vocab Flashcards

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quarrels

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querrelles

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countdown

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compte à rebours

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bone of contention

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pomme de discorde

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safety net

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filet de sécurité

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blockages, hurdles

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blocages

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armwrestle

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bras de fer

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unsolvable

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insoluble

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for the umpteenth time

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pour la énième fois

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asylum seeker

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demandeur d’asile

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landing strip

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plateforme de débarquement

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asylum

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l’asile

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elders

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générations precedentes / ainés

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attributable to

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attribuable à

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linked to

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lié à

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hope

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ésperance / espoir

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in the face of

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vis à vis / face à

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materail

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l’étoffe

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economic situation / context

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conjoncture economique

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Supporters

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porteurs

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supporters of the debate / protest

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porteurs de la contestation

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dispute

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contestation

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rebellious

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insoumi

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l’OIF

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International Francophonie Organisation

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take the reins

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prendre les rênes

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the knot of the problem
le noeud du probleme
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outdated
suranée
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associate
homologue
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ACCT
Association of Cultural Cooperation and Techniques
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As for
quant à
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founding fathers
pères fondateurs
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d'envergure
of scale
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expat
ressortissant
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l'OCDE
organisation for economic cooperation and development
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prize list
palmarès
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absenteeism
absentèisme
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give sth to chew on
donner du grain à moudre
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Cnesco
National Council for School System Evalutation
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employees
salariés
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instability
précarité
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hebdomadaire
weekly
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RTT
working time reduction
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overtime
heures supplementaires
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retirement
la retraite
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order, ruling (law)
ordonnance
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years of service
annuités
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dues
cotisation
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retirement with full pension
la retraite à taux plein
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depressed, feel low
en berne
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flôler
graze, skim
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job centre
pôle emploi
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young working person
jeune actif
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hiring
être embauche
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unstable job
emploi précaire
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temporary worker
intermaire
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Insee
National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies
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job market
marché du travail
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request a loan
solliciter un crédit
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interview
entretien
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take out a loan
contracter un prêt
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in fashion
à la mode / l'air du temps
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paint in the ass
chiant
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talent show
radio-crochet
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old fashioned
vieillot
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fifths (music)
quinté
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decade
decennie
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France mainland
L'hexagon
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a hit
un tube
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platinum
en platine
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record company
maison de disques / label
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destined for fame
voue un culte
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limitless
sans bornes
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equality
égalité / parité
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traffic jam
embouteillage
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PS
Socialist Party
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l'UMP
Union for Popular Movement (political party)
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shackles
entraves
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unchanging
immuable
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working long hours
presentéisme
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inlassablement
tirelessly
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quasi
almost
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background noise
fond sonore