vocab Flashcards

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counter to, in reverse, backwards

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à rebours de

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to bicker, bickering

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chamailler, chamailles, chamaillerie

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to guard against

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se prémunir de

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to debate, argue about

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en découdre, en a décousu

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Refurbished, fixed up, refreshed

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requinqué

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to tackle a task

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s’atteler à

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to pride oneself on

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se targuer de

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to be in full swing, at its peak

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battre son plein

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under the guidance of

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sous la houlette de

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to find a way, figure it out (with a struggle)

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se démener

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to disregard out of disdain

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faire fi de

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at every opportunity

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à tout bout de champ

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to halt, curb

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juguler

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warning shot, wake-up call

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Coup de semonce

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stuffed, padded

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rembourré

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propped up

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calé

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to stretch (oneself)

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se dégourdir

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piled up

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amoncelé

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dawdle, go slow

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lambiner

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to pilfer / pilfering

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chaparder / la chaparderie

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to lug around

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trimballer

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to be teeming with

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grouiller de

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exhausted

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fourbu

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at short notice, on the spot

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au pied levé

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to be appropriate
être de mise
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custom-made
sur mesure
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upstream, beforehand, in advance
en amont
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hidden, concealed
occulté
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to be down in the dumps
broyer du noir
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to beat up
tabasser
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completely fabricate, make up
monter de toutes pièces
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From the outset, from the start
d'emblée
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to fool, hoodwink
berner
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to pretend to
faire mine de
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patron, sponsor
mécène
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to pretend to be sick, to miss work
se faire porter pâle
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to stir up, kindle
attiser
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grievances
doléances
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to torment, gnaw at
tarauder
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to litter, strew
joncher
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jackpot, gold mine
pactole
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unusual
insolite
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inappropriate; out of place
déplacé
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to set in motion
mettre en branle
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to skimp on, to be stingy with
lésiner sur
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breakthrough
percée
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expected, anticipated
escompté
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a revolt
une fronde
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rise, expansion
essor (m)
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to legislate
légiférer
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excess, outrageousness
outrance (f)
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accomplish what was expected, achieve his/her goals
tenir son pari
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laundered money
argent blanchi
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to carry out, to perform
effectuer
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to rule on, decide on
statuer sur
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to identify, define
cerner
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to abound in
foisonner de
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fond of
friand de
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Endowed with, blessed with
nanti de
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to take stock of
faire le point sur
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wilted, weakened
étiolé
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dreadful
épouvantable
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to draft
rédiger
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brainstorm
remue-méninges
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to score big
décrocher le Graal
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scenario
cas de figure
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security clearance
habilitation securitaire
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a weak link
un maillon faible
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Fluctuations in the market
aléa conjoncturel
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excessively, unreasonably much
plus que de raison
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driver of growth, source of growth
relais de croissance
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software
logiciels
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find a countermeasure, find a way around
trouver la parade
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to bribe
