Vocabulaire Flashcards

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provenir de

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stem from

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un retrait

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a withdraw

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une imposture

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a sham

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considérablement

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substantially

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pacte, engagement

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pledge

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voile

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veil

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à long terme

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in the long run

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point de vue

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standpoint

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tenter de

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attempt to

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formuler

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coin

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courant dominant

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mainstream

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tenue

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outfits

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négociations

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bargaining

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superficiel

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shallow

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dénigrant

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derogatory

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inversement

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conversely

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groupe dissident

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splinter group

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racheter

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redeem

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épuisement

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depletion

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mettre en oeuvre

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implement

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tous les deux jours (2)

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Every other day / every second day

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une éternité

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for ages

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Il y a du vent/du brouillard/du soleil/des nuages

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it’s windy/foggy/sunny/cloudy

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Exiger

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demand

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Recourir à
resort to
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De fortune
makeshift
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élaborer
devise
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avoir toutes les chances
be likely to
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Partir chacun de son côté
go their separate ways
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Les hommes ont enlevé leur chapeau
The man took off their hats
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Infractions de la route
traffic violations
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Circulation (bcp de voitures)
flowed
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se densifier (2)
thicken / build up
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Du fait de (2)
Owing to / due to
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Un parfait débutant
An absolute beginner
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Surmonter un obstacle (2)
overcome an obstacle / clear a hurdle
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avec entêtement
stubbornly
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déroutant
puzzling
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Juger quelqu'un
deem
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Inapte pour...
unfit for
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La tâche à accomplir
the task at hand
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tentative infructueuse
fruitless attempt
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Savoir pertinemment (2)
be well aware / know full well
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Prendre ses désirs pour des réalités
indulge in wishful thinking
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Résoudre
solve
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prévenir
warn
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Se décider
Make up one's mind
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s'en tenir à
stick to
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Réfléchis-y
sleep on it
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infernal
hellish
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banlieue
suburb
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s'avérer nécessaire
prove necessary
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détourner
divert
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Dire que...
To say that...
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surmonter
get over
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mener à terme
Carry out
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Confier qqch à qqun
to entrust shy with sthg
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Merveilleux (2)
blissful / wondrous
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Extase
Bliss
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Attiré
drawn
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flambant neuf (2)
brand / spanking new
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Lieu de villégiature
holiday resort
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affluer (touristes)
flock
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rabâcher
harp on
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prêt à
willing to
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tout raconter
be out with it all
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détruire
wrecking
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combattre, lutter contre
contend
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complet
comprehensive
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obligatoire
compulsory
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apprentissage par coeur
rote learning
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tendance
trend
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décentralisation
devolution
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plus délicat
trickier
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mettre en oeuvre
implement
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spectateurs
standers
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remaniement, révision
overhaul
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restant, débris
remnant
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retirer
opt out
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réforme phare
flagship reform
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s'en suive
ensue
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s'appuyer sur
hinge on
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de prime importance
paramount
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inversement
conversely
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vague idée
inkling
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en ce qui concerne
as regards
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qu'il soit tel ou tel
be it ... or...
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d'où
hence
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supporter
back
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au contraire
contrariwise
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engendrer
beget
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favoriser
foster
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détourner
hijack
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repère
landmark
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abriter, protéger
shelter
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briser, fracasser
shatter
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noyau, coeur
core
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remparts
bulwarks
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retrouver, récupérer
reclaim
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champ d'action
leeway
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enchâsser
enshrine
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divulgation
disclosure
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considérer, estimer
deem
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de bon augure
bode well
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faire bouclier, couvrir
shield
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empiéter sur
encroach on
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se chevaucher
overlap
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"évident
blatantly
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sujet qui divise
a wedge issue
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polémique
controversy
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a pour effet
effects
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mettre de côté
brush off
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chercher à atteindre
scrabble for
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renoncer à
waive
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marchandises, biens de conso
commodities
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sans ménagement
unsparingly
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lever le voile
lift the veil
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faire partie de
count among
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D'autant plus que
for the more so as
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trouver un compromis
striking a balance
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faire rage
rage on
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être équivalent à
be tantamount to v-ing
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mettre un grain de sable dans
throwing a spanner in the works of
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conjurer, éviter, parer
stave off
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renforcer
bolster
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appauvrir, ruiner
beggar
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à la base de
underpinning
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mettre un terme à
nix
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contre toute attente
against all odds
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En général
on balance
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à cause de
owing to
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au détriment de
at the expense of
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sonner le glas de
sounding the death knoll for
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éviter
eschew
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actuellement
currently
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faire la lumière
shed light
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erroné
misguided
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soutenir
endorse
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mettre l'accent sur
lay emphasis on
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manquements
shortcomings
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impasse
deadlock
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la légende veut que
legend has it that
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Sans cela
barring that