Buzz n°19 Flashcards by alex trb | Brainscape

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Fiendish

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Infernal, diabolique

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Feroce

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fierce

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se battre en pure perte

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to fight a loosing battle

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Arriver à comprendre

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To figure out

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Combler l’écart

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to fill the gap between

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Les conclusions (d’une étude/enquête)

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the findings

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découvrir

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to find out

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dans la ligne de mire

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in the firing line

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to fit

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aller, convenir

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to fit in/into

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s’integrer, s’inserer dans

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par à-coups

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in fits and starts

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bouche béé, sidéré

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flabbergasted

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un produit phare

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a flagship product

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to go flag out

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donner son maximum

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a flaw

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un défaut, une imperfection

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parfait, sans défaut

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flawless

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fragile

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flimsy

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Inonder/envahir

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to flood

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to flout a rule

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passer outre/ ne pas respecter

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a flurry

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une poussée soudaine

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ne pas avoir la moindre idée

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to not have the foggiest idea/clue

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faire de meme

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to follow suit

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suivre les traces, marcher sur les tracs de qqun

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to follow in somebody’s

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être sur un pied d’égalité

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to be on an equal footing

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malgré

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for

“for all the advantages of the system”

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la mondialisation

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globalization

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l’altermondialisme

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alter-globalization (mondialisation solidaire et maitrisée)

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global trade

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le commerce mondial

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le troc

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barter

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to dump

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vendre à perte

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la portée

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the scope

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to foster free trade/ to spur free trade

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encourager le libre-échange

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un blocus

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a blockade

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sans entrave/ libre

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unfettered

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faire la loi/ imposer sa loi

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to rule the roost

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un conflit

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a spat

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avoir un avantage sur

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to have an edge on

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dynamiser, encourager

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to spur, to foster

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to thrive on

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se développer, prosperer grace à

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la déréglementation des échanges

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deregulation of trade

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la delocalisation des entreprises

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the relocation of companies

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le dvpmnt durable

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sustainable development

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se soumettre a qqch

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to abide by

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représenter

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account for

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act up

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mal se comporter

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Permettre, tenir compte de

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allow for

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back down

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se dérober, reculer

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bank on

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compter sur

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bear out

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confirmer

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eclater, exploser

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blow up

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blow over

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passer sans consequences

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bounce back

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rebondir

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rompre, casser

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break off

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brush aside

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ecarter

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reclamer, demander

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call for

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call off

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annuler

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realiser

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carry out

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devenir populaire, prendre

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catch on

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cave in

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s’effondrer, céder