English Flashcards
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Adrift
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Unmoored drifting
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Nigh
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Nearly close almost
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Well-nigh
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Presque quasiment almost
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To yoke
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Le joug. Bondage link
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To be on Tenterhooks
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Charbons ardents
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To tout
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To promote to brag to boast praise
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Shortfall
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Déficit manque à gagner insuffisance shortage loss shortcomings
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Compelling
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Convaincant fascinant captivant Imperative pressing convincing binding
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Prowling
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Lurking hovering loitering wandering marauding roaming
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To forsake
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To abandon relinquish renounce forgo abdicate jettison
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To spring from
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To stem from, to arise from to grow out of, to derive from, to emerge from
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Scattergun
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Fusil de chasse
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To coddle
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Dorloter To spoil to indulge to pamper
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Contempt
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Mepris scorn disregard disdain disparagement disrepect
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To befit
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Convenir to suit to fit to agree to convene
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Mischief
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Mefait harm damage devilry naughtiness
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Daunting
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Intimidant redoutable intimidating awesome formidable
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Harrowing
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Poignant dechirant douloureux atroce heatbreaking agonizing painfull excruciating
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Clout
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Influence poids power influence leverage
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Aloof
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Hautain distant standoffish distant remote detached reserved
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cleavage
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clivage, décolleté, split, segmentation, rift
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canvass
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sonder , quadriller , to poll, survey, probe, examine , investigate
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to be put off
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etre repoussé, dégouté , mis mal à l’aise
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nadir
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point le plus bas, lowest point , rock bottom lowest level
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spurned
rejeté éconduit rejected voted down denied refused
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landlocked
enclavé , enclaved
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by the same token
de la même manière, par la même occasion
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to buttress
to strenghten , to reinforce to bolster, shore up
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stringent
strict , strict rigorous severe tight tough
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awash
flooded inundated swamped
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to stall
caler , to hold up , delay , detain , halt
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spawned
donné naissance , created , resulted triggered led caused , produced
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amiss
anormal inappropriate , wrong , awry ,improper
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scathing
cinglante caustic,biting, harsh brutal
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superseding
remplacement , replace displace substitute for , override
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weary
épuisé tired , worn out,
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to hamper
entraver to impede hinder prevent thwart slow down curb obstruct
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to forestall
pour prévenir , pour empécher , prevent , stop, anticipate , head off ,hinder
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mugshot
photo identité ou prison
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canvas
toile
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suffice to say
needless to say inutile de dire
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groundswell
raz de marée, vaste mobilisation, tidal wave, surge outpouring, flow
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to soak up
s'imprégner to absorb, suck in sink in, immerse, embrace
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causeway
chaussée digue embankment, overpass
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to jut
faire saillie
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to skip
to miss jump omit overlook
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to frame
encadrer ou piéger
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to cull
massacrer to kill slaughter pick
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statecraft
habileté politique, art de gouverner
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advocacy
plaidoyer defense sensibilisation
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to stride
arpenter
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a stride
une foulée, progrés , avancées, step progress, advance
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flurry
rafale , vague , série
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beholder
viewer, observer, bystander ,spectator, watcher
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fawning
servile, flattering, servile , slavish, obsequious, a gaggle of fawning billionaires
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a gaggle
a bunch, gang, band ,flock, herd, troop crew
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to underwrite
soutenir financièrement, garantir, to guarantee to cover , to insure
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mired in poverty
noyé/coincé dans la pauvreté
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forewoman
contremaitre, pdte, spokesman, oversee,
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to dovetail
coincider, to fit, suit blend in , fit into , interlock
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racketeering
racket, affairisme, escroquerie, extortion , fraud ,blackmail, racket , larceny , robbery
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cornerstone
pierre angulaire, foundation, basis, centrepiece, key element, backbone
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tugboat
remorqueur
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morsel
morceau , bouchée
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coy
shy timid
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devoid
dépourvu without free (from) lacking deprived
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reachable
accessible , joignable
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sprawling
tentaculaire extended , broad,comprehensive widespread
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to be tantamount to
equivaloir à
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to reconvene
reprendre, reconvoquer, reconvenir
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to bicker
se disputer, to argue , fight quarrel wrangle dispute
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spoke in the wheel
baton dans les roues
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bogeyman
croque mitaine
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downward (spiral)
à la baisse , declining, decreasing, descending falling
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to hamper
entraver , to impede, hinder obstruct , prevent thwart curb
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to ebb
décliner , municipal fundings started to ebb
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plunder
pillage, spoliation; pillage loot, spoils ,looting
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offkey
fausse note
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gist
essentiel, core essence substance kernel significance , tenor
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haunch
hanche
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smirk
sourire narquois
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bonnet
capot
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appalled
horrifié, consterné, horrified,aghast dismayed shocked astounded outraged
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off the marck
à coté de la plaque , hors de propos, misplaced,incorrect, out of place
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dauntless
intrépide audacieux
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doubtless
sans doute, sans aucun doute
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to sudbue
soumettre, subjugate, overpower control master tame quell crush
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shortcomings
flaw weakness defect deficiency failing shortfall
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to shore up
consolider étayer reinforce, underpin buttress strenghten bolster support enhance
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to stave off
eviter repousser conjurer to forestall , ward off , head off, fend off, avert, avoid
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downfall
chute ruine collapse, ruin , fall undoing overthrow destruction
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to foster
favoriser, encourager to promote, encourage stimulate nurture boost bolster spur
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to bolster
renforcer soutenir, to boost strenghten reinforce shore up buttress enhance
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woe to him
malheur à lui
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to stymie
contrecarrer , to thwart , block, obstruct, frustate, foil hinder , defeat
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in laws
belle famille
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to take on
prendre en charge, s'attaquer à , assumer, assume, tackle , undertake , deal with
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to hoard
thésauriser accumuler
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to portend
présage, to presage, predict , forecast , foreshadow, herald , betoken
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upfront
franc , honnéte, straightforward, frank, candid , honest , forthright
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to thwart
contrecarrer déjouer, to prevent, frustrate, hinder, impede, obstruct, foil, derail
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to infer
to deduce, deduct, guess, derive , suppose , figure , extrapolate
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to stem from
decouler de, arise from or out of, derive from, emanate from result from, originate from
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to stem, to stem the tide
endiguer , endiguer la marée
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to uphold
respecter , défendre,to maintain, defend, preserve, support , back, endorse, buttress
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to boil down to
se résumer à
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to make up for
compenser , rattraper , to compensate for, to catch up, to remedy, to redress, to offset
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to probe
sonder, to test , investigate, explore , research
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to tap into
puiser dans , exploiter to seize, harness, leverage , exploit, profit
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about face
volte face reversal, about turn , volte face
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to abate
atténuer, calmer to ease , lessen mitigate, relieve
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plaintiff
plaignant, demandeur
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fraught relationship
relation compliquée
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fraught
lourd , chargé , tendu
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byproduct
sous produit, dérivé , effet secondaire
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to relinquish
renoncer, céder to renounce , to forgo , to forsake, to give up, to hand over , to surrender
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wiry
nerveux maigre raide
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to thrive
prospérer, s'épanouir, to prosper, flourish, boom, grow, expand, bloom, develop , blossom , grow up
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standoffish
distant , impassible, aloof, reserved, remote
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subservience
soumission asservissement, servility, obedience, enslavement, submission
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buy-in
adhésion, appui acceptance, involvement , engagement
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grueling
épuisant , exténuant hard , arduous, tiring, strenuous
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deadening
assourdissant amortissement atténuation
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reckless
imprudent irresponsable téméraire careless rash negligent imprudent, irresponsible
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to recant
se rétracter, renier to retract, withdraw , renounce , revoke , disavow
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to perquisite
perquisitionner
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tacky
collant ringard vulgaire
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to overlook
négliger , oublier to disregard, neglect forget omit , override, lose sight of
To feel overlooked his entire life
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to overblow
gonfler exagérer , to exagerate , overestimate
Covid concerns were overblown
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menial
subalterne, ingrat , peu valorisant
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bereaved
endeuillé , affligé
