Voc Classe Flashcards

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Inebranlable

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To be adamant

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Controler/donner son accord

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To vet

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Coin

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Wedge

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Faire la guerre

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To wage a war

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Être coincer (entre deux choses)

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To be wedged

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Frenesie

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Frenzy

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Être en conflit

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To be at loggerheads

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Barrage

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a Dam

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Betail

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Cattle

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Elever

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Breed

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Institut de technologie

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Polytechnic

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Reconnu/de qualité

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Toprate

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Monter

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To climb up

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Livrer

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To deliver

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Pertinemment

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Full well

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Faire de la peine a

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To hurt sb´s feelings

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Chausson

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Slippers

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Cuir

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Leather

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Allonger

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Lay

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Veuve

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Widow

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Enterrement

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Funeral

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Miauler

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Mew

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Repousser l’Etat/faire reculer l’Etat

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To roll back the state

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Bastion

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Stronghold

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Fustiger
To lash out at
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Sans le vouloir
Unintentionally/unwillingly
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Europhile/sceptique
Europhile/sceptic
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Faire cavalier seul
To go it alone
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Reclamer
Call for
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Alliè
Partner
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Sans précedent
Unprecedented
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Defaite
Setback
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Arriver au pouvoir
Come to power
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Être seul / isolé / sans assistance
To be out on a limb
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Un reveil
An alarm-clock
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Démystifier
Debunk
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Gaz a effet de serre
Greenhouse gas
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Un écologiste
An environmentalist
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La perte de la biodiversité
The biodiversity loss
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La montée du niveau de la mer
The rising of sea levels
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Être chassé de chez soi par les inondations
To be flooded out of
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Gaz de schiste
Shale gas
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Un produit chimique
A chemical
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Nappe phréatique
Aquifers
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Tremblement de terre
Earthquake
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Lever l'interdiction
To lift the ban
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Panneau solaire
A solar panel
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Éolienne
Windmill
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Dechets
Waste
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Tourisme vert
Ecotourism
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Bio
Organic
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Croissance durable
Sustainable growth
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Biocarburant
Biofuel
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Passer/conclure un accord
To strike a deal
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Entrainer qqch
Entail
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Un etranger
A foreigner
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Ressortissant etranger
A foreign national
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Immigrer en
Immigrate to
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Immigration de masse
Large-scale immigration
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Patrie
Homeland
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Pays natal
Native country
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Pays d'accueil
Host country
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Immig choisie
Selective immigration
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Flux migratoires
Migration flows
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Un passager clandestin
A stowaway
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Contrôle d'identité
Identity check
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Centre de retention
A holding centre
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Se refugier
Take shelter
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Demander l'asile politique
Seek political asylum
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Reconduire a la frontiere
Escort sb back to the border
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Etre expulsè
To be ordered out of the country
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S'exiler
To go into exile
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Fuite des cerveaux/afflux
Brain drain / gain
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Travail au noir
Moonlighting
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Exploiter
Exploit
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Un permis de sejour
A residence permit
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S'intégrer
To become integrated
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Obtenir la nationalite britannique
To be granted British citizenship
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Qn qui abuse du système social
A benefit cheat
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Etre envahi par les etrangers
To be swamped by foreigners
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Endiguer l'afflux d'immigrer
To stem the flow of immigrants
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Xénophobe
Xenophobic
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Etouffer
Choke
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Un mensonge
A fallacy
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Belliciste
Warmonger
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Laissè pour compte
Underdogs
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Un champion/surdoué
Wiz
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Rentrer ds le moule
To fit into a mould
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polluer
pollute
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contaminer
contaminate
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marée noire
oil slick
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ordures
garbage
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décharge nucléaire
nuclear discharge
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recyclage
recycling
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recycler
recycle
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biodegradable
biodegradable
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désastre
disaster
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espèce en voie de disparition
endangered species
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défense de l'environnement
environmental conservation
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sous-développé
underdeveloped
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explosion démographique
population explosion
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réfugié
