tw² : 01/02 Flashcards

1
Q

inquiétude, trouble

A

the unrest

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2
Q

renversement

A

overthrow

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3
Q

approuvé, adopté

A

endorsed

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4
Q

to topple

A

basculer, renverser

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5
Q

toppled by the army

A

renversé par l’armée

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6
Q

to besiege/to be besieged by

A

assiéger/être assiégé par

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7
Q

to moot

A

soulever (au sens figuré)

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8
Q

une escroquerie

A

a scam

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9
Q

un cessez le feu

A

a ceasefire

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10
Q

déplacer

A

to displace

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11
Q

se prononcer (jugement, justice)

A

to hand down a ruling

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12
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renforcer, étayer

A

to buttress

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13
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to bypass

A

contourner, éviter, court-circuiter

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14
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adj - de pointe, d’avant garde

A

state-of-the-art tools/products etc

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15
Q

a évité d’attaquer à tors et à travers

A

veered away from taking potshots at Republicans

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16
Q

to trim

A

réduire, couper

17
Q

bons d’alimentation

A

food stamps

18
Q

hard-up Americans

A

les Américains qui tirent le diable par la queue (ont du mal à subvenir à leurs besoins)

19
Q

une percée

A

a breakthrough

20
Q

insurgés

A

insurgents

21
Q

sont sous le coup des mêmes accusations

A

face similar charges

22
Q

to go on sick leave

A

prendre un congé maladie

23
Q

se retirer, quitter ses fonctions

A

to step down

24
Q

apaiser

A

to placate

25
Q

il est traduit (en justice)

A

he is tried (in court)

26
Q

témoigner

A

to testify