Vocabulaire D'essai Flashcards

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Une victoire écrasante

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A landslide victory

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2
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Intimider

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To daunt

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3
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Gratifiant

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Rewarding

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4
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Généralement répandu

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Widespread

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5
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Une approximation

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An estimate

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Vigoureux, énergétique

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Forceful

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7
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Aborder un problème

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To address a problem

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8
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Surgir, se révéler

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To arise

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9
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Être contraint

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To be constrained

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10
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En gros

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In bulk

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Une question, interrogation

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A query

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12
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Être à la hauteur de

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To live up to sth

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13
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L’approbation, l’adhésion

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The endorsement

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14
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Le lancement, commencement (projet)

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The inception

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15
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Malgré toutes les réformes précédentes de l’Etat

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For all the previous Government’s reforms

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16
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En déficit

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In the red

In the fix

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17
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Une population qui vieillit

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A greying population

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18
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Une budget serré

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A shoestring budget

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19
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Un remède universel

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A cure-all

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20
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Restructurer, ramanier x3

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To overhaul
To reshuffle
To revamp

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21
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Avec l’objectif de mettre fin à

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With a view to putting an end to

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22
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Le gaspillage

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The squandering

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23
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Manque de prévoyance

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Lack of foresight

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24
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Qu’ils soient des hôpitaux ou des généralistes

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Be they hospitals or GP’s

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25
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Le diplomate américain a rencontré son homologue chinois pour traiter de ce problème.

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The American diplomat met with her Chinese counterpart to discuss the problem.

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26
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Criblé de dettes

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Debt-ridden

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27
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Cela veut dire que les anglais n’ont pas le choix, ils doivent en assumer les coûts

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Its means Britains have no choice but to pick up the tab

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28
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Pendant ce temps, pour le moment

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In the meantime

29
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De même

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Likewise

30
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Apporter leur contribution à

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To contribute their share to

31
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Un obstacle majeur

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A stumbling block

32
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Sur le chemin de la guérison

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On the path to recovery

33
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Désormais, dorénavent

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Henceforth

34
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La pierre angulaire

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The corner stone

35
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Le maître mot

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The watchword

36
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Une épreuve de vérité

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A litmus test

37
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Conformément à

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In keeping with

38
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Le directeur soutient que ses réformes seront bénéfiques.

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The director contends that his reforms will be beneficial.

39
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Plus il y a de GS, mieux c’est

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The more GS the better

40
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En vue de favoriser

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With a view to fostering

41
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L’homme a prétendu être le propriétaire.

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The man purported to be the owner.

42
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Mon patron m’a donné le feu vert pour lancer le projet.

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My boss gave me the go-ahead to launch the project.

43
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Il est important de trier les déchets.

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It is important to sort out waste.

44
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Un plan soumis à condition de performance.

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A performance-related scheme

45
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Le nouvel architecte a demandé les plans de l’immeuble.

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The new architect requested the building’s blueprints.

46
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Donner une longueur d’avance

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To give a leg up

47
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L’apogée, l’âge d’or

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The heyday

48
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Etre originaire de

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To hail from

49
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Mieux s’en sortir

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To fare better

50
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A y regarder de plus près

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On closer examination

51
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Faire des ravages sur

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To take a heavy toll on

52
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Un péage, un tribut

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A toll

53
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Attirer les meilleurs …

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To draw in the best …

54
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Rester sur la touche

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To stay on the sidelines

55
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Un des véhicules les plus recherchés au pays.

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One of the most sought after vehicles in the country to guests.

56
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Attractif

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Appealing

57
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Renforcer, soutenir

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To bolster

58
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Une société à deux vitesses

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A two tiers society

59
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Des cours particuliers

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Private tuition

60
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Ainsi, donc

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Thereby

61
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Un élargissment

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A widening

62
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Les riches et les pauvres

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The haves and the have-nots

63
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Un obstacle

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A hindrance

64
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Des retombés, des répercussions

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Fallouts

65
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Malgré tous ses efforts

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Try as he might

66
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Les personnes démunies

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The destitute

67
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Remettre sur un pied d’égalité

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To level the playing field

68
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Des enfants de différents milieux

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Children from different walks of life