step_22 Flashcards

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un couvercle

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a lid

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révéler

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to take the lid off something

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étouffer

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to keep the lid
to cover up
to hush up

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4
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c’est le comble!

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this puts the lid on it

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5
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la vie

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life

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l’espérance de vie

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life expectancy

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à perpétuité

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life imprisonment

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8
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soulever

supprimer

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to lift

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lever les sanctions

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to lift sanctions

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10
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vol à l’étalage

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shoplifting

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la lumière

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light

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12
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éclairer qqch une situation

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to shed new line on a subject

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13
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être dévoilé

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to come to light

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à la lumière de…

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in the light of what you say

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la fin d’une situation compliquée

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one can see the light at the end of the tunnel

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avez-vous du feu?

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can you give me a light?

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la probabilité

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the likelihood

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18
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il y a peu de chances

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there is little likelihood that

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19
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il est fort probable qu’il pleuve

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it will rain in all likelihood

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20
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comparer à

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to liken to

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21
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bombe à retardement

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a time bomb

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22
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la ressemblance

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likeness

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ressembler à

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to bear a likeness to sth ou someone

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un maillon, un lien

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a link

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étroitement liées
tightly linked
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détritus, ordures (uncountable)
litter
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joncher
to litter
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gagner sa vie
to earn one's livelihood
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vivant, énergétique
lively
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un chargement
a load
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faire pression pour
to lobby
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se languir de, avoir fortement envie de
to long for
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mépriser
to look down upon (on)
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respecter
to look up to
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se réjouir pour, espérer vivement
to look forward to v-ing
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être menaçant, surgir à l'horizon (de manière menaçante)
to loom (on/over)
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être dangereusement menaçant
to loom large
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un camion
a truck, a lorry
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baisser
to lower
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la chance
luck (good fortune)
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un coup de chance
a lucky strike
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les bagages (uncountable)
luggage
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se contenter de
to make do with
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réussir
to make it
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tirer le meilleur parti de
to make the most of
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réussir à
to manage
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la direction, la gestion
the management
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le directeur général
the managing director | the chief executive
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the managerial ranks
aucune idée
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obligatoire
mandatory | compulsory
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fréquentation obligatoire de l'école
mandatory/ compulsory school attendance
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sanctions obligatoires
mandatory sanction
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homicide involontaire
manslaughter
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fabriquer
to manufacture
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des produits manufacturés
manufactured goods
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l'industrie de transformation
manufacturing industry
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gâcher
to mar
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une marge
a margin
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une marge de sécurité
a safety margin
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une marge bénéficiaire
a profit margin
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une marge d'erreur
a margin of error
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un marché
a market
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le marché
a market place
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le marché du travail
the job market
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égaler
to match
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porter au maximum
to maximize
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un maire
a mayor
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un moyen
a means
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par tous les moyens
by all means
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adhésion
membership
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prestige
kudos
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simple
mere, sheer
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fléchettes
darts
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rougeoles
measles
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oreillons
mumps
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caserne
a barracks
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une usine
a works
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une usine
a works
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carrefour
a crossroads
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un gibet
a gallows
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désastre
a shambles
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désastre
a shambles
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une série
a series