Vocabulaire 2A Février - Mai Flashcards

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légitimité

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legitimacy

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2
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“Les États-Unis ont …”

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“The US has …”

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3
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“Il ne fait aucun doute que …”

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“There is no doubt that …”

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4
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de l’ingérence

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interference

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5
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intéressé par

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interested in

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6
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consacrer du temps

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to devote time to

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7
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courtiser, séduire

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to woo

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8
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se porter candidat (à une élection)

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to seek office

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satisfaire

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to cater to [kéyteur]

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un cercle fermé

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a loop

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11
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du soutien

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backing

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ayant de l’influence

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clout-wielding

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la prise de décisions

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policy-making

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mettre en lumière (x2)

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to put/turn the spotlight on

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financer

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to payroll

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16
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défendre

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to champion

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des répercussions

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implications

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18
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une situation équitable

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a level playing field

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une évaluation

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an appraisal

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gêner, entraver (x2)

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to hamper, to hinder

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truqué, faussé

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rigged

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tout l’intérêt de qch

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the whole point of

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incomplet, lacunaire

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sketchy

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qui dure depuis longtemps

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long-running

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n'avoir rien en commun
to be worlds apart
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ne pas tenir compte de qch
not to pay heed to sth
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rebattu, galvaudé
hackneyed
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voir qch avec des œillères
to have a blinkered view of sth
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être à sens unique
to be a one-way street
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des péripéties, des tournants, des virages
twists and turns
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tout joue contre
the odds are stacked against
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respecter, obéir à
to abide by
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rester impassible, garder son flegme
to keep a stiff upper lip
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le résultat, l'issue
the outcome
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appartenir au passé
to be a thing of the past
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tous les regards sont tournés vers
all eyes are on
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des fleurons (de l'industrie)
flagships
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un atelier
a workshop
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un aimant
a magnet
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régulièrement
steadily
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aux abois
beleaguered
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l'incertitude plane sur
question marks hang over
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une force à ne pas négliger
a force to be reckoned with
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rafler
to buy up
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par excellence
quintessentially
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l'affaire se corse
the plot thickens
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héritage
legacy
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délocaliser
to relocate
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phénoménal, impressionnant
formidable
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être ex æquo avec | être deuxième ex æquo
to tie with/to be tied with | to tie for 2nd place
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rompre tout lien avec q'un (x2)
to cut off/to break off all links with sb
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passer au large de
to give a wide berth to
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la botanique
botany
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a deal table
une table en bois blanc
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se passer, se priver de
to go without sth
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un paquebot
an ocean liner
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se rendre compte par soi-même, voir de ses propres yeux
to see for oneself
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en tout, somme toute, tout compte fait
all told
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billets neufs, en bon état
crisp bills
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en dédommagement de
in compensation for
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mettre en vente
to put up for sale
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raccrocher
to hang up