Ecricome 2014 et 2015 Flashcards

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le préfixe “contre”

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counter-adj

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une chaîne

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a chain

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apparemment, soi-disant

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ostensibly

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un trimestre

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a quarter

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des pompes

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push-ups

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accorder

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to grant

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confectionner, élaborer, concevoir [artisanat]

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to craft

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radin, avare, maigre

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stingy

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piquer

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to sting

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subtilement

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subtly

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lien, rapport, connexion, relation

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a connexion

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se languir de qqch [rêver de qqch]

être nostalgique de qqch

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to pine for sth

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faire son deuil

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to grieve

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bien-être

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wellness

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inciter

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encourage / persuade / incite

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distribuer

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to hand out, to give out, to distribute

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s’inscrire [dans un club]

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to enroll in
to register at / with
to join

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se vanter, se targuer

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to boast

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daltonien

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colour-blind

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sage [la sagesse]

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wise [wisdom]

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raisonnable, sensé

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sensible, reasonable, rational

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sage [calme]

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good, well-behaved

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DANS LE SENS DEs aiguilles d’une montre

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clockWISE

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à cet égard

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in this regard

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en ce qui concerne
as regards sth
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concernant / à propos de
with reference to / regarding / as regards
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droit sacial
social law
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droit du travail
labour law
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résidence
residence
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n'avoir rien à envier à
to be as good as not to be better than have nothing to be ashamed of in comparison to
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n'avoir rien à se reprocher
have nothing to feel bad about, | have nothing to feel guilty about
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reprocher
reproach sb for sth
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En cause, les contrats à durée déterminée
At issue, fixed-term contracts / temporary contracts # permanent contracts = CDI
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gracieux - gracieusement
graceful - graciously
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un saisonnier
a seasonal worker
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employer, embaucher, recruter
to employ, to take sb on, to hire, to recruit
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"spécificité britannique"
"Typically British..."
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un contrat
a contract
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garantir
to guarantee, to assure, to (offer) the guarantee of sth
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fréquentation [nb de clients]
the number of customers
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entrer dans
go inside / into, | enter
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l'exclusion de
the barring of
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interdire
to prohibit sth to forbid sth to ban sth / ban sb from doing sth
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la plupart du temps
More often than not | most of the time
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congés payés
paid holidays / paid vacation
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un arrêt maladie (rémunéré)
a sick leave (benefits)
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précaire
precarious unstable risky
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since [vraiment tout le temps après] -->
ever since
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gagner du terrain
to gain ground
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peu qualifié / non qualifié
low-skilled / unskilled
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en principe
in principle
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la restauration
catering, restaurant industry
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l'hôtellerie
hotel trade / hotel industry
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si [bien que]
although
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convenir à qqch
to suit sth to be suitable for sth to be suited to sth
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un retraité
a pensioner
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prendre sa retraire
to retire
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la retraite [fin d'activité] la retraite [la paye] battre en retraite [militaire]
retirement a pension to beat a retreat
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femmes au foyer
housewives
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arrondir ses fins de mois
supplement your income
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chercher à faire qqch
to seek to do sth
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souhaiter
hope, wish
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par contre, cependant
thougH
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les pensées, les opinions
thoughTs
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appliquer, mettre en application
to apply
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s'appliquer à qqn / qqch
to apply to sb/sth
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plus d'un million de britanniques
over one million Britons
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remporter
to win
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répandre / se répandre / (se) propager
to spead (spread - spead - spead)
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incarner [personnifier] | incarner [rôle]
to embody | to personify / to play
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démolir, faucher, renverser
to knock down
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devoir faire qqch
due to do sth
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par rapport à
Relative to
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augmenter, être construit, monter
to go up
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le prix du terrain
the cost of land
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vomir
vomit, to throw up (figuré --> rendre)
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arriver, réapparaître | monter le son
to turn up
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médiéval
medieval
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le siège d'une entreprise
headquarterS
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soutenir retarder tenir [le coup]
to hold up (hold - held - held)
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les égoûts
sewers
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curiosités, bizarreries
oddities (odd)
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le métro londonien
the Tube
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une voie ferrée
a railway
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un cheminot
a railwayman
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motif, modèle, dessin
pattern
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simple, direct, franc
straightforward
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la machinerie
machinery
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une machine
a machine
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un engin
a machine, a vehicule
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un chantier
a construction site
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une grue
a crane
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soulever, hisser
lift
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ériger, construire, édifier
to erect
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fait sur mesure
custom-built
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surplomber, | surplomb, surplus
overhang
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accrocher, suspendre
to hang (hung -hung)
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un échaffaudage
a scaffolding
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réputé pour
has acquired the reputation for; reputed for ; famous for ; well-known for
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en matière de qqch
as regards, regarding
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un camp
a camp (concentration camp)
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venir de
have just
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conclure un accord
to finalize (finalise) an agreement ; to reach an agreement
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conclure
conclude, close, end
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en échange de
in exchange for
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une somme
a sum
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une offensive
an offensive
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illustrer
illustrate
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distinguer
distinguish | se démarquer : distinguish yourself
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une affiche
a poster
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panneau d'affichage [pub]
a billboard
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un message choc
a shock message
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pas question, aucune chance
no way [dans les affiches]
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en aucun cas
in no way
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occuper
occupy / fill
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la partie haute
the top part
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arrière-plan | premier plan
background | foreground
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destiné à qqn
targeted at / aimed at / meant for
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continuer à/de faire qqch
to continue to do to carry on doing to keep doing to be still doing
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le soutien, soutenir
support
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lever, dresser, augmenter
to raise
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s'élever
``` to rise (rose - risen) [facture]to come to $50 ```
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les interrogations les soucis,
the concerns
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pas moins de
no(t) less than
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humanitaire
humanitarian
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dénoncer
denounce
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le transfert
tranfer
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un pays tiers
a third country
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condition de détention
detention conditions
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Papouasie-Nvlle-Guinée
Papua New Guinea
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Cambodge
Cambodia
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le destinataire
the addressee
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settle
s'installer ; | arranger, régler, s'occuper de
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passer devant snober ; passer à côté
to pass by
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dénoncer, contester
to decry