Voc 1 Flashcards

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se multiplier

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to multiply

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ce qui est en jeu

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what is at stake

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s’avérer

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to prove

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prétendument

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supposedly

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létal(e) (adj)

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lethal

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covoiturage

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car-sharing

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7
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une tel…

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a such…

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Un manque à gagner

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a shortfall

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débrouillard (adj)

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resourceful

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en l’espace de…

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within (the space of…)

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copier

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to reproduce, to copy

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la bulle immoblière

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the housing bubble

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s’envoler (dollars, cours…)

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to soar

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chasser au sens d’expulser

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to expel

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la classe moyenne

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the middle classe

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Auparavant

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before/Previously

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17
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épargner

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to save

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force est de constater que…

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there is no choice but to accept that …

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témoigner, reféter

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to reflect

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l’ancien maire

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the former mayor

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21
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la retenue

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the reserve

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occuper (un poste)

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to hold

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s’accumuler

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to accumulate

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critiquer

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criticize

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politique intérieure
domestic policy
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un échec
failure
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soi-disant
so called
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chloré (adj)
chlorinated
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nourriture génétiquement modifiée
genetically modified food
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rumeur
rumour
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propager
to propagate
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prophète de malheur
prophets of doom
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concernant (2)
concerning | regarding
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gaz de schiste
shale gas
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compter sur
to bank on
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quitte à... (au risque de)
even if it means...
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le frein
the brake
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freiner
to brake
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excellent, beau, d'une grande qualité...
fine
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candide, naïf OU les yeux écarquillés
wide-eyed
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un (petit) coup sec
a tweak
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un truc, une combine...
a fiddle
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qui s'ensuit
ensuing
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ride, pli
wrinkle
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une prédilection
a predilection
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la confusion, le désordre
the muddle
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confondre, embrouiller, mélanger...
to muddle
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se tirer d'affaire
to muddle through
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S'ensuivre
to ensue
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d'une façon approbatrice
approvingly
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doux, léger
mild
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simple, modeste, aimable...
homely
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le bouleversement, l'agitation
the upheaval
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la sécheresse, la disette
the drought
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Ainsi donc, par conséquent
Thus
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pur, absolu
stark
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le comportement, l'allure
the demeanour
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un saut, un bond
a leap
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prudent, circonspect
cautious
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étendu, vaste
far-flung
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atterré, interloqué, pantois
aghast
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la manière, la façon
the manner
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de façon à se faire remarquer, remarquable, ou évidente
conspicuously
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intransigeant
hard-nosed
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la grandiloquence
the bombast
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macabre, malsain, salace...
lurid
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Une affirmation, revendication
an assertion
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un bruit, un cliquetis
a rattle
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le tonerre
the thunder
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remplir, envahir, farcir...
to fill
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calme, gui garde son calme
placid
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un habitant
a denizen
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sous, inférieur (adverbe)
beneath
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grogner
to grumble
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Il ... volontier
he's not averse to...
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remuer, bouger...
to stir
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méfiant
leery
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égar, considération
deference
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Golfe (Géographique = du Mexique...) ou gouffre
gulf
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bouillonnant, furieux
seething
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interrompre, interpeller (bruyamment)
to heckle
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un prospectus, un tract
a leaflet
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un chroniquer
a columnist
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rencontrer, se heurer à
encounter
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couver, fumer
to smolder
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un rassemblement
a rally
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(faire) remarquer
to opine
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enfoncer, imposer
to thrust
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résider, demeurer
to dwell
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la laisse (pour chien)
the leash
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réaffirmer
to reassert
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Une barrière, une clôture
a fence