24,25,26 Flashcards

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exiger

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to call for sth

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inutilité

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uselessness

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contraindre

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to compel say do sth

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faire faire qch à qqn

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to gets by to do sth

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mandatory

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obligatoire (officiel)

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unavoidable, insescapable

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inévitable

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avoir envie de qch

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to long for sth

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un désir, une aspiration

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a longing

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to yearn, to crave for sth

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avoir très envie de qch

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a yearning, a craving

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un désir ardent

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willingly

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volontiers

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la volonté

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willpower

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entêté

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wilful, stubborn

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dogged

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opiniâtre

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obstination

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obstinacy

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avoir pour but de

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to aim at doing sth

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aimless

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sans but

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qui a un but

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purposeful

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wavering

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hésitant

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s’en tenir à quelque chose

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to stick to sth

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to settle sth

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arranger qqch

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to devise

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élaborer

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une ébauche

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a sketch

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24
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to stress a necessity

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souligner la nécessité de

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par nécessité
out of necessity.
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par manque de
for want of
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prendre ses désirs pour la réalité
to indulge in wishful thinking
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espérer envers et contre tout
to hope against hope
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a faint/ a fleeting hope
un espoir passager
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être bien décidé à faire qch
to be intent on doing something
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être indécis, partagé
to be in two minds
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savoir comment s'y prendre
to know how to go about sth
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to think / see fit to do sth
juger bon de faire qqchose
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proficient
compétent
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far-seeing
prévoyant
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malin
sharp
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perspicace
shrewd
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stiff
difficile
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un problème innatendu
a hitch, a snag
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intricate
confus, complexe
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embrouillé
involved / entangled
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éprouvant
trying
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empêcher
to hamper
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faire obstacle | un obstacle
to hinder | a hindrance
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gêner, entraver
to impede
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un empêchement
an impediment
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a stumbling block
un obstacle
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défavorable
adverse
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délicat
awkward
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ardu, fatigant
strenuous
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être mal parti
to be in a fix
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contrecarrer
to thwart
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qqn de déterminé
a trier
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s'efforcer
to Endeavour
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a strain
une tension
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s'évertuer à faire qq chose
to strive to do sth
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to contrive
inventer, trouver le moyen
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to do one's utmost
faire de son mieux
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purposeful
qui a un but précis
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entreprendre quelque chose
to set about doing sth
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to rule sth out
éliminer une hypothèse
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a cancellation
un annulation
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qui a fait ses preuves
tried-and-tested
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rencontrer un obstacle
to meet with an obstacle
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se heurter à
to come up against
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to hamper, to hinder progress
freiner les progrès
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une tentative avorté/ infructueuse
an abortive/ fruitless attempt
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a feeble attempt
une tentative désespérée
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a bold attempt
une tentative audacieuse
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the onset, the outset
le début
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to attend
s'occuper de qch
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to undertake sth
entreprendre qch
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se mettre à qch
to take sth up
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to go in for sth
s'adonner à qch
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to take over from sby
prendre le relais de qqn
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a deed
un acte
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engaged in sth/ in doing sth
occupé à qch/ à faire qch
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inlassablement
tirelessly
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to carry sth out
accomplir qch
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to resort to sth
recourir à qch
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makeshift
de fortune/ improvisé
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a device
un procédé
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handy for sth
facile à utiliser/ pratique
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to make the most of sth
tirer le meilleur parti possible de qch
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to cope with sth
faire face à qch
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to make the best of sth
se contenter de qch
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se dispenser de qch
to dispense with sth
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to make do with sth
se débrouiller avec qch
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to avoid doing sth avoidable/ unavoidable unavoidably
éviter de faire qch évitable / inévitable inévitablement
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to shun sth
éviter qch
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to jeopardize sth
compromettre qch
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to err, to be mistaken
se tromper
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a setback
un revers
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un exploit
a feat
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to triumph over sth
triompher de qch
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to overcome
surmonter/ vaincre
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smooth/ smoothly
aisé/ sans heurts
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commencer sous peu
to begin shortly
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être prévu pour commencer à
to be due to begin at
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to be bound to fail
être voué à l'échec