u-v Flashcards

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fâcheux, regrettable

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unfortunate

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malheureusement

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unfortunately

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sans fondements

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unfounded

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des rumeurs sans fondements

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unfounded allegations

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une critique injustifiée

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unfounded criticism

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libre,aisé

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unhampered, unhindered

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un accès libre

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unhampered access

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commerce non entravé par la règlementation fiscale

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trade unhampered by tax regulations

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travailler sans être dérangé

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to work unhindered

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caractéristique

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unmistakable

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peu probable

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unlikely

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désagréable, dur à avaler

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unpalatable

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sans précédent

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unprecedented

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ne pas être préparé, être pris au dépourvu

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to be unprepared

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prendre qqn au dépourvu

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to catch smbd unprepared

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non qualifié

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unqualified

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non diplômé

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unqualified teacher

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ne pas être qualifié pour ce travail

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to be unqualified for the job

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de l’agitation

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unrest

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des troubles sociaux

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social unrest

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non résolu

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unresolved

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indemne, sain et sauf

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unscathed

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inconvenant

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unseemly

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instable

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unsettled

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un marché instable
an unsettled market
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être perturbé
to feel unsettled
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laisser les choses en suspens
to leave matters unsettled
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sans qualifications
unskilled
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un travail ne nécessitant pas de qualifications professionnelles
an unskilled job
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douteux
unsound, unreliable
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un personnage douteux
an unsound person
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un jugement mal fondé
an unsound view
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contestable sur le plan éthique/politique
ethically/politically unsound
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instable, irrégulier
unsteady
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infructueux
unsuccessful
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qui ne convient pas, inopportun
unsuitable, inappropriate (for the post, for agriculture)
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comme il fallait s'y attendre (adv)
unsurprisingly
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impensable
unthinkable
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la caste des intouchables en Inde
the untouchables
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être traité en paria
to be treated as an untouchable
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insolite, inhabituel
unusual
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involontaire
unwitting
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sans le faire exprès
unwittingly
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un tumulte
an uproar
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les hauts et les bas
the ups and downs
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à jour, moderne, à la page
up-to-date
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de la plus haute importance
utmost, greatest
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un problème de la plus haute importance
an issue of utmost importance
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une question de la plus extrême urgence
a matter of utmost urgency
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faire tout son possible
to do one's utmost
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au plus haut degré
to the utmost
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au maximum
at the utmost
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complet, véritable
utter, sheer, mere
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un véritable désastre
an utter disaster
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un idiot complet
an utter idiot
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dans un véritable désespoir
in utter despair
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l'avant-guarde
the vanguard
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être à la point du progrès
to be in the vanguard of progress
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de valeur
valuable
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des objets de valeur
valuables
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un coffre-fort
a safe
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changer de direction (vent/bateau)
to veer
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se rallier à un point de vue (fig)
to veer round to one's point of view
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un voile
a veil
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le chador
the islamic veil
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jeter un voile sur (fig)
to draw a veil over smtg
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un vétérinaire
a vet (a veterinary surgeon)
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un ancien combattant
a veteran
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le voisinage, les environs
the vicinity
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à proximité immédiate de la ville
in the immediate vicinity of the town