A5 Flashcards

1
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Limbering up/ loosening up

A

assouplissement

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2
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limbering-up exercises

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Des exercices / une séance d’assouplissement

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3
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softening (d’un linge / cuir)

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assouplissement

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4
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  • softening (d’une position)

* to ask for regulations to be relaxed

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demander l’assouplissement d’un règlement

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5
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to appease, to assuage, to quench

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assouvir

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6
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Procrastination / delaying

A

atermoiement

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7
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to procrastinate / to delay

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atermoyer

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8
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Having held back from having made a decision for two months, they finally said yes

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Ayant atermoyé deux mois, ils ont fini par dire oui

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9
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to make an attempt on somebody’s life

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attenter à la vie de quelqu’un

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10
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To attempt suicide

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attenter à ses jours / à sa vie

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11
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to undermine somebody’s honour / reputation

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attenter à l’honneur / la réputation de quelqu’un

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12
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to violate civil rights

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attenter aux libertés civiles

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13
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• offence against public decency
• infringement of personal freedom
- violation of human rights
- to undermine somebody's power
- to commit a breach of the peace
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  • atteinte aux bonnes mœurs
  • atteinte à la liberté individuelle
  • atteinte aux droits de l’homme
  • porter atteinte au pouvoir de quelqu’un
  • porter atteinte à l’ordre public
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14
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out of reach

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hors d’atteinte

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15
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  • to relieve / soothe
  • to tone down / soften
  • to muffle
  • to reduce / lighten / to lessen
  • to tone down
  • memories have become fainter over time
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  • atténuer

- le temps a atténué les souvenirs

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16
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  • to dismay / to appal
  • I was appalled at his answer
  • I found him reeling from the shock of the news
  • he looked at them in total dismay
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  • atterrer
  • sa réponse m’a atterré
  • je l’ai trouvé atterré par la nouvelle
  • il les regarda d’un air atterré
17
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related (parent)

A

apparenté

18
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  • grouped electoral lists
  • the socialists and their allies
  • similar
A
  • des listes apparentées
  • les socialistes et apparentés
  • apparanté
19
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  • insurance certificate

- his failure further demonstrates his incompetence

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  • une attestation d’assurance

- son échec est une nouvelle attestation de son incompétence