Vocabulaire D'essai Flashcards

(68 cards)

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Une victoire écrasante

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A landslide victory

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Intimider

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To daunt

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Gratifiant

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Rewarding

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Généralement répandu

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Widespread

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Une approximation

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An estimate

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Vigoureux, énergétique

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Forceful

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Aborder un problème

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To address a problem

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Surgir, se révéler

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To arise

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Être contraint

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To be constrained

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En gros

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In bulk

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Une question, interrogation

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A query

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Être à la hauteur de

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To live up to sth

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L’approbation, l’adhésion

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The endorsement

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Le lancement, commencement (projet)

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The inception

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Malgré toutes les réformes précédentes de l’Etat

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For all the previous Government’s reforms

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16
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En déficit

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In the red

In the fix

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17
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Une population qui vieillit

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A greying population

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Une budget serré

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A shoestring budget

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19
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Un remède universel

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A cure-all

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20
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Restructurer, ramanier x3

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To overhaul
To reshuffle
To revamp

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Avec l’objectif de mettre fin à

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With a view to putting an end to

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Le gaspillage

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The squandering

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23
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Manque de prévoyance

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Lack of foresight

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Qu’ils soient des hôpitaux ou des généralistes

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Be they hospitals or GP’s

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Le diplomate américain a rencontré son homologue chinois pour traiter de ce problème.
The American diplomat met with her Chinese counterpart to discuss the problem.
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Criblé de dettes
Debt-ridden
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Cela veut dire que les anglais n'ont pas le choix, ils doivent en assumer les coûts
Its means Britains have no choice but to pick up the tab
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Pendant ce temps, pour le moment
In the meantime
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De même
Likewise
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Apporter leur contribution à
To contribute their share to
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Un obstacle majeur
A stumbling block
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Sur le chemin de la guérison
On the path to recovery
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Désormais, dorénavent
Henceforth
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La pierre angulaire
The corner stone
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Le maître mot
The watchword
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Une épreuve de vérité
A litmus test
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Conformément à
In keeping with
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Le directeur soutient que ses réformes seront bénéfiques.
The director contends that his reforms will be beneficial.
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Plus il y a de GS, mieux c'est
The more GS the better
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En vue de favoriser
With a view to fostering
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L'homme a prétendu être le propriétaire.
The man purported to be the owner.
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Mon patron m'a donné le feu vert pour lancer le projet.
My boss gave me the go-ahead to launch the project.
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Il est important de trier les déchets.
It is important to sort out waste.
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Un plan soumis à condition de performance.
A performance-related scheme
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Le nouvel architecte a demandé les plans de l'immeuble.
The new architect requested the building's blueprints.
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Donner une longueur d'avance
To give a leg up
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L'apogée, l'âge d'or
The heyday
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Etre originaire de
To hail from
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Mieux s'en sortir
To fare better
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A y regarder de plus près
On closer examination
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Faire des ravages sur
To take a heavy toll on
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Un péage, un tribut
A toll
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Attirer les meilleurs ...
To draw in the best ...
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Rester sur la touche
To stay on the sidelines
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Un des véhicules les plus recherchés au pays.
One of the most sought after vehicles in the country to guests.
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Attractif
Appealing
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Renforcer, soutenir
To bolster
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Une société à deux vitesses
A two tiers society
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Des cours particuliers
Private tuition
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Ainsi, donc
Thereby
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Un élargissment
A widening
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Les riches et les pauvres
The haves and the have-nots
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Un obstacle
A hindrance
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Des retombés, des répercussions
Fallouts
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Malgré tous ses efforts
Try as he might
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Les personnes démunies
The destitute
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Remettre sur un pied d'égalité
To level the playing field
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Des enfants de différents milieux
Children from different walks of life