Ohagan_Advanced1_Eng to Fren Flashcards

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credit rating agency

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agence de notation

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request for proposals

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appel à projets

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in passing, by the way

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au passage

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to hear (legal)

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auditionner

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5
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own

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commune village

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to notice, ascertain

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constater

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compact

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convention agreement

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Kick-off, go-ahead

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coup d’envoi

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ram (noun)

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coup de boutoir

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within the framework of

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dans le cadre de

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dispose of, to get rid of

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débarrasser

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challenge (noun)

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défi

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hysterical

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délirant

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devoid of

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dépourvu de

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holder

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détenteur

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hide, to conceal

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dissimuler

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deterrence

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dissuasion

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double play

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double jeu

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overused

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éculé

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loan (noun)

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emprunt

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21
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check, to curb

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enrayer

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22
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to wipe

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essuyer

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to come up against

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être en butte à

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to be in an awkward position

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être porte à faux

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to appeal
faire appel
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emphasize, to point out
faire valoir
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summit
faîte
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revolt (noun)
fronde
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token
gage
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to climb up
gravir
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weekly
hebdomadaire
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beyond reproach
irréprochable
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surveillance, placement under surveillance
mise sous
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to warn
mettre en garde
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watchword
mot d'ordre
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route, course
parcours
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for all that
pour autant
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laud, to advocate
prôner
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qualify, to characterise
qualifier
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hiding, concealment
recel
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to come under
relever de
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forgo, to abandon
renoncer à
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to blame or reproach (oneself)
Se reprocher
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to fulfill the conditions
réunir les conditions
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salvage, rescue
sauvetage
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sceptical
sceptique
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to distance oneself from
se démarquer de
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basically, in essence
sur le fond
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to overhang
surplomber
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suspended sentence
sursis
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occur, to intervene
survenir
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influence peddling
trafic d'influence
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rightly, justly
à bon droit
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overdrawn, defenseless
à découvert
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misuse (noun), abuse
abus
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tax relief
décote
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to the rescue
à la rescousse
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listed, identified
répertorié
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machine, contraption
engin
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barrack
caserne
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Italian national police officer, carbineer
carabinier
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light bulb
ampoule
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home
foyer
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aim at (also with s'), to direct at
adresser
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to be depressed (verb)
déprimer
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hysterics
crise de nerfs
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to hit the bull's eye
faire mouche
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recover, to pick up again
reprendre
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half-mast
en berne
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circumstances, situation
conjoncture
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grateful, appreciative
reconnaissant
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sag (also with s'), to subside
affaisser
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to fight tooth and nail (used with se)
battre comme des chiffonniers
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cause, to trigger
déclencher
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expected, meant
censé
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debunk, to discredit
déboulonner
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furious
rageur
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to be used (used with s'), to use
employer
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to tear to pieces (also with s')
écharper
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to come to a decision
trancher
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to intend
entendre
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wrongdoer, violator
contrevenant
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to get ready to do, to be about to do
s'apprêter
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to deprive
déchoir
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pitfall, trap
piège
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loss of control, blunder
dérapage
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to blow sth out of proportion
monter qch en épingle
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inflame, to stir up
attiser
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cut to the quick (adj.)
piqué au vif
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secularism
laïcité
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obscurantism
obscurantisme
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fundamentalism
intégrisme
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detrimental
attentatoire
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fulfill, to grant
exaucer
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vow (noun), wish
voeu
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Counter-weight, balance
contrepoids
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be touched (also with s'), to be moved
être ému
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to flay
fustiger
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quite rightly
à juste titre
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prefect
préfet