Compréhension Flashcards

(62 cards)

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R

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An outbreak of violence

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F

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To take sides

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Un but annoncé

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An avowed aim

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Un troupeau

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A flock

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Se battre

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To tussle

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exceptionnel, marquant, non résolu

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outstanding

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japper

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to yap

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chuter

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to plummet

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faire rentrer

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to shoehorn

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plonger dans, fouiller dans

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to delve into

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11
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il est vrai que …

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granted

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12
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se précipiter

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to scramble

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aboyer

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to bark

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superficiel

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shallow

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condescendant

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condescending

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en péril

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in peril

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véritable

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genuine

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discréditer

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to debunk

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lésiner sur, économiser sur

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to skimp on

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assiduité, application

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diligence

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bâtard (chien)

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mutt

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chien de garde

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watchdog

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petit chien

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lap dog

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OMC

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WTO

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décider de ne pas participer
to opt out of
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tarder à faire qqch
to delay doing sthg
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exercer une pression
to exert pressure
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donner le feu vert
to give the green light / the go-ahead
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un brevet
a patent
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contrebalancer
to compensate for
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toutes conditions sociales
all walks in life
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les démunis
the destitute
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ignorer
to disregard
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répondre aux besoins de qqn
to cater to sbdy's needs
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marge
leeway
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pertinent
relevant
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être de connivence
to collude
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caniche
poodle
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mensonge
falsehood
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faux
phoney
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incompréhensible
nonsensical
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déclencher
to trigger sthg
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aigu
acute
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amèrement
bitterly
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agresseur
abuser
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sévir
to crack down on
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flagrant
blatant
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catégoriquement
adamantly
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incertitude
limbo
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détresse
plight
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alléger
alleviate
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pourrir
to rot
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conditions sordides
squalor
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insensible
callous
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infliger
to mete out
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moyen de dissuasion
a deterrent
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incrusté
ingrained
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indéfendable
indefensible
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borné
obdurately
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mettre un point d'honneur à
to make a point of ...
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borné
blinkered
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absurde
preposterous