vocabulary Flashcards

(45 cards)

1
Q

to commit

A

commettre, s’engager

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2
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faithfull

A

fidèle

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3
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sweep away

A

balayer

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4
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the nascent polemic

A

la polémique naissante

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5
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to boast

A

vanter

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6
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besides

A

de plus

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7
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the numerous

A

les nombreuses

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8
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in the face of controversy

A

face à la polémique

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9
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the scoffers

A

les moqueurs

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10
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roof

A

la toiture

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11
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let’s raze

A

rasons

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12
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in a nation prey to

A

dans une nation en proie au

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13
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despite of

A

malgre

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14
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the set

A

l’ensemble

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15
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a sneer

A

un pieds de nez

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16
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inheritance

A

un heritage

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17
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fencing

A

escrime

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18
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steel

A

acier

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19
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perils

20
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hailed as an architectural marvel

A

salue comme une merveille architecturalle

21
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extravaganza | spendish

22
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lavish

23
Q

to lavish something to

A

couvrir de ( object : ex : eloges ) de personnes

24
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to splurge

A

faire des folies

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to go on a spending spree
pour faire une frenesie de depenses
26
to keep building from falling into
pour empêcher le batiment de tomber dans
27
disrepair = maintenance
maintenance
28
white elephants
grand batiment couteux et avec une utilité très limitée
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scaled for huge crownds on a grand scale to put on a show
voir trad
30
feature
caractéristique
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venues
sites
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owe
devoir
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utilities
services publics
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overshoots = overwims = exceed
depassement ( de budget)
35
hurdle
obstacle
36
foot the bill
payer la note
37
substancially
substantiellement
38
spend on
depenser dans
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outlier
une valeur abberante, un element hors norme
40
carboard
carton
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landmark
point de repere
42
backdrop
toile de fond
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push out = displace = sweep people off tev street
pousser les gens
44
a strack constrast
un contraste frappant
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burnish ≠ trarnish
brunir ≠ ternir