Buzz N15 Flashcards by alex trb | Brainscape

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Écarter/ ne pas tenir compte

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To discard

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Disarray

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Désordre/ chaos

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To disclose

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Divulguer/ reveler

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A disclosure

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Une revelation

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Une difference/ divergence/ desaccord

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A discrepancy

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Faire capoter/ ruiner

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To dish

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To dish out

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Distribuer généreusement

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Découragé/abattu

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Disheartened

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Dismal

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Sombre/ triste

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Etre consterné

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To be dismayed

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To dismiss

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Congédier/ licencier

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Afficher/montrer au grand jour/ étaler

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To display

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Jeter/ se débarasser

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To dispose of

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Disposable

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Jetable

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Un debat/ une polémique - un conflit

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A dispute

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Inquiétude

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Disquiet

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Briser/ perturber

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To disrupt

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Une différence d’opinion

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Dissent

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La douleur/ détresse

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Distress

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Abandonner ( un projet)

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To ditch

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Une ultime tentative

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A last-ditch attempt

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Hésiter

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To dither

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Idem

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Ditto

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Détourner l’attention

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To divert attention from

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Obstiné/ tenace

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Dogged

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Etre dans une mauvaise passe

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To be in the doldrums

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To doom

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Condamner(à)/ destiner(à)

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Ajouter une forte/ faible dose de

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To add heavy/ slight dose of

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Réaliste

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Down-to-earth

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La chute/ la perte

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The downfall

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To downplay

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Minimiser

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To downsize

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Restructurer

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A downturn

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Une récession

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To drag

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Avancer lentement

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Drastic

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Draconien

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Le respect des droits de l’homme

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Observance of human rights

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Des regles tres structes

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Hard and fast rules

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Bafouer les droits

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To trample on rights

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Ne pas tenir sa promesse

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To break one’s word

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Defendre les lois

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To champion rights

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Restreindre une liberté

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To abridge a freedom

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Les droits fondamentaux

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Fundamental rights

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L’egalité des chances

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Equal opportunities

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Faire une demande d’asile politique

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To apply for political asylum

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An asylum seeker

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Un demandeur d’asile

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Un crime contre l’humanité

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A crime agisnt humanity

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Réprimer

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To snuff out/ to crack down

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To smother/ to stamp down

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Étouffer

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Censurer

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To censor

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Reduire les opposants au silence

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To mute opponents

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Etre opprimé

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To be down rodden

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Un gvt fragile

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A fledgling government

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S’affranchir du joug

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To cast off the yoke

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Tomber sous le joug de

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To come under the yoke of

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Briser les chaines

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To throw off the shackles

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Totalitaire

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Totalitarian

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Un régime repressif

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A repression regime

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Impitoyable

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Ruthless

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Le fanatisme

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Fanaticism

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Synonym de “problem”

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A concern/ an issue/ a snag/ a difficulty

A quandary/ a predicament/ a conundrum ( un prblm diffiile)