vocabulaire tiré de EDHEC QCM THEME VERSION Flashcards

(60 cards)

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clout

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influence

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the news … good

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IS

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un intérêt personnel/particulier

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a vested interest

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s’inscrire

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to register

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s’abonner

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to suscribe

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STAFCOM + noun

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subjectif, taille, aspect, forme, couleur, origine, matière

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aller droit au but

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to cut to the chase

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s’ouvrir (figuré)

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to open up

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raz-de-marrée electoral

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a landslide

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une question de goût

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a matter of taste

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a barrister

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avocat qui plaide au tribunal

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to hear someone out

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écouter de bout en bout

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très peu probable

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highly unlikely

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céder

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to give way to

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complicated

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intricate

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smart

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shrewd

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uncomfortable

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ill at ease

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dreadful

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terrible

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to improve

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to enhance

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concurrent

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simultaneous

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désormais

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from now on/henceforth

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filiale

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subsidiary

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a credit to purchase property

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a mortgage

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FMI

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International Monetary Fund

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to collapse
to tumble down
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être digne de confiance
to be trustworthy
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donner son accord
to give one's consent
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a .... penalty
stringent/harsh/tough
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determination
doggedness
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to quit
To resign
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to lighten
to alleviate
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jeter un coup d'oeil à
to cast a glance at
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thick
solid
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to delay
to put off, to postpone
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à double tranchant
to be doble edged
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le bouche à oreille
word of mouth
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the tallest man ... the world
IN (in + lieu ou groupe de pers, OF + comparatif ou déterminants)
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un paquebot
a liner
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quand on veut on peut
when there is a will, there is a way
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le nombre de mort
the death toll
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les bléssés
the injured, the wounded
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the victims
the casualties
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un quart d'heure
a quarter of an hour
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la météo
the weather forecast
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exercer son pouvoir, diriger une entreprise/un pays
to exercise power, to rule a company/ a country
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prendre des parts de marchés
to secure/get/seize market shares
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vente aux enchères
an aunction
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être au chômage
to be on the dole
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détourner des fonds
to embezzle
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enchérir
to outbit
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une économie/un marché mou
a sluggish market
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Se résoudre à
To bring oneself to + BV
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To be a trouper
Une personne dure à la tâche
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Être fidèle à
To stick by somebody
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Chatouiller
To tickle
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Pommette
Cheekbone
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Le front
Forehead
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Une répétition
A rehearsal
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Se pencher
To lean
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Gribouiler
To scrawl