step_7 Flashcards

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libre

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loose (free)

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lâcher son chien

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to let the dog loose

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ne pas savoir que faire

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to be at a loose end

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couper les amarres

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to cut loose (from)

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une ceinture desserrée

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a loose belt

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relâchée, peu stricte

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loose discipline

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libre, approximative

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a loose (translation, interprétation)

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perdre

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to lose

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se désintéresser de

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to lose interest in

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une perte

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a loss

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vendre à perte

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to sell at a loss

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des pertes d’emploi

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job losses

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être perplexe

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to be at a loss

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ne pas trouver ses mots

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to be at a loss for words

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le courant de pensée dominant

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the mainstream

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suivre la tendance politique générale

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to be in the mainstream of politics

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vivre en large de la société

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to live outside the mainstream of society

to live on the margins of society

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maintenir
soutenir (une opinion)
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to maintain

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le couloir de la mort

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death row

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l’entretien

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maintenance

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importer

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to matter

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une question

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a matter

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c’est une question de temps

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it is a matter of time

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ce n’est pas drôle

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it’s no laughing matter

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une question de vie ou de mort
a matter of life and death
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rencontrer | être conforme à
to meet
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une réunion, une assemblée
a meeting
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un désordre, un pagaille
a mess
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être sens dessus dessous
to be in a mess
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se mettre dans de beaux draps
to get oneself in a mess
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gâcher
to make a mess (of one's life/career)
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faire des bêtises
to mess about
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semer la pagaille, tout gâcher
to mess up (a situation, a plan)
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désordonné (compliqué, embrouillé)
messy
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un tournant, un événement marquant
a milestone
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induire en erreur
to mislead
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soi-disant
so-called
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un point discutable
a moot point
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bouger, remuer | déménager
to move
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une mesure (positive)
a (clever) move
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être en mouvement/en marche
to be on the move
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un besoin, une obligation
a need
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avoir un besoin urgent de nourriture
to be badly in need of food
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subvenir aux besoins de quelqu'un
to supply somebody's need
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avoir besoin de
to need
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les indigents, les nécessiteux
the needy
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une annonce
a notice
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tout de suite, sans préavis
at a moment's notice
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peu de temps à l'avance
at short notice
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jusqu'à nouvel ordre
until further notice
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recevoir un préavis de licenciement
to be given one's notice
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donner sa démission
to give one's notice
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perceptible, sensible
noticeable
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avoir lieu, se produire
to occur
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un événement
an occurence
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un fait journalier
a daily/everyday occurrence
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une perspective
an outlook
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surpasser en nombre
to outnumber
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rose
rosy
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la production
output
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dépasser
to overtake
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dépasser, venir à bout de
to overcome
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écrasant, renversant
overhelming
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posséder | reconnaître
to own
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s'avouer vaincu
to own oneself defeated
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exécuter, accomplir (pratiquer)
to perform (one's duty, an operation)
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un propriétaire
an owner
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la propriété
ownership
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interpréter un rôle, un morceau de musique
to perform a part, a piece of music
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une interprétation | une performance, une prestation
a performance
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un piège
a pitfall
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faire souffrir, harceler
to plague
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devoir supporter
to be plagued with
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un fléau
a plague
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quelconque, ordinaire | évident, simple
plain
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prévaloir, l'emporter sur
to prevail over
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situation désespérée
plight
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persuader quelqu'un de faire quelque chose
to prevail on somebody to do something
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dominant, répandu
prevalent