Deck 8 Flashcards

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critic

You are among the critics of this method

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détracteur

Vous faites partie des détracteurs de cette méthode

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more and more
increasingly

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de plus en plus

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less and less
ever less

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de moins en moins

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cover, broadcast

The government’s decisions are broadcast on television

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médiatiser

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just as well

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tout aussi bien

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out of the ordinary
unusual
extraordinary

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hors norme

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make [sth] public
publish
post

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afficher

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sportsperson
athlete

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sportif

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as much as, just as much as

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autant de … que

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too
also
as well

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aussi

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shade, tone

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nuance

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detective novel, crime novel

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le polar

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qualify
modify [sth] slightly

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nuancer

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spoil

(food) rot

Grandmothers spoil their grandchildren a lot

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gâter

Les grand-mères gâtent souvent leurs petits-enfants

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shade, nuance

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nuancer

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enthusiast
keen + [noun]

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adepte

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reveal, indicate

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indiquer

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mediator, trouble-shooter

intermediary

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médiateur

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keen, sharp

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vif

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commune with [sb]
be in communion with

The crowd communed with the singer

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communier

La foule communiait avec le chanteur

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double-edged sword

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arme à double tranchant

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edge, cutting edge

Be careful with the edge of that knife

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tranchant

Faites attention avec le tranchant de ce couteau

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unifiying

She has unifying skills

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fédérateur

Elle a des qualités fédératrices

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travel, cross

He traveled the 100 kilometers in 2 hours

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parcourir

Il a parcouru ces 100 kilomètres en 2 heures

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so that + [indicative] in order that
**afin que**
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assessment, analysis report
**constat**
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endurance, stamina ## Footnote La qualité principale des coureurs de marathon est l'endurance
**endurance** ## Footnote The main attribute of marathon runners is endurance
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attribute personal quality ## Footnote What attributes do you look for in a manager?
attribut caractéristique ## Footnote Quels attributs recherchez-vous chez un directeur ?
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benefit ## Footnote The benefits of the sun on people's spirits are undeniable
**bienfait** ## Footnote Les bienfaits du soleil sur le moral sont indéniables
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yield ## Footnote The yield on these bonds is 3%
**rendement, rapport, bénéfice** ## Footnote Le rendement fait sur ces obligations est de 3%.
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table of contents summary, brief
**sommaire**
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worry about be concerned about | se préoccuper de
**se soucier de**
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firm, unwavering unmovable
**inébranlable**
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others other people
**autrui**
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take on [sb] appoint hire
**embaucher**
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leave, quit
**quitter**
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during over in the course of
**au cours de**
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attach importance to [sth]
**accorder de l'importance à**
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selfishly egoistically
**égoïstement**
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note notice observe
**constater**
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waist size, waist measurement
**tour de taille**
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ardor, fervor enthusiasm zeal
**ardeur**
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element, component ## Footnote Wind is one element of a storm
**composante** ## Footnote Le vent est une composante de la tempête
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trouble, problem
**ennui**
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handiness dexterity be handy be good with your hands
**coup de main**
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inform give [sb] information
**renseigner**
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restaurant (informal) eatery
