27/03/25 Flashcards

(39 cards)

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la frappe militaire

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the military strike

der Militärschlag

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imminent

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looming

drohend

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3
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nombre d’européens, américains, russes et ukrainiens

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500 million Europeans
300 million Americans
140 million russes
50 million Ukrainians

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règles du jeu équitables

Nous sommes déterminés à défendre fermement nos intérêts en appliquant les règles du commerce international afin de rétablir des conditions de concurrence équitables.

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level playing field

We are determined to firmly defend our interests by applying international trade rules to re-establish a level playing field.

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5
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marché volatile

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volatile market

volatiler Markt

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sortir d’une conv internationale

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to pull out of an international convention

in pulling out of the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines.

aus der Kenvention aussteigen

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7
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la sous-traitance

il a sous-traité l’activité de nettoyage à une entreprise étrangère

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subcontracting
outsourcing
he subcontracted the cleaning business to a foreign company

er die Reinigungstätigkeit an ein ausländisches Unternehmen untervergeben hat
die Untervergabe

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accorder/ allouer/ octroyer des fonds

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to grant funds

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enrayer/ endiguer le flow de migrants

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to stem (reg) the flow

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10
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fermer les yeux sur

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to turn a blind eye to

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11
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écrit derrière les barreaux

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written from behind bars

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12
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décrier

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to decry/ reg: ied

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une décision/ choix, à courte vue/ peu perspicace

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a shortsighted choice

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14
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flétrir

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to wither (reg)

the globalization withered

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15
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s’enraciner

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to take hold

the confrontation with China took hold

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16
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le mépris, méprisant, méprisable

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the contempt, contemptuous,
contemptible

The Trump administration’s evident contempt for Europe

16
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faire baisser d’un cran

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to take sth down a peg

they would love to take the EU regulatory state down a peg.

(peg = une cheveille (outil))

To take someone down a peg (or two)
Signification :
Faire redescendre quelqu’un sur terre, le remettre à sa place, diminuer son arrogance.

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répondre à/ satisfaire à

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to cater to

Silicon Valley’s efforts to cater to the Trump administration

to cater the needs of..

19
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couper/ rompre

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to sever

they push to
sever data flows between the United States and Europe.

20
Q

un tollé

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an uproar

an uproar around …

20
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fissure/ fente/ crevasse

un gouffre

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a rift

This is not the first time that a rift has opened between the United States and Europe on
technology.

a chasm

21
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un calcul astucieux

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a shrewd calculation

22
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perspicacité/ finesse

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acumen

finesse géopolitique : geopolitical acumen

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conclure un accord (pas deal)
to strike a barghain
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grève attaque (militaire, ciblée) coup (physique, comme dans un sport)
a strike
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AVC (attaque cérébrale) caresse légère / coup de pinceau mouvement de nage (natation)
a stroke With a gentle stroke of the brush, she brought the painting to life. His favorite swimming stroke is the butterfly.
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embrasser, sens propre et figuré
to embrace Trump’s embrace of the Russian dictator
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défectueux
flawed
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fiable dépenance à
reliable Russia’s reliance on China
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Monter Washington et Pékin l’un contre l’autre
to play Washington and Beijing off each other
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s'abstenir de voter
to abstain (reg) To abstain rather than vote against UN resolutions condemning the war.
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peser plus lourd que qqn./qqch éclipser qqch l'emporter sur qqch
to outweigh sth "What unites Putin and Xi greatly outweighs what divides them."
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... quand... .... alors que dans le même temps ...
whereas Putin knows that Trump will be president for only four years and may have control of Congress for only two, whereas Xi could rule China for a decade or more
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garder qqch/ qqn dans son giron
they keep sth in the fold to keep Russia in the fold
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en conformité avec se conformer à
in compliance with to comply with
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le garde-manger
the pantry
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Sortie (d’argent, de personnes, etc.) Entrée (d’argent, de ressources)
Outflow : cash outflow, refugee outflow Inflow :investment inflow, cash inflow
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inciter, les incitations
the incentives to incentivise (reg)