11th week Flashcards

(109 cards)

1
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mesurer (quantity) / prevoir (events)

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to gauge

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jauge, indicateur

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gauge, indicator

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etre adapté à un usage particulier

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to be geared to

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équipement

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gear

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5
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vetements, equipement de camping

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camping gear

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vitesses (automobile)

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gears

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etre preparé à, se preparer à

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to be in gear, to get geared (up) for

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veritable, authentique (objet), vrai, sincere (emotion)

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genuine

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9
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cuir veritable

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genuine leather

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se deplacer, circuler

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to get about, around

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expliquer, communiquer une idee clairement

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to get across

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s’entendre avec qq / avancer, bien marcher

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to get along, on

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faire qqch sans etre decouvert, puni

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to get away with

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14
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se mettre enfin à faire qqch

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to get down to

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15
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gener, entraver

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to get in the way of

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se soustraire à qqch qu’on ne veut pas faire

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to get out of (doing) sth

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17
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paradis fiscaux

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tax havens

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18
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se remettre dune maladie, dun choc / surmonter

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to get over / overcome / to recover from

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19
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je nen reviens pas

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i can’t get over it

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arriver à faire qqch, avoir le tps / contourner, passer outre

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to get round / to bypass

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21
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horrible, effrayant

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ghastly

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22
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faure cadeau de / trahir

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to give away

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23
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se trahir

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oneself away

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24
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céder

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to give in

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s'epuiser (strength, hope...) / distribuer
to give out
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qqch donné gratuitement
a handout
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amener, engendrer, provoquer
to give rise to
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abandonner un effort, une habitude
to give up
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jeter un coup d'oeil, lancer un regard à / un coup d'oeil
to glance at / a glance
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briller d'un éclat éblouissant, désagréable aux yeux / lancer un regard furieux
to glare
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eclatant, évident, qui saut aux yeux
glaring
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lueur faible
glimmer
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luire faiblement, miroiter
to glimmer
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entrevoir, avoir une vision rapide, momentanée
to glimpse
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scintiller, briller, miroiter
to glitter
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eclat, brillant
glitz
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sombre, pessimiste, triste
gloomy
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brillant, lustre (surface)
gloss
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glisser sur, regarder superficiellement
to gloss over
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glacé (paper, paint)
glossy
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une revue illutrée
a glossy
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rayonner, flamboyer
to glow
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surcharger, gaver
to glut
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un surplus, une surabondance sur le marché
a glut
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un glouton
a glutton
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passer (par)
to go by
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sadonner à, etudier, se diriger vers
to go in for
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réussir, se passer / exploser
to go off
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etre voté (law) / subir
to go throught
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mener à bout, terminer
to go through with sth
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marchandises, articles / biens
goods
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secteur tertiaire
the service sector
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produits manufacturés
manufactured goods
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articles en cuir
leather goods
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saisir (objects), mettre la main sur, empoigner
to grab
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evaluer, donner une note à / graduer
to grade
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note / categorie / echelon
a grade / mark
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améliorer
to upgrade
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profuits de premiere classe
Grade A, high-grade goods
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obtenir son diplome
to graduate
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terminer ses ztudes
to graduate from high school / college
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etudiant en maitrise ou doctorat
post-graduate student
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grains, cereales
grains
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graines
seeds
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froment, blé
wheat
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seigle
rye
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sarrasin
buckwheat
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orge
barley
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accorder
to grant
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allocation, subvention, bourse
a grant
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considerer qqch comme normal, acquis, sans le remettre en Q
to take sth for granted
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graphique, courbe
graph
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table, tableau
chart
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saisir, comprendre
to grasp / to grip
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activité, cupidité
greed
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avide de
greedy
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grief, sujet de plainte
grievance
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chagrin
grief
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subir un malheur, tourner mal, echouer
to come to grief
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etre peiné, chagriné
to grieve
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etre en deuil
to mourn
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le deuil
mourning
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sinistre, dur, pessimiste
grim
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la dure realité
grim reality
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une prise
a grip
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prendre une situation en main, faire face
to come to grips with
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se secouer, se ressaisir
to get a grip on oneself
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se colleter, debattre avec
to grapple with
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s'accrocher à
to cling to
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tâtonner, aller à l'aveuglette
to grope
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grossier, sans delicatesse / flagrant / brut
gross
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motif, raison / terrain / lieux, locaux
grounds
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gagner du terrain
to gain ground
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se dvp, croitre, grandir
to grow
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grandir, mûrir
to grow up
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croissancde, dvp
growth
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faire croitre une société
to grow a company
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rechigner à donner qqch/ envier, avoir du ressentissement
to grudge
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en vouloir à qq
to bear a grudge against sb
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avec du ressentiment
grudgingly
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exténuant, éreintant
grueling
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contre interrogatoire
a grueling cross-examination
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horrible, épouvantable, révoltant
gruesome
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voupable
guilty
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culpabilité
guilt
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un coupable
a guilty person
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qq / qqch responsable dun crime / dune faute
a culprit
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lignes directrices, directives
guidelines
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suivre des directives, conseuls, indications, un plan general
to follow guidelines