Voc 4 Flashcards

1
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saisir, s’emparer de

A

to seize

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2
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poignée

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handle

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3
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élan

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momentum

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4
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habituel

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accustomed

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5
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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to glance

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6
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café-restaurant, snack-bar

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diner

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7
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le regard

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the gaze

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8
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faire mauvais usage de

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to misuse

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9
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corruption

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bribery

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10
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calomnie, diffamation

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slander

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11
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écrit diffamatoire

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libel

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12
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un mal pour un bien

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a blessing in disguise

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13
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où se trouve l’obscurité, se trouve aussi la lumière

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every cloud has a silver lining

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14
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feuilleter

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to leaf through

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15
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aguerri à

A

inured to

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16
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en floraison, déploiement

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still-unfolding

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17
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une bande (de cire, de papier, etc)

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a swath

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18
Q

annoncer

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to herald

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19
Q

complètement plat

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pancake-flat

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20
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reconnaître/admettre

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to reckon

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21
Q

paroisse

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parish

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22
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couverture médiatique

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media coverage

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23
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atténué

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subdued

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24
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furtif

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sneaking, stealthy

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25
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bilan humain (nb de morts)

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death toll

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26
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réprimander

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to chide

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27
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freiner, ralentir (gêner)

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to hamper

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28
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querelle

A

wrangling –> to wrangle

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29
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garanti, assuré

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underwritten

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30
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subventionner

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to subsidise

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31
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législateur

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policymaker

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32
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flooding-prone ; prone to flooding

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sujet aux inondations

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33
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contracter une assurance

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to underwrite insurance

34
Q

causé par

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entailed by

35
Q

laisser expirer (abonnement, assurance)

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to let lapse (suscription, insurance)

36
Q

le tiers-monde

A

the third world

37
Q

détourner de l’argent

A

to embezzle money

38
Q

palier (maison)

A

landing

39
Q

rampe, balustrade

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railing

40
Q

embrasure de la porte

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doorway

41
Q

large sourire, rictus

A

grin

42
Q

sans surveillance

A

unattended

43
Q

le regard vide

A

a blank expression in one’s eyes / gazing in the distance

44
Q

donner la tétée

A

to breastfeed

45
Q

nouveau né

A

infant / newborn baby

46
Q

craintif

A

fearful

47
Q

affamé

A

famished / starving

48
Q

poser qqch, étendre qqch

A

to lay something

49
Q

lie prétérit, p passé

A

lie, lay, lain

50
Q

drap

A

sheet

51
Q

gémir/geindre

A

to moan

52
Q

se frayer un passage dans

A

to force, make one’s way into / to struggle to get into / to elbow one’s way into

53
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c’est inutile de

A

it is useless to

there is no point to

54
Q

oisiveté

A

idleness

55
Q

devant (temporel)

A

before

56
Q

chagrin

A

grief

57
Q

à son tour

A

in turn

58
Q

dents/poing serré(es)

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clenched teeth/fist

59
Q

entre-temps, en attendant

A

meanwhile, in the meantime

60
Q

révéler, mettre à nu

A

to expose

61
Q

mourir de froid

A

to die of exposure

62
Q

formules conte

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once upon a time - and they lived happily ever after

63
Q

activité à l’extérieur

A

outdoor

64
Q

contempler

A

to behold

65
Q

regarder fixement

A

to stare at

66
Q

négliger, oublier, omettre

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to overlook

67
Q

scruter

A

to peer at

68
Q

lancer un regard furieux

A

to glare

69
Q

grande tristesse

A

sorrow

70
Q

îlot

A

islet

71
Q

À peine

A

Scarcely

72
Q

En aucun cas/ sous aucun prétexte

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On no account

Under no circumstances

73
Q

À glacer le sang

A

Blood-curdling

74
Q

Prononcer, dire

A

to utter

75
Q

Culpabilité

A

Guilt

76
Q

Comprendre (cerner)

A

To grasp

77
Q

Etre tenu pour responsable

A

To be held responsible

78
Q

Au cas où / si

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Should + sujet + vb (ex: should he call)

79
Q

Si jamais

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Were + sujet + infinitif (ex : Were the U.N. troops to pull out)

80
Q

N’eût été, sans

A

Had it not been for

81
Q

Chêne

A

Oak-tree

82
Q

Se faire avoir

A

To be taken in