english 2 Flashcards

(106 cards)

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franchise

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droite de vote

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to land

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débarquer

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to repel

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repousser (ennemi)

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revival

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renouveau, réveil

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5
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abortion

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avortement

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to appoint sb to sth

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nommer sb

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7
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background

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milieu (socila)

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8
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boarding school

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internat

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9
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boarder

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pensionnaire

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10
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to dissolve

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dissoudre (tous sens)

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inheritance

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héritage (matériel)

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12
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law-abiding

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respecteux de la loi

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to override sth

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l’emporter sur sth

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relief

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aide, secours

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15
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barrister

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avocat

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biased

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partial

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17
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censorship

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censure

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conviction

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condamnation, conviction

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19
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home secretary

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ministre de l’interieur

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20
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lawsuit

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procès en justice

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21
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media coverage

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couverture (médiatique)

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22
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misscarriage

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erreur judiciare

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23
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news in brief

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faits divers

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24
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on the air

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à l’entenne

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riot police
police anti-émeute
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solicitor
avocat, notaire
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to sue
poursuivre en justice
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watchdog
organisme de surveillance
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affluent
prospère
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to curb
restreindre sth
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cut
reduction, diminution
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to implement
mettre en ouvre
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in office
au pouvoir
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manifesto
pgrm d'un parti politique
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turnout
taux de participation à une élection
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welfare state
état providence
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welfare benefits
allocation sociale
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to raze sth
raser sth (détruire)
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borough
arrondissement
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devolution
transfert de pouvoir vers des regions
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drizzle
pluie fine
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glen
vallée étroite et profonde
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heather
bruyère
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to lift
se dissiper
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mountain range
chaine de montagne
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overcast
couvert (temps)
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old people's home
maison de retraite
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to abuse sb
maltraiter sb
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destitute
sans ressource
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household
ménage (famille)
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ill mannered
mal élevé
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inner city
quartier pauvre
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posh
chic
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step family
famille recomposé
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asylum seeker
demander d'asile
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catering
restauration
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self employed
travailleur indépendant
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wordship
culte, pratique religieuse
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allowance
allocation, indemnité
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blood pressure
pression artérielle
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iddleness
inactivité
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intensive care
service réanimation, soins intensifs
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medication
traitement
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moonlight
travail au noir
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occupatonal disease
maladie professionelle
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prescription
ordonance
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to relapse into sth | relapse
retomber dans sth | rechute
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squalor
conditions de vie sordide
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ward
service hospitalier
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academic year
année universitaire
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curriculum
programme scolaire
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disruptive
perturbateur, déstabilisant
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to enrol for/in sth
s'inscrire à sth
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higher education
enségnement supérieur
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to mark
corriger (copie)
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scholarship
bourse
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school report
bulletin scolaire
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self taught
autodidacte
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syllabus
pgrm scolaire
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tuition fees
frais d'inscription, de scolarité
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ailing company
entreprise en difficulté
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consumer debt/goods
endettemetnt des ménages/ biens de consommation
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corporate tax
impôt sur les sociétés
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to downsize sth
restructurer sth(entreprise)
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economic outlook
conjoncture économique
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executive
cadre (pro)
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export/import
exportation/importation
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free market economy
economie de marché
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free trade
libre échange
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pay freeze
blocage des salaires
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management
encadrement, direction (entrepris)
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mortgage
prêt hypothécaire/immobilier
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to outsource
sous-traiter
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to plummet
dégrader, chuter
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profits
bénéfices
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purchasing power
pouvoir d'achat
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recovery
reprise (économie), récupération, guérison | Alex had been very ill and his recovery took several months
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to relocate
délocaliser, déménager
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social unrest
agitation social, mécontentement
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to spur growth / consumption
stimuler la croissance/consommation
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to go bankrupt
faire faillite
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appliance
appareil
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snorkel
tuba
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to stump sb
laisser perplexe, poser une colle à
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odd/even number
nombre impair/pair
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discrepancy
différence, écart, divergence The gang members tried to give each other an alibi, but the police saw through it because of discrepancies in their accounts of where they had been