won't

taciturnity

Nom

Exemple: “His taciturnity made him seem cold at first.”

Synonymes: reserve, reticence

Antonymes: talkativeness, loquacity

soliloquize

Verbe

Exemple: “The actor paused, then began to soliloquize.”

Synonymes: monologue, speak to oneself

Antonymes: converse, dialogue

stem

Verbe

Exemple: “Most of these problems stem from poor planning.”

Synonymes: come from, plant stalk

Antonymes: end

loud

Adjectif

Exemple: “The music was too loud to talk.”

Synonymes: noisy, strong

Antonymes: quiet, soft

during

Préposition

Exemple: “Do not talk during the exam.”

Synonymes: throughout

Antonymes: before, after

speak

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you speak more slowly?”

Synonymes: talk

Antonymes: stay silent

every

Déterminant

Exemple: “She calls her mother every day.”

Synonymes: each

Antonymes: none

about

Préposition

Exemple: “We talked about the new project.”

Synonymes: regarding

Antonymes: ignoring

refreshingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The talk was refreshingly honest.”

Synonymes: pleasantly

porch

Nom

Exemple: “They sat on the porch and talked.”

Synonymes: veranda

aside

Adverbe

Exemple: “He pulled me aside to talk.”

Synonymes: to the side

after

Préposition

Exemple: “Let’s talk after the meeting.”

Antonymes: before

either

Déterminant

Exemple: “You can have either tea or coffee.”

Synonymes: one or the other

Antonymes: both

would

Verbe

Exemple: “Would you like some tea?”

Synonymes: would like

topic

Nom

Exemple: “This topic is interesting.”

Synonymes: subject

intransigent

/ɪnˈtrænzɪdʒənt/

Exemple: “They remained intransigent during talks.”

Synonymes: inexorable, adamant, adamantine