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Vocabulary from "the BBC" and from the rest Flashcards

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Déchirer (du papier par ex)

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To rip, to tear

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A lifter (shoplifter)

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Un voleur

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10
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De la confiture

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Jam

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13
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l’eau du robinet

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the tap water

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14
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une grenouille

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a frog

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18
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an outage

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une coupure, une panne, une interruption

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22
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Un cambriolage

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A burglary

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26
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credentials

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des qualifications (pour un poste par ex)

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45
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to blight sth

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gâcher, ruiner, briser qqc

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53
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Les eaux usées

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The sewage

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95
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À marée haute / à marée basse

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At high tide / at low tide

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À marée haute / à marée basse

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At high tide / at low tide

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104
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le bilan d’une ES

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the balance sheet

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105
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an auditor

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un expert-comptable (externe à l’ES)

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106
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les fonds propres, capitaux propres (ES)

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equities

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107
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a trade-off

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Un compromis

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137
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Une perceuse (machine)

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A drill

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138
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sharp (adj)

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tranchant, coupant, aiguisé OU malin, vif d’esprit

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139
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The shakeout of an economy

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Le ralentissement/tassement de l’économie

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140
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a predicament

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une situation délicate, embarassante

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141
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to page sb

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appeler qqn

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142
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to allude to sth

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faire référence à qqc (syn : make a reference to)

143
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un stagiaire

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an intern, a trainee

144
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To be rubbish

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Être une merde, pourri, derns

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An inference
Une déduction / inférence (conclusion) (what inference do you draw from these data?)
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to advance towards zero-litter
faire des progrès/avancés vers le zéro déchet
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La petite fille fait des colliers de perles colorées
The little girl is making necklaces from coloured beads [biiids]
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to garner
recueillir, récolter, engranger
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to assail
assaillir, s'en prendre à, attaquer
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des confiseries
sweets / candies / confectionneries
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Le roi était certain que ses chevaliers pouvaient défendre le bastion indéfiniment.
The king was sure his knights could defend the stronghold indefinitely.
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les produits laitiers
dairy
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aigre, acide (adj)
sour
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Ben a tracé une ligne en pointillée le long de la frontière sur la carte.
Ben put a line of dots along the boundary on the map.
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Le bijoutier sortit les diamants de la pochette pour les examiner.
The jeweller shook the diamonds out of the pouch to examine them
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Men’s grooming products
des produits de toilette pour homme
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to cater to sb
satisfaire les besoins de qqn
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Obtenir cette subvention a donné une sacrée impulsion au projet de construction.
Getting the grant gave a lot of impetus to the building project.
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to make substantial headway
faire des progrès considérables
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to bolster sb
soutenir qqn [to support sb]
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the dawn
l'aube, l'aurore (Helen watched the dawn as she drank her morning coffee).
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a disquiet
un trouble, une inquiétude
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Les médias se sont procurés des images de l'incident.
The media acquired some footage of the incident.
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ramifications
conséquences (mot transparent!)
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Les gens qui jettent des détritus sur le trottoir/dans la rue m'énervent vraiment.
People who litter the pavement really make me angry (to litter = jeter des déchets/détritus dans/sur)
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Je pense à enlever le prix avant d'emballer le pull.
I cut the price tag off before I gift-wrapped the sweater.
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an endeavour
un effort
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the landfill
la décharge / le centre d'enfouissement des déchets
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the reliance
la dépendance
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the outset
le début, commencement
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To glitter / some glitter
briller, étinceler / des paillettes
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Straightforward (adj)
simple, facile
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The shedding of sth
La perte de qqc
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Bill a lancé le bâton et son chien est allé le chercher.
Bill threw the stick and the dog retrieved it.

English Voc (12 decks)

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