Voc 6 Flashcards

1
Q

To put an end once and for all

A

To put paid

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2
Q

Soulager, adoucir

A

To alleviate

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3
Q

Bêtises, idioties

A

Hoghwash (toujours singulier : it’s hogwash)

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4
Q

Un tampon/pare-chos (métaphore, comme pour “faire tampon”)

A

A buffer

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5
Q

Résultat, issue

A

An outcome

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6
Q

Tribut, bilan (souvent utilisé pour le compte du nombre de morts par exemple)

A

A toll (compte de mort : a death toll)

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7
Q

Synonyme d’idiot

A

A dunderhead

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8
Q

Être irrité (énervé par qqchose)

A

To see red

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9
Q

Attaquer, contester

A

to impugn

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10
Q

Disparaître, fade away

A

To fade away

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11
Q

Indélébile

A

Indelible

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12
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Être parqué, enfermé, contraint

A

To be penned in

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13
Q

Muré, cloisonné

A

Walled off

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14
Q

Bénin, anodin, innofensif

A

Benign

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15
Q

Laisser passer, fermer les yeux, ignorer

A

To overlook

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16
Q

Tendu (physiquement, comme un fil)

A

Taut

17
Q

Point de vue dominant, qui donne un bon aperçu de la situation

A

Vantage point

18
Q

“Simple curiosité”

A

Idle curiosity

19
Q

Prodigalité

A

Profligacy

20
Q

Blême, pâle, blafard (ou au figuré, insipide, ennuyeux)

A

Pallid

21
Q

Enumérer, détailler

A

To itemise

22
Q

Convoiter

A

To covet

23
Q

Epingler, pincer

A

To nab

24
Q

Apogée, culmination, âge d’or

A

Heyday

25
Q

S’intensifier puis se résorber

A

To wax and wane

26
Q

Traîner des pieds

A

To slouch

27
Q

Le ressort principal

A

The mainspring

28
Q

Eparpiller

A

To strew (strewed, strewn)

29
Q

Tisser

A

To weave

30
Q

An all-out crazy party

A

A palooza