IPESUP Flashcards by Mj' Mallet

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le plan de relance

A

the stimulus package

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un hall d’entrée

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a lobby

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peu impressionné

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unswayed

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un signe avant coureur / présage

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harbinger

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arriver en trombe

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roar up

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tomber par hasard

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stumbled across

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une zone industrielle

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a business park

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des périodes

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stints

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faire l’amalgame

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to lump sb together with sb

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global

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comprehensive

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flatter

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pander to

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abroger

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repeal

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rebuter

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put off

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tromper/ berner

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to deceive sb

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exemption / dérogation

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opt-out

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À l’inverse

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Conversely

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déchirer

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tear

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nier

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to deny + ing

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s’excuse

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to excuse + ing

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faire face à

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to face + ing

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avoir envie de

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to fancy + ing

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admettre

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to admit + ing

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éviter

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to avoid + ing

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aimer,apprécier

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enjoy + ing

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finir

finish + ing

impliquer , mêler

to involve + ing

déranger, ennuyer

to mind + ing

manquer

to miss +Ving

reporter

to postpone + B-ing

s'entrainer, s'exercer

practise + B-ing

regretter

regret + B-ing

avoir sur le coeur, être indigné

resent + B-ing

résister

resist + B-ing

risquer , courir le risque

risk +B ing

s'arrêter de

stop + ing

suggérer

suggest + ing

continuer

carry on + B ing

avoir envie de

fell like + B ing

cesser de

give up + B ing

decider contre

decide against +B ing

désapprouver

disapprove of + B ing

approuver

approve of + B ing

s'excuser de

apologize for + B ing

réussir à

succeed in + B ing

penser à

think about + B ing

empêcher qqn de

prevent sb from + B ing

reporcher qqn de

reproach sby for + Bing

avertir qqn

warn sbdy against/ about + B ing

soupçonner qqn de

suspect sbdy of + B ing

reprocher qqn de

reproach sbdy for/with + B ing

a quoi bon

There's no point + B ing / It's no good + B ing

ça vaut ( pas ) la peine de

It's (not) worth + B ing

avoir du mal à

to have difficulty in + B ing

a défaut de la nature

a fault of human Nature

auparavent

formerly

peu à peu

gradually

sans me quitter des yeux

without taking her eyes off me

Nous avons beau

well might

le répondeur téléphonique

the answering machine

peu fiable, lacheur

unreliable