35 Flashcards

(100 cards)

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dévisager

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to be eyeing sbdy from head to toe

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repérer

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to spot

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contempler

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to gaze

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surveiller

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to watch

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lancer un regard noir

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to glow

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dire d’un air renfrogné

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to scowl sth

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gémir, geindre, se plaindre

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to moan

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parler avec un cheveu sur la langue

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to lisp

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grogner

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to snarl

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to say hoarsely

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to croak

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papoter

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to chatter

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tais-toi, chut

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hush

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silence de mort

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Deathly hush

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top secret

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hush-hush

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faire des commérages

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to gossip

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bégayer

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to stutter

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to stutter

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to stammer

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grogner

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to grunt

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19
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jurer

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to curse*

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un cri perçant

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a shriek

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21
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calomnier

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to slander

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parler d’une voix traînante

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to drawl

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bredouiller

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to splutter

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se plaindre de

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to lament sth

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le truquage des matchs
the match-fixing
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a hush-money
a kickback
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être en avance
to be a step ahead
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inégal, incomplet
patchy
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Black Sox scandal of 1919
The Black Sox Scandal took place during the play of the 1919 World Series. The Chicago White Sox lost the series to the Cincinnati Reds, and eight White Sox players were later accused of intentionally losing games in exchange for money from gamblers. The players were acquitted in court but were nevertheless banned for life from baseball.
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irritant, exaspérant
to be galling
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être aux ordres de
do sb's bidding
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un arbitre
a referee
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a gambler
a punter
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avec des revenus estimés à des milliards de $
with revenues in the billion of dollars
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faire perdre la tête
to drive out of his mind
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un oubli
an oversight
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la surveillance
the oversight
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aggraver
to compound
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débourser
to disburse
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rembourser qch à qqn
to disburse sth to sbdy
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une dotation
an endowment
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échapper à
to elude
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une poudrière
a tinderbox
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les Américains ayant été à l'université
university-educated American
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léguer, transmettre
to bequeath
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la Libye ravagé jusqu'au chaos
chaos-ravaged Libya
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tenir une promesse
to redeem a promise
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s'engouffrer dans
to funnel into
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faire passer qqch sur le compte de
to funnel through
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à égalité, très serré
to be in dead heat
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une commère
a gossip
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déplorer
to bemoan sth
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to chuckle at
to giggle at
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soupirer de soulagement
to sigh with relief
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to run a smear campaign
to run a whispering campaign
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la diffamation
the slander
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un moulin à paroles
a chatter box
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draguer
to chat up
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aboyer
to bark
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éternuer
to sneeze
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grogner férocement
to snarl
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ne pas être à mépriser
it's not to be sneezed at
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se mocher
to blow one's nose
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ne pas tenir en place
to have itchy feet
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avoir très envie de f
to itch to do sth
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faire la moue
to pout
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bouder
to sulk
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s'enrouer
to go hoarse
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il a perdu la voix à force de crier
he shouted himself hoarse
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avoir mal à la gorge
to have a sore throat
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se gratter
to scratch
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couvrir une affiare
to hush up a case/ an affair
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mal se comporter (ou remplacer qqn)
to act up
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prendre des mesures utiles
to act on
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se conformer
to adhere to
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se mettre d'accord sur
to agree on
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prendre en considération
to allow for
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attribuer qqch à qqch
to ascribe sth to sth
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prendre ses distances de
to back away from
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céder, renoncer à
to back down
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se retirer de
to back out of
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rechigner à
to balk
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compter sur, parier sur
to bank on
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se montrer patient avec
to bear with
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présenter qqch comme
to bill sth as
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entendre ses activité dans
to branch out into
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convaincre
to bring round to
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donner naissance à
to bring forth
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rapporter (l'argent)
to bring in
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déclencher
to bring on
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tirer parti de, s'appuyer sur
to build on
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stimuler
to buoy up
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enjoindre qqn de faire
to call on/upon sb to do sth
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avoir des répercussions sur
to carry over into
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mener à bien
to carry through
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affaiblir
to chip away at
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cerner
to close in on
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se ranger à l'opinion de
to come round to a view
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s'en prendre à, se montrer intraitable
to come down on
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être l'objet de, subir (critiques)
to come in for