step_10 Flashcards

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subventionner

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to subsidize

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une subvention

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a subsidy

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soutenir

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to support a cause, a candidate

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gagner sa vie

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to support oneself

to earn one’s living

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fournir

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to supply with

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faire des remplacements

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to teach on supply

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des provisions

du ravitaillement

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supplies

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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passer en revue

inspecter

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to survey

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une étude

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a survey

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une étude de marché

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a market survey

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un sondage d’opinion

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a survey of public opinion

an opinion poll

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s’attaquer à

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to tackle

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un but
une cible
un objectif

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a target

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les objectifs de la production

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the targets of production

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une cible facile

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an easy target

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en plein de le mille!

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dead on target

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atteindre son objectif

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to meet one’s target

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un groupe cible

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a target group

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une tâche

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a task

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mettre à l’épreuve la patience de quelqu’un

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to task somebody’s patience

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prendre à partie

réprimander

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to take someone to task

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23
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un trimestre soclaire

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a term

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conditions (mandat)

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terms

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une peine de prison
a prison term
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à long/court/moyen terme
in the long/short/medium term
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sous l'angle de
in terms of
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sur un pied d'égalité
to be on equal terms
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bien/mal s'entendre
to be on good/bad terms
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trouver un terrain d'entente | accepter une situation déplaisante
to come to terms with
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à aucune coniditon
not on any terms
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quelles sont vos conditions?
what are your terms?
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menacer
to threaten
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une espère menacée
a threatened species
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une menace
a threat
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une menace
a threat
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un seuil
a threshold
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le niveau seuil
the threshold level
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être au bord de | au seuil de
to be on the threshold of | on the brink of
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dépasser
to top | to exceed
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pour couronner le tout
to top it all
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atteindre son niveau le plus élevé
to top off
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c'est le bouquet (la cerise sur le gâteau)
that tops the lot
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le meilleur
top
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la priorité des priorités
a top priority
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des négociations au sommet
top-level talks
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entièrement
from top to bottom
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extrêmement heureux
``` on top of the world extremely happy to be in heaven delighted on cloud nine elated ```
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this is lit
this is glee | this is bliss
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un sujet | un thème
a topic
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d'actualité
topical
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se donner beaucoup de mal pour
to go to a great deal of trouble to
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s'attirer des ennuis
to get into trouble
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se tirer d'affaire
to get out of trouble
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se donner la peine de
to take the trouble to
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le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle
it isn't worth the trouble
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il a du mal à mémoriser les noms
he has trouble memorizing names
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tourner
to turn
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tourner la page (sens figuré et propre)
to turn the page
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refuser
to turn down
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(se) transformer | devenir
to turn into
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allumer/éteindre
to turn on/off (the radio)
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devenir
to turn out
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un tour un tournant un virage
a turn
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jouer un bon/un mauvais tour à quelqu'un
to do somebody a good/bad turn
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à tour de rôle, tour à tour
by turns
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une volte-face
a turnabout
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un revirement complet
a U-turn
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le chiffre d'affaires
turnover
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la participation électorale
turnout
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peser
to weigh
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peser attentivement les mots (de qqn)
to weigh one's words carefully
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peser le pour et le contre
to weight the pros and the cons
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le poids
the weight
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un poids-lourd (sens propre et figuré)
a heavyweight
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assister à | être le témoin de
to witness
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un témoin
a witness
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la valeur
the worth
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je sais ce qu'il vaut
I know his worth
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sa fortune s'élève à des millions
he is worth millions
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ça en vaut la peine
it's worth the effort (=/ it isnt worth the trouble)
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ce musée vaut la peine d'être vu
this museum is worth a visit
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être digne de
to be worthy of
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un cause louable
a worthy cause
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qui en vaut la peine
worthwhile
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worthless
sans valeur
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empirer
to worsen
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céder
to yield
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céder à la tentation
to yield to temptation
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rendre | produire
to produce