refugee
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précaire
tenuous
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licencier
lay off
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clochard
bum
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mendicité
begging
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être victime de discrimination
to be discriminated against
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bouc-émissaire
scapegoat
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à voix haute
aloud
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prier/demander
request
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rumeur
rumour
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fort
loud
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cri
scream
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crier
cry out
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murmurer
murmur
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marmonner
mumble
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bégayer
stammer
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répliquer
retort
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dispute
argument
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querelle
feud/quarrel
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déclarer
state
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affirmer
assert
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faire allusion
to allude to
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esprit
wit
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taquiner
tease
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mettre en relief
bring out
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malentendu/quiproquo
misunderstanding
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dramaturge
playwright
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beaux arts
fine arts
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croquis
sketch
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chevalet
easel
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toile
canvas
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nature morte
still life
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laideur
ugliness
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laid
ugly
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tape-à-l'oeuil/criard
gaudy
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grâce
grace
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somptueux
gorgeous
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significatif
meaningful
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dénué de sens
meaningless
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authentique
genuine
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choeur
choir
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berceuse
lullaby
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batterie
drums
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long métrage
feature
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tourner un film
to shoot a film
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gros plan
close-up
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preuve
proof
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prouver
prove
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traitement des données
data processing
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puce
chip
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tomber en panne
to break dawn
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ministre de la justice US
Attorney General
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Ministre de l'interieur GB
home secretary
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fonctionnaire
civil servant
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enquête
inquiry
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indice
clue
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enfreindre la loi
to break the law
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effraction
break-in
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cambrioler
burgle
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rançon
ransom
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chantage
blackmail
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lyncher
lynch
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banc des accusés
dock
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procé
trial
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accusation
charge
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prévenu
defendant
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parjure
perjury
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amende
fine
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secte
sect
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prédicateur
preacher
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les fidéles
the faithful
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pape
Pope
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évêque
bishop
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paroisse
parish
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intégrisme religieux
fundamentalism
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jeûner
to fast
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matériel de guerre
armament
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armes chimiques
chemical weapons
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troupes
troops
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faire sauter/exploser
blow up
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abri
shelter
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anéantir
annihilate
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blocus
blockade
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cadavre
corpse
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cesser le feu
ceasefire
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volontiers
willingly
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tenter
attempt to
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tentative
an attempt
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s'efforce de / s'evertuer à
to strive for
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pousser qqn à
to urge sb to
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en vain
in vain
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exprés
on purpose
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intention
purpose
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susceptible de
likely to
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incapable
unable
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resulter en
to result in
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se passionner pour
to be keen on
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coup de foudre
love at first sight
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souci/inquiétude
concern
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avoir très envie de
to long for
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mépris
contempt
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mépriser
despise
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ennuyer/enerver
annoy
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gai
cheerful
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tendu
tense
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désinvolte
flippant
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sûr de soi
confident
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embarrassé
self-conscious
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impoli/grossier
rude
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Encourir ou s'attirer
Incur
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expulser
expel/kick out
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brebis
ewe
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essuyer
wipe
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anéantir/éliminer
wipe out
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faire des remontrances
to rebuke
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se renfrogner/ bouder
to scowl
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fusiller qqn du regard
scowl at
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reprendre qqch (dans le sens de reprendre)
resume sth
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dédommagement
a tidy little sum
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de façon approfondi
thoroughly
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avoir de la peine/du mal à faire
to be hard put to do sth
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ce n'est pas une tache facile
no easy task
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Patriotisme (negativement)
Jingoism
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Patriotisme (positif)
Patriotism
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trou perdu
backwater
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renverser/faire couler
spill
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bouilloire
kettle
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surmonter/s'en sortir
to cope
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appauvrir
impoverish
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Feindre
To Fake
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au mépris de
without regard to