Voc 8

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la cible des critiques

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the butt of criticism

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se transformer en

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morphing into

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entreprendre, amorcer, embarquer

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to embark on

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plus on est de fous plus on rit

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the more the merrier

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le plus tôt sera le mieux

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the sooner the better

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la médiation (conflit social)

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arbitration

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un projet

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a plan, a scheme, a project

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la conjoncture

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the economic climate

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un défenseur de l’environnement

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an environmentalist

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un industriel

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an industrialist

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convivial

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user-friendly

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obtenir un excellent diplôme

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to graduate with honours

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cours de rattrapage

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remedial courses

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redoubler

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to repeat a grade

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classe aux USA/RU

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grade/form

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s’accrocher à, se raccrocher à

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to cling to (cling/clung/clung)

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dotation

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endowment

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faire pencher la balance

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to tip the scales

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un conseiller d’orientation

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a guidance conselor

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les meilleures universités

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the highest-ranking universities

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côté en bourse

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listed on the stock exchange

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filière professionnelle

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vocational course

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être en retard sur/être à la traîne

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to lag behind

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le maillon faible

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the weakest link

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responsable de

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accountable for

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un bon, un ticket, chèque-cadeau..

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a voucher

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pas au niveau

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not up to standards

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révision, remaniement, refonte

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an overhaul

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relever un défi

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to meet a challenge

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adhérer à, adopter

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to embrace

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distancer, être plus rapide

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to outpace

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changement radical

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sea-change

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tenace, entêté

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stubborn, dogged

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expliquer dans le détail

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to spell out

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jeter un sort

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to cast a spell

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prévaloir, régner

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to hold sway

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un moment marquant

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an epochal moment/ momentous occasion

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faible, fébrile, piètre

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feeble

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apprivoiser, dompter

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to tame

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être réservé sur

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to be guarded about

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principalement, surtout

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chiefly

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guide, point de repère, étoile polaire

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lodestar

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désordre, confusion

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disarray

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faire au mieux

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to muddle through

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ranimer

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to revive

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désordonné, chaotique

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shambolic

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départ chancelant

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shaky start

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ressembler à

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to resemble

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conséquences considérables

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far-reaching consequences

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relation authentique, significative

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meaningful relationship

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une somme d’argent importante

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a substantial amount of money

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engageant, stimulant, intéressant

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engaging

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palpitant

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engrossing

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ensorcelant

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spellbinding

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échapper à + notion abstraite

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to escape sans préposition

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moins que

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fewer than + dénombrable // less than + indén.