Vochelle 4 Flashcards

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Embouteillages

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Traffic jam

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Un moyen de transport

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A mean of transport

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Disfonctionnement

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Disruption

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Fiable

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Reliable

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Faire avec

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To make do with

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Douceur

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Gentleness

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Pivoter

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To swivel

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Être sincère

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To be genuine

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Un bon moment

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Quite a while

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Idiot

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Foolish

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Avarice

Cupidité

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Greed

Cupidity

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Par égard pour moi

Pour l’amour de Dieu

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For my sake

For heaven’s sake

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Manger pour le plaisir de manger

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Eat for the sake of eating

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La campagne

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The countryside

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Un grenier

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An attic

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Défaire une politique

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To undo a policy

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Abroger une loi

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To repeal a law

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Délivrer des décrets exécutifs

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To issue executive orders/decrees

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19
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La pierre angulaire

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The cornerstone

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Marge de manœuvre

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Leeway

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Faire un procès

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To sue

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Un canular

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A hoax

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Être dépendant de

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To be reliant on

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Développement durable

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Sustainable development

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Énergie renouvelable
Renewable energy
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Octroyer des subventions | Être subventionné
To grant subsidies | To be granted by subsidies
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Près de la
Nearby
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Aspirer ardemment à
To yearn to
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Hausser les épaules
To shrug
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Chérir l'idée | Nourrir l'espoir
To cherish the idea of | To nurture the hope of
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Banlieue difficile (3)
A problem area An inner city A socially-deprived area
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Un conté
A county
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Bétonner
To concrete
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Un cambrioleur
A burglar
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Un agresseur
A mugger
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Capot (voiture)
Bonnet (U.K.) | Hood (U.S.)
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Coffre (voiture)
Boot (U.K.) | Trunk (U.S.)
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Vous quelqu'un en chair et en os
To see sbody in the flesh
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Un personne très dépensière (2)
An extravagant person | A spendthrift
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Être excellent
To be outstanding
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Nous sommes censé comprendre
We are meant to understand
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Une conspiration | Un complot
A conspiracy | A plot
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Comploter contre qqn
To plot against sbody
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Bidon (2)
Bogus/ fake/phony
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Causer
To bring about
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Ternir la réputation de qqn | Saper la crédibilité de qqn
To tarnish sbody’s reputation | To undermine sbody’s credibility
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Campagne de diffamation
A smear campaign
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Faire deux poids deux mesures
To operate double standards
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Calomnier (journaux, discours)
Newspaper : to libel | Speeches : to stander
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Dominer/surpasser/
To outgun sbody
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A un bas niveau record
At a record low | At a all-time low
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Être voué à l’échec
To be doomed to failure
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Rester au second rang
To take a back seat
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États indécis (pour vote)
Purple/swing/battleground States
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sceller le sort de qqn
To seal the fate of sbody
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La haine
The hatred
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Revenir en force
To come roaring back
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Un traître (2)
A traitor | A turncoat
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Le plafond de verre
The glass ceiling
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À en croire l’éditorialiste
If the columnist is to be believed
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La messe était dite
The writing was on the wall
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Infortuné
Ill-fated
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Mal interprété
Misconstruing
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Force de volonté
Willpower
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Audace
Boldness
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Malveillance
Malice
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Tromperie
Deceitfulness
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Une soif interchangeable de pouvoir
An unquenchable thirst of power
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Être déterminé à faire
To be intent to do sthg
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Ne pas ménager ses efforts
To spare no expense and effort
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Faire la caricature
To lampoon
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Être englué dans un scandale
To be embroiled in a scandal
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Déjouer | Être roulé
To outwit | To be outwitted
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Reprendre son cours (2)
To go back to normal | To be business as usual
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Souffrance (2)
Pain | Suffering
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Tristesse (2)
Sadness | Sorrow
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Se serrer les coudes (2)
To stand side by side | To stand shoulder by shoulder
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Avoir un rôle majeur
To play a major role
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Être au cœur de l’économie
To be in the core of the economy
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Une position (2)
A stance, a position
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Nuancer
To qualify
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Avoir des comptes à rendre
To be accountable
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Capitalisme éclairé Éthique commerciale Commerce équitable
Enlighted capitalism Business ethics Fair trade
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Donner un exemple | 3 façons
A telling example of...is... . Witness,... which is... ..., as exemplified by...
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Tenir qqn responsable pour
To hold sbody responsible for sthg
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(Ne pas) avoir des sculptures
To have (no) qualms about sthg
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Être agité
To be restless
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Cela ne vaut pas la peine
It is not worthwhile
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On arrête pour aujourd’hui
Let’s call it the day
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Embarrassant | Gênant
Embarrassing | Awkward
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La gêne
The awkwardness
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Coléreux
Quick-tempered
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Un accès de colère
A fit of anger
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S’occuper de qqn
To look after sbody
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Se méfier de (2)
To be wary/distrustful of
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Ni... ni...
Neither... nor...
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Mal à l’aise (2)
Ill-at-ease | Inconfortable
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Se mettre en colère
To fly into a temper/rage
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Être en colère
To be angry
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Un casse-cou (2)
A daredevil/ a hothead