n8 Flashcards

1
Q

to wrangle

A

se disputer/quereller

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2
Q

to account for

A

expliquer (les causes)

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3
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to infringe on/upon (pr concept abstrait) / to trample

A

empiéter sur

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4
Q

to quench (one’s thirst)

A

étancher (la soif)

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5
Q

to shirk

A

tirer au flan

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6
Q

to cast (cast - cast)

A

jeter (fig)

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7
Q

to capsize

A

chavirer (un bateau)

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8
Q

to seize

A

saisir/s’emparer/s’empoigner de

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9
Q

to attend to

A

s’occuper de

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10
Q

to pit … against

A

opposer qqn a qqn d’autre

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11
Q

to discard (smt)

A

jeter/se debarrasser de

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12
Q

to boast /to brag about

A

se vanter / fanfaronner

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13
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to stigmatise = to denounce publicly

A

stigmatiser

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14
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to foresee

A

anticiper/voir d’avance

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15
Q

to trawl (social networks)

A

arpenter (les reseaux sociaux)

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16
Q

to draw up

A

dresser (une liste par ex)

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17
Q

to crave

A

bruler d’envie de

18
Q

to downplay

A

dédramatiser/minimiser l’impt de

19
Q

to draft

A

rédiger/esquisser

20
Q

to phase out

A

eliminer/supprimer progressivement

21
Q

to draw down

A

prélever (eco)

22
Q

to ripple

A

rider/faire onduler

23
Q

to laud

A

faire les louanges/glorifier

24
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to guard

25
to brace itself for = get ready for
s'appreter à
26
to be endowed with
etre doté de
27
to be good / ill at ease
etre à l'aise/mal à l'aise
28
to bypass
contourner
29
to astonish
etonner/stupefier
30
to level off
stabilier
31
to roil
tourbilloner
32
to disrupt
perturber
33
to spur sb to smt
inciter qqn a faire qch
34
to stem from
decouler de
35
to drill
forer/percer (pétrole)
36
to balk at
rechigner a
37
to square
faire concorder/concilier
38
to feud over
se disputer qqn
39
to lack smt
manquer de
40
to kindle = to rouse = to start
eveiller/demarrer