19 Flashcards

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spirited, hot headed, lively

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fougueux

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to study something in detail, bring something under scrutiny

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passer qqc au crible

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3
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drawback

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bémol

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4
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to get the upper hand over

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prendre le dessus sur

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5
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To drag on

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S’éterniser

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6
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Illegal immigrants

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En situation irrégulière

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7
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Against a backdrop of

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Sur fond de

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8
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The wish

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Le vœu

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9
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Iron making

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Sidérurgique

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10
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Iron ore

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Le minerai de fer

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11
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To develop/establish

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Roder

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12
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To announce sth to sb

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Faire part de qqc à qqn

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13
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pram

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le landau

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14
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wound, cut

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la plaie

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15
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withdrawal

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le retrait

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16
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Staggered, astonished

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Sidéré

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17
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Violence breeds violence

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La violence appelle la violence

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18
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With a bladed weapon

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À l’arme blanche

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19
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To aspire to, seek, crave

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Briguer

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20
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To refloat, bail out

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Reflouer

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21
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board of directors

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le conseil d’administration

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22
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to fray

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s’effilocher

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23
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blunder, error

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le couac

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24
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to get bored

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se lasser

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to supplant
prendre le pas sur qqc
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to dare to, work up the courage to
s'enhardir à faire qqc
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to call for, plead
plaider
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work, task
la besogne
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thoughtfully, deliberately
posément
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to call for
requérir
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to sweat
suer
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enraged
fou de rage
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to be frightened of one's life
avoir une peur bleue
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To be on the lookout for/ lie in wait
Être à l’affût de
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To try to do
S’ingénier
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To lose ones temper
S’emporter
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Without failure, error
Sans défaillance
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common preconception, stereotype
l'idée reçue
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to make sure that
s'assurer
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to sell sth off, give sth away
brader qqc
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to mark with arros, signpost
flécher
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dressing room, theatre box
la loge
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to row
ramer
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daffodil
la jonquille
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To bully, torment
Brimer
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State handouts
L’assistanat
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Illicit work
Le travail au noir
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Benefits
Prestations
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To be stingy with
Lésiner sur
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HLM
Habitation à loyer modéré | Council estate
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Discrepancy
Le décalage
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to pamper, make a fuss about
dorloter
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drawback, flaw
un bémol
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shift, change, eb and flow
une valse
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from now on
dorénavant
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formerly, long ago
jadis
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in the context of
dans le cadre de
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on the whole
dans l'ensemble, en somme
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the same goes for
il en est même pour
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at first sight, on the face of it
de prime abord
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with a view to doing sth, from the point of view of doing sth
dans l'optique de
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consequently
par voie de conséquence, par conséquent
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overnight
du jour au lendemain
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to drag on
traîner en longueur
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sensitivity to the cold, faint-heartedness
la frilosité
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to tame, domesticate
apprivoiser
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in the making
en puissance
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dismissed plaintiff
débouté
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to crash (technology)
planter
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stoned
défoncé
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to come or fall under
relever de
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to get in touch with
se mettre en rapport avec qqn
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sustained, intense
nourri
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vague hope
la velléité
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to elucidate; make sth clear
expliciter
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at the expense of
aux dépens de
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to indicate; highlight
pointer
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drift
une dérive
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to pay into
abonder
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cliched, trite
galvaudé
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to fit in with, be part of
s'inscrire dans
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to stir up, arouse
attiser