n5 Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
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pending

A

en attente

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to act as a deterrent

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agis comme un moyen pr dissuader

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to prove detrimental to

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s’avèrer etre nuisible pour

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under the guise of

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sous couvert de

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5
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to blur the boundaries

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brouiller les frontieres

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to be emphathetic towards sb

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avoir de l’empathie pr qqn

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7
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it was music to their ears

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ca les a ravis

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8
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to feel righteous anger at sb

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nourrir une colere legitime contre qqn

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9
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to go awry

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aller de travers

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10
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to hit an all-time high

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atteindre un taux record

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to make inroads into

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faire des percées/imprégner

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12
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in a broader perspective

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dans une perspective plus large

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to set their eyes on

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se fixer comme obj

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so much as

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ne serait-ce que

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15
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take their cue from

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le signal est donné par

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16
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a long haul

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un long terme

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17
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a dog-eat-dog (world)

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l’homme est un loup pour l’homme

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and so on

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et ainsi de suite

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first and foremost

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d’abord et avant tout

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a centred worldview

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une vision du monde centré

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over the years

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au fil des années

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in the coming

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dans les prochains

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a series of

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either way

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dans tous les cas

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on the basis of
sur la base de
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to be bored stiff
s'ennuyer a mourir
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green with envy
vert de jalousie
28
to lose one's temper
se mettre en colere
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to be down on their luck
ne pas avoir eu de chance
30
fine-dodging individuals
les individus qui evitent les amendes
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provided
pourvu que
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to sweep under the carpet
dissimuler/refuser d'en parler
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to the hilt
(jouer) à fond
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to have a good grasp of
avoir une bonne maitrise de
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to dismiss the fact
ignorer le fait
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to wreak havoc on
causer des ravages sur
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the fault line
la ligne de fracture
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in a bind
dans une contrainte
39
the vagaries of
les vicissitudes
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in the epitome of
au sommet de
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to steer clear of
d'éviter
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the scope of
la portée de