19.03.2014 Flashcards

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empêcher quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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To prevent sb from doing something

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empêcher quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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To prevent sb from doing something

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être privé de, être dépourvu de

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To be deprived of

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menacer

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To threaten

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les compatriotes

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Fellow-countrymen

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les concitoyens

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Fellow-citizen

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Hongrie

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Hungary

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P.I.B

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GDP = Gross Domestic Product

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un idiot

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a moron

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se vanter

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To boast

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seize millions de personnes

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Sixteen million people

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Époustouflant

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breath-taking

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L’hymne russe résonnait (2 dont un + litté)

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The Russian anthem was ringing/resounding (+litté)

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être incapable de

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to be unable to

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Ca donne la chair de poule

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It’s give you gooseflesh/goosepimples

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une mise en scène

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a mise en scène

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croisons les doigts

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Let’s keep our fingers crossed

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Putin attise les forces du nationnalisme russe

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Putin feeds the forces of Russian nationalism

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Putin alimente les forces du nationnalisme russe

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Putin fuels the rise of Russian nationalism

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de facto

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de facto

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reconnaissance

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recognition

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bien se défendre

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to hold one’s own

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un mot fétiche

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a fetish word

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une attaque cardiaque

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a heart attack

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être en bonne santé
to be in good health
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" il ne jouit d’aucune popularité" (2)
He does not wallow in popularity | He doesn’t ride a tide of popularity
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recueillir l'approbation générale
to meet puplic approval
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cristalliser les opinions
to provide a rallying point
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faire vibrer la fibre populaire
to strike the popular cord
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être dans les bonnes grâces du public
to be high in the public’s approval
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peu profond, superficiel
shallow
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être corrompu jusqu'à la moelle
to be corrupt to the core
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la repression policière
The police crackdown
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manquer de charisme
to lack charisma
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être la risée de
to be the laughing stock of | to be the buff of
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désabusé
disillusioned disenchanted embittered
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riposter
To retaliate to fight back to strike back
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Smoke + fog
smog
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chauffage central
central heating
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les gaz d’échappement
auto exhausts
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les pots d’échappement
exhaust pipes
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le lobby automobile
The car lobby
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s'emporter
to be fuming
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s'emporter
to be fuming
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être privé de, être dépourvu de
To be deprived of
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menacer
To threaten
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les compatriotes
Fellow-countrymen
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les concitoyens
Fellow-citizen
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Hongrie
Hungary
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P.I.B
GDP = Gross Domestic Product
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un idiot
a moron
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se vanter
To boast
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seize millions de personnes
Sixteen million people
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Époustouflant
breath-taking
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L'hymne russe résonnait (2 dont un + litté)
The Russian anthem was ringing/resounding (+litté)
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être incapable de
to be unable to
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Ca donne la chair de poule
It’s give you gooseflesh/goosepimples
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une mise en scène
a mise en scène
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croisons les doigts
Let’s keep our fingers crossed
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Putin attise les forces du nationnalisme russe
Putin feeds the forces of Russian nationalism
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Putin alimente les forces du nationnalisme russe
Putin fuels the rise of Russian nationalism
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de facto
de facto
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reconnaissance
recognition
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bien se défendre
to hold one's own
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un mot fétiche
a fetish word
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une attaque cardiaque
a heart attack
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être en bonne santé
to be in good health
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" il ne jouit d’aucune popularité" (2)
He does not wallow in popularity | He doesn’t ride a tide of popularity
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recueillir l'approbation générale
to meet puplic approval
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cristalliser les opinions
to provide a rallying point
71
faire vibrer la fibre populaire
to strike the popular cord
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être dans les bonnes grâces du public
to be high in the public’s approval
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peu profond, superficiel
shallow
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être corrompu jusqu'à la moelle
to be corrupt to the core
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la repression policière
The police crackdown
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manquer de charisme
to lack charisma
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être la risée de
to be the laughing stock of | to be the buff of
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désabusé
disillusioned disenchanted embittered
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riposter
To retaliate to fight back to strike back
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Smoke + fog
smog
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chauffage central
central heating
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les gaz d’échappement
auto exhausts
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les pots d’échappement
exhaust pipes
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le lobby automobile
The car lobby
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les écolos
the enviros
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s'emporter
to be fuming
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trop c'est trop
enough is enough