soudoyer
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bribes
pots-de-vin
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To fill in the gaps
combler les lacunes
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compensation, allowance
indemnité
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to mature, to gain experience with age
prendre de la bouteille
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to outsource
sous-traiter, la sous-traitance
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meticulous, attentive to detail
minutieux
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to be labelled
être taxé de
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tariffs
les droits de douanes
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pioneer
défricheur
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unearth
dénicher
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to let off steam
se défouler
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rage, to rage
hargner / la hargne
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to list
recenser
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joy, cheerfulness
allégresse (f)
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That's not the point
çe n'est pas le propos
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preposterous
saugrenue
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Take over, pick up someone's slack
prendre le relais
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welfare benefits
prestations sociales
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mocking (adj)
goguenard
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to shift
décaler
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to target, have in mind, have as a goal
avoir en ligne de mire
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sly, cunning (pejorative)
cauteleux
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cramped
à l'étroit
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survivor
rescapé
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halo
auréole
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taking into account, considering
compte tenue de
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outdated, obsolete
révolu
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to rise to the challenge
relever le defi
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black sheep
la brebis galeuse
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Just like
à l'instar de
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piecemeal, in dribs and drabs
au compte-gouttes
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property taxes
taxes foncières
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fan, range (of things)
évantail
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to take the lead in
prendre la tête de
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crowded
bondé
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to draw (from a well)
puiser
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to put on the shelf, to Isolate
mettre au ban
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to cause a stir, a backlash
mettre en émoi
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setback, disappointment
déboire
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scam
une arnaque
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addict
accro
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to flirt
dragouiller
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full to bursting (with people)
plein à craquer
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to get something out of it, benefit from
y trouver son compte
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confused
embrouillé
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knife, bladed weapon
arme blanche
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repercussions, backlash
contrecoups
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native, ethnic
de souche
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to encounter, come up against
se heurter à
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School recess
la récré
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to tie down, secure
arrimer
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currency
la devise
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to take it up a notch
monter d'un cran
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to go after, to attack
s'en prendre à
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to take the lead, take the initiative
prendre les devants
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Relentless, fierce
acharné
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share price (stock)
cours de l'action
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with your heart on your sleeve
le coeur sur la main
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to highlight, put in the forefront
mettre en exergue
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arm wrestle, power struggle
bras de fer
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to defuse, deactivate
desamorcer
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provided that, as long as
pour peu que
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it must be noted that
force est de constater que
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To tame
apprivoiser
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professional rank or grade
echelon
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machinery, cogs
rouages
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destitute, penniless
démuni
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In the absence of, failing
à défaut de
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to entangle
empêtrer
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to outshine, overshadow
faire de l’ombre à
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abysmal, deplorable
exécrable
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major, large-scale
d’envergure
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a downturn (economic)
un décrochage (economique)
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painless
indolore
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to chant
scander
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hastle, trouble
un tracas
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a prank
un canular
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to crumble, lose its power / crumbling
s'effriter / un effritement
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the champion of
le chantre de
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(enter) into the fray, in the running
(entrer) en lice
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where appropriate, if need be, if any
le cas échéant
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sustainable, perrenial
pérenne
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tidal wave, an unexpected surge in something
une lame de fond
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to do something in vain
avoir beau + verbe
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guardrail
un garde-fou
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to handle, wield
manier
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a fine
une amende
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obsolete
caduc
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to go very well, to circulate widely
