Vb Argumentation Flashcards

(47 cards)

1
Q

To lack

A

Manquer

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2
Q

To devote one’s time doing sth

A

Passer son temps à faire qqch

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3
Q

To fit in with

A

S’intégrer à, trouver sa place, s’accorder à

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4
Q

To be towned down

A

Être édulcoré

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5
Q

To climb the social ladder

A

Gravir l’échelle sociale

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6
Q

To be up to

A

Être à la hauteur

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7
Q

To be in dire straits

A

Être dans la misère

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8
Q

To yearn

A

Aspirer à

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9
Q

To long for

A

Aspirer à

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10
Q

To avoid

A

Éviter

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11
Q

To aim at

A

Viser

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12
Q

To attempt to

A

Essayer de

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13
Q

To jeopardise

A

Mettre en péril

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14
Q

To be doomed to

A

Être voué à

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15
Q

To manage to

A

Réussir à

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16
Q

To modulate

A

Nuancer

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17
Q

To be skilled at

A

Être doué à

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18
Q

To hit the target

A

Atteindre la cible

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19
Q

To achieve one’s goal

A

Atteindre son but

20
Q

To expose

21
Q

To set up the plot

A

Construire l’intrigue

22
Q

To pull the string

A

Tirer les ficelles

23
Q

To go straight on to the point

A

Aller droit au but

24
Q

To lay down the law

A

Faire autorité

25
To unveil
Révéler
26
To be meant to
Être censé
27
To depict, to display
Dépeindre
28
To hint at
Faire allusion à
29
To advocate
Prôner, revendiquer
30
To praise
Faire l’éloge
31
To biased/ unbiased
Être subjectif/ objectif
32
To take for granted
Prendre pour acquis
33
To reckon
Considérer
34
To distrust
Se méfier
35
To take a ferm stand
Affirmer ses positions
36
To side with
Prendre parti pour
37
To assert oneself as
Se déclarer, se revendiquer
38
To be aware of
Être conscient de
39
To arouse
Susciter
40
To be fuelled by
Être alimenté par
41
To deal with
Traiter de
42
To put in a nutshell
Pour conclure
43
To put things differently
En d’autres termes
44
To be worth
En valoir la peine
45
To pave the way
Ouvrir la voie
46
To turn out to be
S’avérer
47
To fuel
Nourrir (fig)