Voc 3 Flashcards

(90 cards)

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les barrières douanières

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customs barriers

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compétitivité

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competiveness

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faire une enquête/sondage

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to carry out a survey

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deux fois plus

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twice as much as

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5
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crème fouettée

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whipped cream

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sécheresse

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drought

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négationniste

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denier

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le rôle joué par

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the part played by

the role of

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9
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sauter aux yeux

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to be blindingly obvious

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évident

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obvious, evident, manifest

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gonfler

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to swell

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12
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affirmer que

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argue that

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13
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reposer entre les mains de

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to rest in the hands of

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à peine plus que

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as little more than

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évaluer

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to measure, to assess

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16
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atténuer, réduire

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mitigate

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17
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un canular

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a hoax

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18
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un boeuf (animal), viande

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an ox // beef

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mouton // viande

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a sheep // mutton

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un porc // viande

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a pig/swine // pork

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21
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un veau // viande

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a calf // veal

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22
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les réparations

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the repairs

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23
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problèmes de logement

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housing problems

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prêt immobilier

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a mortgage

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faire un emprunt
to take a loan
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pratique, commode
convenient
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néfaste
detrimental
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un expert
a pundit
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rhétorique élégante
sleek rethorics
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plein d'esprit
witty
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à double tranchant
double-edged
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se retirer de
to withdraw from
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aucun des
neither
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défendre, soutenir "se faire le champion de"
to champion
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glorifier
to laud
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vide juridique
legal loophole
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inconvénient
downside
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résorption (inflation, chômage etc)
curbing --> to curb
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assister à
to attend
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j'ai la chance de ...
I am lucky enough to
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qui ouvre l'esprit
mind-opening
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la même chose que
the same thing as
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être impressionné par
to be impressed with
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je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de
I couldn't help but +vb (pas de -ing!)
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être habitué à
to be used to + vb-ing
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un rassemblement/meeting
a rally
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plein à craquer, qui déborde
overflowing
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frais de scolarité
tuition fees
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imparfait, avec des défauts
flawed
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précis, exact
accurate
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bien pensé, sensé
well-thought-out
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prévoir, pronostiquer
to forecast
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important, considérable, d'une grande portée
far-reaching
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étendu, répandu
widespread
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qui invite à réfléchir
thought-provoking
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novateur, d'avant-garde
groundbreaking
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notable, remarquable
noteworthy
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organiser
to stage
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faire un discours
to deliver a speech
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respecter (les règles)
to abide by
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enfreindre la loi
to break the law
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se conformer à, se plier à
to comply with
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faire appliquer
to enforce
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promulguer, décréter (une série de réformes)
to enact (a series of reforms)
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tenir un référendum
to hold a referendum
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limiter, restreindre
to narrow
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déclencher
to spark
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lancer, porter des accusation
to level accusations
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détresse, situation désespérée
plight
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faire un parallèle
to draw a parallel
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tirer une conclusion
to draw conclusions
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une émeute
a riot
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concevoir, échafauder
to devise
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abroger, révoquer
to repeal
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semer la discorde
to sow discord
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impliquer, entraîner
to entail
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réduire, combler un écart
to bridge a gap
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un tabouret
a stool
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un phénomène
a phenomenon
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imminent
impending
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breveter qqch
to patent stg
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bénéfique
beneficial
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rendement
yield
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grave (probleme)
acute
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sommairement
perfunctorily
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balayer, écarter
to dismiss
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en baisse
dwindling
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contrecoup, retour de bâton
backlash
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contempler/ fixer
to gaze at
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considérer
to regard