aller bon train
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blindness
la cécité
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to tame, subdue
dompter
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wallow, languish, rot
croupir
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blunder, gaffe
une bévue
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Head on, with full force
de plein fouet
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to successfully contest, dispute, beat down (an idea)
battre en brèche
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to make matters worse
pour ne rien arranger
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to stun, floor
sidérer
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scoundrel, dishonest person
crapule
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refrain
une rengaine
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to hinder, obstruct
entraver
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to get bogged down, stalemate
s’enliser, enlisement
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the basis of, foundation of
le socle de
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out of reach
hors de portée
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to reach (by traveling)
rallier
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without even going that far
sans en arriver là
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harmful
néfaste
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unfair, unjust
inique
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evident, clear, obvious
patent
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interference
ingérence
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secret agent, spook
barbouze
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all out, across-the-board, everywhere (shotgun approach)
tout azimut
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enormous amount, unending number of
une kyrielle de
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to turn into, develop into
se muer en
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to deceive oneself
se leurrer
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executioner
bourreau
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hearse
un corbillard
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fashionable
"branché"
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very inexpensive
à vil prix
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to wear, display
arborer
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overconfidence, little regard for others
outrecuidance
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fateful
fatidique
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to bring to light, reveal
mettre au jour
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grasshopper
une sauterelle
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random
aléatoire
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to suffer from
pâtir de
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coffin
un cercueil
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soft (in a negative sense)
mou/molle
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a cluster, small group
une grappe
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to update (documents)
mettre à jour
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Hit man, killer for hire
tueur à gages, sicaire
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to take priority (over)
prendre le pas (sur)
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bewildering, astonishing
ahurissant
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waiver
dérogation
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to recover from
se remettre de
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awareness
une sensibilisation
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violation, attack
une atteinte
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to take advantage of, leverage
tirer parti de
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crack down on
sévir / la sévice (contre)
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route, journey
un parcours
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sounds plausible, credible, holds water
il tiens la route
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gagging, wretching
des hauts-le-coeur
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gear, (figurative) episode
un engrenage
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to vent your feelings
s'épancher
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wealthy
cossu, friqué
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within reach
à la portée / à portée de main
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lazy
flemmard
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to offend
offusquer
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to be on edge, worked up about
être à cran (sur)
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to crash into
emboutir
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Helpless, at a loss
désemparé
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from my own experience
de mon propre vécu
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bickering, hot quarrel over nothing
une prise de bec
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secretly, behind the scenes
en sous-main
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to grapple with, struggle with, face (an idea)
être aux prises avec
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to fit with, to fit in with
cadrer avec
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to pull so’s leg, tell them lies
faire marcher qqn
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to challenge, question, call into question
remettre en cause
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clashes
des heurts (m)
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in the moment
sur le coup
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to repair, amend, improve
remédier à
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law enforcement
les forces de l’ordre
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a nobody
un quidam
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Repercussion, impact
une incidence
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hardworking
bosseur
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absurd
ubuesque
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to perish (food)/ expiration date
périmer / date de péremption
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to be rejected, suffer a rejection
essuyer un refus
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to block, jam, impede
enrayer
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big shot, champion, leader
un cador
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a warning
une mise en garde
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Thighs
Les cuisses
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rightly so / for good reason
à just titre / et pour cause
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accomplished, impressive (work, product)
abouti
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to repeat an action
rebeloter
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exhausting/exhausted
éreintant/éreinté
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to get the upper hand
prendre le dessus
