n8 Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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greed

A

avidité/avarice

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2
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gluttony

A

gourmandise (pejoratif)

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3
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a glutton (pejoratif) = a food-lover

A

un gourmand

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4
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a trifle

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une broutille, une chose sans importance

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5
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(market) hitters

A

les sautillements

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6
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a buffer zone

A

une zone tampon

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7
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whatsoever

A

qql qu’il soit

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8
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to blow hot and cold

A

to be enthusiastic one moment and not interest the next

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9
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the onus is

A

la charge, responsabilité est sur

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10
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the crust

A

la croute

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11
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a perk

A

un avantage (domaine travail)

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12
Q

deadly sins

A

péchés capitaux

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13
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benevolence = caring = goodwill

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bienveillance

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14
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the plumbing.

A

la plomberie

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15
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the landing

A

le palier

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16
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a crumb

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une miette

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17
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the creaking

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le grincement

18
Q

a pang

A

un pincement au cœur

19
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a lightning rod

A

une cible, un exutoire

20
Q

a key driver

A

un element moteur

21
Q

to be weel and alive

A

etre bien vivant

22
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the beyond, the hereafter

23
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to sort out garbage

A

faire le tri selectif

24
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to bear the brunt

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etre le plus touché

25
the conventional wisdom
la croyance populaire
26
a crippling disease
la maladie handicapante
27
a landlocked
territoire sans accès a la mer
28
a lure
un appat
29
a hunch
intuition/pressentiment
30
a trail blazer
un pionnier
31
a cauldron
situation delicate
32
outrage
indignation
33
leniency
clemence/indulgence
34
a veneer
une apparence (fig) / vernis
35
a standstill
un arrêt/halte
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a plaudit
applaudissement/acclamation
37
a pitfall
piège/embuche
38
a fringe
frange/bordure
39
hatred
haine
40
a turnaroud
un revirement/volte-face