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B2 · People & family
B2 · Personnes et famille
semblable, compagnon de, camarade de
used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation
I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.
J'ai reconnu un compagnon d'infortune, qui attendait nerveusement devant la salle d'examen.
fellow members/citizens/workers
SynonymesassociatecompanioncolleaguepeermatepartnerAntonymesstrangerrivalenemyoutsideradopter
to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt
une campagne pour encourager les couples sans enfants à adopter
She was forced to have her baby adopted.
Synonymestake infosterchooseselectembraceacceptAntonymesrejectabandondisownrenouncerefuseabandonner
to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
The baby had been abandoned by its mother outside a hospital.
Le bébé avait été abandonné par sa mère devant un hôpital.
SynonymesrelinquishdesertforsakeleavequitrenouncewaiveAntonymeskeepretaincontinuemaintainsupportmoi, personnalité
the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel
His private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)
Son moi privé/professionnel (= la façon dont il se comporte à la maison/au travail)
Only with a few people could she be her real self(= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).
SynonymesindividualidentityegobeingpersonAntonymesotherexternalnon-selfobligation
a document showing that money has been lent to a government or company, which pays interest and repays it on a set date
The company issued five-year bonds to finance its new factory.
L'entreprise a émis des obligations à cinq ans pour financer sa nouvelle usine.
Bond prices usually fall when market interest rates rise.
Synonymesdebenturesecurityfixed-income securityAntonymesstockequityrencontrer, se heurter à
to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else
We encountered several problems when we moved to a new house.
Nous avons rencontré plusieurs problèmes lorsque nous avons déménagé dans une nouvelle maison.
Synonymesmeetingconfrontationexperiencerun-inAntonymesavoidanceescapedeparture
