voc 2.2 Flashcards

(59 cards)

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être tenu de

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to be bound to

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illimité, sans frontières

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boundless

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ennuyeux

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boring

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se préparer pour une épreuve

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to brace oneself for

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5
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aveugle

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blinde

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fermer les yeux sue quelque chose

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to turn a blind eye to

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avoir une confiance aveugle dans

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ta have blind faith in

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8
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conduire dans une impasse

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to lead up to a blind valley

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9
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embarquer

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to board

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une planche, un comité

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a board

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le conseil d’administration

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the board of directors

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un jury d’examen

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a board of examiners

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à bord

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on board

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14
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un internat

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a boarding school

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15
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a boarder

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un pensionnaire

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tomber à l’eau, échouer

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to go by the board

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17
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se vanter de qq chose

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to boast

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18
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un attentat à la bombe

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a bomb attack

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19
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poser une bombe

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to plant a bomb

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20
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une bombe à retardement

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a time bomb

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21
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exploser, être en plein essor

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to boom

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22
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une économie en dents de scie

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a boom-bust economy

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23
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étendre ses activités, se diversifier

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to branch out

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une succursale, une agence

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une marque
a brand
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une image de marque
a brand image
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des produits de marque
branded goods
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marquer le bétail
to brand
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un soutien de famille
a breadwinner
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un pot-de-vin
a bribe
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corruption
bribery
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élever un enfant
to bring up
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une facture
a bill
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le marché noir
the black market
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sombre, morne
bleak
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de sombres perspectives
a bleak outlook
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un coup rude
a blow
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une explosion
a blow-up
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profiter de
to benefit from
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un avantage
a benefit
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allocation-chômage
unemployment benefit
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prestations d'assurance maladie
sickness benefit
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le bénéfice du doute
to give someone the benefit of the doubt
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pour ton propre bien
for the benefit of your health
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faire du chantage
to blackmail into
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Flagrant
Blatant
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Une frontière
A border
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Avoisiner
To border on
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Le fond, le bas
The bottom
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Se renverser
To go bottom up
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Toucher son niveau le plus bas
To bottom out
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L'essentiel
The bottom line
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De fond en comble
Frmo top to bottom
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Démolir un argument
To knock the bottom out of an argument
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Des prix "sacrifiés"
Rock-bottom prices
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Assimiler à
To bracket with/to bracket together
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Une parenthèse
A bracket
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Des limites
Bounds
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Ne connaît pas de limites
Knows no bounds