Buzz n9 Flashcards

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The bulk of

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Legros de, la majeure partie de

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La bete noire

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Bugbear

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To bungle

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Rater/ bousiller

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Tourner autour du pot

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To beat about the bush

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A burden

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Un fardeau

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A burning issue

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Un sujet brulant

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Une expression a la mode

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A buzz word

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Generalement parlant

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By and large

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Contourner

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To bypass

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Un spectateur

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A bystander

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To call somethg into question

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Remettre qqch en question

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De portee capitale

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Of cardinal significance

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Une mure reflexion

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Careful consideration

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Effectuer

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To carry out

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Un exemple frappant

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A case in point

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To male a case for

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Plaider en faveur de

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Profiter de

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To cash in

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To cast the blame on somebody

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Rejeter la responsabimité sur qqun

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Jeter le doute sur

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To cast doubt on

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Jeter un regard critique sur..

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To catch a critical eye on

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Attirer l’attention de

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To catch the attention of

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Une situation inextricable

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A catch-22
“In britain you can’t be a professional actir if u dont an Equity card, but u cant get an equity card until u have acted first- it’s a catch-22

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Rattraper

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To catch up

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Pourvoir aux besoins de/ satisfaire, repondre

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To cater for

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Casual

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Accidentel/ sans gene

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Le centre du débat

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The centrepiece of the debate

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La crise actuelle…

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The present/ current crisis

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Actual

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Vrai

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Actuellement

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Presently/ currently

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An experiment

Experience

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Une experience scientifique

L’experience au sens general

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Le nombre “est tres important”

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Is very high/ considerable

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C’est peut etre la seule solution

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It may be the only solution

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Souffrir d’une crise

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To undergo a crisis

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Il a vecu la guerre

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He lived through the war

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L’evenement est arrivé en France

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The event occured/ happened/ took place in France

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Une critique

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A criticism

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Reussir

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To succeed

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Le niveau de vie

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The standard of living / living standards

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Pretendre que/ donner pour pretexte

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To allege that

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Nocif

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Noxious/ harmful

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Explication

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Explanation

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Une societe commerciale

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A company/ a firm

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Habitants

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Inhabitants

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Habiter

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To inhabit

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Difficile à supporter

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Hard to bear

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Se propager
Jouer un role croissant
Etre en augmentation
Etre repandu
Sevir
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To sprezd(out)
To play an increasing role
To be on the increase
To be widespread
To be rampant/to run rampant
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Avoir des difficultés à

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To find it difficult to…

To have difficulty+ V-ing

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Le responsable

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The person to blame/ the person in charge

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Rencontrer des problemes

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To be faced with problems

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Provoquer une crise

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To trigger off/ to spark off/ to bring about/ to generate/ to induce

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Les scientifiques

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Scientists

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Fanatisme

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Fanaticism

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Sympatique

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Nice/ likeable

Sympathetic: qui exprime de la compassion

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Une tentative

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An attempt

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Un probleme mondiale

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A global issue/ a worldwide concern

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An age group

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Une classe d’age

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Un jeune

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A youngster

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Les sexagenaires

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The 60-year-olds

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Declencher une guerre de generation

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To ignite an age war

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Les personnes agées

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The elderly/ aged citizens

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Partir en retraite

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To retire/ to be retired

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Etre mis à la retraite

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To be pensioned off/ to be put out to the grass

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Financer la retraite de leurs aînés

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To fund the retirement of their elders

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L’espérance de vie

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Life expectancy

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Allonger la duree de vie

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To extend one’s life span

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L’economie qui s’organise autour du 3eme age

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The silver industry

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Un événement dans la vie de qqun

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A milestone in someone’s life