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to warp
déformer to deform, to distort , bend
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to delude
se tromper , s'illusionner, to deceive, fool , mislead , trick dupe cheat
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to beckon
attirer , appeler to call summon draw attract
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To perambulate
Marcher to walk around hike march wander
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To strive
S’efforcer Oeuvrer to try seek attempt endeavour
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Discarded
Rejeté ecarte thrown away excluded forsaken abandoned
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To ratchet up
Monter d’un cran to raise boost broaden grow build up
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To hone
Perfectionner to refine sharpen upgrade improve enhance
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Slushy
Boueux détrempées et aussi sentimental
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To forgo
renoncer , se priver , to renounce , to relinquish, to abandon, to withdraw
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scourge
le fléau , la plaie plague, curse , affliction
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to placate
apaiser , amadouer To calm, appease , ease, sweeten
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to get along
bien s'entendre understand, progress, advance
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erstwhile
Ancien, Autrefois former old previous
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tipping point
point de basculement, critique: turning pt , crucial pt , critical pt, watershed, pivotal moment, point of inflexion
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to wind down
se détendre ou réduire progressivement, lower , decrease, decline ,reduce
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to run aground
to be stranded
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to throttle
limiter, étrangler, to choke , strangle , limit , restrict confine
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to clamp down
réprimer, to curb to quell to stifle to curtail, to restrain
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surrogate
mère porteuse, substitut, auxiliaire
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ingenuousness
ingénuité, candeur innocence, candor , gullibility, naivety
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paramount
primordial, essentiel , principal, cardinal, primary, main , prime , foremost
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foregone conclusion
courue d'avance, évidente, inéluctable
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nerve wracking
angoissant, stressant , stressful, distressing, agonizing, annoying
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Stark
Frappant austere saisissant harsh bleak stern severe absolute
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Slur
Insulte insult disgrace smear affront
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Premises
Locaux ou débuts place site venue property
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Heist
Casse braquage robbery burglary hold-up stick up
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To narrowcast
Diffuser
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To mime
Mimer to mimic to act to simulate
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Kindred discipline
Une discipline soeur
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Fallout
Retombées répercussions : aftermath outcome repercussions consequences side effects after effects
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Lid
Couvercle bouchon paupière
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Moral quandaries
Dilemnes moraux. Embarras gene
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To pit
Dresser ou s’affronter
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Trodden
Foulé piétiné battu a well trodden path
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Moray
Murène
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To dwindle
Diminuer to wane, diminish fall shrink decrease
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Throng
La Multitude crowd mob multitude
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To belie
Dementir to contradict to dispute to disagree to debunk
A maturity that belies his 23 years
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The dropout rate
Taux abandon scolaire
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Dismay
Consternation disapointment consternation
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Selflessness
Altruisme abnégation altruism dedication devotion generosity
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Underling
Sous fifre subalterne subordinate minion inferior
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Bereft
Depourvu prive devoid deprived stripped
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To gloat
Jubiler se rejouir to exult to triumph to brag to vaunt
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Whirlwind visit
Visite eclair
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To backslide
Revenir en arriere
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To eke out
Pour survivre to survive to live on to outlast outlive
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To take its cue
Suivre son exemple
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To budge
Ceder demordre to yield surrender he refused to budge
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A falling out
Querelle dispute spat fight dispute argument
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To reel
Enrouler remonter to coil to roll
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To compromise
Compromettre to jeopardize endanger undermine imperil
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Cushy
Confortable douillet a cushy government job
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Thrust
Poussée idée maitresse push gist shove essence
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To oversee
Surveiller controler to supervise control inspect
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To broker a deal
Negocier un accord
To engineer a deal
To hammer out a deal
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Placard
Pancarte poster bill signboard
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Overwrought
A bout surmené overexcited upset tense anxious
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Mortician
Croque mort
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To shove
Pousser bousculer to push to thrust
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Tenor
Teneur substance substance meaning content
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To intubate
Intuber
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To intuit
Deviner avoir l’intuition de
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To spur
Stimuler encourager to boost stimulate to goad to galvanize
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Lecturer
Conferencier professeur charge de cours
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A well trodden path
Sentier battu chemin connu
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To debunk
Démystifier discréditer to disparage to expose to discredit to denigrate
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Pitfalls
Pieges embuches trap entrapment snares peril pit
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Impediment
Obstacle entrave hindrance obstacle bottleneck deterrent liability
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Repository
Depot repertoire warehouse store archive depot
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Patron
Patron mecene sponsor protector guardian
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Etching
Gravure attaque chimique
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Depiction
Représentation description portrayal picture
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To wield power
Manier exercer to exert to use
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To stem the tide
Endiguer la marée
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To unravel
Demeler elucider to untangle to disentangle to fall apart
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To upend
Bouleverser to roll over turn over flip over to throttle to overturn to reverse to invert
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To undercut
Saper miner to undermine to debilitate to weaken to erode to water down
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To shackle
Enchainer to chain fetter hobble hamper
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To begrudge
En vouloir a envier to grudge to resent to envy to covet to disparage
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To downplay
Minimiser to minimise underplay underestimate undervalue underrate mitigate
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To beset
Assaillir assieger to harass to badger to afflict to plague
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To cleanse
Nettoyer purifier to clean out to scrub to wash to purify
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Weaving
Tissage tressage woven intertwining
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I do not mean to pry
Je ne veux pas être intrusif
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To pry off
Enlever soulever arracher
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To run afoul
Avoir des démêlés avec
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To foreshadow
Préfigurer presager to predict to presage to portend to forecast
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Backdrop
Contexte arriere plan background atmosphere context environment
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To unhinge
Déséquilibrer detraquer to unbalance to perturb to confuse
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Cockeyed
Louche de travers crooked ludicrous crazy squint
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To moan
Deplorer regretter to bemoan to lament to deplore to complain about
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Overlooked
Neglige oublie forgotten neglected ignored disregarded
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At the behest of
A la demande de , sur ordre de
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Tedious
Fastidieux ennuyeux wearisome boring annoying dull
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Bespoke
Sur mesure taylor made custom made customized
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Tortuous
Detourné tortueux sinuous serpentine circuitous
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Knock on effects
Répercussions retombées effets d’entraînement
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Righteousness
Droiture, justice honesty rectitude integrity uprightness justice
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Hefty
Lourd gros heavy large massive robust
We borrowed a hefty sum of money
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To undergo
Supporter soumis a to suffer to endure to stand to withstand to bear to experience
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Heyday
Apogée age d’or peak zenith Climax apex salad day apogee pinnacle
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Underlying
Sous jacent fondamental fondamental essential primary
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To resent
En vouloir a to grudge to begrudge to envy to loathe to dislike to despise
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Previous
Former prior earlier past
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To Wreak
Semer causer to wreak havoc in the streets. To inflict to cause to indulge to unleash to create
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To fluster
Troubler embrouiller to upset disturb confuse rattle
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Dazzled
Ebloui aveuglé blown away dazzed blindsided amazed
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To moan
Gemir raler to Whine complain grumble lament
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Cohesive
Coherent solidaire coherent consistent united
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Rebuttal
Refutation replique refutation disproof objection protest
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To berate
Reprimander to scold to reprimand to lambast to upbraid to rebuke
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Upshot
Resultat consequence outcome consequence effect
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To tamper with
Falsifier alterer to manipulate to alter to tinker with to meddle with
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To defer
Reporter differer to postpone delay adjourn procrastinate
I beg to differ
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I beg to differ
Je ne suis pas d’accord
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To allude to
Faire allusion a to refer to to mention
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Innocuous
Inoffensif ingenu harmless benign
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Undergirding
Sous tendant to underpin underlie back up bolster
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To skim over
Effleurer rester en surface
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To coax
Amadouer persuader cajoler manipuler to persuade convince entice
To coax someone into doing something
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To forfeit
Renoncer sacrifier to renounce relinquish forgo
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Pyre
Bucher
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Morass
Bourbier quagmire swamp entanglement stalemate deadlock
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Stunt
Cascade coup political stunt
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Shimmer
Reflet miroitement gleam glimmer sparkle
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To whimper
Gémir pleurnicher to whine moan wail
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To yearn
Aspirer se languir to crave to long to desire
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Jittery
Nervous restless fidgety
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To imbue
Impregner inculquer
To instil infuse impregnate
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To impinge
Empiéter heurter to infringe encroach affect to undermine
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Makeshift
De fortune improvisé
A makeshift gallow
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To be arraigned
Arrêté poursuivi inculpé
To be indicted charged accused or convicted
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To sow
Semer
To plant seed grow spread
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To sew
Coudre to stitch to suture
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To lie
Mentir ou reposer
To lie down to reside
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To lay
Poser etablir
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Retribution
Rétribution châtiment vengeance
Retaliation payback vengeance revenge
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Tortuous
Tortueux sinueux
