Voc 3 Flashcards by Sylve Chevet | Brainscape

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Showing or caused by malice

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Spiteful

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Sans nous donner plus d’indices

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Without cluing us in to

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Mouvementé, dur

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Kinetic

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Sharing in the knowledge of

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To be privy to sth

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Not easily angered

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Equable

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To survive difficulties

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To weather the storm

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Augment exponentially

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To balloon

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Être fortement opposés (en parlant de groupes)

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To be at loggerheads

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Écrit en police 2

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In the fine papers

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Reeling

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Vaciller

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Préparez vous

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Steel yourselves

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Avoir les yeux partout

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Bug-eyed

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Être sous l’eau (travail)

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To be swamped

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To complain (formally)

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To bemoan

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Frénétique

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Frenetic

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Ne résistent pas à une analyse minutieuse

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Do not bear close scrutiny

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Myope

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Myopic

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Craindre

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To fret

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Faire un bruit de mixeur / to fly, revolve rapidly

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To whir

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Court-termisme

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Short-termism

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spend (money) freely or extravagantly.

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To splurge (a splurge)

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Opter pour

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To opt for

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La réponse est en deux temps

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The answer is twofold

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To stand over someone in a threatening way

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To loom

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Carefully observe

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To scrutiniz(s)e

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J’adorerais le voir partir

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I’d love to see his back

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To deviate from the direct course

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To stray

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To cause someone to belive an untruth

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To lead astray

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Bénin

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Benign

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Il a avoué sous la pression (physique)

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He confessed under duress

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Plus enclin

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More inclined

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Appuyer sur le champignon

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Push harder to the metal