Vocabulaire Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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mettre le nez dans

A

to snoop at

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2
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filiale

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subsidiary company

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3
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faire adopter

A

push through

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4
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répandu

A

widespread

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5
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faire de son possible

A

to pull out all stops

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6
Q

bouc émissaire

A

scapegoat

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7
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wring

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tordre

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8
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les affaires intérieurs

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domestic affairs

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9
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une gaffe

A

a blunder

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10
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en fonction

A

incumbent

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11
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promesse

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pledge (to +inf)

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12
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au contraire

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conversely

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13
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diviser

A

to divide

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14
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trimestriel

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quarterly

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15
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avoir la peau claire

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fair-skinned

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16
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manquer, perdre, gaspiller

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to squander(a chance…)

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17
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à l’honneur de

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to sb’s credit

18
Q

donner l’alarme

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to raise the alarm

19
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se dissiper

20
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grenier

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hush

22
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pothole

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hurler

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frotter

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sentinelle
sentry
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coupable
culprit
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allocation chômage
dole
28
distribuer
to dole out
29
saisir(un bien)
to foreclosure
30
to boot out
être mis à la porte
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l'agence immobilier
real estate agency
32
tremblotant, secoué
shaky
33
énormément de
an awful lot of
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réduction fiscale
tax breaks
35
dwelling
résidence
36
to stagger
chanceler
37
résider
to dwell
38
réprimé
downtrodden
39
émeute
uprising
40
rehausser
to enhance