Vocabulaire

hi

Interjection

Exemple: “Hi! How are you?”

Synonymes: hello, hey

Antonymes: bye, goodbye

electricity

Nom

Exemple: “The house has no electricity.”

Synonymes: power, electric power

Antonymes: darkness

keyboard

Nom

Exemple: “My keyboard is black.”

Synonymes: typing board

Antonymes: mouse

flour

Nom

Exemple: “We need flour for the cake.”

Synonymes: powder

Antonymes: water

salt

Nom

Exemple: “Add some salt.”

Synonymes: seasoning

Antonymes: sugar

instrument

Nom

Exemple: “He plays a musical instrument.”

Synonymes: tool, device

Antonymes: voice

farm

Nom

Exemple: “They live on a farm.”

Synonymes: ranch

Antonymes: city

door

Nom

Exemple: “Close the door, please.”

Synonymes: entrance

Antonymes: window

car

Nom

Exemple: “My car is red.”

Synonymes: auto, vehicle

Antonymes: bike

bag

Nom

Exemple: “This is my bag.”

Synonymes: sack, backpack

Antonymes: box

telephone

Nom

Exemple: “The telephone is ringing.”

Synonymes: phone, mobile

Antonymes: letter

question

Nom

Exemple: “I have a question.”

Synonymes: query, problem

Antonymes: answer

medicine

Nom

Exemple: “Take this medicine.”

Synonymes: drug, pill

Antonymes: poison

sugar

Nom

Exemple: “Do you want sugar in your tea?”

glass

Nom

Exemple: “The glass is on the shelf.”

phone

Nom

Exemple: “My phone is on the table.”

ruler

Nom

Exemple: “Use a ruler to draw a line.”

procedural

Adjectif

Exemple: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”

Synonymes: formal, process-related

Antonymes: substantive, informal

mutinously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The workers mutinously refused to continue.”

Synonymes: rebelliously, defiantly

Antonymes: obediently, compliantly

mediocrity

Nom

Exemple: “He refused to settle for mediocrity.”

Synonymes: ordinariness, average quality

Antonymes: excellence, brilliance

relinquish

Verbe

Exemple: “He refused to relinquish control.”

Synonymes: give up, surrender

Antonymes: keep, retain

neutralize

Verbe

Exemple: “The chemical was used to neutralize the acid.”

Synonymes: cancel out, counteract

Antonymes: intensify, strengthen

accustomed

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am accustomed to working late.”

Synonymes: used to, familiar with

Antonymes: unaccustomed, unused

subjunctive

Nom

Exemple: “In some languages, the subjunctive is used to express doubt or possibility.”

Synonymes: grammar mood

Antonymes: indicative

even

Adverbe

Exemple: “Even my little brother knew the answer.”

Synonymes: also, flat

Antonymes: uneven

pin

Nom

Exemple: “Use a pin to attach the note.”

Synonymes: needle, fastener

Antonymes:

nor

Conjonction

Exemple: “She neither called nor wrote.”

Synonymes: and not

Antonymes: and

but

Conjonction

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

Synonymes: however

Antonymes: and

bat

Nom

Exemple: “He hit the ball with a bat.”

Synonymes: club

Antonymes:

power

Nom

Exemple: “The storm cut the power in our area.”

Synonymes: energy, strength

Antonymes: weakness

brake

Nom

Exemple: “Press the brake slowly.”

Synonymes: stop pedal

Antonymes: accelerator

will

Verbe

Exemple: “I will call you tomorrow.”

Synonymes: shall

Antonymes: won't

when

Conjonction

Exemple: “When do you go to school?”

Synonymes: at what time

Antonymes:

what

Pronom

Exemple: “What is your name?”

Synonymes: which thing

Antonymes:

very

Adverbe

Exemple: “She is very happy today.”

Synonymes: really

Antonymes: slightly

this

Pronom

Exemple: “This is my favorite pen.”

Synonymes: this one

Antonymes: that

they

Pronom

Exemple: “They are my best friends.”

Synonymes: those people

Antonymes: we

them

Pronom

Exemple: “I can help them with homework.”

