4 Flashcards

1
Q

Là où qqch est qqch, autre chose est autre chose

A

Where sth is sth, sth is sth

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2
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Ardoise

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Slate

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3
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Juron

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Expletive

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4
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Diatribe

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Rant

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5
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Fulmine r

A

Rant

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6
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Avoir droit à qqch

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To be entitled to sth

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7
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C’est le comble

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That takes the cake

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8
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Charabia

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Mumbo jumbo*

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9
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Tourner autour du pot

A

Talk in circles

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10
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Passive smoking

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Second hand smoking

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11
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Oh zut, diable

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Heck

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12
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Brusque

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Snippy

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13
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Tueur à gage

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Hitman

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14
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Parent ayant la garde des enfants

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Custodial parent

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15
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Peine de prison

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Custodial sentence

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16
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Insulte

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Slur

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17
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Identifier la victime (ou autre)

A

Put one’s finger on sth, sbdy

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18
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Situation difficile

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Predicament

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19
Q

Code secret

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Cipher

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20
Q

Malaysia’s prime

A

Najib Razak

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21
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Déroutant

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Baffingly

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22
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Difficile à accepter, à avaler (d’un mauvais goût )

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Unplatable

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23
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À court de liquidité

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Cash-strapped

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24
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Stocker, collectioner

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Garner

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Omniprésent
Ubiquitous
26
Paniquer
Fret
27
Blafard
Wan
28
Décadent, mou
Effrete
29
Préciser, localiser
Pinpoint
30
Doyen
Dean
31
Diriger
Steer
32
Éviter qqch
Steer clear of sth
33
Calmer
Placate
34
Douteux
Dodgy
35
Tremplin
Springboard
36
Former mayor of buenos aires?
Mauricio macri
37
Bidonville
Shanty town
38
Punteros?
Well known figures in argentina who act as problem-solver to be paid by politicians
39
Bulletins de vote
Ballots
40
Nigeria's president
Muhamadu Buhari
41
Afghanistan's president?
Ashraf Ghani
42
Fanatique
Zealot
43
Prétendre
Purport
44
Dénigrer
Disparage
45
Rejeter dehors
Belch
46
De mauvaise qualité
Shoddy
47
Vent contraire
Headwind
48
Calomnier
Vilify
49
Agitateur
Rabble-rouser
50
Souvent cité
Oft-cited
51
Se porter
Fare
52
Réussir moins bien que
Fare worse than
53
Récompense
Premium
54
Pep up
Remonter le moral , ragaillardir
55
Vétuste, croulant
Ramshackle
56
Stain
Blot
57
Déclencher une réaction
Backlash
58
Répercussion
Backlash
59
Obéissance
Compliance
60
Chansonnette
Ditty
61
Gamin, gosse
Nipper
62
Persuader gentiment, donner un coup de coude
Nudge
63
Se réjouir de
To gloat over
64
Foisonner
Teem
65
Vigueur
Vim
66
S'écarter du chemin, du sujet
To get sidetracked
67
Accidenté
Bumpy
68
Débauche
Profligacy
69
Loucher
Squint
70
Anormal
Anomalous
71
Se pavaner
Strut
72
Délabré
Rickety
73
Decorer
Adorn
74
Trivial
Piddling
75
Avec désinvolture
Airily
76
Infâme
Nefarious
77
Moquerie
Gibe
78
Le football
The beautiful game
79
Être prêt, partant
To be gamed
80
Puzzle
Jigsaw
81
Si ça l'est
If at all
82
Surabondance, excès
Surfeit
83
Manifester
Take to the street
84
Just, straightforwardly
Simply
85
Puissant
Mighty
86
Assuré, péremptoire
Assertive
87
Note de bas de page
Footnote
88
Décontenancé
Bemuse
89
Bien que, quoique
Albeit
90
Bourbier
Quagmire
91
Intermédiaire
Proxy
92
Par procuration
By proxy
93
Acrimonieux, rancunier
Rancorous
94
À contre coeur
Grudgingly
95
Extravagant
Topsy-turvy
96
Être mis sens dessus dessous
To turn topsy-turvy
97
Barrage
Dam
98
Bassin de retenue
Dam reservoir
99
Livre blanc
White paper
100
Embouteillage
Gridlock