Ireland Is Desapearing Its Young People Flashcards

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On the verge of

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Close To/ approaching /getting near

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A pun on

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Un jeu de mots

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3
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To wipe off

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Essuyer

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4
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To wast

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Gacher

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5
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A spur

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Éperon, aiguillon

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To drive away

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To make someone leave

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7
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To initiate

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To bring about

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To prompt

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To incite/ To cause

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A bleack of/ a lack of

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Un manque de

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10
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To be promised bright future

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Être promis à un brillant avenir

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11
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To raide against sthg

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To protest

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12
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Bemused

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Surprised

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13
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At a loss for words

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Laisser sans voix/ les mots me manquent

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14
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Shallow

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Superficial

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15
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Gutter

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Caniveau

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16
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To redum

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Redomption

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17
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To absolve

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Absoudre

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18
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Input

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Apport

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19
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Output

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Rendement

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20
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In view of

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To support this claim

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21
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To be granted

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Accorder

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22
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Flipeside

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Double face

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23
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To avoid

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Eviter

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To provide

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A species
Une espèce
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To know sthg in and out
Connaître quelque chose comme sa poche
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Filth/ dirt
Immonde
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Filthy/ dirty
Sale
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Insecure
Unsafe
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Risks/threats
Perils/hazard
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Hazardous
Risky/ dangerous
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To range from...To
Aller de ... à
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Obnoxious
Nocivité
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Useless
Pointless
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Thoroughly
De manière exhaustive
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Ill-intentions
Mauvaises intentions
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Leftovers
Les restes
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Gutter press
Press poubelle
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To draw a link
Faire le lien
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Battered wises
Femmes battues
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Assault and battery
Femmes battues (juridiquement)
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To talk someone into doing sthg
Persuader quelqu'un de faire quelque chose
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Partial view on sthg
Biased
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The very people
Ceux-là même
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To jump ships
Retourner sa veste
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To merge with
Fusionner avec
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To inherit
Heriter
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An heir
Un héritier
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An inheritance
Un héritage
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Environmentalist
Écologiste
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Aimless
Sans but
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To stay from
S'egarer
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To team up
To associate
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To bash
To criticize Hardly and repeatedly
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From rags To riches
De la pauvreté à la richesse
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A penny for your thoughts
Une pièce pour tes pensées
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Actions speaks louder than words
Les actes parlent plus que les mots
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To disappear
To fade away (gradual)/ to vanish (sudden)