**resto**
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voluntarily as a volunteer
**bénévolement**
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voluntary work volunteering
**bénévolat**
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in, within
**au sein de**
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sample | petit exemplaire
**échantillon**
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to say the least
**pour le moins**
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charitable charity
**caritatif**
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apart from, as well as in addition to, besides ## Footnote Apart from apples, we also sell pears
**outre** ## Footnote Outre des pommes, nous vendons aussi des poires
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comforting
**réconfortant**
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as far as i know
**pour autant que je sache** ## Footnote Pour autant que je sache la boulangerie ne rouvrira pas
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come from, be from, originate from result from, stem from
**venir de**
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gift , donation
**le don**
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tremblement
**quake, tremor**
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charity benefaction, beneficence
**bienfaissance**
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advantage, benefit
**avantage**
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for the sake of in the interests of for the purpose of
**par souci de**
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polluted, impure | qui est infecté
**impur**
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Well, that's good! Well, that's not so bad!
**Tant mieux**
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good for lucky
**tant mieux pour** ## Footnote Tant mieux pour toi si tu as du temps libre
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petitioner, supplicant
**solliciteur**
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throughout, during
**tout au long de**
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all year long
**tout au long de l'année**
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work
**ouvrage**
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treat, prescribe
**traiter**
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intuitively | par inspiration, sans réfléchir
**intuitivement**
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enemy , foe, adversary
**ennemi**
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shared ## Footnote The shared database systems are fault tolerant
**réparti** ## Footnote Les systèmes de bases de données réparties sont tolérants aux pannes
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teammate, partner
**coéquipier**
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pot, jar
**pot**
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secretly
**en secret**
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division, sharing
**partage**
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occupy, fill monopolize
**accaparer**
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unless | I will be there at six o'clock unless my meeting overruns
**à moins que + [subjonctif]** | Je serai là à 18 h, à moins que ma réunion s'éternise
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outcome, conclusion exit
**l'issue**
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encouragement prompting incentive
**incitation**
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risk expose yourself to
**encourir**
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have in mind
**avoir [qch] en tête**
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penalty, fee, charge
**pénalité**
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supply, stock
**approvisionner**
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get your supplies stock up
**s'approvisionner**
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lean on be based on/ rest on/rely on
**s'appuyer sur**
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with visible branding with the brand name on it
**griffé**
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underpin, underlie subtend
**sous-tendre**
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what about how about ## Footnote What's happening with your plans to buy a house?
**quid** ## Footnote Quid de ton projet d'acheter une maison ?
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such as, like ## Footnote I have never had a boss like you
**tel que** ## Footnote Je n'ai jamais eu une patronne telle que toi
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link, join, connect
**relier**
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near, close to beside, next to ## Footnote Vincent returned to the village where he grew up to be near his family
**auprès de** ## Footnote Vincent est retourné dans le village où il a grandi pour être auprès de sa famille
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all the time at any moment, at any minute ## Footnote Your sister could call at any moment so stay by the phone
**à tout moment** ## Footnote Ta sœur peut téléphoner à tout moment alors ne t'éloigne pas du téléphone
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in other words
**en d'autres termes**
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bad, rubbish ## Footnote That film was really bad.
**nul** ## Footnote Ce film était vraiment nul
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as goes by over, during
**au fil de**
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waggon, shopping trolley
**chariot**
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path walk aisle
**allée**
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ray, beam department / section radius
**rayon**
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however, notwithstanding nevertheless ## Footnote He is very intelligent. However, he is sometimes a bit curt and not very tactful
**toutefois** ## Footnote Il est très intelligent. Toutefois, il est parfois un peu sec et peu délicat
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hinder, hamper
**entraver**
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disturb, bother ## Footnote You never bother me when you drop by unannounced
**gêner** ## Footnote Tu ne me gênes jamais lorsque tu passes à l'improviste
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given (that), considering (that) | étant donné
