12.02.14 Flashcards

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Un client 2

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A customer, a patron

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Interdire 2

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To ban, to forbid

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Il est probable qu’elle viendra

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She is likely to come

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Etre sur le point de

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To be about to

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Être désireux de

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To be eager to

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Le désir

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Eagerness

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Rare

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Unusual

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Saignant (cuisson)

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Rare

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Au bord des larmes 2

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On the verge of tears

On the verge of crying

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Au bord de 2

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On the edge of

On the brink of

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Chirurgie esthétique

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Plastic surgery

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Contre leur volonté

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Against their will

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La volonté

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Willingness

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Une solution était en cours d’être imaginée

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A solution was under way

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De manière flagrante

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Blatantly

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Convaincre qqun de faire quelque chose

Convaincre qqun de ne pas faire qqchose

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To talk sb into/out of -doing something

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Une situation difficile

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A plight

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Un serment

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La gente féminine

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The fair sex

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Allergique à

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Allergic to

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Se vanter

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Draguer les filles

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To chat up girls

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Les pères fondateurs des usa

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The founding fathers of the usa

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Demissionner

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Incompétent
Unskilled
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Une réussite, un succès
An achievement
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Dernièrement, il y a peu
Lately
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Un fléau
A plague
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Un fardeau
A pledge
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L'impôt sur le revenu
Income taxes
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Monter en flèche 3
To skyrocket To soar To escalate
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Sur le déclin
On the wane
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Se désister, faire marche arrière
To back out
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Un engagement
A commitment
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Pharaon
Pharaoh
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Démesuré
Immoderate
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Stupéfié, assomé, interloqué… 5
``` Stunned Astonish Dumbfounded Astounded Flabbergasted ```
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Étendue, limites
Scope
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Échelle, importance
Scale
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Eau courante
Running water
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La guerre contre la terrorisme
The war on terrorism
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Une décharge (détritus) 3 (dont un AE)
``` A dump A rubbish (BE) A garbage (AE) ```
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Se plaindre de qqchose
To complain about smthing