Vocab 1st Year Flashcards by Théo Charrier | Brainscape

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un actionnaire

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a shareholder

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Choquant

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Shocking; Staggering

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Les riches

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The well-off; Rich people

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Les mieux éduqués

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The well-educated

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Incarner (parfaitement) qq chose

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To epitomise sthg; To embody sthg

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Un changement

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A shift

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Gonfler; S’accroitre

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To swell

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Decrocher de l’école

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To drop out of school

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Nettement

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Sharply

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Collecter; Accumuler

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To collect; To reap

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Pessimiste

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Grim; Gloomy; Pessimistic

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Paresseux (au travail)

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Lazy; Work-shrinking

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S’efforcer de faire qq chose

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To strive on doing sthg

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Prospérer; Réussir

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To proper; To thrive;

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Etre retissant à faire qq chose

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To be loth to do sthg; To be reluctant to do sthg; To be unwilling to do sthg

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Avoir naturellement tendance a faire qq chose

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To be prone to do sthg

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Subir

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To undergo

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Suivre une formation

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To undergo vocational education

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Remplir; S’accomplir

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To fulfil sthg; To fulfil oneself

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Abandonner une politique

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To abandon a policy; To serap a policy

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Un jeu de mots

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A pun; A play on words

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Multiplié par deux

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Increased two fold

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Retarder qq chose

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To postpone sthg; To put off sthg

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Empécher; S’opposer

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To hinder

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Influence

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Clout

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Exercer qq chose

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To exert sthg; To wield sthg

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Empécher qq chose

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To impede sthg; To prevent sthg

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Un groupe de pensée

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A think-tank

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Chic

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Upmarket; leafy

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Supporter qq chose

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To back sthg; To support sthg

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Faire les frais

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To bear the brunt