**compte tenu de**
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disturb bother interrupt
**déranger**
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arrangement, layout organization ## Footnote We need to rethink the layout of this room
**aménagement** ## Footnote Il faudrait revoir l'aménagement de cette pièce
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landscape, scenery
**paysager**
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cut, mowing
**tonte**
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lawn, grass ## Footnote It is often forbidden to walk on the grass
**la pelouse** ## Footnote Il est souvent interdit de marcher sur la pelouse
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cut prune, trim (arbre)
**tailler**
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clear out swipe everything ## Footnote The burglars cleared out the shop during the night
**rafler** ## Footnote Les voleurs raflèrent le magasin pendant la nuit
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surprising, unexpected
**surprenant**
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break break [sth] open (nuts) crack (glass) shatter
**casser**
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break (into small pieces) shatter smash
**briser**
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in this way like this, like that
**ainsi**
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contemplate, consider
**envisager**
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for all that
**pour autant**
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as far as I know
**pour autant que je sache**
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unconditional, unreserved ## Footnote My boss offered me his unconditional support
**inconditionnel** ## Footnote Mon patron m'a offert un soutien inconditionnel
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fan
**éventail**
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eventuality possibility ## Footnote No one could have foreseen these eventualities
**contingences** ## Footnote Nul n'aurait pu prévoir ces contingences
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as ## Footnote As we proceeded, it became colder and colder
**à mesure que** ## Footnote À mesure que nous avancions, il faisait de plus en plus froid
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as
au fur et à mesure que
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reach, land on approach
**aborder**
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shake, mix ## Footnote I'm shaking the coat to get rid of the dandruff.
**secouer** ## Footnote Je secoue le manteau pour enlever les pellicules
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newcomer new arrival
**nouveau venu**
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compete with rival ## Footnote The other candidates were so good, it was hard to compete.
**rivaliser** ## Footnote Les autres candidats étaient tellement forts qu'il était dur de rivaliser
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pile, heap
**tas**
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tons/loads of
**un tas de**
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loads of/lots of
**des tas de**
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diehard hardliner ## Footnote His diehard attitude worries me
**jusqu'au-boutiste** ## Footnote on attitude jusqu'au-boutiste m'inquiète
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hatched (drawing) crosshatched
hachuré
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charge [sb] for bill [sb] for
**facturer**
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be in a position to do
**être en mesure de faire**
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request for proposals
**appel d'offres**
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behing, after
**derrière**
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confusing, puzzling
**déroutant**
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bid, auction
**enchère**
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hidden, concealed
**dissimulé**
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end in lead to
**aboutir à** ## Footnote Les négociations ont abouti à un accord de paix
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uncork, open unblock
**déboucher**
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completion result, outcome
**aboutissement**
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bypass, skirt
**contourner**
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collusion, colluding
**collusion**
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attain, achieve, meet
**atteindre**
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attainable, achievable
**atteignable**
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cheat not play by the rules
**tricher**
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understanding harmony, agreement
**entente**
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discount, reduction
**rabais** ## Footnote Les bons clients ont souvent droit à un rabais
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au rabais
**educed, discounted**
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trigger, spark cause
**déclencher**
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triggering factor
**élément déclencheur**
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arbitrator mediator
**arbitre**
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(legal) judge, decide (problem, question) solve, settle
**trancher**
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collapse, bankruptcy
**faillite**
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desperate, hopeless
**désespéré**
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spend
**débourser** **dépenser**
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fill up fill the tank ## Footnote We filled up before leaving so that we wouldn't need to stop on the motorway, where petrol is very expensive
**faire le plein** ## Footnote Nous avons fait le plein avant de partir pour ne pas avoir besoin de nous arrêter sur l'autoroute où l'essence est très chère
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petrol gas
**l'essence**
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come out of stem from
**découler**
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in the middle of halfway through ## Footnote Julie tried to call me in the middle of my holidays
**au milieu de** ## Footnote Julie a tenté de m'appeler au milieu de mes vacances
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schistose slaty, rocky
