Voc/expressions Coco Flashcards

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Militants

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Activists

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Je n’y arrive plus

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I cant cope any more

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Discuter (débattre)

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To tackle

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C’est la première fois que je fais ça

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It´s the first time I have done this (présent perfect)

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S’engager à

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To commit yourself to +ing

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Reprocher a qqun de

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To reproach sbdy with doing

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Deux fois plus

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Twice as more/many..

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Avoir des difficultés à

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To have difficulty in +ing

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Comment se fait il que

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How come

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D’autant plus que

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All the more as

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Être motivé a faire qqch

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To ne eager/keen to

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Ce n’était pas la peine de venir

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You needn’t have comme

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Expliquer qqch a qqun

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To explain something TO somebody

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Etre inculpé pour

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To be charged with +ing

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Le meilleur chirurgien de la ville

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The best surgeon IN town

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des dégats

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damage

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du début à la fin

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from beginning to end

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Faire toute une histoire

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to make a fuss

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des renseignements

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information

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avoir tendance à

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to be apt to + infinitif

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une économie libérale

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free trade economy

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forcément/surement/évidemment (ils vont sûrement s’apercevoir que)

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To be bound to

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une économie planifiée

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a state-run economy

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Se jeter

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to fling (flung)

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exploser de rire
to burst into tears
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l'attention
the heed
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agacer
ti rile
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étouffer (faire taire une idée)
to stifle
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avoir recours à
to resort to
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connu
reputed, weel-known
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correspondre à
to be consistent with
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confirmer
to bare out / to coroborate
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l'emporter sur qqchose
to trumb somthing/ to prevail over sthing
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certes
admittedly
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retrouver
to meet up with
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fuir ses responsabilités
to shirk one's responsabilities
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quelque peu
somewhat
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contempler, admirer
to gaze
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jeter un coup d'oeil
to glance at
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renverser
to overthrow
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passer en ignorant
to pass by
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le périphérique
the ring road
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qqch a besoin d'être
sthing needs + ing (this room needs painting)
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rendre copte de
to account for
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dcider de la conduite à tenir
to decide on a course of action
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avoir une bonne situation
to have a good position
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ne pas avoir les compétences requises
to be out of his depth
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une étape
a stage, a junction
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stridant
shrilling
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le chemin
the path
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ratisser
t rake
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un pari
a wager
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consister à
to consiste in doing sthing
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se confronter à
to take on
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faire faire qqch à quelqu'un
to get somebody to do sthing
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Provoquer (être la cause de, faire que)
to cause sb to do sth (the stomr caused many planes to be delayed)
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pousser qqun à
to urge sb to to sth
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dans le but de
with a view to +ing
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ne pas être d'accord avec
to object to (sb) doing sth
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admettre avoir fait qqch
to admit to doing sth
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persister à
to insist on doing sth
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avoir pour but de
to aim at doing sth
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envisager
to consider doing sth
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entrainer
to entail going sth
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impliquer
to involve doing sth
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remettre à plus tard
to postpone doing sth
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il est inutile de
it's no use doing
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il est impossible de
there is no + ing (there is no denying that the situation is getting better and better)
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aider à faire
help sb do sth
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entendre/voir/sentir
to hear/see/feel do sth (pas ing)
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suggérer
to suggest + subj (should, 3ème pers sans 's')
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Afin que
So that + subj
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etre suspecté de
to be suspected of doing sth
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être content de
to be happy WITH
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un doute
doubt/second thoughts/misgivings
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rompre les liens avec, couper
to cut off links
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prendre les reponsabilités
to endorse/to underwite
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un contrepoids
a counterweigh
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au nom de
on behalf of
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la légitimité
legitimacy
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transgresser
to infringe on
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hésiter
to dither
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tergiverser
to waver
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réticent
reluctent
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se faire avoir
to be had/to be fooled
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Prospère
prosperous
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a capacité de
the ability to + infinitif
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un produit haut de gamme
high-end product
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donner un logement
to give people housing
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attirer les convoitises
to draw the interest
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les boutiques physiques
brick and motar stores
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une longueur d'avance
a competitive edge
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se révéler être
to prove to be
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l'influence
the clout
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devoir faire qqch (programme)
be to to sth
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serrer
clutch, clasp
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fort
tight
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avoir des nouvelles de
hear from
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entendre parler de
hear of
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déterminé
detemined
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aller en justice
to go TO justice
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les matières premières
raw materials
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intransigeant
adamant
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avoir l'intention de
mean to do sth
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convaincre qq de faire qqch
to talk someone into doing sth
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passer qqun (au téléphone)
to put someone through someone (i put you through Mrs...)
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Carrément
altogether
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to whine (about sth)
se plaindre, pleurnicher
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whining
jérémiades, lamentations, pleurnichades
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porter préjudice à
be prejudicial to
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c'est bien à lui de dire ça
he is a fine one to talk
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s'énerver
to lose one's temper
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se tenir (des conversations, négociations)
be hold
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aller de travers
to go amiss
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Avoir droit à
To qualify for
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Prévoir, laisser place à
To allow for something
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Le prix à payer
The trade-off
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Le discours est prévu pour (jour/date)
The speech is scheduled for (tuesday)
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Mathilde, elle....
As for Mathilde, she....
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Exploser de rire
To burst into laughter
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Déchirer
Tear (tore,torn)
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Crise de colère
A fit of anger