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bluntly, directly, frankly
sans ambages
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in this case
en l'occurrence
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scourge, evil, calamity
le fléau
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to go against, be contrary to
aller à l’encontre de
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to confront, stand up to
affronter
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stubbornly
mordicus
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achievements, gains
les acquis (m)
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resounding
retentissant
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in the dark, unknowing
dans le flou
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to embellish
enjoliver
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knowingly, consciously
sciemment
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by means of, through
par le biais de
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to take for granted, to assume is true without questioning
tenir pour acquis
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deficiency, lack, shortage
une carence
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to worry someone
tracasser qqn
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to bury (figurative too)
enfouir
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nothing helped/helps - nothing works
rien n'y fait, rien n'y a fait
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to shake, shock
ébranler
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a way out of
une issue à
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to outweigh, be more important
l’emporter sur
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to rank
classer
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disadvantages, flaws
des inconvenients
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to win, carry, gain
remporter
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wacky, crazy
farfelu
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to campaign for an election
briguer
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ballot counting
dépouillement
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to choose between (camps, opinions)
départager
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does not take away from/diminish
n'entame en rien qqch
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to have no effect on
n’avoir aucune prise sur
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a matter of fact, statement of fact
un état de fait
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to show off sthg
faire étalage de
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the starting point
le point de départ
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according to him/her
à l'en croire
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to scold
gronder
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tall story, fib
un bobard
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to intrude, meddle, interfere
s’immiscer dans
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to lean, tilt
pencher
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outcry
un tollé
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beehive
une ruche
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You wouldn’t know it, but/ contrary to expectations, to popular belief
mine de rien
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corrupted, crooked policeman
ripou
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skid, a slip-up, unusual change of behavior
dérapage
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drifts, excesses, abuses
(une, des) dérives
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formerly, in times past
naguère
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to not be thrilled about sthg
Qqch ne m’enchante guère
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able to
à même de
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patronage, cronyism, favoritism
le copinage
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Sentence, penalty
une peine
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deadline, time limit
un délai
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to change s.o.’s job locations
muter qqn
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indictment
un réquisitoire
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grumpy
bougon(ne)
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barter
le troc (faire du)
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enthusiasm, craze
un engouement
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to become tough (when the going gets rough)
se corser (quand les choses se corsent)
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to make up for, compensate for
pallier
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to harm
faire du tort à
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to disintegrate
se déliter
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far from it
loin s’en faut
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perceptive, shrewd
perspicace
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to get free from, get rid of
s’affranchir de
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On the heels of, in the process, immediately after
dans la foulée (de)
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end in, result in
se solder par
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to balk
renâcler
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to not lose one’s cool
ne pas se démonter
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rebellious
frondeur
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goes without saying
il va de soi
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to think big
voir large
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to hold it against x (have a grudge)
en tenir rigueur à
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straw
la paille
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gypsy
gitan(e)
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to get in touch with, reach out to, contact
prendre attache avec
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dues, contributions
des cotisations
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firewall
un pare- feu
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prerogative
un apanage
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clumsy
pataud
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a quarrel / to fall out with
une brouille / se brouiller avec
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to crash
se planter
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to get entrenched, ensconced (negative)
s'enkyster
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to beat up
passer à tabac
331
to take by surprise
prendre de court
332
in line with/ tune with/ step with
en phase avec
333
to fake, rig
truquer
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the underworld, world of criminals
la pègre
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to expand
s’étoffer
336
Rickety, wobbly, unsound
bancal
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lousy
foireux
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reluctant
réticent
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to intermingle (brew)
brasser / le brassage
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tense, uptight