**schisteux**
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rocky ## Footnote The climbers want to tackle this rocky peak
**rocheux** ## Footnote Les escaladeurs veulent s'attaquer à ce piton rocheux
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well ## Footnote We dug a well at the entrance to the village
**puits** ## Footnote On a creusé un puits à l'entrée du village
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peak
**piton**
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think bussy
**épais**
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renounce, deny
**renier**
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recording registration, check-in
**enregistrement**
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conspirator, plotter
**conjuré**
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recovery regrowth
**reprise**
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wild, bizarre, crazy ## Footnote He showed up in an OTT outfit and attracted everyone's attention
**loufoque** ## Footnote Il est arrivé dans une tenue loufoque et a ainsi attiré tous les regards
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fertile ground
**terreau**
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inflict (punishment) impose
**infliger**
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in number ## Footnote The chosen candidates numbered three.
**au nombre de** ## Footnote Les candidats retenus étaient au nombre de trois
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compromise trade-off ## Footnote We are going to live together, so some compromises will be necessary
**compromis** ## Footnote Nous allons vivre ensemble, il faudra faire des compromis
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caught up in embroiled in ## Footnote That minister is caught up in a financial scandal
**être compromis dans** ## Footnote Cette ministre est compromise dans un scandale financier
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change direction fork
**bifurquer**
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wheat, dough
**blé**
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praise, extol highlight, showcase
**vanter**
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brag about boast about ## Footnote Julian boasts a lot about his business success
**se vanter de** ## Footnote Julien se vante beaucoup de sa réussite dans les affaires
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crown award a prize
**couronner**
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repeal revoke (formal) abrogate ## Footnote Some laws will be repealed by the next government
**abroger** ## Footnote Certaines lois seront abrogées par le prochain gouvernement
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just like ## Footnote He is tall just like his parents.
**tout comme** ## Footnote Il est grand, tout comme ses parents
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first of all firstly first and foremost ## Footnote First of all I would like to thank my parents, who supported my choices
**tout d'abord** ## Footnote Tout d'abord, j'aimerais remercier mes parents, qui m'ont soutenu dans mes choix
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slope, hill (formal) gradient
**la pente**
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difference , gap , interval discrepancy ## Footnote There is a three minute difference between these two watches
**décalage** ## Footnote Il y a un décalage de 3 minutes entre ces deux montres
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disturbed, displaced ## Footnote The detective noticed straight away that the bed was disturbed.
**décalé** ## Footnote L'inspecteur a tout de suite remarqué que le lit était décalé
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constantly, endlessly
**constamment**
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assault, assail, attack ## Footnote The soldiers attacked the ammunition convoy
**assaillir** ## Footnote Les soldats assaillirent le convoi de munitions
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minor underage (<18yo) ## Footnote These facts are of minor importance
**mineur** ## Footnote Ces faits sont d'importance mineure
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* stand out * distinguish yourself * differentiate yourself ## Footnote This product stands out from the competition
**se démarquer** ## Footnote Ce produit se démarque de la concurrence
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pasture, pastureland
**pâturage**
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* break * break open * (nuts) crack * (glass) shatter
**casser**
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end of stock run out exhaustion ## Footnote She kept selling shoes until her stock ran out
**épuisement** ## Footnote Elle a vendu son stock de chaussures jusqu'à épuisement
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to the point of exhaustion ## Footnote au point de l'extrême fatigue
**jusqu'à l'épuisement**
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determining, decisive, deciding
**déterminant**
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merge with
**fusionner avec**
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dismayed, distressed
**atterré**
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defend speak in favour of ## Footnote He speaks in favour of saving old varieties of tomatoes
**plaider** ## Footnote Il plaide la sauvegarde des vieilles variétés de tomates
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because of this as a consequence which means ## Footnote You missed a lesson; because of that, you will make up for it on Saturday
**de ce fait** ## Footnote Vous avez manqué un cours, de ce fait vous rattraperez samedi
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catch up, make up
**rattraper**
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sample
**échantillon**
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take back bring back
**ramener**
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at the end of (sth) after ## Footnote The toilets are at the end of the corridor
**au bout de** ## Footnote Les toilettes se trouvent au bout du couloir
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roughness, harshness bitterness ## Footnote Patricia doesn't like the roughness of this old wardrobe
**âpreté** ## Footnote Patricia n'apprécie pas l'âpreté de cette vieille armoire
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corridor, hallway
**couloir**
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eminently, outstandingly
