step_5 Flashcards

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faire face à

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to face

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faire face à, affronter

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to face up to

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être confronté à

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to be faced with

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féroce

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fierce

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une confrontation

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a face-off

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ne pas réussir, rater

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to fail

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jusqu’à présent

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so far

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un échec

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a failure

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un arrêt cardiaque

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a heart failure

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trouver

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to find

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être déclaré coupable

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to be found guilty

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découvrir

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to find out

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une fuite

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a leak

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les conclusions (d’une étude, d’une enquête)

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the findings

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la nourriture

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food

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l’aide alimentaire

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food aid

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la chaine alimentaire

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the food chain

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matière à réflexion

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food for thought

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nourrir

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to feed

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fournir des informations à quelqu’un

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to feed somebody information

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entrer des données dans un ordinateur

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to feed data into a computer

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encourager, promouvoir

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to foster

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la reprise

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upturn

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libre

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free

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le libre-échange
free trade
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le libre-arbitre
free-will
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la liberté
freedom
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la liberté de parole
freedom of speech
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la liberté de pensée
freedom of thought, conscience, choice
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prévoir
to forecast, to foresee
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un cadre (sens propre et figuré)
a frame
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un cadre, une structure
a framework
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réaliser, remplir
to fulfil
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exigences
requirements
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un accomplissement, une réalisation
a fulfilment
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financer
to fund
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fonder, créer
to found
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des crédits, des fonds
funds
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réunir des fonds
to raise funds
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accorder une subvention, une bourse d'études
to grant a subsidy, a scholarship
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une subvention, une bourse d'étude
a grant
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une prise sur
a grip on
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maîtriser un sujet
to have a good grip on a subject
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une puissante influence
a prowerful grip
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affronter un problème
to come to grips with a problem (to tackle)
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lâcher prise, perdre le contrôle de la situation
to lose one's grip
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tomber aux mains d'une secte
to fall into the grips of a sect
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en proie à, paralysé par
the country is in the grip of a general strike
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le sol
the ground
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mener une affaire à la ruine
to run a business into the ground
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couper l'herbe sous les pieds de quelqu'un
to cut the ground under somebody's feet
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en terrain neutre
on neutral ground
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gagner/perdre du terrain
to gain ground, to lose ground
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déblayer le terrain, déguerpir
to clear the ground
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tenir bon
to stand one's ground
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catégoriquement
adamantly
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les raisons (plur)
the grounds
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les motifs de divorce, de licenciement
the grounds for divorce, for dismissal
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un danger, un risque
a hazard
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risquer
to venture, to hazard
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dangereux
hazardous
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une main
a hand
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une politique de non-intervention
a hands-off policy
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de première main
a first-hand piece of information
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d'occasion
a second-hand car
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échapper au contrôle, dénégerer
to get out of hand
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bagarres
riots
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gagner haut-la-main
to win hands down
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une poignée
a handful
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de l'aide
a hand-out
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vivre-au-jour le jour
to lead a hand-to-mouth existence
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entraver, géner
to hamper, to hinder
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OMC
WTO
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faire du tort, nuire
to harm, to impair
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moissons, récoltes, vendanges
harvest
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faire du mal à
to do somebody harm
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hors de danger
out of harm's way
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Nocif
Harmful
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Inoffensif
Harmless
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une tête
a head
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un chef d'état
a head of state
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par personne
per head
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être éperdument amoureux
to be head over heels in love
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le proviseur
the Head (Headmaster)
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un chasseur de têtes
a headhunter
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un titre
a heading
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un gros titre (la Une)
a headline
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le siège d'une société
the headquarters
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se maintenir à flot
to keep one's head above water
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tête baissée
headlong, headfirst (adv)
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diriger, être à la tête de
to head
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se diriger vers
to head for, towards
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le progrès
headway (to make headway)
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avoir une approche critique
to take a critical stand on
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défendre un autre point de vue
to advocate a different approach
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esquiver
to evade a question
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un point de vue
to have an optimistic outlook on
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faire allusion à
to hint at an issue
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adopter une position ferme
to stand one's ground
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prendre fortement position pour/contre
to take a firm stand for/against
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donner un aperçu/ une idée de
to give someone insight into
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prévoir
to foresee
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attester que
to bear evidence that
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garder à l'esprit
to bear in mind that
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témoigner en faveur/contre
to give evidence for/against
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minimiser l'importance de
to play down/ to minimise
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déformer
to exaggerate, distort
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exagérer
to play up, to maximise
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s'en tenir aux faits
to stick to the facts
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un argument convaincant
a cogent, a convincing argument
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un argument incontestable
a compelling argument
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ambigu
ambiguous
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argument
a (highly) debatable, controversial, questionable, arguable
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confiant
optimistic, pessimistic, confident
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plein d'esprit
ironic, humorous, sarcastic, witty
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péjoratif
serious, critical, derogatory
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élogieux
laudatory
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une description détaillée
a minute description
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partial, tendancieux
biassed, one-sided, partial, prejudiced
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objectif
objectif
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a un parti en faveur des immigrés
the article is partial to/towards immigrants
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une affirmation brutale
a blunt statement
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une généralisation excessive
a sweeping statement
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logique, solide, rationnel
a consistent argument
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incohérent
inconsistent
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difficile à supporter
hard to bear
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être répandu
to be widespread
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sévir
to be rampant, to run rampant
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le responsable
the person to blame, in charge
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provoquer une crise
to trigger off, to spark off, to bring about, to generate, to induce
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industriel
industrialists
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un spectateur de la TV
a tv viewer
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fanatisme
fanaticism
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un problème social
a social problem
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sympathique
nice, likeable
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une tentative
an attempt
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assez de place
enough room