Vocab The Economist Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
Q
tronçonneuse
A
chainsaw
2
Q
Amadouer
A
to coax
3
Q
Céder / aboutir à
A
To yield
4
Q
Succesfull, spectaculary (s)
A
barnstorming
5
Q
Lutte acharnée
A
Tug-of-war
6
Q
Dépensier
A
Spendthrift
7
Q
Endetté, être endetté
A
Indepted, to be in in hock
8
Q
Belliciste, agressif
A
Hawkish
9
Q
Florissant
A
Thriving
10
Q
Subvention
A
Subsidy, grant
11
Q
Trouble
A
Unrest
12
Q
Déclencher
A
To trigger
13
Q
L’acclamation
A
The cheer
14
Q
Renforcer
A
To bolster
15
Q
Une escroquerie
A
A swindle
16
Q
Un prêt / un crédit
A
A loan
17
Q
Un palier
A
A bearing
18
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Visionnaire (adj)
A
prescient
19
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Complexe, finement ouvragé (adj)
A
Intricate
20
Q
Malgré
A
Despite
21
Q
Un apprentissage
A
An apprenticeship
22
Q
Authentique
A
Genuine
23
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Entourer
A
To surround
24
Q
Les terrains de jeu
A
The playing fields
25
La station de métro
The tube station
26
To stick or to hold something/ someone tightly
To cling
27
Souligner
To underline
28
To move from side to side in an awkward way
To squirm
29
ADHD
Sensory sensitives
30
Speaking or behaving in a way that makes intentions and beliefs clear
Upfront
31
Les enjeux
The stakes
32
Le dénigrement
the bashing
33
Engager
To incur
34
Un bouclier
A shield