Circuitous sinuous
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To demur
Hesiter refuser
To hesitate
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Demure
Gentil
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To digress
Digresser
To deviate stray diverge ramble
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Hemlock
Cigue
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To go runpoint
Mener, etre a l’avant garde
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To nudge
Pousser decaler
To shove to push to poke
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To wrangle
Se disputer
To fight to argue to row to quarrel
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To sprinkle
Saupoudrer
To scatter to spray to splash
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Outbreak
Epidemie explosion
Eruption outburst flare-up
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Beleaguered
Assiégée, aux abois en difficulté
Assailed harassed persecuted
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Complacent
Complaisant satisfait
Self-satisfied pleased self-indulgent
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To phase out
Eliminer supprimer progressivement
To phase down to abandon to relinquish
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Giddiness
Vertige étourdissement
Dizziness faintness
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Kinship
Parenté affinité
Kin relationship blood relationship affinity
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Array
Reseau eventail
Collection line up display
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Current setup
Configuration actuelle
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Frazzled
Épuisé éreinté
Worn out tied spent depleted dead tired
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You are delusional
Tu délires
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Far flung
Lointain éloigné
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Background
Fond arrière plan
Backdrop environment framework setting atmosphere
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To lament
Deplorer
To moan to bemoan to deplore to regret
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To simmer
Fremir mitonner
A simmering trial
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Foe
Ennemi opponent enemy adversary rival
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Mutiler
To maim mutilate disable self-harm
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Routine
Routine
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Prothese
Prosthesis implant
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Blessure
Injury wound damage
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Evanouir
To faint pass out vanish to black out
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Poverty is rife
La pauvreté est partout/ règne
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Pansement
Bandage plaster patch
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Trajet
Path journey route trip
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Anxyolitique
Anxiolitic antianxiety medication or drug
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Begue
Stutterer
Jo biden used to stutter
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Battue
Hunt search
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Émancipation
Émancipation empowerment liberation freedom self-emancipation
To get free from
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Spectateur
Spectator viewer bystander beholder
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Candidats
Candidates applicants Nominees
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Stupidité
Foolishness stupidity nonsense silliness ineptitude
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Esclavage
Slavery enslavement servitude
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Portrait robot
Sketch
313
Volte face
About face , volte face
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Patience
Patience forbearance
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To defraud
Frauder escroquer to cheat swindle dupe hustle
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Sordide
Sordid sleazy squalid
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Chorale
Choir
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Historique des données
Historical data
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Avoir l’intuition de
To intuit
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Inkling
Idée soupcon hint intuition
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Transpercer
To pierce penetrate puncture go through
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Abonnement
Membership subscription
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Intimité
Intimacy privacy closeness
324
Utilite
Utility usefulness use
325
Truie
Sow pig slut
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Insécurité
Insecurity lack of security uncertainty
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Mepris
Disregard scorn contempt disdain disrepect defiance
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Bourgeois
Middle classe upper middle class bourgeois capitalist class
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To be prone to
Etre enclin a
330
Turd
Etron merde
331
To pull back from
Se retirer de
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Hoof
Sabot
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To flinch
Tressaillir sursauter
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To pluck
Arracher cueillir plumer
335
Reversement
Repayment payout reversal
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Affirmation
Assertion statement
337
A mon avis
In my opinion ,from my point of view ,to me ,for me ,if u ask me. Jamais to my point of view
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Conjugal
Marital conjugal matrimonial domestic
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Ligne de partage
Divide dividing line watershed
340
A la queue leu leu
In a single file
341
Avoir l’intuition de
To intuit
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Proximité
Proximity vicinity closeness
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Inconscient
Unconscious unresponsive subconscious unaware oblivious
344
Eclairer une zone
To illuminate or to light an area
345
Recette
Recipe formula income
346
Chaudron
Cauldron pot kettle
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Couette
Duvet comforter blanket
348
Formation
Training learning instructio. Formation
349
Serie tv
Tv series tv shows sitcoms
There is a good series on tv right now
350
Reliques
Relics remains remnants
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Pénibilité
Hardship arduousness strenuousness
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Aller de pair
To go hand in hand to come together
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Mefiance
Distrust mistrust suspicion
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Egalite
Equality equity tie parity
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Une serie de
A set of a series of a range of a streak of
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Worn-out
Usé épuisé
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In thrall to
Sous l’emprise de
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Maitriser
To master control manage contain subdue
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Profiter
To profit to benefit to take advantage of
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Albeit
Quoique
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Whim
Caprice coup de tête
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Prendre sa place
Take his place
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Conscience
Conscious consciousness awareness
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Bande de voleurs
Gang of thieves
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Un mineur
Minor underage
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Bien commun
Common good greater good public good
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Reflechir
To think to reflect to ponder
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Décentraliser
to decentralize to devolve
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Bande de voleurs
Gang band bunch of thieves
370
Egoisme
Selfishness egoism self love self-interest self-centeredness
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réviser
to revise, to revamp
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affaiblissement
weakening, impairment, decay decline undermining loss
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fluidité
fluidity flow fluency flexibility
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vexé
hurt , vexed, upset , offended
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sous sol
underground , basement , lower lewels , lower ground floor , subsoil
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habitudes
patterns , habits , customs , practices , lifestyle
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reforme des retraites
pension reform , retirement reform
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plateau
plateau , tray, plate
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effet loupe
magnifying effect
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contretemps
setback , hiccup, mishap, delay , inconvenience, offbeat
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marche immobilier
real estate market, property market , housing market
382
notaire
notary, lawyer
383
mission clandestine
clandestine, undercover, secret mission
384
denoncer
to denounce, to expose to condemn, to speak out against
385
discréditer
to disparage , to discredit, to debunk, to undermine, to denigrate, to compromise
386
metaphore
figure of speech, metaphor
387
extreme droite
far right, extreme right , alt-right, extreme right-wing
388
voyant
psychic or indicator
389
deplacer un rv
Reconvenir d’un rv
to move a rv, to reconvene
390
to be fond of , to be keen on
avoir envie de, etre friand de , amateurs de
391
To wander
Errer vagabonder to walk to roam cruise stroll ramble
392
To dash out
S’enfuir
393
To besmirch
Salir to tarnish blacken stain taint
394
Despondency
Decouragement despair discouragement
395
To slumber
Sommeiller
396
Lacklustre
Terne mediocre sans eclat dim dull lustreless mediocre
397
Lure
Leurre appat attirer leurer to entice to trick
398
Scowl
Grimace renfrogné
399
To soothe
Apaiser soulager to calm down to ease to alliviate
400
To spout
Debiter
to spout platitudes in public
401
To stagger
Tituber et aussi échelonner
402
To stammer to stutter
Begayer
403
Flung
Jeté projeté
404
Foray
Incursion patrouille
405
Hoarse
Rauque enrouée
406
Thud
Bruit sourd martèlement
407
Aloft
En haut en hauteur
408
To swerve
Faire un ecart une embardée
409
To quiver
Trembler fremir
410
To smolder
Se consumer
411
Sling
Fronde sangle
412
Shoal
Haut fond banc recif
413
Bark
Ecorce aboiment
414
Jagged
Dechiquete irregulier
415
Squire
Écuyer chatelain
416
Vent
Évent ventilation
417
To vent
To air discharge to express to voice
418
to latch on
prendre le sein ou s'accrocher avec un device
419
to besmirch
salir, ternir to tarnish, to sully, stain , blacken
420
to dash out
s'enfuir
421
to wander
errer, vagabonder
422
to be fond of / to be keen on
etre friands, etre amateurs de , to be interested in
423
whim
caprice, coup de téte , impulse, caprice, fancy
424
albeit
quoique bien que although , even though or as , despite the fact that, notwithstanding
425
worn-out
usé, épuisé , éreinté, spent , worn down,
426
in thrall to
sous l'emprise de old men in thrall to worn-out ideology
427
streak
série, séquence
428
turd
merde, crotte
429
flinch
broncher, tressaillir , to wince, shudder
430
to pluck
arracher, cueillir, plumer
431
hatchet
hachette , serpe
432
hoof
sabot
433
to pull back from
se retirer de
434
inkling
idée, soupçon, intuition hint, suspicion
435
to defraud
frauder, escroquer
436
poverty is rife
la pauvreté est partout , monnaie courante
437
foe
ennemi, adversaire
438
to run afool
courir a toute allure
439
standoff
impasse, confrontation, bras de fer
440
to forfeit
renoncer relinquish, forgo, renounce, forsake
441
morass
bourbier , marasme quagmire, entanglement, deadlock stalemate
442
pyre
bucher
443
stunt
cascade, coup,acrobatie political stunt
444
shimmer
reflet , miroitement
445
onus
fardeau, charge, responsabilité
446
to beset
assaillir, assiéger , entourer
447
to cleanse
nettoyer, purifier , purger
Ethnic cleansing
448
overwrought
à bout, surmené, à cran
449
gyre
spirale
450
moray
murène
451
to spin
tourner, tournoyer
452
to dwindle
diminuer, décroitre
453
throng
multitude, foule
454
to belie
démentir, contredire
455
the dropout rate
taux d'abandon ou de décrochage scolaire
456
dismay
consternation ou consterner
457
selflessness
altruisme , désintéressement, dévouement
458
underling
subalterne, sous fifre
459
bereft
dépourvu de , privé, devoid, deprived, lacking
460
to gloat
jubiler , se réjouir to exult, to brag, to boast, to vaunt
461
whirlwind visit
visite éclair
462
to backslide
revenir en arrière
463
to do bad deeds
faire de mauvaises actions
464
to take its cue
prendre son exemple
465
trade off
compromis
466
it s quite decent to be fair
c'est pas mal en fait
467
open source investigator
468
i am totally
done with that
469
we see each other
every few days , tous les 2-3 jours
470
I am not going down that road again
471
to sort all this
trier tout ça
472
I do not give
a toss
473
not half as bad as
the stuff in my past
474
bear with me
il i am frustrated
475
I was turned death
in the light of what happened
476
he was up to
his eyebrows in debt
477
I go along with it
for the sake of the moment
478
you are delusional
tu délires
479
to derail
an investigation
480
we have to stop running
into each other like that
481
carefree
insouciant
482
careless
desinvolte
483
we will never make it that long
484
navel gazing
messiah complex
485
I want a report
within the hour
486
secondary protagonist
or character
487
to stem the tide
endiguer la marée
488
to run point
To lead
489
we stay the course for now
On garde le
Cap
490
can we hammer out
a deal
491
it was staggering
stupéfiant, effrayant
492
Somebody has been pillaging
Your country ressources since time began
493
A broad
Spectrum of behaviour
494
On a inauguré en 92
We broke ground in 92
495
I ve heard nothing
But terrible things
496
J’ai un soupçon une intuition
I had and inkling
497
Je me suis donne beaucoup de mal pour vous aider
I have gone to considerable lengths to help you
498
Quelqu’un va apprendre ce qui se passe ici
Someone will get wind of what s going on here
499
Fais attention ou marche sur des oeufs
Tread carefully Traide
500
Qu’en penses tu ?
What do u reckon?
501
Ne depasse pas la limite
Do not cross that line
502
Elle m’echappe/ je la perds
She is drifting away from me
503
Cela sera terminé avant que
It will be over long before …
504
Sans vouloir être indiscret
I do not mean to pry
505
Monter/ diriger une campagne digitale
To conduct a digital campaign
506
Mon job est de faire respecter la loi
My job is to uphold the law
507
Une offre de pmt pour que vous regardiez ailleurs
An offer of payment to entice you to look away
508
Ta reputation te précède
Your reputation precedes you
509
Ca equivaut a une invasion Armee
It is tantamount to armed invasion
510
Je suis admiratif de ton intelligence
I am in awe of your intellect
511
