Vocabulaire

year

Nom

Exemple: “This year has been very busy for us.”

Synonymes: twelve months

Antonymes: moment

employment

Nom

Exemple: “Employment is high this year.”

Synonymes: work, job

Antonymes: unemployment

conflict

Nom

Exemple: “The conflict lasted many years.”

Synonymes: disagreement, fight

Antonymes: peace

age

Nom

Exemple: “What is your age?”

Synonymes: years, time of life

Antonymes: youth

birthday

Nom

Exemple: “Today is my birthday.”

Synonymes: birth date

Antonymes: death day

calendar

Nom

Exemple: “The calendar is on the wall.”

enormously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The project has grown enormously in the past year.”

Synonymes: greatly, massively

Antonymes: slightly, barely

domination

Nom

Exemple: “The team’s domination lasted for years.”

Synonymes: control, supremacy

Antonymes: submission, equality

gain

Verbe

Exemple: “She hopes to gain more experience this year.”

Synonymes: get, achieve

Antonymes: lose

bust

Adjectif

Exemple: “The business went bust after one year.”

Synonymes: break, collapse

Antonymes: succeed, repair

boom

Nom

Exemple: “The city saw a tourism boom last year.”

Synonymes: growth, success surge

Antonymes: decline, crash

inheritance

Nom

Exemple: “The family argued over the inheritance for years.”

Synonymes: legacy, bequest

Antonymes: loss, forfeit

domesticate

Verbe

Exemple: “Early humans began to domesticate animals thousands of years ago.”

Synonymes: tame, civilize

Antonymes: wild, feralize

past

Adjectif

Exemple: “The past year has taught us a lot.”

Synonymes: previous, former

Antonymes: future

mild

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a mild winter this year.”

Synonymes: gentle, moderate

Antonymes: severe, strong

logo

Nom

Exemple: “The company changed its logo last year.”

Synonymes: brand mark, symbol

Antonymes:

abroad

Adverbe

Exemple: “She wants to study abroad next year.”

Synonymes: overseas

Antonymes: at home

month

Nom

Exemple: “We pay rent every month.”

Synonymes: 30 days

Antonymes: day

forty

Déterminant

Exemple: “He is forty years old.”

Synonymes: 40

Antonymes:

april

Nom

Exemple: “My birthday is in April.”

Synonymes: fourth month

Antonymes:

precociously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He precociously mastered concepts most students learn years later.”

Synonymes: early

Antonymes: late

octogenarian

Nom

Exemple: “The octogenarian still runs his business every morning.”

Synonymes: eighty-year-old

indiscretion

Nom

Exemple: “A single indiscretion can destroy years of credibility.”

Synonymes: carelessness

Antonymes: prudence

domestication

Nom

Exemple: “Domestication changed animals over thousands of years.”

Synonymes: taming

Antonymes: wildness

prolifically

Adverbe

Exemple: “She writes prolifically and publishes every year.”

Synonymes: productively

Antonymes: rarely

restoration

Nom

Exemple: “The restoration of the historic building took years.”

Synonymes: renewal

Antonymes: destruction

fixed

Adjectif

Exemple: “The price is fixed for one year.”

Synonymes: set

Antonymes: variable

exile

Nom

Exemple: “He lived in exile for many years.”

Synonymes: banishment

century

Nom

Exemple: “We live in the 21st century.”

retire

Verbe

Exemple: “My father will retire next year.”

Synonymes: stop working

january

Nom

Exemple: “January is cold.”

fifteen

Déterminant

Exemple: “I am fifteen years old.”

winter

Nom

Exemple: “Winter is cold.”

Synonymes: cold season

Antonymes: summer

thirty

Déterminant

Exemple: “She is thirty years old.”

summer

Nom

Exemple: “Summer is hot.”

Synonymes: hot season

Antonymes: winter

eighty

Déterminant

Exemple: “He is eighty years old.”

august

Nom

Exemple: “August is very hot.”

apprenticeship

Nom

Exemple: “He completed his apprenticeship last year.”

Synonymes: training

Antonymes: mastery

fourteen

Déterminant

Exemple: “He is fourteen years old.”

Synonymes: 14

Antonymes:

february

Nom

Exemple: “February is a short month.”

Synonymes: month

Antonymes:

eighteen

Déterminant

Exemple: “She is eighteen years old.”

Synonymes: 18

Antonymes:

december

Nom

Exemple: “It is cold in December.”

Synonymes: month

Antonymes:

sixteen

Déterminant

Exemple: “He is sixteen years old.”

Synonymes: 16

Antonymes:

seventy

Déterminant

Exemple: “She is seventy years old.”

Synonymes: 70

Antonymes:

october

Nom

Exemple: “My birthday is in October.”

Synonymes: month

Antonymes:

fluctuate

/ˈflʌktʃueɪt/

Exemple: “Prices fluctuate throughout the year.”

Synonymes: vacillate, waver

increase

/ɪnˈkriːs/

Exemple: “Sales increased this year.”

Synonymes: growth, increment, addition

Antonymes: diminish, diminution, fall