Voc 2 Flashcards

(61 cards)

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faire l’éloge de

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to praise

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pousser, inciter

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to prompt

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le déguisement

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the disguise

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un criminel

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a felon

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tromper

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to deceive

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la séquelle, la suite

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the aftermath

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faciliter dans le sens favoriser…

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to further

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l’obstruction parlementaire

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the filibuster

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gêner, entraver

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to hinder

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rebel (adj)

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rebellious

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la vitesse, l’élan

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the momentum

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une introspéction

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a soul-searching

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des ravages, le chaos

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havoc

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en effet, effectivement

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sure enough

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lyncher

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to lynch

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croissant (adjectif)

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incremental

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méfiant

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distrustful

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faire table rase

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to make a clean sweep

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l’allocation

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the allowance

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la plume

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the feather

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duper, berner

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to fool

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un avion

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an aircraft

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habilement

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skillfully

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troubler, agiter, froisser (des gens par exemple…)

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to ruffle

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la couture
the seam
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estimer, évaluer
to assess
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s'élargir, s'agrandir / agrandir, élargir
to widen
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profondément enraciné
deep-rooted
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un rebel
a rebel
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causer, provoquer
to wreak
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plaider
to plead
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un mélanger / mélanger
a/to blend
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le fourrage, la substance, la matière (donner de la matière...)
the fodder
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le vaurien, bandit
the scoundrel
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échouer
to strand
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un tremblement de terre
an earthquake
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la prudence
the wariness
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le maximum, le + haut degré
the utmost
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dénigrer, décrier
to disparage
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la sagesse ou le jugement
the wisdom
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embobiner, déboussoler
to bamboozle
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retirer, se retirer, reculer...
to withdraw
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La golden rule :
"do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
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faire marche arrière
to backpedal
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terre-à-terre
down-to-earth
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l'éducation
the upbringing
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homicide involontaire
a manslaughter
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près d'ici
nearby
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la croyance, la conviction
the belief
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envoyer, balancer (un middle finger...)
to flip
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l'éloge, les louanges
the praise
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repère
reference point, landmark
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accompagner
to usher
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en apparence, à ce qu'il paraît...
seemingly
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sûr qui on peut compter, de confiance...
reliable
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largement, en général
broadly
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la constitition
the establishment
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Phrase de transition résumé/commentaire
Now id' like to come back on a few points that are particularly relevant in the text
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jeune, mineur
juvenile
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fermement, avec constance...
staunchly
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la façon de voir les choses
the mindset