Intouchables vocab Flashcards

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l’air de mystere

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aura of mystery

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alimenter

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to fuel (a story/fire)

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amasser

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to amass/to accumulate

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au centre de ; au coeur de

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at the heart of

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au plus bas

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at an all-time low

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au point de

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to the extent that

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avoir pour cible

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to target

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les capitaines d’industrie

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CEOs of the main industrial companies

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les centres de décisions

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decision centres

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la classe sociale

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social class

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la coeur du pouvoir

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centres of power

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la contribution

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legacy

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le controle d’identité au facies

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identity check influenced by skin colour/ethnicity

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la couche sociale

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social strata

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dans beaucoup de ; dans de nombreux cas

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in many instances

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dégradant(e) ; dévalorisant(e)

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demeaning

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délocaliser

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to outsource, to relocate

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de maniere répétée ; plusieurs fois

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repeatedly

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de mauvais gout

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in bad taste

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de moins en moins

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less and less

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de plus en plus

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more and more

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des fonds publics ; de l’argent public

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public funds; money from the State

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discretement

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discreetly

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douteux (-euse)

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dubious

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durable
long-lasting; sustainable
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l'échelle sociale
social state
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encore plus
still more
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etre censé(e) faire qqch
to be supposed to do something
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etre durement touché(e)
to be hit hard
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etre replié(e) sur soi
to be closed in oneself
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exhiber
to show, to display
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faire des bénéficies
to make a profit
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s'effondrer
to collapse
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s'élargir
to grow wider
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le fossé qui sépare les pauvres et les riches
gap between the rich and the poor
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la fracture
broken bone
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fuir
to flee
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les hommes et femmes d'affaires
business people
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immoral, contraire a l'éthique
unethical
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inspirer confiance
to inspire confidence
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intransigeant(e), ferme
hardline
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les leaders du business et de l'industrie
leaders of business and industry
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le licenciement
redundancy
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le mauvais gout
bad taste
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l'opinion publique
public opinion
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le parachute doré
golden parachute
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le/la PDG
CEO
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les plateformes de réseauc sociaux
social media platforms
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les préjugés
prejudice
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les preneurs de décision
decision-makers
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le poste électrique
electricity substation
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la prime de licenciement
redundancy pay-off
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la réduction d'impots
tax break
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le ressentiment ; l'aversion ; l'antipathie
dislike (of a person or people)
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le retour a la loi et a obéissance
return to law and order
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le reve devenu réalité
dream come true
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les réseaux sociaux
social media
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les soucis ; les tracas ; les inquiétudes
concerns
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licencier
to lay off
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le média ; les médias
medium; media
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médiatique
popular with the media
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mettre en avant
to the bring to the fore
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mettre le feu
to set fire to
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omniprésent(e)
persuasive
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pour se moquer amerement
in bitter mockery
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poursuivre
to chase
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prendre position
to take a stance
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répandu(e)
rife
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révéler au grand jour
to expose
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rien de mal
nothing wrong
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se réduire
to reduce
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se retrouver
to find itself/oneself
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se sentir marginalisé(e)
to feel like an outsider
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séparé(e) ; éloigne(e)
removed
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tenir/controler d'une main de fer
to keep an iron-fist control
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la vengeance
revenge
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viser
to aim for
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a l'essai
as a probation period
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l'abruti(e)
moron
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l'APL
housing benefit
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les Assedic
unemployment benefits
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le brancard
stretcher
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le carlingue
cabin
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le cheminot
rail worker
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le chouquette
cream puff
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le coursier
courier
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la demeure
substantial house
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désobligeant(e)
unkind, disagreeable
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l'egratignure
scratch
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érogene
erogenous
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la fausse couche
miscarriage
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glousser
to giggle
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l'hotel particulier
mansion, town house
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louper
to miss, to fail
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les magouilles
scheming
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le ménestrel
minstrel
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la paquerette
daisy
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parier
to bet
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le patron
boss
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pivoter
to pivot
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poissard(e)
unlucky
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quotidiennement
every day, daily
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rigoler
to laugh
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sournois(e)
sly, snide
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le sphinx
sphinx
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# Verlan et argot le baratin
smooth talk, hot air, spiel
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# Verlan et argot se barrer
to leave
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# Verlan et argot charrier
to tease
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# Verlan et argot chelou (=louche)
shifty, shady
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# Verlan et argot cheume (=moche)
ugly
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# Verlan et argot clamser
to die
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# Verlan et argot la clope
fag, cigarette
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# Verlan et argot le connard
idiot
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# Verlan et argot la connerie
stupid thing
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# Verlan et argot déconner
to tease, to go off the wall
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# Verlan et argot dégueulasse
revolting
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# Verlan et argot la galere
problem, difficulty
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# Verlan et argot le/la gamin(e)
kid