Obama in the Sate of the Union Flashcards by Lola Martin

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disposer, arranger

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to lay out

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passer outre à

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to override

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à notre portée, à portée de la main

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within (our) reach

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se souvenir de, se rappeler, rappeler

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to recall

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refaçonner, remanier, réorganiser

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to reshape

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une percée, une avancée

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a breakthrough

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faire un effort, tirer de toutes ses forces

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to strain

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intrigue, complot

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a plot

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élargir, approfondir

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to widen, to broaden

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le rythme, la cadence, la vitesse, l’allure

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the pace

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entièrement, absolument ou incontesté, absolu

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outright

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frein ou freiner

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(to) (a) brake

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claquer, écraser

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to slam

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vaincre, surmonter

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to overcome

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de nouveau

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verbe + anew

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souligner que, insister sur

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to emphasize

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lien, relation, chaîne

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a bond

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prendre le contrôle, le pouvoir

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to take over

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avertir qqn, mettre en garde VS

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to caution sb that / about

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trace, marque

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a streak

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colporter, refourguer, vendre

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to peddle

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gêne, malaise, inquiétude

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A

unease

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se calmer, cesser

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to let up

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être moins dur avec qqn

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to let up on sb

faire payer qqn

to charge sb

levier, poids

leverage

tirer profit, exploiter, rentabiliser

to leverage sth

tendance, vogue

trend

presser, serrer

to squeeze

une trace, une traînée

a trail

traîner, suivre

to trail

durant les campagnes électorales

on the campaign trail

ne pas être d'accord avec

to take issue with sb / sth

estimation, évaluation

assessment ou appraisal

accuser

to blame

rejeter la faute sur

to blame on

désigner, montrer du doigt

to point to

indiquer, faire remarquer, souligner

to point out

s'atténuer, diminuer, rabaisser

to lessen

marchander (sur)

to bargain (over) sth

renouveler

to renew

abordable [prix]

affordable

poids, fardeau

a burden

emprunt, prêt

a loan

prêter qqch à qqn

to loan sth to sb

promettre qqch à qqn

to pledge sth to sb

ressortir, se détacher, se démarquer

to stand out

consolider, renforcer

to strenghen

stupéfiant, ahurissant

staggering

rare

scarce