step_27 Flashcards

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réagir

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to respond

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une réaction

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a response

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reprendre

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to resume

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la reprise

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resumption

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le commerce de détail

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retail trade

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le commerce en gros

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wholesale trade

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un détaillant

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a retailer

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exercer des représailles

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to retaliate

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des représailles, une riposte, une vengeance

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retaliation (uncountable)

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prendre sa retraite

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to retire

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la retraite

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retirement

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un rendement, un rapport, un retour sur investissement

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a return

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une récompense

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a reward

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un prix littéraire, cinématographique

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an award

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sévir

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to be rife

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une ville où règne la violence

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a city rife with violence

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un droit

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a right

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les droits civils

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civil rights

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les droits de l’homme

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human rights

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la droite

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the right wing

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21
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une émeute

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a riot

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un émeutier

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a rioter

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la police anti-émeute

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riot police

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to become uncontrollable

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to run riot

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mûr
ripe
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le moment est venu de recommencer à zéro
the time is ripe for a new start
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être prêt pour
to be ripe for
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augmenter, se lever
to rise
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une augmentation, une hausse, une poussée
a rise
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une tour (immeuble)
a high-rise block of flats
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de la place
romm
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une marge de manoeuvre
there is room for manoeuvre
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des racines
roots
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la base
the grass roots, the rank and file
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rugueux | rudimentaire, grossier
rough
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un brouillon
a rough copy
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une approximation
a rough guess
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une querelle, une polémaique
a row
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des ordures
rubbish (uncountable)
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se précipiter
to rush
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l'heure, les heures de pointe
the rush-hour(s)
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la cruauté, le côté impitoyable
ruthlessness
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sans pitié
ruthless
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virer, mettre à la porte
to sack, to give the sack (familier)
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un licenciement
a sacking (familier)
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se faire virer
to be given the sack
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la sécurité
safety
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la sécurité routière
road safety
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sûr, sans danger, hors de danger
safe
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ne pas prendre de risque
to play safe
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sain et sauf
safe and sound
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un coffre-fort
a safe
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pour l'amour de
for the sake of
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les ventes, les soldes
sales
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un vendeur
a salesman, a sales assistant
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un échantillon
a sample
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une approbation | une sanction
a sanction
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violent, brutal
savage
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des coupes sombres dans les salaires
a savage pay cut
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sauver
to save
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épargner
to save money
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des économies, l'épargne
savings
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une caisse d'épargne
a savings bank
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insuffisant, maigre
scant
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manifester peu de respect pour
to show scant respect for
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dans deux mois à peine
in a scant two months
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de maigres revenus
a scanty income
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un bouc émissaire
a scapegoat
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faire peur
to scare
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être mort de peur
to be scared to death
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un épouvantail
a scarecrow
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une alerte à la bombe
a bomb scare
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de l'intimidation
scare tactics
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qui fait peur
scary
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emploi du temps, plan
schedule
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le plan de travail
the work schedule
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une bourse d'études
a scholarship
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un scientifique
a scientist
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l'étendue, le champ d'action
the scope
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une vingtaine
a score