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Voc 10 Flashcards

1
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affection, maladie

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an ailment

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2
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dissuader, décourager

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to deter

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3
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gober, absorber, consommer rapidement

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to guzzle up

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4
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pays vieillissant

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aging country

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5
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chronic diseases

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obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure

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6
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surveiller, suivre (ex: état de santé d’un patient)

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to monitor (the patient status)

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7
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s’arrêter net

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to stop short

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8
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prendre du poids

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to put on weight

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9
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particulier, étrange, bizarre

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peculiar

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10
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hausser les épaules

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to shrug (one’s shoulders)

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11
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se mêler de

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to meddle in

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12
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contesté, controversé,litigieux, discutable

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contentious

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13
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monter/descendre en flèche

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to shoot up/down

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14
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inventer une expression

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to coin a phrase

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15
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être mis à rude épreuve

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to be under considerable strain

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16
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les estimations

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the estimates

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17
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réduire de moitié

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to halve

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18
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une vieille fille

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a spinster

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19
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un domestique

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a servant

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20
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une bonne/employée de maison

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a help

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21
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rêvasser

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to daydream

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22
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fréquence des morts par overdose aux USA

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one every ten minutes

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23
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monter en flèche

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to soar

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24
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expliquer/justifier qqch

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to account for stg

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25
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une ardoise

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a slate

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26
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médicaments sur ordonnance

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prescription drugs

27
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surendettement

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personal bankrupty

28
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débat houleux/animé

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heated debate

29
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terme aux USA pour qualifier un gvt qui intervient trop

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big government

30
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part des américains avec couverture médicale avant/après Obamacare

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16% –> 8.8%

31
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scepticisme

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scepticism (UK)/ skepticism (US)

32
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être crevé, vanné (familier)

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to be shattered

33
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bris de verre

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shattered glass

34
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être bien vivant

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to be alive and kicking (a person, a policy…)

35
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être vigoureux, en pleine santé

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to be hale and hearty

36
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une entorse / une cheville foulée

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a sprain/ a sprained ankle

37
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la grippe

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flu (abrev de influenza)

38
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mal de gorge

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sore throat

39
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bleu, contusion

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a bruise

40
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égratignure

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a graze

41
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plâtre (matériau)/ pansement/ un plâtre (pour fracture)

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plaster/ a plaster/ a plaster cast

42
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distribuer, allouer, donner, accorder

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to dole out

43
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amortir le choc

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to absorb the shock

44
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un subalterne / sous-fifre

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an underling

45
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une librairie d’occasion (bouquiniste)

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a secondhand bookstore

46
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courtaud

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dumpy

47
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c’est triste à voir

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it is a sad sight to behold

48
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se joindre à, rejoindre, prendre parti pour

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to sidle up to

49
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libérer, quitter –> évacuer les lieux

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to vacate –> to vacate the premises

50
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se pencher en avant

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to lean forward

51
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confus, perplexe

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befuddled

52
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à ma grande surprise

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much to my surprise/to my amazement

53
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faire le mort

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to play possum

54
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admirer qqun

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to look up to so

55
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le capot d’une voiture

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the bonnet (US); the hood (GB)

56
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ancré, enraciné

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entrenched

57
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augmenter constamment

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to increase steadily

58
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avoir le vertige –> vertigineux

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to feel dizzy –> dizzying

59
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example of Oxycotin

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1996 released in the USA –> aggressive campaign by the drug’s manufacturer –> found guilty in court (omitted to stress the high risk of addiction), fined 600m

60
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faire tout son possible

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to strive - strove - striven

61
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un brevet

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a patent

62
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une usine

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a factory - a plant - a mill

63
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un médicament générique

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a generic drug

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