10/10/13 WTW6 Flashcards

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Ouvrir la voie vers

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To pave the way towards

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Une impasse

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A stand-off

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Un loup déguisé en agneau

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A wolf in sheep’s clothing

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La presse

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The press

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Contrecarrer

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To thwarft

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Monopole

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Stranglehold

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Soutenir

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To uphold

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Les purs et durs

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Hardliners

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Pour atténuer les opposants

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As a sop to opponents

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Companies privatized by MT

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British Airways
British Petroleum
British Steel

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Brader

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To sell off the family’s heirlooms

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Être de bonne augure

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To bode well

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Surnommer

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To dub

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Être paralysé par des grèves

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To be gridlocked by strikes

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Un fervent défenseur de

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A staunch advocate

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Un plaque tournante

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A hub

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Mourir de

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To die of

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Haïr

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To loathe

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Céder à

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To cave in
To give in
To yield in

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Avoir du mal à faire quelque chose

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To struggle to do something

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Faire 34 morts

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To left 34 dead

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Exploser (bombe)

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To go off

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Incluper

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To indict

Ai

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En représailles

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In retailiation

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Se venger

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To retaliate by doing something

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Un virage à 180 degrés

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A U-turn

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Battre en retraite

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To back down

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Aube Doré

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Golden Dawn

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Le voile

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Headscarves

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Surveiller

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To keep an eye on

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Les revenus ont chuté

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Earnings slumped

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Trouver un accord à l’amiable

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To reach an out-of-court settlement

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Inciter à

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To prod to

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Intensifier ses efforts

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To step up one’s efforts

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Être synonyme

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To become synonymous with

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Garantir l’anonymat aux usagers

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To provide anonymity to users

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Silk Road

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Illicit-drugs-and-black-market website

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Un scandale de blanchiment d’argent

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A money-laundering scandal

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Lancer une idée

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To float an idea

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Il a besoin qu’on le seccoue

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He needs prodding