A very short introduction Flashcards

(85 cards)

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A travers (espace / temps)

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Throughout

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Faire la lumière sur

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To shed light on

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Pour / à mener

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To wage

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Semer le chaos

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To wreak havoc

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Déclencher quelque chose

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To spark something

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En cours

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Ongoing

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Une grève

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A strike

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Dans / au sein de

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Within

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Relever de

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To fall within

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Etats souverains

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Sovereign states

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Facilement / aisément

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Readily

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Plus large / plus vaste

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Broader

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Etroit

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Narrow

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Cela s’étend sur

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It spans

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Un domaine

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A realm

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Par / grâce à / à travers

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Through

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Chercher à

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To seek to

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L’ensemble des citoyens

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The citizenry

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Complétement

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Thoroughly

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Frappant / austère

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Stark

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Appréhender

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To grasp

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Il incarne

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Embodies

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Au dessus de

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Above

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Le long de

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Along

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En face de
Opposite
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Dans (la rue)
On
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En dessous
Below
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L'élimination de
The disposal of
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Un refuge
A shelter
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Crier / hurler
To shriek
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(peser le) pour et le contre
Pros and cons
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Tondre
To mow
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La pelouse
The lawn
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Ce n'est pas au vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire la grimace
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
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Accorder l'asile
To grant asylum
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Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir
An ounce of protection is worth a pound of core
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Raccrocher
To hang up
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Comment ça se fait ?
How come ?
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Rendre quelqu'un fou
To drive someone crazy
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Je suis tout ouie
I'm all ears
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Fier comme un coq
Proud like a peacock
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Le bien être
Welfare
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Intégré
Embedded
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Nouveauté
Novelty
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Tout à fait / totalement
Utterly
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Par ailleurs
Moreover / furthermore
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Une sonde
A probe
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Une enquête / une question
An inquiry
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Favoriser / encourager
To foster
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Défendre / faire respecter
To uphold
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Un aperçu
An overview
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Double
Twofold
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Sous-jacent
Underlying
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Cadre (dans un cadre particulier)
Framework
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Cependant
However
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Balayer quelque chose
To sweep away
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Modèle changeant
Shifting pattern
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Nier
To deny
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La portée / le champ d'application
The scope
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Décliner
To wane
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Des informations
Insights
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Le tracé
The plotting
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Le pèlerinage
The pilgrimage
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Aparemment
Seemingly
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Démenti
Belied
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Un boulversement
An upheaval
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Immense
Sprawling
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Alimenter
To fuel
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Fructueusement
Fruitfully
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Enoncer / exposer
To set out
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Représenté / décrit
Portrayed
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Environ
Roughly
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Intérieur
Inland
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Côtier
Coastal
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Superposé
Overlapped
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Laïc
Secular
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Renforcer
To bolster
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Inventé par
Coined by
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Au premier plan
The fore
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Plus large
Wider
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Mécontent
Disgruntled
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Reconnaître
Acknoledge
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De même / également
Likewise
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Imbriqué
Nested
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Mise en faillite / ruine
Bankrupting