Britain Part - 001 Flashcards

(54 cards)

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Dreadfully

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Terriblement, affreusement

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A Boon

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Une aubaine, une bénédiction

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Slump

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Effondrement, récession

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On the dole

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Au chômage

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Whereas / while

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Alors que, tandis que

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Merely

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Only

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To aim

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Aspirer, viser, ambitionner, pointer.

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Regardless

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Quoi qu’il arrive.

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Regardless of

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Sans tenir compte de, malgré, en depis de ….

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To amount to …

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Se monter à … Revenir à …

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Overdue

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Arriéré, impayé

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Tricky

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Délicat, difficile

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To curb

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Diminuer, réfréner, réduire atténuer

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Tenet

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Doctrine, dogme.

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To push away

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Repousser.

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Statement of intent

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Déclaration d’intention

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To roll back

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Faire reculer

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To revolve around

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Graviter autour

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Competitiveness

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Compétitivité

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Greedy

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Cupide, avide, gourmand, glouton

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To step in

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Intervenir

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Profligate spending

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Dépenses immodérées

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Quangos

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Boldy

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Courageusement.

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Groundbreaking
Novateur, révolutionnaire
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Tooth and nail
Bec et ongle
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Around the clock
24h/24, jour et nuit, à toute heure...
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Une aubaine, une bénédiction
A Boon
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Terriblement, affreusement
Dreadfully
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Effondrement, récession
Slump
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Au chômage
On the dole
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Alors que, tandis que
Whereas / while
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Only
Merely
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Aspirer, viser, ambitionner, pointer.
To aim
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Quoi qu'il arrive.
Regardless
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Sans tenir compte de, malgré, en depis de ....
Regardless of
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Se monter à ... Revenir à ...
To amount to ...
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Arriéré, impayé
Overdue
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Délicat, difficile
Tricky
39
Diminuer, réfréner, réduire atténuer
To curb
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Doctrine, dogme.
Tenet
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Repousser.
To push away
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Déclaration d'intention
Statement of intent
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Faire reculer
To roll back
44
Graviter autour
To revolve around
45
Compétitivité
Competitiveness
46
Cupide, avide, gourmand, glouton
Greedy
47
Intervenir
To step in
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Dépenses immodérées
Profligate spending
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Quangos
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Courageusement.
Boldy
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Novateur, révolutionnaire
Groundbreaking
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Bec et ongle
Tooth and nail
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24h/24, jour et nuit, à toute heure...
Around the clock