Immigration/Climate change (actualité) Flashcards

(51 cards)

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quel que soit, peu importe, sans tenir compte de (2)

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regardless of / without taking account of

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rattrapper

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to catch up WITH sb/sth

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saisir une opportunité

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to seize an opportunity

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équitablement (2)

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fairly / equitably

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5
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le contrat zéro heure (au Royaume-Uni)

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the zero-hour contract

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être en fonction

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to be in office

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être au pouvoir

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to be in power

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un état de fait

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a state of affair

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renverser (un régime) (2)

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to topple / to overthrow

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signer un accord (2)

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to reech an agreement / to work on a agreement

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la Hongrie

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Hungary

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être en jeu

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to be at stake

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un enjeu, un défi ≠ un enjeu (ce qui est en jeu)

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a challenge ≠ a stake

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provisoirement

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provisionnally

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les anciens pays du bloc de l’Est

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the former eastern block countries

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être réticent à (2)

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to be reluctant to / to be unwilling to

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faire des représailles, riposter / les représailles

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to retaliate / retaliation (SING)

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les équipements / le logement

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facilities / accomodation

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se retirer, déclarer forfait / retirer de l’argent (1)

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to withdraw

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un retrait

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a withdrawal

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“décarboniser”

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to decarbonise

22
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une économie à faibles émissions de carbone

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a low carbon economy

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axé sur le carbone, dépendant du carbone

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carbon-dependent

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l’échiquier politique

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the political spectrum

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être fidèle à qn/qc
to be true to sb/sth
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traditionnel, conventionnel (ex: un homme politique)
mainstream
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particulièrement
especially
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le programme, l'ordre du jour (≈ la priorité)
an agenda
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avoir une intention/un but caché, une idée derrière la tête
to have an agenda
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un accord juridiquement contraignant
a legally binding agreement
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qc va forcément arriver, il est certain que qc arrive
to be bound to happen / to be bound to do sth
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l'agence pour la protection de l'environnement
the EPA (environment protection agency)
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un retour sur investissement, un bénéfice (2)
a return on a investment / a payback
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le visage de qc
the face of (ex: work)
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respirer / la respiration / être essoufflé (2)
to breathe / the breath / to be out-of-breath/breathless
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le charbon
coal
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les combustibles fossiles
fossil fuels
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le combustible, le carburant
fuel
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alimenter (ex: un débat, une controverse)
to fuel
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renouvelable
renewable
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un épuisement de / réduit, en baisse, bas (ex: un stock) / s'épuiser, se raréfier
a depletion of / depleted / to become depleted
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rare / raréfié
rare / rarefied
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le pétrole (2)
petroleum / oil
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l'essence (2)
petrol (UK) / gas (US)
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le gaz
gas
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en termes de
in terms of
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être à cours de, manquer de, ne plus rester de
to run out of
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nécessairement
necessarily
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certainement
certainly
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l'inondation (2) / être inondé
a flood/flooding / to be flooded
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la sécheresse
drought