Vocab P.39 Flashcards by Giogi Tng

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epitomise, to

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être la parfait illustration de

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evidence

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des preuves

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eye-opener, an

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qqch qui ouvre les yeux, un révélateur

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far-fetched

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tiré(e) par les cheveux

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far-reaching

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étendu, de grande portée

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feasibility

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possibilité de réaliser

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features

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aspects

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findings

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découvertes, résultats

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foolish

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imprudent

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for the time being

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pour l’instant

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foresee, forecast, to

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prévoir

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foster, to, sth

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encourager, favoriser, donner naissance à [to encourage sb]

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get into particulars, to

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rentrer dans les détails (to skim over a subject = survoler un sujet)

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get to the point

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en venir à l’essentiel

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gist, the

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l’essentiel

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go too far, to

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aller trop loin, exagérer

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guess, to

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deviner

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hamper, to

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gêner

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handle, to

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faire face à, confronter, s’occuper de; manipuler

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harbour, to

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abriter, cacher

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hardly

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guère, à peine

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harmless

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inoffensif, sans danger

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have second-hand information

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avoir des informations de seconde main / first-hand

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hinder, to

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faire obstacle à

I can't help thinking that

Je ne peux pas m'empêcher de penser

I don't see eye to eye with

Je vois les chose différement

I, for one, believe that

Je suis de ceux qui croient

ideal

idyllique

imply, to

laisser entendre que, sous-entendre que

infer, to

en déduire, en conclure que

involve, to [sb, sth]

impliquer, mettre en jeu ou à contribution

irrelevant

non pertinent

it stands to reason that

il va sans dire que

jeopardise, to

compromettre, mettre en péril

likely to[be]

susceptible de, qui a des chances de

lose sight of, to

perdre de vue

magic bullet, a

une solution miracle

maintain, to

soutenir que, défendre l'idée que

make a point, to

faire une remarque

misginvings

doutes

miss the point, to

ne pas comprendre

moot point, a

un sujet à controverses

more at length

plus longuement

namely

à savoir