The Economist Flashcards

(59 cards)

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A été réduit en poussière

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Has turned to dust

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2
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Bombarder

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To shell

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3
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Mesurer la profondeur de qqchose (sens figuré)

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To gauge the depth of

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4
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Joyeusement

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Cheerfully

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5
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S’effondrer, renverser (président par ex)

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To topple

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6
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La mêlée, la bataille, le front

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The fray

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7
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De même

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Likewise

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8
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Massacrer

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To slaughter

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9
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Imprudent

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Reckless

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10
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Une évidence, pertinence

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Relevance

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11
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Visible

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Conspicuous

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12
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Répéter

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To rehearse

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13
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Tremper

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To drench

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14
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Un piège

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A trap

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15
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Paralyser

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To bog down

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16
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Remporter

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To notch up

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17
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Consolider

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To shore up

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18
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Du marchandage

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Bargaining

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19
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Suspendre qqchose

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To dangle sthg

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20
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Une province rebelle

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A renegade province

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21
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Une affaire en or/ bonne affaire

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A bargain

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22
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Contenir

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To hold back

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23
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Sans pitié

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Merciless

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24
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se soulever

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rapide
swift
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sanglant/ ensanglanté
blood-drenched
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propulser
to propell
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un morceau / éclat de
a sliver of
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capituler / abandonner
to surrender
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un froid glacial
a bitter cold
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rechercher
to seek
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chercher un refuge
to seek shelter
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blessé
wounded
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faire capoter
to scupper
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un effondrement / une crise
a meltdown / collapse
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fragmenter / effondrer
to crumble
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vers le bas
downwards
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dangereux / casse-cou
breakneck
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le développement
the growth
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une base / un fondement
a bedrock
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prévoir
to foresee
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se comporter
to behave
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enjoué/ joyeux
jolly
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une répression
a clampdown
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criblé de / plein de
riddled with
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vendre / refourguer
to peddle
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de mauvaise qualité
shoddy
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harceler / presser
to chivvy
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malhonnête/ peu fiable
fly-by-night
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un outil
a tool
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emprunter
to loan
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contre-utopie
dystopia
53
une note / une classification
a rating
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un échec / une perte
a miscarriage
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une distribution
a handing out
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fortement ancré
deep-seated
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s'immiscer dans
to intrude on..
58
renoncer / délaisser
to forsake
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un voyou
a thug