crispé
341
bargain, windfall
une aubaine
342
castigate, blame harshly
fustiger
343
clutter, jumble, mess
un fatras / fouillis
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petty, mean-spirited
mesquin
345
shell
une coquille
346
a touch
un brin
347
a nail
un clou
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a hammer
un marteau
349
broken down, beat up
déglingué
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to conceal (emotions)
dissimuler
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on the spot, immediately
sur-le-champ
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stunned
sonné
353
creditor
un créancier
354
to scratch, scrape
érafler / éraflure
355
government malfeasance
la prévarication
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illicit gain of a public servant
la concussion
357
retaliation
des représailles
358
to hatch a plot (conspiracy)
tramer un complôt
359
coward, cowardice
pleutre, la pleutrerie
360
a crime, an offense
un délit
361
restraint (in behavior)
la retenue
362
to flinch, falter, bow to pressure
flancher
363
disappointed, disappointment
déconvenu, une déconvenue
364
stingy
ladre, radin
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to receive (a punishment)
écoper de
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shenanigan, escapade, bad behavior
une frasque
367
no offense to...
n'en déplaise à
368
favorite, darling (n or adj)
la chouchoute
369
to slash, drastic reductions
sabrer, sabrage
370
in addition to, over and above
en sus de
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personable, friendly, pleasant
avenant
372
troublemaker, be a troublemaker
un trublion, jouer les trublions
373
first draft
une ébauche
374
to swallow, buy (as in believe)
gober
375
a bunch (n - rabble)
un ramassis
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blue collar
les cols-bleus
377
to peel
éplucher
378
a peel
une pelure
379
a fad
une tocade
380
to pound
pilonner
381
to mock, mockery
brocarder, des brocards
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fake, bogus, phony
bidon
383
to fray
s'effilocher
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nonsense
des sottises (f)
385
a proxy (n)
un mandataire
386
proxy war
guerre par procuration
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narrow-minded
borné
388
starch
l'amidon
389
carbohydrates
les glucides
390
slogan
mot d'ordre
391
to wean, weaning
sevrer, le sevrage
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to drill, drilling
forer, le forage
393
(mineral, fuel) deposit
un gisement
394
version (of a text, speech, plan)
une mouture
395
sharply
vertement
396
a lock (door)
une serrure
397
chainsaw
une tronçonneuse
398
shackles, straightjacket, restraint
un carcan
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to get out of control
s'emballer
400
still...
n'empeche
401
to flatter, sweet-talk
flagorner / la flagornerie
402
Puppet
un fantoche
403
target-finder
le collimateur
404
charging station
une borne électrique
405
bland
fade
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weird
baroque
407
to praise
encenser
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to plummet, fall precipitously
dégringoler
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scam, dishonest maneuvering
la magouille
410
a vice, pincher
un étau
411
poaching
le braconnage
412
hut, shack
une baraque, une bicoque
413
run-down
délabré
414
armed robber
braqueur
415
to cut down
abattre
416
a whim, a fad
une lubie
417
To sneak (by, in, to)
se faufiler
418
Pothole
un nid-de-poule
419
wonderful, too good to be true
mirobolant
420
Loud quarrel, scuffles, violence
un grabuge (faire du grabuge)
421
ginormous
faramineux
422
to bet on
miser sur
423
undermine, harm, jeopardize
mettre à mal
424
a bit
un tantinet
425
the highlight, high point, culmination
le point d’orgue (de)
426
hype, bluffing (threshing)
le battage (médiatique)
427
average life expectancy
l'espérance de vie moyenne
428
moreover, furthermore
par ailleurs
429
stem cells
les cellules souches
430
from now on
d’ores et déja
431
at least
au bas mot
432
atrocities, violence against a people
des exactions
433
legacy
le legs
434
preener, cares too much about looks
coquet(te)
435
accountability
la redevabilité
436
to tempt
allécher
437
bickering, squabble
des bisbilles
438
Guinea pig
un cobaye
439
tiny, infinitesimal
infime
440
to reject, challenge (in court)
récuser
441
to thwart
Contrecarrer
442
tough
coriace
443
To be lucky
avoir du pot
444
crazy, bonkers (an idea or statement)
cinglé
445
a snub, act of humiliation
un camouflet
446
the countdown
le compte à rebours
447
donor
bailleur de fonds
448
to copy, trace
calquer
449
to oust
évincer
450
scuffle, clash, riot
une échauffourée
451
to sue, take someone to court
intenter un procès à qqn
452
to toll the death knell of
sonner le glas de
453
impeachment
la destitution
454
door-to-door soliciting (or cold-calling)
le démarchage
455
fair, festival
une kermesse
456
in the blazing sun/heat
en plein cagnard
457
to confirm, validate
enteriner
458
stranded, broke down
en rade
459
conceited, puffed-up, smug
suffisant
460
a pipe dream
une chimère
461
filth, junk, horrible comment
une saloperie
462
to boo, jeer
huer, conspuer
463
copying, in emulation of
en émule de
464
a dunce
un cancre
465
plump, chubby
dodu
466
a moron, buffoon
un benêt
467
exhaustible, to dry up
tarissable, tarir
468
to blow
souffler
469
solar energy
l’énergie photovoltaïque
470
Good riddance!
Bon débarras!
471
for a fee
moyennant rétribution
472
from top to bottom, thoroughly (search, clean, redesign, etc)
de fond en comble
473
PR stunt
Coup de com
474
to quibble, argue over nothing
chicaner, la chicanerie
475
to be within the competencies of
être du ressort de
476
without trouble, without a hitch
sans encombres
477
leading figure of
un ténor de
478
all taxes and withholdings obligated by the state
Les prélèvements obligatoires
479
defunct, the late, the deceased
feu (le/la x)
480
ruckus, acting up
un chahut
481
to heckle, to act up
Chahuter, faire du chahut
482
racket (noise)
le vacarme
483
depleted
exsangue
484
to sketch
esquisser
485
failure (to fail)
Un bide (faire un bide)
486
to tattle on, snitch, rat
cafarder, moucharder (sur)
487
disposable income
le revenu disponible
488
fertilizer
les engrais
489
minion
un sbire
490
in the process, by the way
au passage
491
a must-have
un incontournable
492
to brainwash
intoxiquer
493
in tatters
en lambeaux
494
to flee, beat it
déguerpir
495
pale (from emotion)
blême
496
brawl, fight in public
une rixe
497
to reject (political - ex. nominee or draft law)
retoquer
498
to be taken by, fall in love with
s’éprendre de, être épris de
499
an oil spill
une marée noire
500
in decline, in the process of falling apart
en déliquescence
501
sluggish, lifeless (growth)
atone
502
to foil, thwart
déjouer
503
the fallout, repercussions
les retombées
504
famine
une disette
505
not anytime soon
pas de sitôt
506
spare parts
des pieces de rechange
507
dubious, shady (wormy)
véreux
508
sticking point, stumbling block
le point d'achoppement
509
bragging, taunting, ranting
des rodomontades (faire)
510
misguided, gone astray
dévoyé
511
fanatic, maniacal
forcené
512
in a row
d’affilée
513
to maneuver (zigzag) to avoid a goal or answer
louvoyer
514
outdated, out of fashion
ringard
515
profitability
la rentabilization
516
cheerful, playful
enjoué
517
to put off, repulse, deter
rebuter
518
a beating, thrashing (to take)
une raclée (prendre)
519
unharmed, unscathed
indemne
520
rout, utter defeat
une déroute
521
weakling (n), wimpy, skinny (adj)
gringalet
522
distraught
éperdu
523
a massacre
une hécatombe
524
prized, favored, popular
prisé