Vocabulaire Flashcards by Anou Ananas

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Mieux s’en sortir

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To fare better

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L’histoire d’amour

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Love affair

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Toucher à sa fin

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To fade

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Absolument nécessaire

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An absolute necessity

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Renflouer

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To bail out

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Faire en sorte que

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To ensure

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Crise du crédit

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Credit crunch

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Se profiler a l’horizon

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To loom on the horizon

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Fondre

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Melt

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Vieillissement de l’Europe

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The ageing of Europe

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Déclencher une guerre

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Ignite a war

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Une guerre des générations

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An age war

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Résident de souche

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Native-born residents

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Répugnée à faire

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To look down on

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Éradication de la pauvreté

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Eradicating poverty

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L’un dès grands défis du 21e siècle

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One of the greatest challenge of the 21st century

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Un fléau très répandu

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A widespread scourge

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Avoir la vie dur

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To die hard

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Apprendre à lire, écrire et compter à un enfant

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The literacy and the numeracy of a children

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Tache redoutable

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A daunting task

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Tenir à sa merci

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To have over a barrel

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Maîtriser les dépenses publiques

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Controlling public spending

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Une véritable gageure

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A tall order

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Compte tenu

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Given ¥

L’époque

The days

Changement le plus spectaculaire

The most dramatic change

Ces dernières années

In recent years

Littérature policière

Thriller writing

L’augmentation de l’espérance de vie

The rise in life expectancy

Ne peut qu’augmenter (négativement)

Be bound to get worse

L’une des maladies les plus sinistres

One of the bleakest diseases

Le facteur de risque cardiaque numéro un

The greatest risk factor for heart disease

Maladies liées au climat

Climate-related diseases

Augmenter sensiblement

To rise markedly

Politique de l’enfant unique

One child policy

Culture transgénique

GM crops

Enfant en âge d’aller à l’école

School age children

Limitation des armes

Gun control

L’un des problèmes les plus controversés

One of the most contentious issues