25-26 Flashcards

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1
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Entreprendre

A

To undertake

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Entrepreneur

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Entrepreneur, contractor

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3
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Etre candidat à une élection

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To be up for election

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4
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Être au courant

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To be up on something

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Être en train de faire, de mijoter quelque chose

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To be up TO something

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Être honnête

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To be on the up and up

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Être à la hauteur

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To be up to doing something

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8
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Prendre/avoir le dessus

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To get/have the upper hand

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9
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Valide, valable, non périmé (document)

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Valid

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Valable

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Valid

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De valeur

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Valuable

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12
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De très grande valeur, précieux, sans prix

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Invaluable

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Valeur, mérite

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Value

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14
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Priser

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To value

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15
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Taxe sur la valeur ajoutée

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Value-added tax

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16
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Salaire, paie (le plus souvent utilisé pour des travaux manuels)

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Wages

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17
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Salarié

A

Employee

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18
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La guerre

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War

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19
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Guerres, luttes

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Warfare

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20
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Personne qui croit en l’utilisation de la force

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Warmonger

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21
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Warmongering, hawkishness

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Bellicisme

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22
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Faucon

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Hawk

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23
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Avertir, mettre en garde

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To warn

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24
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Un avertissement

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A warning

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25
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Gaspiller, gâcher

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To waste

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26
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Gaspilleur, excessif

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Wasteful

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27
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Déchets nucléaires

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Nuclear waste

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28
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Déchets industriels

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Industrial waste

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29
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Recycler

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To recycle

30
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Recyclage

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Recycling

31
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Faiblir, s’affaiblir

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To weaken

32
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Point faible, point sensible

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Weak point

33
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Faiblesse

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Weakness

34
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Peser

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To weigh

35
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Etre plus important que

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To outweigh

36
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Poids

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Weight

37
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Prendre du poids

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To gain weight

38
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Hauteur

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Height

39
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Bien-être, bien

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Welfare

40
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Assistance publique

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Public welfare

41
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État providence

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Welfare State

42
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Etre à la charge de l’état

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To be on welfare

43
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Liste de ceux qui reçoivent l’aide sociale

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Welfare rolls

44
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Programme qui visent à l’insertion des chômeurs dans la vie active

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Welfare to work, workfare

45
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Élargir

A

To widen

46
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Largeur

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Width

47
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Répandu, généralisé

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Widespread

48
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Volonté, determination

A

Will

49
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Si tu veux vraiment y arriver, tu trouveras un moyen

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“Where there’s a will, there’s a way”

50
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Volonté, force de caractère

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Willpower

51
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Désir, volonté

A

Desire

52
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Un testament

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A will

53
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Etre prêt, disposé à faire quelque chose

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To be willing to do something

54
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Bonne volonté

A

Willingness

55
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Se demander

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To wonder

56
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Miracle, prodige

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Wonder

57
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Merveilleux

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Wonderful

58
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Médicament miracle

A

Wonder drug

59
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S’inquiéter, se préoccuper de

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To worry

60
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Inquiétant

A

Worrisome, worrying

61
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Valeur

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Worth

62
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Valoir de la peine, mériter

A

Worth

63
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Pour 10€ de chocolats

A

10€ worth of chocolates

64
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Sans valeur, inutile

A

Worthless

65
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Valable, qui vaut la peine

A

Worthwhile

66
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Temps

“Je vous verrai dans peu de temps”

A

While

“I’ll see you in a while”

67
Q

Les jeunes, la jeunesse

A

Youth

68
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Jeune (look, mode) du style “ça fait jeune”

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Youthful

69
Q

Un jeune homme

A

a youth

70
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Enfant, jeune personne

A

Youngster

71
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Les jeunes

A

Young people