Course 5 : RC 4 (b) Flashcards

1
Q

temps maussade

A

dismal weather

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2
Q

rester en vie

A

keep alive

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3
Q

chuter extrêmement lentement

A

fall achinly slow

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4
Q

le subside (-s)

A

subsidy, subsidies

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5
Q

une casquette

A

a cap

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6
Q

prix élevé de l’énergie

A

high energy-prices

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7
Q

en revanche

A

by contrast

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8
Q

se traîner le long de, progresser lentement

A

trundle along

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9
Q

sentier = path

A

trail

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10
Q

rendre compte de

A

account for

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11
Q

se cotiser

A

club together

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12
Q

subsidy

A

handout

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13
Q

le retrait de

A

withdrawal of

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14
Q

mener un troupeau

A

herd (verb)

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15
Q

être attiré par de bons emplois dans les villes

A

be lured away by good jobs in the cities

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16
Q

étalonnage des performances

A

benchmarking

17
Q

lutter contre des tâches simples

A

struggle with basic tasks

18
Q

entre-temps

A

meanwhile

19
Q

champ de canabis

A

weed fields

20
Q

s’occuper du bétail

A

tend livestock

21
Q

pulvériser les cultures

A

to spray crops

22
Q

le bétail

A

the cattle

23
Q

la pénurie

A

shortage

24
Q

investissement dans la recherche et le développement

A

R&D investment (research and development investment)

25
Q

être liquidé

A

to be wound up