step_18 Flashcards

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les répercussions, les résultats

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the fall-out

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les retombées radioactives

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radioactive fall-out

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hésiter, chanceler, faiblir

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to falter, to hesitate, to waver

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des pas hésitants (sens propre et figuré)

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faltering steps

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une voix tremblante

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a faltering voice

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l’agriculture

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farming

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un agriculteur

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a farmer

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les terres arables, cultivables

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farmland

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une manière

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a fashion

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cela marche d’une manière bizarre

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this works in a strange fashion

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tant bien que mal

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after a fashion

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une mode

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a fashion

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être à la mode

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to be in fashion

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être démodé

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to be out of fashion

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à la mode

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fashionable

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le destin

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fate

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un trait caractéristique

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a feature

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faire figurer, mettre en vedette

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to feature

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se battre, combattre

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to fight

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une lutte

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a fight

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des combats

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fighting

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un chiffre

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a figure

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en chiffres ronds

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in round figures

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une silhouette

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a figure

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arriver à comprendre
to figure out
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licencier, renvoyer (familier)
to fire
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équiper
to fit
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s'intégrer, s'insérer dans
to fit in/into
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une crise, un accès
a fit (of anger, laughter, epilepsy)
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se tordre de rire
to be in fits
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par à-coups
in fits and starts
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un défaut, une imperfection
a flaw
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parfait, sans défaut
flawless
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fuir
to flee
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une fuite
a flight
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prendre la fuite
to take to flight
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une fuite de capitaux à l'étranger
a flight of capital abroad
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un vol
a flight
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a firm in the top flight
une entreprise prestigieuse
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un escalier
a flight of stairs
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une inondation, un déferlement
a flood
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inonder
to flood
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inonder le marché
to flood the market
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envahir
to flood
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être en plein essor
to flourish, to boom, to thrive
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passer outre, se moquer de, ne pas respecter (un règlement)
to flout a rule
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suivre
to follow
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suivre les conseils de quelqu'un
to follow somebody's advice
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faire de même
to follow suit
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duper
to fool
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crédules
gullible
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un imbécile
a fool, an idiot
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une position, une prise
footing
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être sur un pied d'égalité
to be on equal footing
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être en bons termes (=/ sur le pied de guerre)
to be on a friendly footing (/= on a war footing)
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l'avant
the fore
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se faire remarquer, se manifester
to come to the fore
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être à la pointe de... l'avant garde de...
to be at the forefront of (= the spearhead)
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éminent, de premier plan
foremost
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un prénom
a forename (= a first name)
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perspicacité, prévoyance
foresight
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devancer (devancer un concurrent)
to forestall (to forestall a competitor)
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anticiper
to forestall (to prevent by acting first)
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contrefaire, faire un faux
to forge
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un faussaire
a forger
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contrefaçon
forgery
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être poursuivi pour faux et usage de faux
to be prosecuted for forgery
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... à venir (ex: les élections à venir)
forthcoming (ex: the forthcoming élection)
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fortune, chance
fortune
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par chance, heureusement
by good fortune/ fortunately
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chenceux
fortunate
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sympathique
friendly
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facile d'emploi
user-friendly
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facile d'emploi
user-friendly
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non-polluant
environment-friendly
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une marge, une périphérie
a fringe
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un groupe marginal
a fringe group
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des avantages divers (non inclus dans le salaire)
fringe benefits
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attiser
to fuel
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faire avancer, favoriser
to further