a-b Flashcards by Charleene Xu

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se tenir au courant de

A

to be/keep abreast of smtg

to be aware of

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universitaire

théorique

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academic

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une discussion toute théorique

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an academic debate

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un as (cartes)

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an ace

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garder un atout en réserve

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to keep an ace up one’s sleeve

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avoir tous les atouts

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to hold all the aces

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un as du volant

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an ace driver

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les pluies acides

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acid rain (=pluriel)

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une loi

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an act of Parliament (brit)

an act of Congress (US)

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une catastrophe naturelle

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an act of God

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le sens des affaires

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business acumen

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obstiné

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adamant

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une adresse

un discours officiel

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an adress

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s’adresser à

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to adress smbd

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admettre

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to admit

to acknowledge

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droit d’entrée

admission

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admittance

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accès interdit

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no admittance

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politique américaine anti-discriminatoire en faveur des minorités

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affirmative action

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les suites

les séquelles

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the aftermath (tjrs au sg)

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un ordre du jour

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an agenda

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être un point prioritaire

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to be high on the agenda

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souffrant

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ailing

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une pension alimentaire (en cas de divorce)

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alimony

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soulager, alléger

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to alleviate (pain, difficulties)

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distant, qui ne se sent pas impliqué

aloof | uninvolved

une embuscade

an ambush

effroyable

appalling

pertinent

apt

une série | un vaste choix

an array (of strategies, measures, colors ...)

l'amiante

asbestos

une chaîne de montage (dans une usine)

an assembly line

fin, astucieux

astute

l'usure

attrition

une guerre d'usure

a war of attrition

une vente aux enchères

an auction

un public

an audience

éviter | prévenir

to avert (a danger)

une récompense | un prix

an award

une hache, un couperet

an axe

supprimer | faire des coupes sombres (fig)

to axe

supprimer des emplois

to axe/slash jobs

faire des coupes sombres dans les dépenses

to axe expenditure

un vote, un scrutin

a ballot

une urne

a ballot box

un bulletin de vote

a ballot paper

arnaquer, embobiner

to bamboozle/con/hoodwink

une caserne

barracks (faux-ami)

du chahut

barracking

désert, stérile

barren

un coup

un bash

cogner

to bash

se prendre une raclée (au sens propre et figuré)

to take a bashing

faire l'échange, du troc

to barter/swap

une série, ribambelle, fournée (péjoratif)

a batch

battre, maltraiter, martyriser

to batter

un enfant maltraité

a battered child

duper

to beguile/swindle

bercer de fausses promesses

to beguile with false promises

un ours

a bear

un marché en repli

a bear market

engendrer

to beget

un banc

a bench

un député de base à la Chambre des communes

a backbencher