Synonymes: those people

Antonymes: us

that

Pronom

Exemple: “That is my friend over there.”

Synonymes: that one

Antonymes: this

than

Conjonction

Exemple: “She is taller than me.”

Synonymes: in comparison to

Antonymes:

pair

Nom

Exemple: “I bought a new pair of shoes.”

Synonymes: two, set

Antonymes: single

must

Verbe

Exemple: “You must be careful.”

Synonymes: have to

Antonymes: may

transmitter

Nom

Exemple: “The radio transmitter stopped working during the storm.”

Synonymes: sender, broadcast device

Antonymes: receiver

tile

Nom

Exemple: “One tile in the kitchen is broken.”

Synonymes: slab, ceramic piece

Antonymes:

thus

Adverbe

Exemple: “The road was closed, thus we had to wait.”

Synonymes: therefore, in this way

Antonymes: however

pump

Nom

Exemple: “They used a pump to move the water.”

Synonymes: push, device for moving liquid

Antonymes: drain naturally

pole

Nom

Exemple: “A flag was hanging from the pole.”

Synonymes: post, rod

Antonymes:

figure

Nom

Exemple: “That figure in the chart shows our growth.”

Synonymes: number, shape

Antonymes: detail

those

Pronom

Exemple: “Those shoes look expensive.”

Synonymes: those ones

Antonymes: these

these

Pronom

Exemple: “These flowers are beautiful.”

Synonymes: these ones

Antonymes: those

mouse

Nom

Exemple: “The mouse ran under the table.”

Synonymes: rodent

Antonymes:

every

Déterminant

Exemple: “She calls her mother every day.”

Synonymes: each

Antonymes: none

could

Verbe

Exemple: “I could help you later.”

Synonymes: was able to

Antonymes: could not

about

Préposition

Exemple: “We talked about the new project.”

Synonymes: regarding

Antonymes: ignoring

subordinate

Adjectif

Exemple: “He refused to be treated as subordinate in the partnership.”

Synonymes: junior

Antonymes: superior

radar

Nom

Exemple: “The plane appeared on the radar.”

leash

Nom

Exemple: “Keep your dog on a leash here.”

Synonymes: lead

force

Nom

Exemple: “They used force to open the door.”

Synonymes: power

Antonymes: weakness

lorry

Nom

Exemple: “A lorry blocked the road.”

Synonymes: truck

comma

Nom

Exemple: “Put a comma after this word.”

napkin

Nom

Exemple: “Please give me a napkin.”

Synonymes: tissue

because

Conjonction

Exemple: “I am happy because it is Friday.”

Synonymes: since

should

Verbe

Exemple: “You should drink water.”

Synonymes: ought to

Antonymes: shouldn't

pardon

Verbe

Exemple: “Pardon, can you repeat?”

Synonymes: excuse

Antonymes: punishment

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

whose

Pronom

Exemple: “Whose bag is this?”

Synonymes: belonging to whom

which

Pronom

Exemple: “Which book do you want?”

Synonymes: what

where

Conjonction

Exemple: “Where is my phone?”

Synonymes: in what place

welcome

Adjectif

Exemple: “Welcome to our home.”

Synonymes: greeting

Antonymes: goodbye

criteria

Nom

Exemple: “We must define clear criteria.”

Synonymes: standards, rules

Antonymes: guess

recalcitrant

/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/

Exemple: “A recalcitrant client refused to cooperate.”

Synonymes: defiant, intractable, refractory

whereas

/werˈæz/

Exemple: “He prefers tea, whereas I like coffee.”

survey

/ˈsɝːveɪ/

Exemple: “We ran a survey last week.”

Synonymes: appraise, view, study

luggage

/ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/

Exemple: “My luggage is heavy.”

Synonymes: baggage

money

/ˈmʌni/

Exemple: “I need money.”

no

/noʊ/

Exemple: “No, I don’t know.”

Synonymes: no more, nobelium, atomic number 102

Antonymes: yes

yes

/jes/

Exemple: “Yes, I understand.”

Antonymes: no

hello

/həˈloʊ/

Exemple: “Hello! Nice to meet you.”

Synonymes: hullo, how-do-you-do, hi