36 Flashcards

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se heurter à

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to come up against

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correspondre, être à la hauteur

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to come up to

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proposer

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to come up with

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évoquer

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to conjure up

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s’opposer avec force à (contexte de guerre)

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to cry out against

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affecter sans distinction

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to cut across

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réduire

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to cut back on

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avoir des prédispositions pour

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to cut out for

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faire un peu de

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to dabble in/with

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fouiller dans

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to delve into

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rompre avec

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to depart from

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se débarrasser de

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to dispose of

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dissocier de

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to dissociate from

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plonger dans, laisser place à

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to dissolve into

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tirer vers le bas

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to drag down

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s’éterniser

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to drag on

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imaginer

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to dream up

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faire baisser

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to drive down

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faire partir

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to drive out

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se laisser distancer

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to drop behind

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abandonner ses études

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to drop out of

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donner des détails

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to elaborate on

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entreprendre, se lancer dans

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to embark on

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réduire des inégalités

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to even out differencies

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donner des détails
to expand on
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disparaître progressivement
to fade out
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s'effondrer
to fall apart
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se lier d'amitié avec, se ranger au point de vue de
to fall in with
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incomber à
to fall to
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imposer à
to foist on
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commettre un acte en toute impunité
to get away with
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divulguer
to give away
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dissimuler
to gloss over
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revenir inlassablement sur
to hammer away at
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être réticent à
to hang back from
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se prémunir contre
to hedge against
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ralentir
to hold back
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avoir un impact sur
to impact on
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empiéter sur
to impinge on
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être perdant
to lose out on
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abandonner
to move away from
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rassembler
to muster up
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évoquer
to partake of
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devancer
to pull ahead of
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se retirer de
to pull out of
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faire adopter une réforme
to push through
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faire passer (un message)
to put across
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incarcérer
to put away
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mettre sur le compte de
to put down to
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être fondé sur
to rest on
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avoir pour conséquence
to result in
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en revenir à
to revert to
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se prémunir contre
to safeguard against
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mener à terme
to see through
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refuser de
to be set against
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déclencher
to set off
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distinguer, prendre pour cible
to single out
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mettre de l'ordre dans, résoudre
to sort out
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résulter de
to spring/stem from
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prendre du recul par rapport à
to step back from
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déconcerter
to take aback
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être dupé, trompé
to be taken in
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présenter de manière positive
to talk up
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anticiper, réfléchir à l'avenir
to think ahead
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concorder avec
to tie in with
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atténuer, édulcorer
to tone/water down
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être à l'origine de , introduire
to usher in
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rivaliser pour
to vie for
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affaiblir, s'affaiblir
to wear down
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s'amenuiser
to wear off
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comparer
to weigh against sth
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imposer, entraîner
to compel admiration, a change in
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mettre de coté
to discard an idea, an objection
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rendre public
to disclose
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chasser
to dispel doubts, fears
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exercer, faire preuve de
to exercise one's authority, control, patience, tact
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un contretemps
a setback
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catégorique
adamant
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se calmer
to abate
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to bear
to abide
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transparency
accountability
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à cause de
on account of
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vérifier les comptes
to audit
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être déterminé, insister sur qch
to be adamant about sth
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aborder un question
to adress an issue
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la société d'abondance
the affluent society
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devenir riche
to rise to affluence
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être souffrant, en mauvaise santé
to ail
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porte-avion
aircraft carrier
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piste d'atterrissage
airstrip
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hermétique
airtight
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être opposé à
to be alien to
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l'assassin présumé
the alleged assassin
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être désireux de faire
to be anxious to do sth
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attirer l'attention, plaire à
to appeal to
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approuver
to approve of
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avoir tendance à, être susceptible de
to be apt to
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être approprié, pertinent
to be apt
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une remarque pertinente
an apt remark
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être capable, intelligent
to be apt