Voc 8 Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
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vide, sans expression

A

vacuous

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2
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terrestre, terrien

A

terrestrial

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3
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débiter (des mots => péjoratif)

A

to spout

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4
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tenter

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to tempt

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5
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en fonction (office…)

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incumbent

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6
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l’héritier

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the heir

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7
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Vociférer, crier

A

to clamor

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8
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bazarder

A

to turf out

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9
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brusquement

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unceremoniously

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10
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la grille, le quadrillage, le réseau

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the grid

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11
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le réseau électrique

A

the power grid

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12
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il se fit poète/sentimental

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he waxed poetic/sentimental

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13
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des projets prêts à démarrer

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shovel-ready projects

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14
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une pelle

A

a shovel

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15
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pelleter

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to shovel

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16
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ingrat

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thankless

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17
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l’engagement

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the undertaking

18
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bruyamment

19
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de façon convaincante

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menaçant, sinistre, méchant

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le malheur, la tristesse

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peler, éplucher

23
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pincer

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le bouchon du réservoir d’essence

A

the filler cap

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enduit de rembourrage
gap filler
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alléger, apaiser
to alleviate
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une mosaïque (de couleurs..., mais pas LA mosaïque (mosaic)
a patchwork
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l'aide, le don
the handout
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d'où (le changement...)
Hence
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assouplir, adoucir
to soften
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faire de la marche à pieds
to hike
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le filet de sécurité
the safety-net
33
l'effort
the endeavor
34
une douzaine
a dozen
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impitoyablement
relentlessly
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le vice, le défaut
the flaw
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altérer (qqn...)
to flaw
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entre temps, pendant ce temps
Meanwhile
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Les intestins, boyaux
the bowels
40
dénué de sens
meaningless
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éblouissant, éclatany
glaring
42
financer
to fund