n2 Flashcards

1
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to fail to

A

echouer à / ne pas…

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2
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to emulate

A

imiter

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3
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to treble

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tripler

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4
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to contend with

A

lutter contre/ affronter ou composer avec qch/qqn

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5
Q

to wear out

A

user qch/qqn / epuiser

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6
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to be prone to

A

etre enclin à / être sujet/tte a qqch.

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7
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to wander

A

flaner

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8
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to linger / to linger on

A

s’attarder / persister, perdurer

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9
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to bring on

A

provoquer, causer, faire entrer

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10
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to water

A

arroser les plantes

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11
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to fade

A

palir, decoloré

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12
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to trump

A

l’emporter sur

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13
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to whip on a dress

A

enfiler a la va-vite

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14
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to cling to

A

s’accrocher à / s’aggriper

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15
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to take the edge off

A

atténuer les conseq de

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16
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to cave in

A

s’effondrer

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17
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to scale up

A

renforcer en montant d’un cran

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18
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to hike up

A

augmenter (av des chiffres)

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19
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to trump

A

l’emporter sur

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20
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to wrap (unwrap) a present

A

emballer un cadeau

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21
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to approve o/ smt / to approve of smt

A

donner son approbation, voir signer / approuver, être du mm avis

22
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to lack O/ // the lack of

A

manquer de

23
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to nail

24
Q

to follow through

A

aller au bout des choses

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to balk at
rechigner
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to overlap
chevaucher qch
27
to clear the way for
ouvrir la voie pour
28
to pile into
s'empiler
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to wean from
sevrer de
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to renege
revenir sur sa parole, manquer a sa parole (to reneged on his promises)
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to squander
gaspiller, dilapider
32
to heighten
accroitre, renforcer
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to put away
ranger (pr pas que ca traine)
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to tidy UP
ranger pr une chambre
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to briddle
réfrener
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to thrawt
dejouer
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to undermine
ebranler
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to prevail over
prevaloir
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to reckon
imaginer que
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to unleash
declencher, lancer (une attaque)
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to issue
delivrer
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to sputter
postilloner
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to shield
proteger
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to pander
ceder a qqn
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to hamper
freiner, ralentir
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to alleviate
soulager
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to inflict
infliger
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to exert
exercer, se donner du mal, faire un effort
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to sharpen up
se perfectionner
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to undermine
miner/saper/discrediter