Anglais random Flashcards

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Se faire à l’idée de

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Wrap one’s head around sth

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2
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Spell out

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Expliquer clairement, dans le détail

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3
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Daze

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Hébétement, confusion

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4
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Cost overrun

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Dépassement des coûts

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5
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Overrun

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Dépasser le temps imparti / alloué

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6
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Overrun

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Envahir

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7
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As such

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De ce fait / En tant que tel

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8
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Whereby

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Au moyen duquel / Selon lesquels

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9
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Hedging

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Couverture / Protection

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10
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Jibe

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Raillerie / Se moquer de / Coller correspondre

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11
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Jot down

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Noter

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12
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Creeping

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Rampant

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13
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Bottlenecks

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Goulot d’étranglement

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14
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I’ve got chills

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J’ai des frissons

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15
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Browse

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Feuilleter

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16
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Street-smart

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Fûté / Rusé / Débrouillard

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17
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Crack a joke

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Faire une bonne blague

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18
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Link up

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Relier / Connecter / Mettre en relation

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19
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Distress

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Désarroi

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20
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Come dear

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Revenir cher

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21
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Dwindle

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Diminuer / Baisser

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22
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Offset

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Compenser / Contrebalancer

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23
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Grueling

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Extenuant / Epuisant

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24
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Choir

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Coeur / Chorale

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Divest sb of
Débarasser qqun de
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Hew
Tailler / Découper en
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Muddle
Désordre / Pagaille / Mettre en désordre
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Processus d'appel d'offre
Bidding process
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Tarnished
Détérioré / Teinté
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Oak
Chêne
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Void of
Dépourvu de
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Void
Nul / Non valable
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Whence
D'où
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Whittle away
Grignoter / Réduire
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Whittle
Tailler / Sculpter
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Per se
En soi
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Tweak
Apporter une légère modification
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Shortcoming
Défaut
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Rudderless
Sans gouvernail
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Lessor
Bailleur
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Underlying
Sous-jacent
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Cheesy
Nunuche
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Slot
Créneaux
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Sizzle
Grésiller
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Come in handy
Etre utile
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Cumbersome
Laborieux / Encombrant / Fastidieux
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Chop up
Hacher
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Try out
Essayer / Tester
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Il y a des chances que
Chances are that
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Dole out
Distribuer (allocations chômages)
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Strip out
enlever (choses superflus, des coûts par ex)
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Buff
Polir
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Pliers
pince
54
Wrench
Clés
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Smirk
Sourir d'un air suffisant
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Shake sb / sth off
Semer qqun / qch
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Witty
Amusant, plein d'esprit, spirituel
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By the book
Selon les règles
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Tronçonneuse
Chainsaw
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(Mais) qui sait ?
Who's to say ?
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Drum roll
Roulement de tambour
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Neat
Bien soigné / soigné
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Rock the boat
Faire des vagues
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Fall off
Tomber / Se détacher de
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Se dévaloriser
Sell oneself short
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Diligent
Appliqué / Assidu / Meticulueux
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Knock-off
Faux / Imitation
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Swollen
Enflé / Gonflé
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Limb
Branche (arbre) / Membre (corps)
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Blower
Souffleuse / Ventilateur
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Hit a snap
Etre dans l'impasse
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Snag
Hic / Pépin
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Scierie
Lumberyard
74
Foam
Ecume / Mousse
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Holler at
Brailler / Beugler sur
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Heady
Enivrant / Qui monte à la tête
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Uncanny
1 : Mystérieux | 2 : Extraordinaire / Remarquable
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Ratchet up / down
Faire baisser / Monter
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Weather
Dégrader / User
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Vouch for
Se porter garant de
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Gang up against
S'unir / S'allier contre
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Tool shed
Cabane à outils
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Cash
Encaisser
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Grown-up
Pour les adultes / Grandes personnes
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Tear down st
Démolir / Anéantir qch
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Lobster
Homard
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Ponder over
Réfléchir à
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Sewage
Eaux usés
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Sew
Coudre
90
Sludge
Boue
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Get over it !
Passe à autre chose !
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Pry
Etre indiscret
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Pry into
Se mêler de
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Much obliged
Je vous remercie / VOus êtes très aimable
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Bogus
Nul / Factice
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Roger that
Bien reçu
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Board up
Barricader avec des planches
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Rescind sth
Casser / Annuler (loi, contrat)
99
Its takes its toll
Ca fait des dégâts / Ca a ses conséquences