h-l Flashcards

(49 cards)

1
Q

un héritier

A

an heir (to the throne, to a tremendous fortune)

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2
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la barre

A

the helm

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3
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être à la barre, aux commandes (fig)

A

to be at the helm of

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4
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prendre la direction, les commandes

A

to take over the helm

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5
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un acolyte

A

a henchman

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6
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un troupeau

une foule

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a herd

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7
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suivre le troupeau (fig)

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to follow the herd

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8
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l’instinct grégaire

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the herd instinct

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9
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la Cour suprême (=cour d’appel, dernière instance judiciaire)

A
High Court (brit)
Supreme Court (US)
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10
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un lycée

A

High School (US)

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11
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une tour, un immeuble élevé

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a high-rise block

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12
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un pirate de l’air

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a highjacker

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13
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un canular

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a hoax

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14
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saint, sacré

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holy

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15
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épouvantable

A

horrendous

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16
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oisif

A

idle

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17
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ne pas tourner, être arrêté

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to lie idle (factory for instance)

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18
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empêcher, entraver

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to impede

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19
Q

élan

A

impetus

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20
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en exercice

A

incubent (president for instance)

21
Q

un détenu

22
Q

les ghettos des grandes villes, les quartiers pauvres

A

the inner cities

downtown (US)

23
Q

renseignements confidentiels

A

inside information

24
Q

délit d’initié

A

insider dealing/trading

25
insolvable, en faillite
insolvent
26
de la confiture
jam
27
un embouteillage
a traffic jam
28
jeter par dessus bord, abandonner (fig)
to jettison
29
un juif
a Jew
30
allumer, attiser (fig)
to kindle
31
un don pour
a knack
32
perdre le tour de main
to lose the knack
33
prestige, honneur
kudos
34
fustiger, critiquer sévèrement
to lambast/castigate
35
boiteux
lame
36
le canard boiteux
the lame duck
37
une piètre excuse
a lame excuse
38
élogieux
laudatory (speech/article)
39
généreux/somptueux
lavish
40
le plomb
lead
41
essence sans plomb
lead-free/unleaded petrol
42
un bail
a lease
43
un cours magistral, une conférence
a lecture
44
un maître de conférences
a lecturer
45
``` des vestiges des restes (repas) ```
leftovers
46
un héritage (souvent sens fig)
a legacy (the legacy of the SWW)
47
prélever des taxes, impôts
to levy taxes
48
un membre (anatomie)
a limb
49
être isolé, dans une situation difficile
to be out on a limb