26/09/13 WTW4 Flashcards by Jean-Baptiste Beck

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Une épreuve de force se profile

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A showdown is looming

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Surveiller

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To oversee

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Décommander, annuler

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To call off

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Être frappé, endommagé par

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To be battered by

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Dont la popularité a décliné

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That has waned in popularity

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Conclure un accord

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To strike a deal

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Luttes internes

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Infighting

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Le magnat de la presse

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The media tycoon

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Éliminer, annuler un impôt

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To scrap a tax on

Scrapped

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L’officier le plus gradé

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The most senior officer

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C’est le bouleversement le plus complet

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Everything is in turmoil

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Un vol inaugural

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A maiden flight

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Des problèmes de mise en route

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Teething problems

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L’action de Boeing est au plus haut

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Boeing’s share price is at an all-time high

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Apaiser

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To soothe

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Introduction en Bourse

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An Initial Public Offer

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Des porteurs d’armes

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Gun-toting people

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Écouter quelqu’un illégalement

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To eavesdrop on someone

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Augmenter de 22%

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To increase by 22%