Vocabulaire

tire

Verbe

Exemple: “Long meetings tire me quickly.”

Synonymes: exhaust, wheel cover

Antonymes: refresh

tired

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am tired today.”

Synonymes: sleepy, exhausted

Antonymes: energetic

wholly

Adverbe

Exemple: “I wholly agree with you.”

Synonymes: completely, entirely

Antonymes: partly

retirement

Nom

Exemple: “Retirement can change a person’s life.”

Synonymes: leaving work, pension age

Antonymes: employment

pension

Nom

Exemple: “My grandfather receives a pension.”

Synonymes: retirement money

Antonymes: salary

impresario

Nom

Exemple: “The impresario arranged the entire tour.”

Synonymes: manager, promoter

Antonymes: performer

bore

Verbe

Exemple: “Long speeches bore me.”

Synonymes: tire, make uninterested

Antonymes: interest, excite

but

Conjonction

Exemple: “I wanted to go, but I was too tired.”

Synonymes: however

Antonymes: and

encyclopedia

Nom

Exemple: “We used an encyclopedia to find the answer.”

Synonymes: reference book

Antonymes:

fully

Adverbe

Exemple: “I fully understand your idea.”

Synonymes: completely

Antonymes: partly

bored

Adjectif

Exemple: “I get bored when I have nothing to do.”

Synonymes: uninterested, tired of

Antonymes: interested, excited

breadwinner

Nom

Exemple: “After his father retired, he became the family’s main breadwinner.”

Synonymes: provider, earner

Antonymes: dependent

stun

Verbe

Exemple: “The news stunned the entire team.”

Synonymes: shock, amaze

Antonymes: calm

sigh

Nom

Exemple: “She let out a sigh of relief.”

Synonymes: breathe out deeply

Antonymes: cheer

whole

Adjectif

Exemple: “I spent the whole day at home.”

Synonymes: entire, complete

Antonymes: partial

reverberation

Nom

Exemple: “The decision had reverberations across the entire ecosystem.”

Synonymes: echo

Antonymes: silence

muscle-bound

Adjectif

Exemple: “He looked muscle-bound, but he tired quickly.”

Synonymes: buff

Antonymes: slender

inexhaustible

Adjectif

Exemple: “She has an inexhaustible curiosity about people.”

Synonymes: boundless

Antonymes: limited

bathe

Verbe

Exemple: “I like to bathe in the sea in summer.”

Synonymes: wash

wooden

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is a wooden chair.”

sleepy

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am sleepy after lunch.”

Synonymes: tired

Antonymes: awake

retire

Verbe

Exemple: “My father will retire next year.”

Synonymes: stop working

boring

Adjectif

Exemple: “This film is boring.”

Synonymes: dull

Antonymes: interesting

seem

Verbe

Exemple: “He seems tired.”

Synonymes: appear, look

Antonymes: be