Britain In The World NWD Flashcards

1
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riche

A

well-off, affluent, wealthy

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2
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l’union douaniere

A

the customs union

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3
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la monnaie unique

A

the single currency

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4
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l’endurance, la persistance

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the resilience

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5
Q

sans entraves

A

unfettered

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6
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ouvert d’esprit

A

open-minded

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7
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étroit d’esprit

A

narrow minded

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8
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le chauvinisme

A

jingoism

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9
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chavin

A

jingoistic

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10
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adherer à

A

to join

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11
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repousser, rejeter

A

to turn down

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12
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accepter

A

to embrace, to agree

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13
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se retirer de

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to withdraw from

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14
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être à la traine

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to lag behind

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15
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faire de même

A

to follow suit

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16
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faire cavalier seul

A

to go it alone

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17
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être mis à l’ecart

A

to be sidelined, to be on the sidelines

18
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distant, méfiant

A

aloof

19
Q

dédaigner qqun

A

to give sb the cold shoulder

20
Q

se tenir à l’ecart

A

to stand aside / aloof

21
Q

un étrangeté

A

on oddity, a strange thing

22
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recompenser

A

to recompense, to reward

23
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un lien

A

a link, a bond, a connection

24
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credible

A

credible, believiable, reliable

25
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un reconnaissance

A

an ackonoledgement, an admission, a confession

26
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complet, absolu

A

complete, absolute, full-blown

27
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êre adapté à

A

to be adapted to, to tally with

28
Q

approuver

A

To Disapprove, to look askance

29
Q

un manque de

A

A lack of, an absence of

30
Q

important, essentiel

A

Momentous

31
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incroyablement,

A

unbelievably, bewilderingly, incredibly

32
Q

plus faible,, plus moderé

A

tamer, Weaker, more moderate

33
Q

par force

A

by force, by coercicion

34
Q

Suivre un exemple

A

To follow a pattern

35
Q

une decision

A

A stance, a decision, a choice

36
Q

inventer

A

to Fashion, to create, to invent

37
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considerer

A

to deem

38
Q

Superviser

A

monitor

39
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le resultat

A

the outcome, the result

40
Q

influence poliique

A

clout