Deck 1 Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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par-delà

A

beyond, across; on the other side of

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2
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en termes de

A

in terms of

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3
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un socle

A

base, stand, pedestal

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4
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se fonder sur

A

to be based on

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5
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s’écarter de

A

to stray/wander/digress from

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6
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reconstituer

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to reconstitute; reconstruct

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7
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un cas à part

A

special case

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8
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cerner

A

to surround, encircle; pinpoint

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dépeindre

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to depict, portray; paint a picture of

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l’avènement (m.)

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advent, coming

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le point de départ

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point of departure

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ériger

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to erect, rise; set-up, establish (élever, instaurer)

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objecter

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to object

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14
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entreprendre

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to undertake, start doing

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15
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l’emporter sur

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to prevail over, defeat (person)

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16
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déjouer

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to foil, frustrate, thwart; evade (surveillance)

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17
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une attente

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expectation (usu. plural); wait, wait time

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l’ébullition (f.)

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détourner

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to divert, reroute; redirect, hijack; embezzle, misappropriate

20
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une revendication

A

claim; statement

21
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du côté de

A

on the side of

22
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rangé

A

tidy, neat, orderly

23
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sauter

A

to jump, leap; flicker

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démanteler

A

to demolish, dismantle; uninstall; break up

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s'efforcer de
to endeavor/strive to
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s'adosser
to lean/stand against
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bailleur/-euse
lessor; backer, silent partner
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assimiler
to assimilate, integrate (intégrer); absorb
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rétif
edgy, recalcitrant; wayward, difficult; indolent
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la contrepartie
response, return; compensation, quid pro quo
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énoncer
to announce, state, pronounce
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un pair
peer, colleague
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re résoudre à
to decide/resolve to
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se couler
to slip into
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s'émanciper
to emancipate oneself
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le joug
yoke
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affranchir
to free, emancipate, liberate
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aussitôt
immediately, right away
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aussitôt + [pp]
no sooner [adj.]
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réprimer
to repress, suppress, restrain; hold back