Voc en vrac Flashcards

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Sommet

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pinnacle

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Ignoré

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inheeded

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Égaré

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astray

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Involontaire

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unintended

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Rigide

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stark

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Troupeau

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flock

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Bidonvilles

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shanty towns

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Un plan (de composition)

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an outline

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Vêtement

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garment

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Sinistre (adjectif)

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grim

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Pillage

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plunder

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Lanceur d’alerte

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whistleblower

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Explosion

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blast

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Plume

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feather

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Impitoyable

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ruthless / pitiless

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Se consoler

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take solace

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Un ménage

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household

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Inconvénients

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drawbacks

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À couper le souffle / stupéfiant

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breathtaking

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Probable

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likely

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Encre

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ink

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HLM

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council houses

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Les banlieues

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inner cities

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Plafond de verre

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glass ceiling

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De base / d'origine / local
grassroots
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Les rendements
The yields / the returns
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Ultra moderne (au top de la technology)
state-of-the-art
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L'escrime
fencing
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Diminution du marché
shrinking markets
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S'éloigner de
lurch away from
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Complètement
altogether
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Financement
funding
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Gueule de bois
hangover
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Maquiller les chiffres
to cook the books
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Jeter l'argent par la fenêtre
to throw money down the drain
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Raz-de-marée / tsunami (sens figuré)
tidal wave
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Promettre
pledge / vow
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Être criblé de dette
to be crippled with debt(s)
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Paralyser
cripple
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La principale raison.... parmi ...
chief among ....
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Les coulisses
the backstage
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La frontière
the border
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Barrières douanières
customs barriers
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Les colis
parcels
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La vente par correspondance
the mail-order
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Chiffre d'affaires
turnover
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Faire de l'évasion fiscale
to do tax evasion
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Appliquer des mesures
to implement measures
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Soulever (des scandales par ex)
stir up
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Le culte / adorer
worship
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Bouder
to sulk
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Un hymne
an anthem
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Traumatisme crânien
TBI (traumatic brain injury)
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En deuil
in mourning
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Être en marge
to be sidelines
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Les chemins de fer
railroad
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Un boeuf (l'animal)
an ox (two oxen)
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Viande de boeuf
beef
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Un fouet
a whip
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Aveuglant
blindingly
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Souscrire une assurance
Purchase/underwrite insurance
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Aboyer
to bark
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Hurler (comme un loup)
to howl
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Entraîner
to entail
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Sécheresses
droughts
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Poumon
lung
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Énergie renouvelable
renewable energy
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Être conscient de
be aware of
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Finalement
eventually
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Frais d'inscription
tuition fees
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Embouteillage
congestion
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Gaz de schiste
shale gas
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Renflouer
to bail out
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Pétrole
oil
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Charbon
coal
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Précis
accurate
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Prévoir
to forecast
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Veiller à ce que
ensure that
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Bien pensé
well thought out
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D'une grande portée
far-reaching
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Injecter
to pump into
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Répandu
widespread
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Susciter la réflexion
thought-provoking
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Révolutionnaire
groundbreaking
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Remarquable
noteworthy
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Pénurie
shortage
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Appliquer la loi
enfore the law
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Blanchiment d'argent
money-laundering
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Aide sociale
welfare
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Freiner / endiguer
to curb
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Étroit / réduire
(to) narrow
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Semer
to sow (sowed/sown)
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Délocaliser
to outsource
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Marge de manoeuvre
leeway
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Contempler
to behold
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Snob
posh
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Fixer
to stare
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Faire un regard noir
to glare
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La foule (péjoratif)
the mob
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Révéler / mettre à nu
to expose
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Serviette de bain
napkin
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La peine / le chagrin
the sorrrow
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Gémir / se plaindre
to moan
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Faire un câlin
to cuddle
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Annoncer
to herald
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Anéantir
to wipeout
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Diffamer
to slander
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Ramper
to creep
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Quinze jours
fortnight
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Un bouc émissaire
a scapegoat
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Soutenir
to endorse
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Un cadavre
a corpse
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Les équipements
the outfit
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Capituler
to surrender
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Se venger / user de représailles
to retaliate
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La race
the breed
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La scène internationale
foreign affairs arena
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Un courtier
a broker
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Un phare
a lighthouse / a beacon
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Décrocher le téléphone
to pick up the phone
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Raccrocher
to hang up
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Faire un numéro
to dial a number
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Sortir avec des amis
to hangout
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Tomber sur quelqu'un (en vrai)
to bump into someone
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Tout avouer
to spill the beans
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Imbécile
fool