11/2/'13 Flashcards

1
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refaire

A

to redo, to do again

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2
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remporter un prix

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to win a prize

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3
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parer

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to decorate

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4
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une soixantaine

A

about sixty

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5
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présider

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to preside [prIzaid] at; to act as chairperson or president

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6
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fin

A

fine

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7
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renverser

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to spill, to overturn

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8
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réassortir

A

COMMERCE [magasin] to restock

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9
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être sur le qui-vive

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to be on the alert

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10
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roder une équipe

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to get a team up and running

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11
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une quinzaine de jours

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a fortnight, two weeks

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13
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dès que possible

A

as soon as possible

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14
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décerner

A

[prix, médaille] to award

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15
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réfléchir

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to think

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16
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un caprice

A

tantrum

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17
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une manchette

A

cuff (vêtements); headline

18
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des impondérables

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unknown quantity

19
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gérer

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to administer; to manage

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ainsi que

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as; as well as

21
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ainsi que je l’ai fait remarqué

A

as I pointed out

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emprunter

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une parure

A

set of jewels

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un collier

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un garde du corps

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tant que
as long as; while
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une marque
mark; brand
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une trentaine
around thirty
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acheminer
to convey, to move
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une cargaison
cargo, freight
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une panoplie
outfit
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un coût très élevé
very high cost
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Impensable
unthinkable
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se voir
to be visible, to be obvious, to be apparent
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dès que
as soon as
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Cela se verrait à œil nu.
That would be obvious to naked eye
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entourer
to surround
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Le palmarès du festival de Cannes
PrizewInners of the Cannes festival