v-y Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
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rivaliser avec

A

to vie with

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2
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un vaurien, un bandit

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a villain, a scoundrel

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enfreindre, transgresser, violer un règlement

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to violate, to disobey

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4
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quasi

A

virtual, near

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5
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une quasi-certitude

A

a virtual certainty

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6
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à un arrêt presque complet

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a virtual standstill

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7
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pratiquement, quasiment

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virtually

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8
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la formation professionnelle

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vocational training

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9
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se porter garant, répondre de

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to vouch for

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10
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abandonner, renoncer à

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to waive, to relinquish

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11
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renoncer à un droit

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to waive a claim, a right

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12
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prendre un bain de foule

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to go on a walkabout

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13
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aller sans but, flâner

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to wander, to loaf, to stroll

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14
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errer dans les rues

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to wander through the streets

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15
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rêveries

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wandering thoughts

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16
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des pérégrinations=promenades sans but

17
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un service, un pavillon d’hôpital

18
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le service des urgences

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the emergency ward

19
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prudent, sur ses gardes

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un chien de garde

21
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un comité de surveillance

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a watchdog committee

22
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des terres en friches ou un terrain vague en ville

23
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hésiter, vaciller

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to waver, to dither, to falter, to hesitate

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une cale

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a wedge (under a wheel or a door)

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brouiller (deux personnes par ex)
to drive a wedge between two people
26
le mariage (institution)
the wedlock
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être né hors mariage
to be born out of wedlock
28
l'endroit où l'on se trouve
the whereabout
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fouetter
to whip
30
siffler
to whistle
31
un enfant surdoué
a whizz kid
32
des profits inattendus, exceptionnels
windfall profits
33
sage, prudent
wise
34
il n'en est pas plus avancé
he is none the wiser for it
35
ironique
wry
36
un joug (sens propre et figuré)
a yoke