Jan 1 Flashcards

1
Q

To shake

A

Secouer

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2
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A dam

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Un barrage

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3
Q

Rather well

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Plutôt bien

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4
Q

To unleash

A

Déchainer

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5
Q

The ruling party

A

Le parti au pouvoir

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6
Q

the vote

A

Les voix

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7
Q

To rig the vote

A

Truquer le scrutin

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8
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To add fuel to the flame

A

Jeter de l’huile sur le feu

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9
Q

To resign

A

Démissioner

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10
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To flee

A

Fuir

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11
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An iron fist

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Une main de fer

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12
Q

Unprecedented

A

Inédite

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13
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To nickname

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Surnommer

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14
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Interim

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Intérimaire

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15
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To indulge

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Se livrer

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16
Q

To dread

A

Redouter

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17
Q

To target

A

Viser

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18
Q

To reshuffle the cards

A

Rebattre les cartes

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19
Q

To take by surprise

A

Prendre de court

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20
Q

To backtrack

A

Faire machine arrière

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21
Q

An approach

A

Une démarche

22
Q

To suffer

23
Q

The full force

A

Le plein fouet

24
Q

The agony

A

L’agonie (f)

25
Pang, horror, anguish
Un affre
26
A confrontation
Un affrontement
27
A landscape
Un paysage
28
To slip away
S’éclipser
29
To dig
Creuser
30
Straight from
Tout droit de
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To take stock
Faire le point
32
To be more likely
Avoir davantage tendence
33
To realise
Se rendre compte
34
The extent
L’étendue (f)
35
To fall into disuse
Tomber en désuétude
36
In the race for
À la course à
37
The torch
Le flambeau
38
A widow
Une veuve
39
From now on
Désormais
40
Through thick and thin
Contre vents et marées
41
To cleave
Pourfendre
42
To be good at…
Être bien a + inf
43
Customs
Les douanes
44
Significant
Significative
45
It’s clear that
Force est de constater que
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It’s clear that
Force est de constater que
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To prevent
Empêcher
48
Whatever they may be
Quels qu’ils soient
49
Outrage, outraged
Un outrage, outré
50
During
Au cours de
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To hammer
Marteler
52
The rivalry
La rivalité