News In Brief 4 Flashcards by Lison Tabardel

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Du même coin

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From the same neck of the woods

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Apprendre un travail

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To cut one’s teeth of sth
To learn à trade/a job

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Nous avons atteint une maturité politique

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We came of age politically

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Critiquer
Prononciation

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To ‘castigate
To criticize

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Ébranler

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To under’mine

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Le réconfort d’un plat familier

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A ‘comforting bowl of grits

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Une chaîne

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A shackle

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Dans le sillage de qq un

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In someone’s wake

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Sympathique, agréable

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Friendly
Con’genial

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Poli, affable

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Ur’bane

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Une philosophie

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An ‘ethos

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Le fanatisme

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○’zealotry

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Faire progresser des idée religieuses

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To advance a religious a’genda

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Supercherie

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○de’ception

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Tromper duper
Prononciation

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To deceive

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Témoigner sous serment
Prononciation

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To ‘testify under oath

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Un procès pour fraude
Prononciation

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A fraud trial

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Exager la valeur de/l’importance

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To over’value
To exaggerate the value of/the importance of

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Un bien, un actif

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An a’sset

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Obtenir

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To se’cure

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Sans valeur
Prononciation

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Worthless

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Réprimander
Prononciation

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To ad’monish
To reprimand
To scold

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Pre élections
Prononciation

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The ‘primaire ‘ballot

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Mener, être en tete
Prononciation

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To lead, Led,led

États qui change de camps

Swings states Battleground states

Un sondage récent à montré que Prononciation

A 'recent poll has shown A survey of opinion has revealed

Reflechir

To 'ponder

Le ministre de l'intérieur

The Home 'Secretary

Défier l'autorité

To de'fy au'thority

10 downing street

Number 10

Amender pour être moins radical Prononciation

To tone down

Ne pas avoir de pitié Prononciation

To give no quarter To have no mercy/pity for

Mettre le genou pour protester Prononciation

To take à knee

Une manifestation violente

The mobs

Une faille dans le protocole impose aux ministre Prononciation

A breach of the minis'terial code of 'conduct

Ce qui justifie la perte d'un travail

'sackable

Un remaniement

A 'reshuffle

Sereinement, sans entrave

Unmo'lested

Accepter Prononciation

To yield, to accept, to give in

Le commissaire de police anglais depuis septembre 2022

Sir Mark Rowley

Des préjugés chez les policiers Prononciation

Police bias

Qui est triste à lire

Grim reading

La commemoration

The Commemo'ration at the 'Cenotaph