UNIT 10 to 18 Flashcards

1
Q

requérir, nécessiter (qqch difficile

A

to call for

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2
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découvrir un remède

A

to come up with a cure

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3
Q

être comparé à qqun

A

to be compared to sb

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4
Q

cadre

A

executive

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5
Q

traverser une période difficile

A

go through sth painful

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6
Q

préoccupé par

A

concerned about

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7
Q

instruit

A

well (poorly) educated

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8
Q

prendre des gens en otage

A

take people hostage

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9
Q

bien s’entendre avec qqun

A

get on with sb

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10
Q

ne pas prendre en compte

A

to overlook

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11
Q

épais mince

A

thick thin

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12
Q

une marque

A

a brand

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13
Q

le prix s’élève à

A

the price stands at

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14
Q

atteindre le maximum à

A

to reach a peak of

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15
Q

atteindre son plus bas niveau à

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to bottom out at

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16
Q

le prix s’est stabilisé à

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the price levelled of at

17
Q

se durcir se ramollir

A

harden soften

18
Q

se desserrer se resserrer

A

to loosen to tighten

19
Q

profond superficiel

A

deep shallow

20
Q

lanceur d’alerte

A

whistle blower

21
Q

s’engager à

A

to commit oneself to doing

22
Q

faire remarquer à qqun

A

to point out to sth

23
Q

avancer un argument

A

to put forward an idea

24
Q

se ranger du coté de

A

to side with

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digne de confiance
truthworthy
26
inculper qqun pour
to charge sb with doing
27
notaire
solicitor
28
proposer de faire qqch
to offer to do sth
29
beaucoup avoir besoin de
be desperate for
30
fermer les yeux sur
to turn blind eye to
31
polémique
controversy about
32
commenter qqch
comment on sth
33
rendre public
to issue
34
désavantager
penalise for doing
35
faire semblant
to pretend
36
courant
common