Fluent Part 1 Flashcards

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Eradiquer le dopage

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To eradicate the use of drugs

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To go on the rampage

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Prendre une substance interdite

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Engranger des medailles

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To harvest medals

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Un test infaillible

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A foolproof test

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Des accusations de dopage

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Doping charges/allegations

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Un complement alimentaire

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A nutritional supplement

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Avoir une chance de gagner

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To be in the running

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Etre un passionne de sport

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To be a keen sportsman

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Un essai transformé

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A converted try

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Un produit dopant

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A performance-enhancing drug

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des controles inopinés

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random testing

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unscrupulous agents

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des agents peu scrupuleux

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un produit interdit

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a banned substance

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un effet secondaire

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a side effect

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un récidiviste

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a repeat offender

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se faire prendre

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to be nailed

to be caught out

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to risk trading health for wealth

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mettre en danger sa santé pour s’enrichir

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déloyal (dans le sport)

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unsportsman-like

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asséner des coups

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to deal blows

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se soustraire à un controle anti-dopage

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to by-pass a drug test

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a stampede

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une débandade

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une victoire écrasante

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a crushing victory

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une victoire remportée de justesse

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a narrow victory

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to take up the challenge

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relever le défi

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jeter l'éponge
to throw the towel
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le loto sportif
the pools
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les enjeux
stakes
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être en jeu (ex ma liberté est en jeu)
to be at stake
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menaçant
looming
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amorcer un conflit
to initiate a conflict
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l'argent est le nerf de la guerre
money is the sinews of war
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a holy war
une guerre sainte
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une guerre totale
an all-out war
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to defuse a crisis
désamorcer une crise
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glisser vers la guerre
to slip into war
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se battre pour la bonne cause
to fight the good fight
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s'enfoncer dans la guerre
to sink into war
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au + fort de la tension
at the height of tension
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who lives by the sword shall die by the sword
qui se sert de l'épée périra par l'épée
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to blot out
rayer de la carte
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intensifier les attaques
to step up attacks
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un pays déchiré par la guerre
a strife-torn country
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une accalmie dans les combats
a lull in the fighting
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une machine de guerre
a war machine
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une force de dissuasion
a deterrent
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un combat à mort
a fight TO THE death
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un bain de sang
a bloodbath
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une force de maintien de la paix
a peacekeeping force
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l'équilibe de la terreur
the balance of terror
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to enforce peace
imposer la paix
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tenir à un fil
to hand by a hair
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un cessez le feu
a cease fire
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une trêve
a truce
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un armistice
a dove
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un pacifiste
a peacenik
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réduire la course aux armements
to lessen the arms race
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to trim defense spendings
réduire fortement le budget militaire
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réduire
to scale down
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faire des progrès, avancer
to gain ground
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to run into a stone wall
aller droit dans le mur
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ça passe ou ça casse
it is sink or swim
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renoncer à quelquechose
to renounce something, pas de "to" !
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to withdraw
se retirer
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céder
to yield
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the Peace Corps
org américaine d'aide aux pays en voix de dvlp
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pacifier
to pacify
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un ennemi
an enemy ( 1 n ) !
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l'issue d'un conflit
the outcome of a conflict