Voc 5 Flashcards by Sylve Chevet | Brainscape

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Mélange des genres

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Crossover

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Bondir

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To spring

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Traditionnel, pour la majorité

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Mainstream

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Chausse-trappe, piège

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Pitfall

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Etiquette

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Label

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Ouvrir la voie à

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To pave the way for

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Mettre en danger (par exemple un projet)

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To jeopardize

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Phrase d’accroche

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A tagline

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Se battre contre, être aux prises avec

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To struggle with

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Base, fondement

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A bedrock

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Faire non de la tête

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To shake one’s head

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Clin d’oeil rhétorique/littéraire

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A rhetorical nod

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Se moquer avec mépris de quelqu’un

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To sneer at somebody

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Un argumentaire

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A pitch

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Une bourse

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A scolarship, a grant

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Adroit

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Deft

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Un coup de génie

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A masterstroke

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Trouver un écho

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To resonate with

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Passer au crible

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To sift (through)

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Une pépite

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A nugget

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Un morceau d’information

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A nugget of information

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Exploiter (du minerai par exemple)

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To tap

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Se moquer de

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To scoff at

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Prendre le train en marche

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To hop on the bandwagon

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Prendre le dessus

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To outweigh

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Hésiter

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To have second toughts

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Ravager, détruire tout

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To wreak havoc

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S’entendre comme larron en foire (être très bons amis)

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To as thick as thieves

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Jargon d’un domaine

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nom du domaine + ese (par exemple journalese)

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Être considéré comme

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To be billed as

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Nommer / baptiser qqchose

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To christen smth

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to sort or separate something

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To winnow

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To put an end to

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To stint

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patient attention, support, or instruction

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Hand-holding

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To struggle clumsily

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To flounder