17/06 Flashcards

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générer, déclencher

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to trigger

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divergences

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discrepancies

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dans quelle mesure

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to what extent

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4
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campagne électorale

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electoral campaign

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5
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une tendance

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a tendency

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emergence

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the emergence

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parti conservateur

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Tory
the tories

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8
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UK and USA

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toujours précédé de THE

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représenter, décrire

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to portray

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enthousiaste

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enthusiastic

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se mettre d’accord avec

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to settle with

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réalisé au sens de fait(e)

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performed

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13
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FMI

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International Monetary Fund

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14
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l’augmentation

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the increase

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un avantage sur

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an edge over

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horrible, épouvantable

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appaling

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17
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plutôt que

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rather than

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18
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important (numéraire)

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n’a qu’un sens qualitatif et pas quantitatif -> significant, substantial, considerable

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dignité humaine

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human dignity

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cruauté

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cruelty

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21
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être sur le devant de la scène

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take center stage

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à peine un jour

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hardly a day

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aborder

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to broach a

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atroce

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attrayant
appealing
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faire l'éloge de
to praise
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situation difficile
the plight
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de la part de
on the part of
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flux
flow
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simplement, seulement
merely
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tiré par les cheveux
far-fetched, exaggerated
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choix utilitariste
utilitarian choice
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dérouler le tapis rouge
to roll out the red carpet
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retracer l'histoire de
traced back to
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conséquences, répercussions
aftermaths
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lancement, commencement, début
inception
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en apparence
seemingly
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faire de l'ombre à, cacher
to overshadow
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pure
sheer
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mépris
contempt
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malheureux
unfortunate
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effet secondaire
side effect
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fermer les yeux sur
to turn a blind eye to
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notoire, tristement célèbre
infamous
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peu hygiénique
unsanitary, insanitary
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supporter
to put up with
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porter contre, à l'encontre de
leveled at
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passer pour
coming across
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sans cœur
heartless
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sans précédent
unprecedented
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célèbre pour qqch de nég
notorious
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n'éprouver aucun remords
unapologetic
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rien de moins que
nothing short of
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insensible
uncaring
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un plan
a scheme
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attirer, courtiser
to woo