The Human Being - Necessity and choice Flashcards by David S

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exiger / réclamer qqch

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to call for sth

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obliger qqn à faire qqch

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to oblige sby to do sth

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contraindre

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to force / to compel sby do sth / to make sby do sth

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faire faire qqch à qqn

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to get sby to do sth

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obligatoire

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o’bligatory / compulsory

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obligatoire + officiel

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mandatory

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évitable

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avoidable

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inévitable

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unavoidable / inescapable

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avoir très envie de qqch

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to yearn / to crave for sth

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un désir ardent

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a yearning / a craving

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volontaire (attitude)

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self-willed

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indécis

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irresolute

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opter pour

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to opt for

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avoir pour but de

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to aim at doing sth

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sans but

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aimless / purposeless

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réfléchir à qqch

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to consider sth

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envisager de faire qqch

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to consider doing sth

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y réfléchir

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to sleep on it

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hésiter sur qqch

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to hesitate / to waver about sth

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se décider

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to make up one’ mind

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arranger qqch

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to settle sth

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une ébauche

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a sketch

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s’avérer nécessaire

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to prove necessary

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paraître nécessaire

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to appear necessary

pas vraiment nécessaire

hardly necessary

par nécessité

out of necessity

par manque de

for want of

le souhait le plus cher de qqn

sby's dearest wish

prendre ses désirs pour la réalité

to indulge in wishful thinking

espérer envers et contre tout

to hope against hope

avoir beaucoup de volonté

to have a lot of willpower

avoir une volonté de fer

to have an iron will

être indécis, partagé

to be in two minds

savoir comment s'y prendre

to know how to go about sth

la nuit porte conseil

let's sleep on it

on n'a que l'embarras du choix

we're spoilt for choice