Est ce que ca te plait ? T’attire?
Does that appeal to you?
512
Relation compliquée / lourde
Fraught relationship
513
De temps en temps
Every now and then
514
Enveloppe de secret
Shrouded in secrecy
515
Tu dois etre plus direct avec nous
You need to be more forthcoming with us
516
C’est pas a toi de parler
To speak out of turn
517
Est ce que je devrais me faire du souci pour qqchose?
Is there anything i should be concerned about?
518
Merci de me contacter/ effort pour te contacter
Thanks for reaching out
519
Englue dans la pauvrete
Mired in poverty stuck bogged down
520
S’echapper disparaître
To be in the wind
521
Slump
Trou d’air
522
As much as it pains me
Meme si ca me gêne / me
Coute
523
To underpin
Soutenir etayer bolster
reinforce consolidate buttress
524
Je veux un rapport dans l’heure
I want a report within the hour
525
Pourriez vous transmettre les details
Would u pls circulate the details
526
La reduire au silence
To silence her
527
On ne sait presque rien
We know next to nothing
528
Une lueur d’espoir
A glimmer of hope
529
Etre ecarté
To be shunned
530
Etre laisse dans l’ignorance
To be left in the lurch
531
Etre a l’aube de
To be on the cusp of
532
Sans domicile fixe
Of no fixed abode
533
Desirer avoir envie de
To be keen on
534
Simuler
To malinger
535
Presse toi de prendre la suite
To hurry up To take over
536
Petit a petit
Little by little
537
A la lumière de ce qui s’est passé aujourd’hui
In light of what happened today
538
Une liste / inventaire de propriétés
A run down of properties
539
Etre tres inquiet /nerveux
To be deeply unnerved
540
C’est loin de ce que tu peux faire
It is way outside the bounds of what u can do
541
Ces résultats marquants/ spectaculaires
These landmarks results
542
Pas de comptes a rendre
No axe to grind
543
Etre en phase avec qqun
To be attuned to sbdy
544
Pas de panique ou de pb
No sweat
545
Apres coup
With hindsight « inesaïte »
546
Je dois faire des courses
I have got some errands to do
547
Grosso modo
In the thick of things
548
Escalade
Escalation
549
Scénario deja écrit
Pre written script
550
To phase out
Éliminer progressivement to wean
551
To go awry
Aller de travers
552
To go berserk
Devenir fou furieux
553
To ramp up
Accélérer intensifier to build up scale up intensify boost
554
Avoir la pression pour se rétracter
To face pressure to recant
555
La frapper avec de plus serieuses charges
To slap her with more serious charges
556
Le trafic aerien est restreint
Airtravel is curtailed
557
Si il pouvait fracturer l’otan
If he could splinter nato
558
C’est probable
It s a right likelihood
559
Les sanctions sont bien plus profondes qu’il ne le pense
Sanctions are far more reaching than he thought
560
C’est la pierre angulaire de notre système
It s the cornerstone of our system
561
Donner de la vigueur
To invigorate
562
Proposer une aide / donner de l’aide aux oligarques
To lend a helping hands to oligarchs
563
Génerer du ressentiment
To fuel resentment
564
Peu clair a quel point les démocrates pouvaient s’engager dans un gerrymandering agressif
It was unclear how far democrats could lean into an agressive gerrymandering
565
Réduire progressivement nos activités en russie
To wind down our activities in russia
566
La guerre fait rage
The war has been raging
567
Nous devons restructurer nos approvisionnements pour être autonome sur nos activités stratégiques
We must restructure our supply chain to be self sufficient on strategic business
568
Pieux devot
Devout
569
We must no longer rely on countries with different strategic interest
To provide materials deemed crucial for national security
Estime juge considéré présumé
570
A sa consternation
To his dismay
571
Cela souleve le pb d’un conflit global sur les approvisionnements
To raise the prospect of a global battle over supply
572
Un marche avec peu de marges
A market with little slack
573
Perdre ou gagner de la force
To gain steam/ to lose / to be out of steam
574
La situation est plus trouble
The situation is murkier
575
Imaginer comprendre sonder
To fathom
576
Dans la foulee de l’invasion
In the wake of the invasion
577
De nouvelles politiques ou régulation (diffèrent du passé )
Sweeping new regulations or policies
578
Se lever et résister férocement
To stand up with fierce resistance
579
Ses buts contrecarrés par ces types
His goals being stymied by these folks
580
Voila ce qui est en jeu
These are the things that are in play here
581
Etre un tournant decisif
To be a watershed for
582
Englober inclure
To encompass
583
Englober inclure
To encompass
584
Prise de participation hostile
Hostile take over
585
To be more painful
To come with a lot more strain
586
Etre intrigue par un sujet
To raise an eyebrow on the subject
587
Courtiser seduire
To woo
588
Dangers difficultés
Woes
589
Veritable invasion
Full fledged invasion
590
Victoire totale
Outright victory
591
Desequilibrer, etre mis en déséquilibre
To be thrown off balance
592
Etre sur le reculoir
To be on the backfoot
593
Negocier de bonne foi un traite de paix
To negotiate in earnest at peace talks
594
C’est parti pour une situation douloureuse
We are in for a rough ride
595
Sinon
Lest
596
Déclencher une protestation
To ignite a protest
597
Etablir un front uni
To engineer a united front
598
Percer un barrage
To puncture a dam
599
Fissurer une alliance
To splinter an alliance
600
Projeter d’une crise a l’autre
To lurch from one crisis to the other
601
Être financièrement gêné
To be in a tight spot financially
602
Laisser pourrir / urgent de ne rien faire
To kick the can down the road
603
Charge ou alleger qqun ou une classe sociale
To burden or to alleviate sbdy or a class
To alleviate the burden
604
Choisir de garder le cap
Biden chose to stay the course for now
605
Immédiateté
Immediacy
606
Chute perte ruine
Downfall
607
Imperfections lacunes
Shortcomings
608
Engluer clouer
To bog down
609
Jeter une ombre
To cast a shadow
610
Aplanir la route pour
To pave the way for
611
Preparer l’arrivée de
To set the stage for
To set the terms for
To lay the groundwork for
612
Surclasser , peser plus lourd
To outweigh
613
Accuser de / lancer des poursuites
To press charges
614
Lancer un procès
To file a lawsuit
615
Repousser eviter conjurer
To stave off
616
To roll back/to push back
To enact to endorse
617
Se cacher face a l’agression sera plus couteux
Caving to agression will be more costly
618
Renforcer consolider les liens entre les 2 pays
To shore up ties between the 2 countries
619
Livrer plus d’armes a l’ukraine
To funnel more arms to Ukraine
620
Au commencement de la guerre
At the outset of the war
621
Faire un super boulot en mentoring
To do a great job at mentoring
622
Il est bon a ca
He is good at it
623
Les kids viennent de foyers en difficulté
Kids come from broken homes
624
2 manières concurrentes d’aborder ce sujet
2 competing ways of speaking about this / of dealing with this
625
Se sentir obligé de faire qq chose
To feel compelled to do sthg
626
Promettre / s’engager sur une aide a long terme
To pledge a long term aid
627
Promettre / s’engager sur une aide a long terme
To pledge a long term aid
628
A long/ court terme
For the long haul / for the short term
629
Les coupures électriques
Energy cutoffs
630
Etre plus proche/ semblable de
To be more akin to
631
Etre enclin a
To be prone to
632
Ils n’ont pas paye cher leur aventurisme
They have not paid much of a price for their adventurism
633
Les vaccins développés en chine
China s homegrown vaccines
634
La une des journaux
La couverture d’un sujet
Frontpage news
Frontpage coverage
635
Etre considere avec dedain
To be regarded with scorn
636
Un échafaudage complexe de prêts étudiants
A complex scaffolding of student loans
637
Les efforts de syndicalisation ont gagné en force
Unionisation efforts have been gaining steam
638
Utilisation de gaz lacrymogène pour maitriser les travailleurs
Use of tear gas to sudbdue the workers
639
Reprimer la revote
To stiffle dissent
640
Nous sommes en territoire inconnu
We are in such uncharted waters
641
Une position radicale qui a poussé le parti sur une position extreme
A radical strain that has pulled the party to a hardline
642
Plus l’epoque des coups de menton
No longer time for brinkmanship
643
L’ouest entraine l’ukraine ds la résistance afin d’affaiblir la russie
The west is goading Ukraine into resistance in order to weaken russia
644
Le probleme provient d’un manque de forces
The problem stem from a lack of forces
645
A paroissien fidele
A regular churchgoer
646
Etre attendu au boulot demain
To be expected to show up to work the next day
647
Le stress abimait sa relation
The stress was taking out on his relationship
648
Etre de plus en plus confrontationnel
To be more and more confrontational
649
Exploiter ses peurs
To tap into his fears
650
Ces forces ont ete soutenues / stimulées par les us
These forces have been fostered by the us
651
Se battre réellement contre les nazis
To be allegedly fighting nazis
652
Condition d’inscription
Inscription requirements
653
Etre éligible a l’admission
To be eligible to admission
654
Une question sociale complexe
A complex social issue
655
Une politique qui passe ou qui casse
A make or break policy
656
Une politique du quotidien
A kitchen table issue
657
Integrer la regulation sur l’avortement
To encompass the abortion regulation
658
L’opinion publique de la cour suprême est au plus bas
Public views of the Supreme Court are at an all time low
659
Le conflit continuera de faire rage de manière imprévisible
The conflict is going to rage on in unpredictable ways
660
Le conflit continuera de faire rage de manière imprévisible
The conflict is going to rage on in unpredictable ways
661
Durer plus longtemps qu’attendu
To drag on for longer than expected
662
To enact / to endorse/ to implement a new or sweeping regulation/ reform
To roll back/ to push back/ to wind down/ to water down
663
Les reformes touchant aux limites de temps sont plus difficiles a faire passer
Time limit reforms are harder to enact
664
Je ne serai pas surpris que cette reforme revienne ds le futur
I won t be surprised if this reform takes place down the road
665
On n’a pas haté le sujet
We did not press the issue
666
Porter plainte
To press charges
667
Lancer un procès
To file a lawsuit
668
La fin/ disparition de leur mariage
The demise of their marriage
669
To bestow
Donner
670
To bequeath
Léguer
671
To behold
Beholder
Contempler voir
Spectateur
672
To behead
Decapiter
673
To begrudge
Reprocher, en vouloir a
674
To bemoan
Deplorer, se lamenter
675
To behove
Incomber
It behoves to our generation to solve this pb
676
To bewilder
To confuse to baffle to confound
677
Couvrir son bureau avec une correspondance sans reponse
To clutter his desk with unanswered correspondence
678
Son bureau, un bateau solide pour sa journée de boulot
His desk once a sturdy boat
For his daily routine
679
Faire notre max , du mieux
To do our utmost
680
Etre sous l’influence de
To be under the sway of
681
Etre sous l’influence de
To be under the sway of
682
Ces idées circulent et rebondissent
These ideas circulate and bounce around
683
Etouffer une ligne de vie économique
To choke economic lifeline
684
Mes sentiments sont dans le
Domaine du normal
My feelings are within the bounds of normal
685
Des attentes irréalistes pourraient nous entraîner nous entraîner dans une guerre qui dure
Unrealistic expectations could draw us deeper into a drawn out war
686
Aller retour , dans les 2 sens
To and fro, both ways , back and forth
687
Devenir fou furieux avec un arsenal d’armes
To go berserk with an arsenal of guns
688
Nous nous sommes séparés il y a des années a cause de certains désaccords
We parted ways years ago on account of certain disagreements
689
La corruption est enracinée dans la société civile
Corruption is so entrenched in the civil society
690
Je n’ai pas bcp de temps
I am on a tight schedule
691
Je n’ai pas bcp de temps
I am time poor
692
Downside
Bémol inconvénient mauvais côté désavantage
693
Pretense
Prétention faux semblant
I watch the world without pretense
694
Coarse
Grossier brut épais
695
Enlightenment
Éclaircissement eveil
696
Nouveau contrat commercial
Sweeping trade agreement
697
Proposer de l’aide
To reach out a helping hand
698
Maternelle
Kinder care
699
Conge pour maternité et déménagement
Transportation and maternity leave
700
Comme si nous posions les bases d’une nouvelle theorie de l’évolution
As if we were laying the groundwork for a new evolution theory
701
Nous vivons ds un monde bien moins violent que tous ce que nos ancêtres ont pu connaître
We live in a world far less violent than anything our ancestors had experimented
702
Ces questions sont plutôt difficiles à déchiffrer
These issues are pretty complex to decipher
703
To goad
Aiguilloner stimuler to spur to incite to provoke
704
To be rife with
Bourré de , marque par
The meeting was bound to be rife with tensions
705
To outwit
Déjouer surpasser
706
To squabble
Se chamailler
707
To elope
S’enfuir
708
Vagrancy
Vagabondage errance roaming loitering nomadism wandering drifter
709
Unabashed
Décomplexé éhonté brazen blatant bold undaunted unconcerned
710
Une anomalie sur laquelle je voudrais attirer votre attention
A slight anomaly which i would like to draw to your attention
711
L’ukraine est sur le reculoir dans le donbass
Ukraine is on the backfoot in donbass
712
Ne jamais se réconcilier avec son passe
Never come to terms
With his past
713
Ne jamais se réconcilier avec son passe
Never come to terms
With his past
714
Il pourrait aller jusque là
He would go to such extents
715
Une des raisons/causes principales
One of the main driver of california low rate of employment
716
Leurs droits ne doivent pas etre abîmés ou endommagés
Their rights must not be impaired by
717
Chomage sans emploi
Joblessness
718
Sans abrisme
Homelessness
719
Inclusion inclusivite
Inclusiveness
720
Insomnies somnolences
Sleeplessness
721
Négligence désinvolture
Carelessness
722
Impuissance impotence
Powerlessness
723
Vulnérabilité détresse impuissance
Helplessness
724
Apercu survol synthèse
A quick overview
725
L’avant guarde
Forefront vanguard spearhead
726
L’avant guarde
Forefront vanguard spearhead
727
Nous nous accrochions a des ponts auxquels ils ne croyaient plus
We held on to bridges that russia no longer believed in
728
Reparer sa relation
To mend his relationship
729
Se resumer a
To boildown to
730
La réthorique allemande Se resumait a gagner un avantage competitif a travers une énergie bon marche
German rethorc boiled down to gaining a competitive advantage through cheap energy
731
Il a senti que la marée/ mouvement perdait de la forche
He sensed the tide was going out/ gaining steam
732
Piller saccager
To plunder
733
Entraver
To hinder
734
A cause de son influence etendue
Because of his far reaching influence
735
Mutualiser des ressources
To pool their resources
736
Etre bon pour regouper le soutien des alliés
To be good at marshalling support from allies
737
Ne pas être inquiété/ implique a propos/par cette affaire
To be let off the hook on this subject
738
Pour parler franchement
To put it bluntly
739
We take one theme
Shaping our policy and explore it on depth
740
The administration is busy
Laying out the blueprint for
741
Ceder le pouvoir
To yield power
742
Manier exercer le pouvoir
To wield power or influence
743
Reduire ses ambitions
To waterdown his ambitions
744
Etre sur le point de partir
To be about to head off off for thailand
745
Une envie de decoupler les economies
A strong appetite for decoupling economies
746
L’arrière plan de ce pivot
The background of this pivot
747
L’asie est devenu un Acteur majeur de la politique
Asia became a key driver for global politics
748
La chine crée les normes
China is the rule setter
749
