The Economist, "The Blue wave" (24.10.2020) Flashcards by Cannelle Rab

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to sow mistrust

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instiller la défiance, “semer la zizanie”

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to supersize

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supplanter

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bracing

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revivifiant, revigorant

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to cast a ballot

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exprimer un suffrage, déposer un bulletin de vote

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polling stations

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bureaux de vote

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it must be said

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il faut le reconnaitre

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conurbation

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agglomération

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sprawling

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tentaculaire

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around the bloc

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autour du pâté de maison

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hushed conversations

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discussions chuchotées

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in tow

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dans le sillage

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marvelled

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émerveillé, enthousiasmé

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telltale

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témoin évocateur

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a fire-station

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une caserne de pompier

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“everything is evil”

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“c’est le mal incarné”

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Q

she was taking such pains

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elle donnait tant de mal

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slightly allayed

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légèrement dissipé

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enduring concerns

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des craintes persistantes

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little wonder

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ce n’est pas étonnant

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burly

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barraqué, costaud

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political hue

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tonalité, couleur politique

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mishaps

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des incidents

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“a taste of his own medicine”

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“l’arroseur arrosé”