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Vocabulary The Fourth Powers Flashcards

1
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To sue

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Porter plainte

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Presse

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Media

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Tabloid

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Journal déprécié par rapport au journalisme d’information : elle ne traite que des scandales impliquant des stars ou des personnalités et est régulièrement poursuivie en justice (atteinte à la vie privée ou propos fallacieux)

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4
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To gather

Gathering

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Rassembler

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Poids, pouvoir

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Clout

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La presse (métonymie)

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Fleet street

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7
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Minimiser

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To play down

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Réfuter

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To disprove

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9
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Cautionner

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To endorse

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Évaluer / estimer

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To assess

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11
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Sinistre / pescimiste

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Grim

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12
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Hard-line

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Extrémiste, intransigeant

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13
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Qui ne s’engage pas

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Noncommital

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14
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Affaiblir, compromettre

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To undermine

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15
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Casualty

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Victime (mort ou blessé)

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Revendiquer, réclamer, prétendre

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To claim

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17
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Revenir sur ses positions, céder

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To climb down

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18
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Chronique

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Column

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19
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Limiter la liberté de la presse

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To curtail press freedom

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20
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Rentrer dans l’histoire

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To go down into history

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21
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Signature

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Byline

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22
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Vanter, faite la pub

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To tout

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23
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Point sensible

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Hotspot

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24
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Soutenir, défendre sa cause

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To champion

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25
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Exagérer les choses

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To overstate the case

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26
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Abondant riche

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Affluent

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27
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Upheaval

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Boulversement

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28
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Siège d’une société

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Head office

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Controler, surveiller

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Monitor

30
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Diffamation

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Libel

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Preuve, temoignage

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Evidence

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Couverture médiatique

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Coverage

33
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Désavouer, démentir

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To disclaim

34
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Réduire

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To cut back

35
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Sous-jacent

Caché

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Underlying

36
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Impasse, bloquage

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Deadlock

37
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Pertinant

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Relevant

38
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Scrupule, inquiètude

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Qualms

39
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Baron de la presse

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Tycoon

40
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Milieux politiques

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Political circles

41
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La fin est imminente

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The writing is on the wall

42
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(Nouveau) tournant

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Watershed

43
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Intérêt direct

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Vested interest

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Sans prendre en considération

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Regardless of

45
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Tracer, construire, élaborer

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To map out

46
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Répercussion, contrecoup

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Blacklash

47
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Présumé

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Putative

48
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Empiéter sur

Ex vie

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To encroach on

49
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Avoir des rebondissements, imprévu, échouer

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To backfire

50
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Recommencer, reprendre après une interruption

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To resume

51
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Mot d’ordre

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Watch word

52
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Corruption

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Sleaze

53
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Être en grève

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To be on strike

54
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Étouffé (un scandale)

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To hush up (to cover)

55
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Légende

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Caption

56
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Motivation, incitation

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Incentive

57
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Embarras, dilemne

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Quandary

58
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To keep

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Garder
Tenir
Retarder
Continuer (to keep (on) doing sthg)
Faire attendre (keep waiting)
Empêcher qqun de faire qqchose (to keep sb from doing sthg)
Ne pas s'approcher de (to keep clear of)
59
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Check

Check in

Check out

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Contrôler, vérifier

Enregistrer, se présenter à la reception/ l’enregistrement

Régler sa note, quitter hotel

60
Q

Troupes

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Troops

61
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Overseas

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À l’etranger, étranger (ère)

62
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Sentence

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Phrase

Sentence

Condamner

63
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Release

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Relâcher

64
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Rig

Rigged system

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Truquer

65
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Great

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Grande, génial

66
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Retail

To retail at

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Détail

Se vendre à

67
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Target

Targeted

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Cible

Ciblé

68
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Divertir

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To entertain

69
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Convaincre

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To convince

70
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Reliable

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Fiable

71
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To spread (news)

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Étaler, propager

72
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Comics

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