Dans la mesure ou
In so far as
750
Cela tordrait jusqu’au pt de rupture notre
Il will bend to breaking point our understanding of what it means
751
To vow
Se vouer a, to pledge to promise
752
To spring up
Surgir eclore jaillir to arise to emerge
753
To spring up
Surgir eclore jaillir to arise to emerge
754
On s’approche d’une compréhension de ce qui se passe
We are edging towards an understanding of what s happening
755
Dérapage des comptes publics
A slippage in public accounts
756
Un des exemples les + frappants
One of the most glaring/conspicuous/ noticeable/obvious/blatant example
757
Être inculpé pour/ inculpation
To be indicted in connection with/ to be indicted for his role in
indictment in DAITment
758
S’implanter
To gain a foothold in
759
Semer le chaos ds les rues
To wreak havoc in the streets
760
Participer aux discussions
To have a seat at the table
761
Preparer le terrain
To lay the groundwork for
762
Accusations de votes truquées sont ss fondements
Claims of voting irregularities are groundless
763
L’information circule ds les 2 sens
Information flows both ways
764
Autoriser les investissements ds les 2 sens
To allow investments in both ways
765
Etre jeté ds le vide
To be thrown off the cliff
766
Être déséquilibré
To be thrown off balance
767
Ralentir / freiner brutalement
To slam the brakes/ to pump
768
Imposer des sanctions
To slap sanctions
769
Je transmettrai votre message
I ll pass along your message
770
Ca vous gene pas que je participe
Mind if i tag along
771
Decouler provenir resulter
To stem from
772
Etre enclin a être réceptif
To be inclined to be receptive to such cases
773
Invasion totale
Full fledged invasion
774
Une guerre qui dure
A drawn out war
775
Victoire totale
Outright victory
776
Offensive totale
All out assault
777
Abandon de poste negligence
Dereliction of duty
778
Encourager les émeutiers
To encourage the rioters to enter the capitol
779
Rôle charnière pivot
A pivotal role
780
Derrière la scène, confidentiel, clandestine
Behind the scene , underneath the surface underground undercover secret underlock secret mission
781
Convoquer un meeting d’urgence
To convene an emergency meeting
782
Poser les fondations
To lay the groundwork for
783
Pouvez vous nous expliquer ce qu’ils ont décidé
Can u lay out what they decided to do
784
Porter la main sur quelqu’un
To lay hands on sbdy
785
Notamment parceque
Not least because
786
L’économie est incertaine
Eu economy is on shaky ground
787
Support sans faille
Unwavering support
788
Au dela de nos attentes
To be outside expectations
789
La guerre dure plus longtemps que prévu
The war is dragging on for longer than expected
790
Une conduite coûteuse
A costly endeavour
791
Une entreprise ambitieuse
An ambitious undertaking
792
Lancer la répression des dissidents
To launch a crackdown on opponents
A violent crackdown on démonstration
793
Impudeur impudence effronterie sans gene
Shamelessness
794
Rattraper rejoindre combler un retard
To catch up with sthg
795
Le politicien sur la scene avec le plus d’impact et de loin
The most impactful politician on the scene by a long shot
796
Avoir ses empreintes partout
To have his fingerprints all over the place
797
Il nous incombe de
It behoves to us to…
798
Souligner le contrast
To underscore the contrast
799
Depuis que ces objets existent les hommes se demandent ce qu’ils signifient
Ever since these objects came to light men have puzzled over their meanings
800
Rester attaché aux valeurs des
To remain wedded to the value of foragers
801
To churn
Se désabonner, quitter
Battre le beurre
To churn butter
ou bidon a churn
802
Tomber sur un sujet
To stumble upon
803
Oisif
Idle. Aidle
804
Locataire et propriétaire
Renters and owners
805
Faisons un deal
Faisons du business ensemble
Let s make a deal
Let s do Businnes together
806
Eviter les chausse traps stupids
Avoid stupid pitfalls
807
S’articuler / detraquer
To hinge / to unhinge
808
Nous pouvons deduire de
We can infer that
809
Impliquer entraîner comporter
To entail
810
Gerer les affaires de la ville
To run the city s affair’s
811
Objectif ambitieux
Lofty goal
812
Participer à égalité / avec du sens
To participate on equal terms/ in a meaningful way
813
Recourir au vote a la majorité qd le consensus ne fonctionne plus
Resorting to majority votes when consensus broke down
814
Par consensus avec un plan de repli sur vote à majorité
By consensus with a fallback on majority votes
815
Ds le cas improbable
In the off chance
816
Le sort de la bataille s’oriente vers les
The battle is tilting towards the democrats
817
Notamment parce que
Not least because
818
Encore moins parler librement
Let alone speak freely
819
Dans la mesure ou
In so far as
820
Jusqu alors
Hitherto
821
Malgré quoique
Albeit, in spite of
822
Sinon
Lest
823
De peur que
For fear that
824
En concurrence pour les ressources rares
Vying for rare ressources
825
Un maniaque du detail
A stickler for detail
826
Malheur a lui
Woe to him
827
Etre severement critiqué
To come under heavy criticism
828
Cette approche était condamnée a perdre de la vigueur
That approach was bound to run out of steam
829
Haut sur les echelons
High on the rungs of the ladder
830
Les événements publics empiètent directement sur nos vies privées
Public events directly impinge on our private life
831
Faire ami ami avec les dictateurs
To cosy up to dictators
832
Un coup est en cours
A plot is afoot
There is a plot afoot
833
Ces types ont de l’influence avec la base conservatrice mais ils n’ont pas le même niveau s’attraction
These folks do have some sway with the conservative base but they fo note have the same level of appeal
834
Irrécupérable
Unredeemable
835
Droiture
Righteousness
836
Etre dissuade de
To be detered from
837
Eviter les disputes
To head off disputes
To create a structure for heading off disputes
838
Repercussions
Knock on effect
839
Erreur gaffe bevue
Blunder
840
Overnight
Du jour au lendemain
841
To leer
Mater lorgner déshabiller du regard
842
To lose their chattel
Perdre ses biens mobiliers son betail
843
To wither away
Deperir , s’éteindre
844
Defenseur fervent
A staunch defender of
845
Brulant torride virulent discours
Searing speech
846
Touchant emouvant
Touching emotional moving poignant
Nebraska is a moving film
I was moved or touched by this movie
847
Spectacle stupéfiant
Rivetting staggering compelling spectacle
848
Synonyme d’une tentative plus élaborée de renverser les élections
Synonim of a more long ranging plot to overturn the election
849
Elargir la définition
To broaden the definition
850
To tinker with
Jouer jongler avec
These values are far too fudamental to tinker with
851
Cette législation vitale historique qui garantit le droit a l’avortement
This landmark piece of legislation that enshrines the abortion rights
852
Minimiser l’évaluation
To downplay the assessment
853
Il va m’en vouloir pour ce que j’ai fait
He will resent me for What i did
854
we got a fair amount to get through
On a pas mal de choses a faire
855
Plan b
Contingency fallback plan
856
Niveler le jeu
To level the playfield
857
Favori/outsider
Underdog overdog incumbent
Sitting
Joe biden is the sitting president
858
Quartier riche
Upscale neighborhood
859
To beat the odds
Réussir alors que c’est pas joue
860
Faire pression pour retrouver ma liberté
To leverage my way to freedom
861
Predire prévoir apercevoir
Predict presage portend foreshadow foresee
862
Donner l’impulsion elan a
To give the impetus for
863
Fiable digne de confiance
Trustworthy untrustworthy
864
Encapsulage mise en boite
encapsulation
865
Secret confidentiel
Secret under lock
866
Retenir ses coups
To pull your punches
867
Selon les regles
By the book
868
Configuration actuelle
Current setup
869
Ludicrous preposterous absurd
Ridicule absurde
870
Mettre investir bcp d’attentes d’espérance de valeur ds
To put a lot of stock in
871
Colonisation rampante
Rampant colonisation
872
Deraciner grace a des forces politiques
To uproot people through political forces
873
Choisir d’autres moyens d’action
To choose other course of action
874
Un pion économique
Économic pawn
875
Etre un pion , un moyen vers une fin
To be a means to an end
876
De son pt de vue
From his perspective
877
Déracinement
Rootlessness
878
Etre complaisant a propos d’une situation
To feel complacent about a situation
879
Se sentir déraciné ds un etat d’affliction mentale
To feel uprooted in a soul draining state of affliction
880
Nous avons besoin de rien de moins qu’un miracle
We need nothing short of a miracle
881
On ne sait presque rien
We know next to nothing
882
Ils ont eu une dispute
They had a falling out
883
Il a eu une crise mais il est de retour
He suffered a stroke a few years ago but he is on the ball agai
884
Representer une menace pour les alliés
To pose a threat to allies
885
Mener une mission secrète pour se fondre ds l’ennemi
To carry a covert mission to blend with the enemy
886
Ce sentiment progresse doucement et s’est installé nos psychés
This feeling slowly creeps in and embeds itself in our psyches
887
Malaise spirituel, etre demuni et attrition
Spiritual malaise, helplessness and attrition
888
To falter
Faiblir vaciller
This dream may be faltering
889
Rue pietonne
Piste cyclable
Pedestrian street
Bike lane
890
Le plus au sud tu vas le plus froid le climat ou north
The farther south you go the more …
891
Angle mort/ trou noir
Blind spot
892
Arreter de travailler
When will I stop working?
893
Un film émouvant
A moving film
894
Les clients du wagon bar ne font pas la queue car chacun connait sa place
Cafe car customers dont stand in line to place their order because everyone knows whose turn it is
895
Les banques seront sauvées en cas de crise financière
The big banks will be bailed out if they have a financial crisis they will be helped (helpt) by the government
896
Elle seront aidées par le gvt car trop grosses pour faire faillite
They will be helped by the government because they are considered too big and important to fail
897
Faire un plus gros profit
To make a bigger profit
898
Bénéficiaire du revenu universel
Beneficiary of universal basic income
899
Les bénéficiaires doivent abandonner leurs droits aux aides sociales
The beneficiaries have to give up their entitlement to social benefits (uk) or welfare (us)
900
Des pays ont lancé des projets pilotes de revenus universels
Some countiers have started pilot projects to introduce universal basic income
901
Le futur est incertain
The future is uncertain
We do not know what tomorrow will bring
902
Oisif
Idle (aidel)
903
Nous avons ressenti de la peur et incertitude récemment
We have experienced fear and uncertainty lately
904
En france , ils ont expérimenté une forme de revenu universel
They experimented with a form of universal basic income
905
On a acheté des arbrisseaux d'une pépinière
we bought some saplings (young trees) from a plant nursery
906
on a acheté du terreau et des copeaux
we bought bags of planting soil and wood chips
907
des fermiers cultivent près de notre propriété
farmers are growing crops near our country property
908
ma femme a un héritage de ces parents , elle a hérité de leur maison de campagne et propriété
my wife has an inheritance from her parents , she inherited their country house and property
909
la maison a été inhabitée pendant longtemps , il n'y avait personne y vivant
the house had been uninhabited for many years, there was nobody living in it
910
ma soeur a des cheveux frisés/ bouclés qui s'emmélent et elle pleurait quand ma mère les démélait avec un peigne
my sister had frizzy/ curly hair that would get all tangled or mixed up and she used to cry when my mom untangled her with a comb
911
mère et fille peuvent avoir une relation tendue
mothers and daughters can have a tense relationship
912
planter des arbres sur notre propriété m'a donné un sentiment d'appartenance
Planting the trees on our country property gave me a feeling of belonging to the land, of taking ownership of the place.
913
tomber sur un sujet
to stumble upon
914
Bnp est un acteur clé du marché financier
BNP is a key player in the French financial sector.
915
la plupart des appartements de notre immeuble sont occupés par des locataires pluto que des propriétaires
Most of the apartments in our building are occupied by renters rather than owners.
916
la musique et la danse permettent aux gens de connecter
Music and dance are about connecting people.
917
jack a été défiguré à la guerre
Jack’s face was disfigured in the war.
918
il va dans une maison de rééducation pour apprendre à avaler
He’s going to a rehabilitation center to relearn how to swallow.
919
il est en hopital de jour, il y va la journée et dort chez lui le soir
He’s in out-patient therapy, so he only goes there during the day and sleeps at home.
920
tous les coups sont permis,les syndicats sont préts à se battre avec acharnement; ils ne seront plus accomodants avec le management
The gloves are off: the labor unions are ready to fight aggressively; they’re not going to be accommodating to management anymore.
921
les syndicats demandent des augmentations salariales pour adoucir le cout de l'inflation
Unions are demanding cost-of-living adjustments to wages to soften the blow of inflation.
922
une autre arme à leur disposition : ils ont le droit de faire gréve contre une prévision de fermeture d'usine
Another lever they can pull: they now have right to strike against planned factory closures.
923
le pouvoir d'achat et le niveau de vie des ouvriers a décliné au cours de 40 derniers années
Workers’ purchasing power and living standard have declined over the last forty years.
924
usine
(manufacturing) plant = factory
925
la stratégie de guérilla de uaw a mis l'industrie auto sur le reculoir; ils ont visé simultanément les 3 fabricants us mais sur différentes usines et à différents moments
UAW’s guerilla-style strike strategy kept the auto companies off balance: the union targeted all three US auto makers at the same time but in different factories at different times.
926
le management ne savait jamais ou se produirait la prochaine grève
Management never knew where the next strike would happen.
927
faire grève
to walk out, to walk off the job = to go on strike
928
payer pour
pony-up (for something) = to pay for something (informal)
929
est ce que cette dernière gréve et son succès peut étre un modèle pour d'autres syndicats ou d'autres industries ou les syndicats ne sont pas présents ?
Is this latest targeted strike and its resulting victory a blueprint for other unions or even industries where unions are not present?
930
ca a aidé à restaurer le réve américain
“It helps restore the American dream.”
931
trauma d'enfance
childhood trauma
932
les forces ennemies ont assiègé la ville
The enemy forces laid siege to, or besieged, the city.
933
la génération silencieuse , ces européens nés entre 25 et 45 étaient entrainés à ne pas montrer leurs émotions et à ne pas parler de leur traumas ou sentiments négatifs
The silent generation, those Europeans and Americans born between 1925 and 1945, were taught to keep a stiff upper lip, that is to not show emotion and not talk about their traumas or negative feelings.
934
un dentiste peut identifier des symptomes du cancer de la machoire en regardant tes gencives. si elle saignent , cela montre qu'il y a un pb
A dentist can find signs of jaw cancer just by looking at your gums. If your gums are bleeding, it’s a sign that there’s a problem.
935
mon père a subi une greffe de muscle et d'os. ils lui ont greffé une coté et son muscle intercostal sur l'os entourant sa machoire manquante
My father underwent a muscle and bone graft. They grafted one of his ribs and some intercostal muscle onto the bones surrounding his missing jaw.
