Thèmes-versions 1 Flashcards

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Un bénéfice

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An advantage

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Planifier

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To plan

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La féminité

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Femininity

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Contrairement à

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Unlike, contrary to

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Au contraire

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On the contrary

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Critiquer
“La Grande-Bretagne est critiquée parce qu’elle ne prend pas ses responsabilité au sujet de l’afflux des migrants à travers l’Europe.”

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To come under fire

“Britain is coming under fire for not stiffening its spines as regards the migrant stream across Europe.”

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Sonner à la porte

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To ring the bell

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Retirer

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Withdraw

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Soupirer

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To sight

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Un troupeau

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A herd

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Transmettre (un message)

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To convey

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Une fois pour toutes

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Once and for all

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Mal regarder

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To raise an eyebrow

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Se vanter

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To boast, brag, show off

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Haut et fort

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Staunchely

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Se garder de faire qqchose

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To refrain from doing sth

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Une filière

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A track

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S’arranger

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To manage

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Sangloter

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To sobb

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20
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La saleté

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Filth

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21
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Sentir mauvais

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To reek (fam)

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Sidérer

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To flabbergasted

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Régler un problème

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To settle an issue

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Provoquer, en résulter que

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To trigger

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Porte parole
A spokesperson
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Pleurer comme un veau
To blubber
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Prendre la peine de faire qqchose
To bother doing sth
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Pleurnicher
To whimper
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Nettement, vivement
Sharply
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Malaise social/racial
Social/racial unrest
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Mener une étude
To carry out a survey
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Ignorer, passer au delà
Override
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Le résultat, l'étude
The outcome
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Etre interloqué
Be taken back
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"Les fainéants et les bosseurs" selon Cameron
Scrougers and strivers
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Des taux sans précédent (record)
All time high rate
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Garder à l'esprit
To bear in mind
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Idée reçu
Conventional wisdom
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Grossièrement
Crudely
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La cohérence
Consistency
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Couper l'herbe sous le pied
Cut the ground from under | Pull the rug
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L'ampleur
The breadth
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Tenir ses promesses
To leave up ones pledges
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Venir au devant des débats
Coming to the fore
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Une position (idéologique, politique)
A stance
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Mettre à mal
To jeopardize
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"C'est sur cette idée que l'Europe à été construite"
It' the cornerstone of Europe. (Pierre angulaire )
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Un malentendu
A misunderstanding
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Keep informed
Rester en contact
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Etre en déclin
To be on the vaine
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L'orchestre
The stalls
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faire des remarques désobligeantes à propos de OR sur quelqu'un
to make disparaging remarks about somebody
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s'appliquer à quelque chose
to apply one's mind to something
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minimiser l'importance de /dédramatiser
to downplay
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l'usure
wear
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domination absolue, totale
utter dominance
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situation difficile OR malencontreuse
a predicament
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avoir un effet inattendu le projet s'est retourné contre lui OR lui est retombé sur le nez
to backfire the plan backfired on him
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s'attaquer à un problème
to come OR to get to grips with a problem
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être confronté à l'ennemi, être aux prises avec l'ennemi
to come OR to get to grips with the enemy
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(much) to my dismay
à ma grande consternation, à mon grand désarroi
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susciter, provoquer (interet, argument)
to spark
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avancer OR progresser lentement se frayer un chemin à travers la foule
edge to edge through the crowd
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hérissant, qui hérisse
cringeworthy
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âge d'or, beaux jours | zénith, apogée
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