10/10/13 WTW6 Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Ouvrir la voie vers

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To pave the way towards

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Une impasse

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A stand-off

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2
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Un loup déguisé en agneau

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A wolf in sheep’s clothing

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3
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La presse

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The press

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4
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Contrecarrer

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To thwarft

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5
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Monopole

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Stranglehold

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6
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Soutenir

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To uphold

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7
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Les purs et durs

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Hardliners

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Pour atténuer les opposants

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As a sop to opponents

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9
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Companies privatized by MT

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British Airways
British Petroleum
British Steel

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10
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Brader

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To sell off the family’s heirlooms

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11
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Être de bonne augure

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To bode well

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12
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Surnommer

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To dub

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13
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Être paralysé par des grèves

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To be gridlocked by strikes

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14
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Un fervent défenseur de

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A staunch advocate

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15
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Un plaque tournante

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A hub

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16
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Mourir de

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Haïr

18
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Céder à

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To cave in
To give in
To yield in

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Avoir du mal à faire quelque chose

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To struggle to do something

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Faire 34 morts

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To left 34 dead

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Exploser (bombe)

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Incluper

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En représailles

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In retailiation

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Se venger
To retaliate by doing something
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Un virage à 180 degrés
A U-turn
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Battre en retraite
To back down
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Aube Doré
Golden Dawn
28
Le voile
Headscarves
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Surveiller
To keep an eye on
30
Les revenus ont chuté
Earnings slumped
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Trouver un accord à l'amiable
To reach an out-of-court settlement
32
Inciter à
To prod to
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Intensifier ses efforts
To step up one's efforts
34
Être synonyme
To become synonymous with
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Garantir l'anonymat aux usagers
To provide anonymity to users
36
Silk Road
Illicit-drugs-and-black-market website
37
Un scandale de blanchiment d'argent
A money-laundering scandal
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Lancer une idée
To float an idea
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Il a besoin qu'on le seccoue
He needs prodding