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Vochelle 2 Flashcards

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Relever un défi

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To take up a challenge

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Se mesurer à un problème

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To face up with a problem

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Une société laïque

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A secular society

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Introspection

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Soul-searching

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Tirer une leçon

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To draw a lesson

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Donner une leçon à qqn

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To teach sbody a lesson

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Lever une interdiction

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To lift a ban

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Imposer une interdiction

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To impose a ban

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Décrire un plan

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To outline a plan

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Un pays méritocratique

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A meritocratic country

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Une société fondée sur les classes

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A class ridden society

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Les opprimés
Ou
L’outsider

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The underdog

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Pousser au meilleur

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To stretch

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Huppé, chic

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Posh, upmarket

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Insalubre

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Deleterious, unhealthy

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L’emporter sur

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To outweigh over

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Nuire à

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To harm

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Faire les frais de

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To bear the brunt of

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Être en retard, à la traîne

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To lag behind

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Un avantage social

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A social benefit

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Une cellule de réflexion

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A think tank

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Un sondage d’opinion

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An opinion poll

A survey

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Sondée qqn sur

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To poll sbody on

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Souligner

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To point out

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Aller de l'avant
To go ahead (with)
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Quand il s'agit de
When it comes to
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L'écologie
Environmentalism
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Pertes économiques
Economic losses
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L'utilisation d'engrais
The use of fertilizers
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Est censé | On estime que
Is said to Is believed to Is thought to
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S'avère être | Semble être
Prouves to be | Seems to be
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En témoigne
Witness
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La publication de
The release of
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La découverte de
The disclosure of
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Rassemblée
Gathered
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Encourager
To cheer
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Les huées
Boos
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Divulguer
To leak
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Une vidéo divulgué, qui a fuité
A leaked video
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Se vanter
To brag
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Retirer, se retirer
To withdraw
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Des dizaines
Dozens
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Des dizaines de milliers
Tens of thousands
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L'approbation
The endorsement of
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Susciter la polémique, la curiosité
To arouse controversy, curiosity
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Rassembler, recueillir
To gather
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Rencontrer par hasard
To encounter sbody
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Rencontrer des problèmes
To encounter problems | To meet with difficulties
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Un porte-parole
A spokesman for
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Un conseille
A piece of advise
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Tolérer, cautionner
To condone
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Fermer les yeux sur
To turn a blind eye to
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Répondre à la demande, au besoins, aux attentes
To meet demand To meet needs To meet expectation
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Empiéter sur la vie privée
To infringe on privacy
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Des + ...
Most ...
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En proie à
In the grip of
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Subir des discriminations
To be discriminated against
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Déclencher
To trigger
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Pour le moment
For the time being
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Faire connaître publiquement
To publicize
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Illustrer
To exemplify
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Pour le moins ...
... to say the least
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Un peu partout
All over the place
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Être catégorique
To be adamant
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Mettre à l'écart
To crowd out
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Embourgeoisement
Gentrification
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Génération Y
Millenials
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Mépriser
To despise
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Regarder de haut
To look down
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Un quartier sensible, difficiles
A tough neighborhood
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Corrompre
To bride | To corrupt
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Monter en flèche (2)
To soar | To skyrocket
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Énervé
Upset | Annoyed
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Se débarrasser de
To get ride of
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Un vide juridique
A legal loophole
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On force les locataires à partir par la ruse
Tenants are tricked into leaving | To trick sbody into doing sthg
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Améliorer le sort de qqn
To better sbody's lot
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Améliorer (3)
To better To improve To enhance
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Entraver
To impede
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Influence
Leverage
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Octroyer des subventions
To grant subsidies
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Subventionner
To subsidize
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Être taxé de
To be granted as
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Ne pas apprécier
To resent
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Être accusé de faire
To be taxed with doing sthg | To be accused of doing sthg
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Les Pauvres
The poor The have-nots The badly off
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HLM
Dwellings
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Un objet de ridicule
A laughing stock
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Plein de (2)
A lot of | A wealth of
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Généralisé
Widespread
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Avantages // inconvénients
Upsides//downsides | Edges//drawbacks
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Qui a suivi (2)
Ensuing | Following
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Éviter
Shun | Avoid
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Être attiré par
To be drawn to | To be attracted to
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Surcharger
To burden
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Resserrer, renforcer, durcir
To tighten up
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Desserrer, relâcher, assouplir
To loosen
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Un fardeau social
A social burden
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S'élever par le travail
To working one´s way up
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Abuser de l'hospitalité
To overstay

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