Buzz N14 Flashcards

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To deepen

A

Approfondir/ devenir plus intense

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Considerer

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To deem

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2
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Profondément enraciné

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Deep-rooted

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3
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Ancré

A

Deep-seated

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4
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Tenir parole

A

To deliver the goods

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5
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To demand

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Exiger

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6
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Nier toute responsabilité

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To deny responsibility for

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7
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Être depassé

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To be out of one’s depth

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8
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Desobligeant/ vexant

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Derogatory

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9
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Mepriser

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To despise

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10
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To feel a marked deterioration (in)

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Ressentir une nette detérioration (dans)

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11
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Dissuader

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To deter from

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12
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A deterrent

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Un moyen de dissuasion

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13
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Etre nuisible à

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To be detrimental to

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14
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To devastate

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Devaster/ ravager

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15
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Un appareil/ un dispositif/ un procédé/ un truc

A

A device

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16
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Tortueux/ detourné

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Devious

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17
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To be devoid of

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Etre dépourvu de

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18
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To devolve

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Incomber/déléguer

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19
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Devolution

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Decentralisation/ transfert de pouvoirs

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20
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Consacrer à

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To devote tor

21
Q

Dicey

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Risqué/ hasardeux

22
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Faire la difference

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To differentiate

23
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Dim

A

Faible
A dim hope
A dim memory ( un vague souvenir)

24
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Mettre en péril/ etre en péril

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To jeopardize/ to be in jeopardy

25
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The ozone layer

A

La couche d’ozone

26
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Les déchets dangereux

A

Hazardous waste

27
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Conscient des enjeux ecologiques

A

Environmetally-minded

28
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Les consequences de la civilisation

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The by-products of civilisation

29
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Noxious/ harmless

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Nocif/ inoffensif

30
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A disposable product

A

Un produit jetable

31
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Se débarasser de

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To dispose of

32
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Une décharge aménagée

A

A landfill

33
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Réprimer les pollueurs

A

To crack down on polluters

34
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La principe du pollueur-payeur

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The polluter-pay principle

35
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Sensibiliser

A

To make the public aware/ to sensitize

36
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Le traitement des déchets

A

Waste disposal

37
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To misuse

A

Faire mauvais usage de

38
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Le Gaspillage

A

Profligacy

39
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Le déboisement

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Defirestation

40
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Les gaz a effet de serre

A

Greenhouse gases

41
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Dégager de la fumée

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To release/let out smoke

42
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(Un)wholesome

A

(Mal)sain

43
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Un raz-de-marée

A

A tidal wave

44
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Le tri

A

Sorting out

45
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Un produit ecologique

A

A green product

46
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Avoir une longueur d’avance sur

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To be one jump ahead of

47
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To tip the scales

A

Faire pencher la balance

48
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Faire des ravages

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To wreak havoc

49
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Etre dans un dilemme

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To be on the horns of a dilemma