936
analyse de routine
routine analysis
937
ça me rappelle mon voyage à Athenes
it/that reminds me of my trip to Athens (A-thênz)…
938
non pertinent
irrelevant (ear-RÊL-ê-vênt)
939
les jeunes au 19eme siècle étaient constamment confrontés à la mort. la 1er cause de décès étaient les maladies infectueuses
Young people in late nineteenth-century Europe were confronted with death on a routine basis; the first cause of death was infectious disease.
940
on a fait bcp de progrés sur l'environnement mais il reste encore bcp à faire
We’ve made a lot of progress on environmental issues but there is still a lot (of things) to do.
941
j'ai eu un empéchement / j'ai été retenu
I got held up
I had some unexpected things that came up
942
To face an uphill path to enactment
943
Chemin de halage
Tow path
944
Tenets
Principes
Tenets of a religion
945
Etre coupable de ca
To be guilty on this count
Pas of
946
Askew
De travers
To be twisted askew
947
Ne ds ou hors mariage
Born in or out of wedlock
948
Choisir d’intervenir
To choose to intervene
949
To stop ou finish
Tjs ing working cooking
Jamais stop to do
950
Heaven
Hé vên
951
se présenter à un poste
to run for office = The president has already served two terms of office, or mandates, so he can’t run again (for a third term).
952
Species
We’re a creative species (SPEE-seez)
953
Isoler thermiquement ou isoler geopgraphiquement
We have insulated our house to conserve energy.
Our house is very isolated; we have no neighbors.
954
défilé / parade militaire
I love to watch the military parade on the Champs-Elysées on Bastille Day.
955
hauteur
The height (haït) of the ceiling will determine what kind of activity we can do in the unused spaces. Rich sanfranciscans live in pacific heights (haits)
956
Appel d'offres
call for bids, proposals = appel d’offres
Our company has responded to a call for bids/proposals for the transformation of unused parking spaces in the underground car park/parking garage of a public low-income apartment building.
957
parking
car park (UK); parking garage, parking lot (US)
958
a bout portant
The policeman shot the teenager point-blank or at point-blank range or at close range = à bout portant
959
il a grillé bcp de feux et a accéléré dans la voie de bus
He had run a lot of red lights and was speeding (driving very fast) in a bus lane.
960
la police francaise est elle coupable de racisme , controler à cause de la couleur de leur peau
Are the French police guilty of racial profiling, that is stopping people because of the color of their skin?
961
Sensible / sensitive
Sensible = sensé / sensitive = sensible (FR)
It’s sensible to carry an umbrella on a rainy day.
Sally is very sensitive to issues relating to equality.
962
experiment / experience
Connaitre rencontrer ou experimenter
We’re going to experiment with a new phone system in our recording studios.
We will implement the system if the experiment is conclusive.
Our company has been experiencing considerable growth this year.
Philippe has much experience in business.
963
Justice = fairness
Just institutions make a just society
The problem of income inequality
Should inequalities exist in a just society?
What kind of inequality is just?
The problem of unfair advantages
964
sociologue
Sociologists (so-see-YALL-euh-djists)
965
ou sinon
Or else = ou sinon
966
Such + (a(n)) + (adjective) + noun / so + adjective
A communist regime is such an unfair regime.
Communist regimes are so unfair.
967
supporter/ je ne le supporte pas
to put up with / to bear
I can’t bear/I can’t stand it = je ne le supporte pas
968
nazisme
Nazism (NÂ-tsee-yî-zeum)
969
le president est confronté à une opposition grandissante
The president is confronted with increasing opposition.
We are confronted with many societal challenges
To be confronted with
We are confronted with the excesses of political correctness
970
les etres humains sont des créatures d'habitudes
Human beings are creatures of habit.
971
legitimement
Legitimately (lê-DJÎ-tî-met-lee)
972
par défaut
default
973
un retournement de fortune
A reversal of fortune = when you’re good luck becomes bad luck
974
subvention/ inégalité
Subsidy (SEUB-sî-dee)
Inequality (în-ee-KOUAL-î-tee)
975
une histoire de décapitation du roi
history of king beheading
976
ancien régime
feudal system/ aristocracy
977
surpasser , peser plus lourd
To outweigh (aout-WAY) – to have more weight (pronounce “wait”) or importance than something else
978
coudre/semer
To sew (seau) – sewed (sowd) sewn (sown) =coudre
To sow (seau) – sowed – sown = semer
979
mentir/ reposer
Lie -lied = mentir
Lie-lay-lain = to be down, to be horizontal
Lay – laid -laid = to make something horizontal: She laid the book on the table
980
ma femme a de doux souvenirs de son passage en californie
My wife has fond memories of her time in California.
981
évenement / éléve
event ivent / student stiudent
982
Especes
lignage
goelands
Species (SPEE-seez)
Lineage (LÎN-ee-yedj)
Gulls (gueuhlz)
983
polinisation
inhumain
inondé
Bees pollinate (PAUL-î-nayt) our almond trees; this is called pollination.
It’s inhumane (in-hiou-MAIN) to raise chickens in cages.
The Central Valley of Cainfornia is completely flooded (FLEU-dêd) right now (pronounce “flood” like blood)
984
controler / dominer
We need to monitor the situation, to watch it constantly.
We need to control the situation = we need to master it or dominate it
985
etre affilié à
To be affiliated with…
986
déchiffrer
To decipher (dee-SAÏ-fer)
987
etre à l'heure
It’s important to be on time if you have a meeting with an English or American counterpart.
988
coté noir, sombre
We all have a shadow side, a dark side that we try to hide from people.
989
Decevoir/ duper
To disappoint = décevoir / to deceive = duper
Jack has always felt that he has disappointed his parents (or that his parents are
disappointed in him).
To be deceived to be made to believe sthg that is not true
990
Bouffée odeur
A whiff of racism
991
Poser les yeux sur qqun
Frapper squn
To lay eyes on someone
Lo lay a hand on someone
992
To pound
Battre marteler
993
Stooge
Larbin laquais
994
To squander
Gaspiller dilapider gâcher
995
To squint
Loucher plisser les yeux
996
campagne de dénigrement / diffamation en ligne
social media smear campaign
997
Il y a une manifestation place de la concorde
There was a demonstration at place de la Concorde.
998
la gréve des éboueurs transforme en un bordel puant
The garbage collectors’ strike is making Paris into a stinky mess.
999
La violence policière a causé panique et piétinement, des personnes moururent piétinés
The police violence caused a panic and a stampede in the metro station: everyone started running.
Some people were trampled to death.
1000
les émeutiers ont cassé des poubelles et des abris bus
The rioters broke garbage bins and bus shelters.
1001
l'empathie dépend de la proximité et de l'identité
Empathy is dependent on proximity and identity.
1002
nous n'avons pas autant de contretemps qu'avant quand il y a des gréves
We don’t have as many hiccups as we used to when there were strikes.
1003
manque d'empathie de la part des hommes politiques
lack of empathy from political leaders
1004
The tools or methods we use to achieve a certain result
The means to an end
1005
controler la société
to control society , et non the
1006
le message du christ a été altéré par ses fidéles qui voulaient garder le pouvoir
Christ’s message was altered by his followers who wanted to keep power. (kraïst)
1007
l'éducation nous permet de réfléchir à nos problemes
Education allows us to ponder our problems. (transitive verb)
1008
freud/ psychologie/ psychiatrie/ psychologue/ psychiatre/ psychoanalysis
Freud (froyd)
Psychology (saï-kâl-euh-djee)
Psychiatry (saï-KAÏ-ye-tree)
Psychologist (saï-KÂL-euh-djîst)
Psychiatrist (saï-KAÏ-ye-trîst)
Psychoanalysis (saï-ko-euh-NAL-î-sîs)
1009
1010
All words ending in “ism”, pronounce “îzum”
Totalitarianism (toe-tal-î-TAIR-ee-yeun-î-zeum)
1011
la renaissance commence au 15eme siècle puis fut suivi par les lumières au 17 eme s
The Renaissance started in the fifteenth century (earlier for Italy) and was followed by the Enlightenment in the seventeenth century.
1012
un évéque est le chef de tous les prétres d'un diocese
A bishop is the boss of all the priests in a province or diocese (DAÏ-ya-seez)
1013
dans la peinture médiévale, on voit bcp de figures médiévales entouré d'un halo jaune
In medieval paintings, we see a lot of human figures with yellow halos (HAY-lowz) around their heads.
1014
un film à propsoe du caravage est sorti il y a quelques mois
A movie about Caravaggio came out a few months ago.
1015
bcp d'artistes de la renaissance bénéficient du patronage de puissants qui les soutiennent financièrement et les protégent
Many Renaissance artists benefited from the patronage (PAY-treun-edj) of powerful people who supported them financially but also protected them.
1016
il est difficile de faire du profit dans un environnement compétitif
It’s difficult to make a profit in the current competitive environment.
1017
philip Roth est un romancier américain populaire
Philip Roth is a popular (POP-you-ler) American romance novelist.
1018
la plupart des maisons ont une cave
Most houses in the eastern and central United States have a basement or cellar under the house where residents can take shelter from a tornado.
1019
on a de l'influence sur les gens dans notre voisinage
We have sway on people in our vicinity.
1020
il y a une épidémie de grippe à l'école
There is a flu epidemic at school.
1021
alice a fait des prouesses en tant que pianiste
Alice has shown great prowess (PRAOU-wess) as a pianist, playing the entire Fifth Symphony of Beethoven with her eyes closed.
1022
est ce que vous connaissez zeev sternhell
Have you heard of Zeev Sternhell?
1023
acquaitance / relative
An acquaintance is someone you know but they’re not really a friend and they don’t work with you. You are acquainted with that person.
A relative is someone you are related to by blood or marriage.
1024
j'ai décidé de ne pas étre offensé par la remarque
I decided to not be offended by Jack’s rude remarks or I decided not to take offense at his remarks.
1025
macron a été dénigré/ vilipendé par la droite
Macron was vilified (VÎL-î-faïd) by the Right for saying publicly that French colonialism was not entirely beneficial to the people that France had colonized.
1026
il est important d'user d'esprit critique dans notre approche
It’s important to use critical thinking in our approach.
1027
soustraction /addition
Subtraction – to subtract
Addition – to add
1028
1029
Caractéristiques
Features
1030
Incapable irresponsable
Feckless
1031
To startle
Surprendre effrayer
1032
1033
réaliser : se rendre compte de qqchose ou réaliser qqchose
to realize something = se rendre compte de qq chose
When I left the house this morning, I realized that I’d forgotten my cell phone.
réaliser quelque chose = to carry out, execute, create
I’m carrying out three different projects at the moment.
1034
le lancement du projet est prévu pour la semaine prochaine
The project launch is scheduled for next week.
1035
Brainscape est facile à utiliser et accessible
Brainscape is a very accessible and easy-to-use app (application).
1036
economic/economical
economic = related to the economy: We are entering a new economic crisis.
economical = inexpensive to buy, use or operate; efficient: A Renault Twingo is more economical than a Porsche Cayenne.
1037
migrants
migrants (maï-grents)
1038
etre confronté à
We are confronted with many societal changes.
1039
éloigner un pb , le tenir à distance
to keep something/someone at bay = éloigner
1040
je me suis engagé dans une chorale
I sing in an amateur choir (kouaïr).
1041
optimiste/pessimiste
An optimist is optimistic / A pessimist is pessimistic
1042
ou sinon...
or else
1043
supporter une situation difficile
To put up with something = to stand or bear, to live with an unpleasant situation
1044
un pompier
John’s father was a fireman.
1045
désigner / pointer / montrer
Ortega pointed out the intellectual mediocrity that we can find even among the professional elites such as doctors, lawyers and engineers.
1046
renoncer à qq chose
To renounce something (transitive verb): We must renounce our selfish desires.
