Vocab The Economist Flashcards by Madelen G | Brainscape

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tronçonneuse

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chainsaw

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Amadouer

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to coax

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Céder / aboutir à

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To yield

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Succesfull, spectaculary (s)

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barnstorming

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Lutte acharnée

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Tug-of-war

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Dépensier

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Spendthrift

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Endetté, être endetté

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Indepted, to be in in hock

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Belliciste, agressif

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Hawkish

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Florissant

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Thriving

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Subvention

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Subsidy, grant

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Trouble

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Unrest

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Déclencher

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To trigger

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L’acclamation

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The cheer

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Renforcer

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To bolster

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Une escroquerie

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A swindle

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Un prêt / un crédit

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A loan

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Un palier

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A bearing

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Visionnaire (adj)

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prescient

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Complexe, finement ouvragé (adj)

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Intricate

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Malgré

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Despite

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Un apprentissage

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An apprenticeship

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Authentique

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Genuine

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Entourer

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To surround

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Les terrains de jeu

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The playing fields

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La station de métro

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The tube station

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To stick or to hold something/ someone tightly

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To cling

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Souligner

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To underline

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To move from side to side in an awkward way

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To squirm

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ADHD

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Sensory sensitives

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Speaking or behaving in a way that makes intentions and beliefs clear

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Upfront

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Les enjeux

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The stakes

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Le dénigrement

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the bashing

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Engager

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To incur

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Un bouclier

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A shield