Voca 27/11 Flashcards

(48 cards)

1
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Wildlife

A

La faune et la flore

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2
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Tuna fishery

A

pêche au thon

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3
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To call smth into question

A

Remettre en cause quelque chose

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4
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the advent of consumer society

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L’avènement de la société de consommation

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5
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To soar

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Monter en flèche

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6
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To reach a climax

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atteindre un sommet

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7
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to threaten to crumble

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Menacer de s’effriter/se morceler

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8
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To collapse

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S’effondrer

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9
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a reminder

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Un rappel

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10
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Unfettered profits

A

des profits irréfrénés

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11
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to tip the scales

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Faire pencher la balance

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12
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To appear out of thin air

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Se former à partir de rien/surgir de nulle part

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13
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to raise awareness

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sensibiliser

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14
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As of (June 1st)

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Dès le/À compter du 1er juin

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15
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the reach of smth

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La portée de qqc

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16
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wasteful

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gaspilleur/qui occasionne du gâchis

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17
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a magic trick

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Un tour de magie

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18
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a daunting task

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une tâche décourageante

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19
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tirelessly

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sans relâche

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20
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a complex set of

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un ensemble complexe de

21
Q

to benefit from smth

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Bénéficier de

22
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Environment

A

Environnement

23
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paradoxically

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paradoxalement

24
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to advertise

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faire la promotion de

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wisely
Judicieusement
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to be construed as smth
être interprété comme qqc
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to foreground the conservation of smth
mettre la conservation de qqc au premier plan
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high-minded rhetoric
haute rhétorique/discours véhément (?)
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a selling point
un argument de vente
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Likewise
De la même manière
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shortly afterwards
peu après
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wishful thinking
Des vœux pieux
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to intimate
insinuer (?)
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the intricacies of
les subtilités de
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to raise the issue of
soulever la question de
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Admittedly
Certes
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to meet consumer demand
Répondre à la demande des consommateurs
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to goad someone into something
inciter quelqu'un à faire quelque chose
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The latter... while the former...
Ce dernier... alors que "ce premier"...
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to concede
Concéder
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too reliant on
trop dépendant de
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flimsy hopes
de fragiles espoirs
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red tape
paperasse/formalités administratives
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Namely
À savoir
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an average three years
Une moyenne de 3 ans
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to boil down to
Se résumer à
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raising awareness will guarantee...
La sensibilisation garantira...
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All parties involved
tous les acteurs impliqués