1047
prétre défroqué
The priest was defrocked when he decided to get married.
1048
etre confronté à
The president is confronted with increasing opposition.
1049
quelle est ta carrière ou trajectoire
What’s your career path or trajectory?
Trajectory (tra-DJÊK-ter-ee)
1050
coudre
To sew (pronounce “so”)-sewed-sewn (pronounce “sown”)
1051
connaitre des pbs de management
Some post offices suffer from management problems.
1052
des bureaux
Offices (OFF-î-sîz)
1053
le manager donne le ton dans une équipe
The manager sets the tone in a team.
1054
bcp de managers à l'ancienne ne demandent pas leur avis
Many old-style managers don’t ask for your input. (to ask someone for something)
1055
j'ai été pris/ aspiré par des podcasts
I’ve gotten sucked into these podcasts; they’re so interesting and addictive!
1056
les gens sont habitués aux gréves des transport
People are getting used to the transport strikes.
1057
certains super riches achétent des médias et puis censurent l'information
Some of the super-rich are buying or founding media outlets and then censor information.
1058
Certains groupes d'intéréts tentent de controler / limiter
Special interest groups often try to corral, that is control and guide, public opinion.
1059
Raccourcis
If we short-circuit a process or system, we use a faster, more direct method to achieve our objective; we avoid details. When I was in school, my parents and teachers often criticized me for short-circuiting the learning process, for taking shortcuts instead of learning the steps of a process.
1060
1061
Le devoir m’appelle
Duty calls me
1062
Butte
Knoll
1063
Presages
Omens
1064
Ungodly
Impie
At some ungodly hour heure indue
1065
Oaf
Mufle
Brilliant oaf
1066
Misbegotten
Mal conçu
Qui ne vaut rien
Misbegotten husband
1067
Seam
To be bursting at the seams
Couture
Etre plein à craquer
1068
Déchainement de
A rampage of
1069
Grincer des dents
To cringe
1070
Se tortiller hors de son jean
To squirm out of her jeans
1071
Regard boudeur
A pouty look
1072
Une rame (ramer)
Oar
1073
Pratfall
Piege
Peau de banane
1074
laughter
“Laughter is the best medicine” (LAF-ter)
1075
trouver / tomber sur une idée ou une personne
I stumbled upon (or encountered) a rare book at a used bookstore; I would never have expected to find such a treasure!
We ran into (or encountered) problems during the project (it was unexpected). I ran into (or encountered) an old friend on the metro
1076
rencontrer qqun
Have you met my friend Harry? (We meet new people for the first time)
We are meeting after work. (When we meet with people we know, it’s planned.)
1077
manage
The author manages (MAN-eudj-ez) to involve us in the story.
1078
etre complice d'un probléme
Some people think we are complicit in the suffering of people in poorer countries because of our lifestyle.
To be complicit in
1079
lui rappeler de ne pas oublier
We remind someone about something so they remember (don’t forget).
1080
to be used to / used to
I’m used to going to a café to work. J’ai l’habitude de
I used to go = I did this for a long time or regularly in the past
1081
maison de retraite
Many elderly people in France spend their last years in a retirement home/nursing home/long-term care center.
1082
s'adapter
Parisians know how to adapt to transportation strikes. (We don’t adapt ourselves)
1083
couverture telephonique
the phone coverage
1084
To ask someone about their knowledge or experience of a person, place or thing:
Have you (ever)?
Have you heard of Geert Mak?
Have you (ever) read …
Have you (ever) been to India?
1085
pièce de théatre
Romeo and Juliette is a play written by Shakespeare.
1086
rencontrer un vieil ami pas vu depuis 20 ans
I encountered a long-lost friend the other day; we had not seen each other in twenty years.
1087
nouveau départ
fresh = new
to start afresh = to start again, push reset
1088
avoir une colonne vertébrale
backbone = spine, spinal column
to have a backbone = (figurative) to have courage, to be courageous
1089
café / café
You can drink coffee in a café.
1090
le voyage commence quand on ferme la porte de sa maison
The trip starts when you shut the door to your house.
1091
blocages qui empéchent de progresser
George needs to remove the blockages that are preventing his progress.
1092
quartiers peu arpentés par les touristes , arrières rues
In Milan we had a private guided tour that took us off the beaten path, into the back streets that are unknown to most tourists.
1093
imaginer
Imagine (îm-ADJ-în)
1094
un ami perdu de vue
long lost friend
1095
la plupart des profs louent nos salles pour donner des cours
Music teachers rent our studios to give lessons.
1096
étre à son max
Actors and musicians are at their best when they’re on stage (“sur scène”).
They’re not always at their best during the creative process; it is difficult at times (pronounce the final “s”)
1097
nous trouvons de + en + d'equipements culturels dans les quartiers pauvres
We are finding more and more cultural facilities in working class suburbs.
1098
on espere embellir les quartiers pauvres en y étendant nos activités
We hope to gentrify some poorer neighborhoods by expanding our activities to those areas.
1099
action ds le passé et fini ou action ds le passé et qui continue
I set up this company 25 years ago (it’s finished) but I’ve been working in this sector for 25 years (it started in the past and is continuing today).
1100
make/ do
Make something (a cake, a mistake) but do things in general
We learn by making mistakes.
If you make a lot of mistakes, you are doing a lot of things.
Let s make a deal
Let s do Businnes together
1101
1102
Fizzle
Queue de poisson long feu
Fizlle in the midterms election
1103
Fierce competition
Competition feroce
1104
To feel overlooked his entire life
1105
Sense of urgency
Un sentiment d’urgence
1106
It has to come down to one or 2 things
Ca se resume a 1
1107
To live on borrowed time
Etre en sursis
1108
Dynasti
Dainasti
1109
C’est la ou la passion s’installe
This is where passion kicks ins
1110
Dos au mur
Our backs to the wall/ backed in the corner
You painted yourself in the corner
We had to fight to the nails
1111
Dos au mur
Our backs to the wall/ backed in the corner
You painted yourself in the corner
1112
To be in decline
1113
To be in decline
Etre sur le declin
1114
Pretty glaring he had issues
They were issues
Il est evident qu’il (y) avait des pbs
1115
To take it lightly
Le prendre a la légère
1116
Out of respect for the team
Par respect pour l’équipe
1117
Teams fondations
1118
Antics
Singeries bouffonerie
We are familiar with his antics
1119
To be up to the task
Etre a la hauteur de la tache
1120
What do u reckon
Qu’en penses tu?
1121
Pianiste
My grandmother was a talented piano-player (or pianist).
1122
reunion municipale / à la mairie faire part de ses insuietudes soulever la question
During a town hall meeting, citizens expressed their concerns about the installation of a campground close to their city. One resident raised the question of the treatment of waste water. (close to = near / far from) pianist (PEE-yen-ist)
1123
1124
nous sommes restés / logés à la maison de campagne de ma belle mère
We stayed at my mother-in-law’s house in the countryside.
mother-in-law’s (pronounce the final “s” like a “z” for the possessive case)
1125
isolé geographiquement ou thermiquement
Our modern house has good insulation to save energy, including insulated windows.
Many elderly people suffer from isolation: they are alone and lonely. They are isolated.
isolation (aï-so-LAY-shen)
isolated (AÏ-so-lay-tîd)
1126
syndrome du départ des enfants
Many parents, especially mothers, suffer from empty nest syndrome when their children grow up and leave home: the parents don’t know what to do with their free time and are sometimes depressed.
1127
je mène 3 projets différents
I’m carrying out three different projects right now.
1128
wim est trés impliqué dans le le film qui est un projet commun avec un réalisateur japonais
Wim Wenders is really involved in a movie that is a joint effort with a Japanese director.
1129
élite
elite (é-LEET)
1130
entrelacé, entremélé , imbriqué , mélangé
intertwined (in-ter-TWAÏND)
1131
realiser : se rendre compte ou realiser qques chose
to realize something = se rendre compte de qq chose
When I left the house this morning, I realized that I’d forgotten my cell phone.
réaliser quelque chose = to carry out, execute, create
I’m carrying out three different projects at the moment.
1132
le lancement du projet est prévu pour la semaine prochaine
The project launch is scheduled for next week.
1133
accessible et facile à utiliser
Brainscape is a very accessible and easy-to-use app (application).
1134
rougeole/ coqueluche
measles = la rougeole
whooping cough = la coqueluche
1135
1136
bcp de stés augmentent leurs prix en prenant prétexte de l'inflation. nous savons tous qu'elles veulent faire plus de profits
A lot of companies and retailers are raising their prices, citing inflation as a pretext. But we all know that they just want to make a bigger profit.
1137
To set = to establish = to schedule
To set = to establish = to schedule
They don’t give an appointment at a set time.
Let’s set a time for our next appointment.
Do not use to fix
1138
il est difficile de se libérer d'un préjugé social
It’s difficult to free yourself from this social stigma.
1139
de plus en plus de jeunes alternent entre des études et des expériences professionnelles dans leurs formations pro
More and more young people alternate studies and professional experience in a work-study program.
1140
il faut du courage pour surmonter ce moment
You need courage to overcome this moment.
1141
j'ai bénéficié de l'état procidence
I have benefitted from social welfare (government benefits).
1142
un représentant du gouvernement promet de faire respecter la loi
A government official promises to uphold the law.
1143
mon fils étudie pour un master en data science
My son is studying towards a master’s degree in data science.
1144
Passe composé/ prétérit
He has studied abroad (= present perfect simple for a life experience that is finished but we don’t say when it happened)
He studied in Scotland for two years (= past simple because it’s finished and we mentioned when it happened)
1145
le cadastre
Land register, land registry, cadaster, cadastral (land) survey = cadastre
1146
ma plus jeune fille est dans sa dernière de lycée et se présente aux universités
My youngest daughter is in her last year of high school and is applying to universities.
1147
elle ne sait pas ce qu'elle veut faire
She doesn’t know what she wants to do (add -s to the end of a verb for third person singular in the present tense)
1148
mondialisation
Globalization
1149
1150
Transformer du plomb en or
To turn flecks of gold to treasure
1151
Dicey
Risqué casse gueule
1152
Mother tongue
1153
At his behest
A sa demande
1154
Le président , le candidat,
The running president , the incumbent
The leading candidate
1155
un état trés contesté ou les élections sont tjs serrées
Faire campagne
Michigan is a battleground state, where elections are always close and Presidential candidates campaign very intensely there.
1156
le jude de la cour int de justice a émis des mandats d'arrét
The ICC prosecutor has asked the court to issue arrest warrants against high officials from Hamas and Israel.
1157
un militaire, des militaires
un militaire = a soldier, a serviceman/servicewoman,
des militaires = military personnel
the military = the armed forces in general (army, navy, air force)
1158
des colons colonisérent la colombie
Colonists colonized Colombia. (Forgive the alliteration in “c”)
1159
Bibi appelait ouvertement a l'assassinat de yitzka
Bibi openly called for Yitzak’s assassination.
1160
israel est trés densément peuplé
Israel is a densely-populated country.
1161
s'échapper , Shiite
escaped (es-KÉPT)
Shiite (SHEE-yaït)
1162
une mauvaise herbe
A weed is any plant we don’t want in our garden.
I often spend my weekend weeding or pulling weeds.
1163
foin / faire les foins
hay = foin
“Make hay while the sun shines” = take advantage of a favorable situation while you have the chance to do it
1164
une charrue / labourer
We use a plough (or plow, pronounce “plaou”) to break up the soil so we can plant crops.
Ploughing (or plowing) the soil destroys biodiversity.
1165
un temps doux
mild (maïld) weather
1166
approfondissons ce sujet
Let’s delve into this subject: let’s dig into it or investigate it more thoroughly.
1167
gonfler la critique , diffamation , discours haine
In the current political climate, there is a tendency to conflate criticism of a state’s policies with hate speech, to combine two different things into one.