**éminemment**
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suspect, doubt
**soupçonner**
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have a feeling that foresee, anticipate
**pressentir**
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sustainability
**soutenabilité**
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initiate, begin start
**amorcer**
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reproach for ## Footnote My brother reproached me for not helping him enough
**reprocher** ## Footnote Mon frère m'a reproché de ne pas l'avoir assez aidé
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mean, signify
**signifier**
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benevolence, kindness ## Footnote His mother always shows a great deal of benevolence towards him
**bienveillance** ## Footnote Sa mère a toujours beaucoup de bienveillance envers lui
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waste, spoil squander (money, talent)
**gâcher**
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devastation, destruction disruption, changes ## Footnote The climate has seen quite a number of disruptions over recent years
**bouleversement** ## Footnote Le climat a connu bon nombre de bouleversements ces dernières années
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devastate, overwhelm, upset
**bouleverser**
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blossoming, thriving, flourishing fullfilment ## Footnote She has found total fulfilment since she moved to the countryside
**épanouissement** ## Footnote Depuis qu'elle vit à la campagne son épanouissement est total
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blossom, open up ## Footnote The plant opened up in the sun
**s'épanouir** ## Footnote La plante s'est épanouie au soleil
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firstly first & foremost
**en premier**
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confide [sth] to tell [sb] [sth] in confidence ## Footnote My boss confided the secret of his success to me
**confier** ## Footnote Mon patron m'a confié le secret de sa réussite
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take on [sb] appoint hire ## Footnote The boss is taking on an apprentice
**embaucher** ## Footnote Le patron embauche un apprenti.
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resign, quit ## Footnote The new accountant resigned after only two weeks with the company
**démissionner** ## Footnote Le nouveau comptable a démissionné après seulement deux semaines dans l'entreprise
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winding, windy sinuous ## Footnote He is afraid of driving on this winding road
**sinueux** ## Footnote Il a peur de conduite sur cette route sinueuse
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devote yourself to ## Footnote After his divorce, Damien gave himself over to drink
**s'adonner à [qch]** ## Footnote Depuis son divorce, Damien s'adonne à la boisson
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distance gap space
**écart**
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feel around, grope around ## Footnote He felt around to find his keys in the dark
**tâtonner** ## Footnote Il tâtonna pour trouver ses clés dans l'obscurité
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way, route ## Footnote The highway is the fastest way to get to Paris
**la voie** ## Footnote L'autoroute est la voie la plus rapide pour aller à Paris.
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assembly ## Footnote Construction is progressing; we have reached the assembly stage
**bâti** ## Footnote La construction avance, nous en sommes au bâti.
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wandering, roaming
**errance**
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show, demonstrate, reveal ## Footnote The yachtsman showed courage in diving in to find the drowning child
**faire preuve de** ## Footnote Ce plaisancier fit preuve de courage en plongeant chercher cet enfant qui se noyait
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drown ## Footnote The serial killer drowned his victims
**noyer** ## Footnote Le tueur en série noyait ses victimes
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serial killer
**tuyer en série**
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trap, pitfall, snare, hazard, danger
**embûche**
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force [sb] to do [sth] constrain [sb] to do [sth]
**contraindre**
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lure, entice bait
**appâter**
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liking penchant, predilection ## Footnote We are aware of his fondness for pretty girls
**penchant** ## Footnote Nous connaissons son penchant pour les jolies filles
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arbitration decision ruling ## Footnote We are awaiting arbitration of the dispute
**arbitrage** ## Footnote Nous attendons l'arbitrage du litige
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disagreeable, unpleasant, nasty ## Footnote Burning tyres produce an unpleasant smell
**désagréable** ## Footnote Les feux de pneus produisent une odeur désagréable
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write ## Footnote She spent 3 hours writing this memorandum
**rédiger** ## Footnote Elle a passé 3 heures à rédiger cette note de service
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forbidding, stern hostile, prickly ## Footnote His forbidding look frightens the children
**rébarbatif** ## Footnote Son air rébarbatif effraie les enfants
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box, boxed text
**encadré**
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completion date due date deadline
**échéance**
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dedure, infer
**induire**
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tenacious, relentless
**acharné**
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registration fee
**frais d'inscriptions**
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repercussions, consequences impact ## Footnote This new qualification will have an impact on his career
**retombée** ## Footnote Ce nouveau diplôme aura des retombées sur sa carrière
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in preparation for in anticipation of
**en vue de**
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even, indeed, in fact ## Footnote He's a good tennis player, even one of the 10 best
**voire** ## Footnote C'est un bon joueur de tennis, voire un des 10 meilleurs