janvier Flashcards

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maîtriser, résorber

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to curb

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plafonner

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to cap

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limiter, restreindre

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to limit, to restrict

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tristement célèbre

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notorious

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ancien

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former

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sceptique

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sceptic

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saisir, s’emparer de

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to seize

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essuyer, effacer

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to wipe

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une lingette

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a wipe

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ardoise

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slate

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faire table rase, repartir à zéro

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to wipe one’s slate clean, to start a fresh

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acclamer, saluer

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to hail

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saluer, accueillir, recevoir

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to greet

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courtiser, attirer

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to woo

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séduire, flatter

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seduce, flatter

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céder à qqch

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to pander to sth

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céder aux caprices de qqn

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to pander to sb

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du mérite

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some credit

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affirmer, déclarer

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to assert

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souligner, insister sur

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to emphasize

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actuel

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current

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réel

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actual

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promettre qqch à qqn

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to pledge sth to sb

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jurer, promettre

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to swear, to promise

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poser mettre [horizontalement]
to lay sth
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rejeter [faute, responsabilité] sur qqn
to lay sth on sb
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admettre, reconnaître
to acknowledge sth
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relier (à), connecter (à)
to link up (with)
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traditionnel, classique, majoritaire
mainstream
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rallier qqn à qqch, persuader, convaincre
to win over sb to sth
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cancre, idiot
a dunce
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ignare
ignoramus
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imbécile, abruti, crétin
moron
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légitimité
legitimacy
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à l'étranger
abroad
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renforcer
reinforce
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cadre [figuré], structure
framework
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on aurait dû
ought + have been + participe passé
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dire à qqn
to tell sb
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connaître de vue
to know by sight
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le 24 décembre
Christmas Eve
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le 26 décembre
Boxing day
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la période des fêtes
the Festive Season
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le père Noël
Father Christmas, Santa Claus
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découvrir, apprendre
to find out
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être pressé
to be in a hurry
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s'empresser de faire qqch
to hasten to do
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rire de qqch
to laugh about
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rire de qqn
to laugh at sb
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le / des rire(s)
laughter
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de peur de
lest + should, in case + should
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dont
whose + nom
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consacrer du temps à
to devote time to + ing
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se consoler de qqch
to get over sth
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des raisons de
reasons for
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abolir
to abolish
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se débarrasser de
to get rid of
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dans ce cas-là
in that case
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la seule chose [unique]
the one thing
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la seule chose [comparaison]
the only thing
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embellir
to embellish
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retenir
to hold back
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finir par faire
to end up doing sth
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soutenir
to uphold
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un tuyau
a pipeline
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une fuite
a leak
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exiger (exigeant)
to demand (-> demanding)
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un sondage
a poll, a survey
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avoir tendance à faire qqch
to tend to
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répondre de, expliquer, justifier | causer, constituer
to account for sth
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mentionner
to mention
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se retourner contre qqn, mal tourner
to backfire on
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idée fausse
a misconception
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améliorer, mettre en valeur
to enhance
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relever, rehausser, intensifier, amplifier
to heighten sth = to intensify
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une certaine quantité de qqch
a certain amount of
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s'attendre de qqn qu'il + subj
to expect sb to + infinitif
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un(e) tel(le) + nom
such + nom pluriel | ou such + a + nom singulier
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un délai
a period / a deadline
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une livraison
a delivery
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livrer
to deliver
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un livreur
a delivery man
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un ouvrier
a labourer / a laborer / a worker
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se mettre en grève
to go on strike
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se mettre au travail
to go down to work
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une commande
an order
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un carnet de commande
an order book
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expédier
to ship
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les frais de port, d'expédition
shipping costs
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valoir la peine de faire qqch
be worth doing sth
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un colis
a parcel, a package
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d'autant plus + adj + que
all the more + adj long + as
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amélioration
improvement, enhancement
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d'ici + date
by + date
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va arriver, (sûr) à l'ordre du jour, être censé arriver / se passer vite
to be to + infinitif
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tel(le) que
as + sujet + verbe
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incertitude
uncertainty
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en ce qui concerne / pour ce qui est des investissements
investment-wise
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intimidant
daunting
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fermer les yeux sur qqch
to turn blind eyes on sth