1168
israelien
A citizen of Israel is called an Israeli.
1169
bcp de palestiniens ont migré en jordanie
Many Palestinians have migrated to Jordan.
1170
developper, echapper, cheval de troie
developed (de-VÊL-opt)
escaped (ES-képt)
Trojan horse (TREAU-djen)
1171
up to/ until
up to = to a certain point, degree or amount /until = up to a certain time or event
The rich used to be taxed on up to 70% of their revenues in the USA.
This was the case until the Reagan Revolution in the 1980s.
1172
one of + ?
Always use a plural noun after “one of”
Freedom is one of the primary values of the parties on the right of the political spectrum.
1173
il a une propension à...
Nicolas had a propensity to go to elaborate and expensive dinner parties hosted by wealthy friends.
1174
décomplexée, éhontée
He was unabashed, or unembarrassed, about displaying his connections to wealthy people.
1175
leure appat
decoy
1176
talonner , traquer
to hound
1177
risqué, casse gueule
dicey
1178
un délit
offence/ felony / crime / misdemeanour
1179
flou
vagueness / blur / uncertainty / haze
1180
soigner
to treat /cure / heal
1181
une personne handicapée
mentally handicaped / disabled
1182
faillible
fallible
1183
irréprochable
flawless blameless perfect
1184
influencer
to influence / to impact / to affect / to sway
1185
chgt ou réchauffement climatique
global or climate warming / climate change
1186
etre trés proche dans les sondages
to be neck and neck in the polls
1187
Etre surpris par une décision
To be caught off guard
1188
Tucked in the back of his head
1189
s'accrocher au pouvoir
to hold on to power
1190
Abandonner la course à la présidence
to drop out of the race
1191
1192
1193
choisir un nouveau candidat
to select a new nominee
1194
combattre ou fuir
the fight or flight response is what helped our ancestors survive
1195
1196
trebucher sur ses mots , hésiter
to trip over his words
1197
decarboniser/ decarbonisation
to decarbonize / decarbonization
1198
plaque d'immatriculation
license plates
1199
Benevole/ volontaire / faire du benevolat
she is a volunteer at the spa/ she volunteeres on week end
1200
circuit court
We need to encourage a short supply circuit (SIR-kît) or short supply chain* (more common expression*) because transportation is the biggest source of carbon emissions.
1201
conferencier / conference
At the ecology fair I went to, there was a debate about shopping malls and several panelists were on stage to speak. intervenant / expert Conference / meeting / talk/ lecture
1202
juvenile /pueril/ immatur
immature / childish/ juvenile / unripe
1203
prolongeons le moment
Let’s prolong the moment.
1204
je chante en basse
I sing bass (béss)
1205
Dévoiler , eclairer un sujet
When we shed light on something, we make a subject easier to understand because we find or reveal new information about it.
1206
acheter une information pour ne pas la dévoiler
Catch and kill describes the technique that newspapers and media outlets sometimes use to prevent publication of information that could be damaging to a third party. They “catch” the damaging story by buying the exclusive rights to it and then “kill”, or silence, it for the benefit of the third party.
1207
interets communs / parti fourre tout
Social conservatives and some fiscal conservatives in the US Republican Party have overlapping interests: they don’t have the same interests but their interests add to those of the other faction. The result is that Republican Party has become a “big tent” (parti attrape-tout) where those opposed to taxes and regulation, but who don’t have a moral agenda, are united with social conservatives.
1208
motivé pour voter selon un seul theme
The latter group is often motivated by a single issue, such as abortion or opposition to expanding rights for LGBTQ+ people, but includes lower-income people that have actually been hurt by fiscally conservative policies.
1209
il pése ses options
He is weighing his options
1210
jeter une ombre
To cast a shadow
1211
bulletin de vote
ballot
1212
tous les 2 ans
every other year
1213
services secrets / agences de renseignement
intelligence agency
1214
les courants politiques
political trends , tendencies , movements currents
1215
to fall off
tomber en pièces , se casse
1216
fouler au pied , bafouer
to trample
1217
reputation impeccable
topnotch reputation
1218
planter
to seed sought sought
1219
faire échouer , détruire
to wreak wrought wrought
1220
decevant
disappointing unsatisfactory unsatisfying deceiving frustrating
1221
renommée
fame, reputaiton , famous, well known
1222
grenier
granary store house
1223
reservoir de votes ou d'influence
pool
1224
exigeant
demanding /required/ stringent
1225
programme politique
political agenda or platform
1226
vaccin et quanrantaine
Vaccine and quarantine (both end with the sound 'een' as in the word 'teen'
1227
pandemie
6. In a time of pandemy...you said pandemic
1228
mortalité infantile
5. you said 'mortality of the young'-instead...infant mortality (when speaking of infants of course)
1229
soeur plus jeune
4. junior sister-youngest sister
1230
chances de survie/ succés
3. Chances of success (when speaking of people ill with covid) ...instead-chances of survival
1231
les manifestations s'arréterent d'elles mêmes
1. The demonstration died by itself in Brussels...instead say, 'The demonstration died off on its own...
1232
quand tu es un auto entrepreneur
2. When you're a self-employer (truck drivers)...instead-"when you're self-employed'
1233
passe sanitaire
health pass
sanitary pass
1234
etre enervé par qqun
to be mad AT someone
1235
les effets secondaires
side effects
1236
c'est un bon moment pour
il is a good time to do sthg et pas for doing sthg
1237
on vivait moins longtemps
6. ne pas dire we were living less long-instead say...we were living shorter lives
1238
s'engager dans action politique
to involve in political movement
1239
faites attention , c'est ouvert 3 fois ou 3 jours / semaine
3. When speaking about Ground Control and the days and hours they are opened, you said that they are not opened every day and said 'so take care' it's only opened 3 times a week. You would say, 'so be careful' it is only 3 times a week.
1240
medieval
2. Pay attention to the pronunciation of Medieval (the pronunciation would be closer to MedEEval in English) . Also, disturbde not disturb-ed.
1241
sans abri/ vagabond / clochard
homeless / bum /hobo/ street person
tramp/ beggar/ bum/ hobo
1242
1243
To forswear
Renoncer abandonner
1244
To be knocked off his bearings
Desarconne
Tombe de sa chaise
1245
To gouge
Arnaquer piller
1246
To gouge
Arnaquer piller
1247
To gouge
Arnaquer piller
1248
Parallèlement
Alongside
1249
Uptake
Adoption absorption
Uptake of fossil fuels
1250
Uptake
Adoption absorption
Uptake of fossil fuels
1251
To rattle
Trembler secouer faire vibrer
1252
To rattle
Trembler secouer faire vibrer
1253
To bungle
Gacher bousiller
1254
To fumble
Tatonner fouiller
1255
To fluster
Troubler paumer embrouiller
1256
We need to go into high gear diplomacy
1257
We need to go into high gear diplomacy
1258
To check a box
Cocher la case
1259
Walk me through this idea/story
1260
To purport
Pretendre
I will not purport to be awarr of all contacts
1261
On the fence voter
Indecis
1262
On the fence voter
Indecis
1263
Il y avait une américaine assise a la table
There happened to be an American womand sitting at the table next to ours
1264
Il y a une bonne serie a la tv
There is a good series on tv right now
1265
Il y a une bonne serie a la tv
There is a good series on tv right now
1266
La plupart des viols sont commis par des gens qu’on connaît
Most rapes are committed by people the victims know
1267
La plupart des viols sont commis par des gens qu’on connaît / proches de leur victimes
Most rapes are committed by people the victims know
Who are very close to their victim
1268
Travaux domestiques / travaux a la maison
Housework / homework
1269
Il y a de la violence envers les femmes de toutes les classes sociales
We find violence against women in every social class
1270
Controler tes envies
Control your impulse
1271
Abandonner une election
To drop out/ to step down
1272
Renoncement
Renunciation or renouncement
Biden renounced his bid for another term as president
1273
Renoncement
Renunciation or renouncement
Biden renounced his bid for another term as president
1274
Avoir bcp expérience sexuelles
To sow his wild oats/ to have a lot of sexual experiences
1275
Avoir bcp expérience sexuelles
To sow his wild oats/ to have a little of sexual experiences
1276
La ste considere les hommes comme des etalons
Society considers men who have had lots of sexual experiences to be studs or stallions wheras the same society treats women as sluts
1277
Symbolique du statut
Status symbol
1278
Caveat
Avertissement mise en garde
1279
To quell
Reprimer etouffer
1280
To quell
Reprimer etouffer
1281
Feebly
Faiblement mollement
1282
Feebly
Faiblement mollement
1283
Ronce
Bramble
1284
sous bois
underbush
1285
les vegetaux
vegetation/ plants
1286
Reciprocité
Reciprocity (rê-sî-PRÂ-sî-tee) is the practice of mutual exchange; it is the fact of giving something in return when you have taken something or someone else has given you something.
1287
Abondance et pénurie
A culture or mindset of abundance, or plenty, is one of generosity and sharing and is in opposition to a mindset of scarcity. Scarcity is what drives the market economy.
1288
faire ses travaux / corvées
to do his chores tchors
1289
transférer
relocate / transfer / shift
1290
forclosure
saisie éviction
1291
externaliser
to outsource
1292
cuisine traditionnelle
-Traditional 'cooking' instead, 'Traditional Cuisine'
1293
compétence
-Competence-skills, ability (you can use competence in english too, but there are other synonyms
1294
depuis tjs , depuis l'aube des temps
-'Since the time began...' instead say, 'Since the beginning of time'
1295
les ressources sont inégalement réparties
-'Resources were not distributed the same to everyone,' instead say, 'Resources were not distributed evenly to everyone'
1296
il veut dire ce qu'il a à dire
-'He wanted to say what he wanted to say' you can say instead, 'He wanted to speak out'
1297
ne peut étre trop sévérement puni
-'Can't jail him too tough' instead 'Can't sentence him too severely'
1298
Sahara, Cuba , elite
-Pronunciation: SaHara, Cuba (more like Q-ba), Elite (not E-light, but E-leet (similar to French)
1299
mourir de faim
-Dying of Famine/hunger
1300
De quoi sommes nous en train de parler ? de quoi parles tu (en général) ?
what exactly are we talking about
what are we really talking about
what do you talk about généralement when you are at the haidresser or in general
1301
offensé, outragé
outraged/ offended , incensed , shocked
1302
c'est un bon moment pour aller se ballader
-NOT 'it's a good time for taking a stroll' but "It's a good time TO TAKE a stroll' (when speaking about walking with your wife from Porte de Choissy
1303
accesible aux handicapés
wheelchair accessible
1304
par hasard
by chance
1305
evacuer le public
-NOT 'exit the people' but 'Evacuate the people'
1306
monarchie
-pronunciation of Monarchy (MonarKy) in English not MonarCHy like in French
1307
pincer les cordes
-plucking the strings-pincer les cordes
1308
contretemps cadence
offbeat
1309
quand le congo appartenait à Leopold
'Belonged to Leopold' and NOT 'was belonging to Leopold'
1310
galerie art, lieu artistique
Art venue
1311
salle de concert
concert hall , music hall, concert venue
1312
quand les choses allaient bien pour elle
4. When things were going 'good' for her (Janis)-instead...When things were going 'well' for her.
1313
refrain / couplet
1. Couplet-verse
2. Refrain-Chorus
1314
les producteurs sont intéressés financiérement par
6. 'Producers have a more financial interest in...'-Producers are more financially interested in ..
1315
c'était un groupe de musicens talentueux , mais ils n'étaient pas ses amis
7. 'It was a band of talented musicians only, but it wasn't her friends.'- It was only a band of talented musicians, but they were not her friends.'
1316
1317
Ancetres
Forebears (forebeir)
Ancestors
1318
Ancetres
Forebears (forebeir)
Ancestors
1319
Senile
Sinaile
