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2e année septembre Flashcards

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intense

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hectic

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le Pape

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the Holly Father

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être laxiste sur qc

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to be lax about sg / in doing sg

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abominable

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heinous

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imminent (et menaçant)

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impending

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perspective (2)

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outlook / prospect

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une victoire écrasante

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a landslide victory

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incoherent, peu raisonnable, au hasard

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haphazard (attention prononciation : HHAP HAZARD)

in a haphazard way → par-ci par là, au hazard

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somptueux, généreux, copieux

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to be lavish

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être dépensier (2)

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to spend lavishly

to be extravagant

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pleurer qc/qn

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to mourn for

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tripoter / tâtonner

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to grope

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entraver, faire obstacle (3)

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to hinder / to hamper / to impede

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empiéter sur, affecter

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to impinge on

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fusionner

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to merge

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une fusion

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a merger

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être en deuil

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to be in mourning

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lancer (un produit, un missile, une campagne)

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to launch

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être imperméable

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to be impervious

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chercher son chemin dans le noir

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to grope one’s way

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chercher ses mots

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to grope for words

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mettre en danger

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to jeopardize

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empiéter sur la vie privé (2)

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to infringe / impinge on privacy

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améliorer, moderniser

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to upgrade

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être insensible au danger

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to be impervious to danger

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être résilient

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to show resilience

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faire l’expérience, vivre

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to go through

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s’arrêter, garer sa voiture (2)

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to draw up

to pull up

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avec nostalgie, mélancolie

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wistfully

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être nostalgique à propos de qc (2)

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to be wistful about sg

to be melancholy about sg

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être mal défini

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to be ill-defined

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être mal élevé

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to be ill-bred

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des peurs sans fondements

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ill-founded fears

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il me fit reculer

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he made me cringe

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les horaires du train

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the train schedule

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excessif, exagéré

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exaggerated

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exagérer / minimiser

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to play sg up / down

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M1

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autoroute qui part de Londres

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une autoroute (US)

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an interstate (ex: I9) highway

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les stress de la vie moderne

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the stresses and strains of modern life

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mettre sur écoute

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to tap a phone

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exploiter, extraire

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to tap (naturel ressources, expertise)

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puiser dans

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to tap into

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soi-disant (2)

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allegedly

supposedly

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un robinet

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a faucet (US)
a tap (UK)
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suffixe away

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= s’éloigner ou notion de durée

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relier

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to bind - bound - bound

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s’en sortir *

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to fare

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déclencher

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to spark off

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oublier, négliger, fermer les yeux sur

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to overlook

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rare

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scarce

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sévir, régner (crime, disease)

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to be rife

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une attitude commune, répandue

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a pervasive attitude

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être d’accord avec qn sur

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to concur with sb that

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journée porte ouverte

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an open-day

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inaugurer (2)

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to open

to inaugurate

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une inauguration

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a gran opening

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investiture

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inauguration

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loger, abriter

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to house

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objet

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artefact

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une oeuvre d’art

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a work of art

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Londres est l’endroit où on peut trouver de nombreuses entreprises (abrite)

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London is home to many companies

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un équipement, un complexe

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a facility

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la période de l’esclavage

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the slavery era

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la visite (musée)

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the tour

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pour

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so as to

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remémorer qc à qn

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to remind sb of sg

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patrimoine

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heritage

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un patrimoine mondial

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a world/UNESCO heritage site

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jusqu’a mtn

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so far

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très attendu (2)

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long-awaited (tarde à venir)

eagerly-awaited

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sonder l’opinion (à propos de qc), faire du démarchage électoral…

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to canvass (on sg)

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persuader qn

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to bring sb round

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un témoin, un badaud

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a bystander

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ignorer, repousser

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to brush something aside

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rattraper son retard

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to catch up on [sth]

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chéquier

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checkbook

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réprimander

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to tell off sb

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se débarrasser de

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to cast [sth] off

to cast off old resentments

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jeter un œil sur, vérifier que tout va bien

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to check on [sth]

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pot-de-vin / soudoyer

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bribe / to bribe

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à couper le souffle

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breathtaking

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paperasse

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bureaucracy

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servitude

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bondage

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s’évader, éclater

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to break out

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entrainer

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to bring about

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renforcer

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to make sg stronger (mieux que reinforce)

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faciliter

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to make sg easier

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il me serait compliqué de nommer qn qui…

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I would be hard pressed to name sb that..

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ancêtre (2)

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ancestors

forebears

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incarner, être l’exemple parfait de qc

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to epitomize qc

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être l’exemple même du progrès (4)

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to be the very epitome [épitomi] / embodiment of progress.
to epitomize / embody progress.
to be progress itself

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mise sur écouter

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wiretapping

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mettre sur écoute un tel

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to bug / (wire)tap a phone

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une ville vivante, pleine d’activité

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a bustling city

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monsieur tout le monde

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the man in the street

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satisfaire (des besoin) : péjoratif

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to cater to

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Continu / qui n’arrête pas

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Ongoing

On- : continu

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Colline

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Hill

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Ordonner à qn de faire qc

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To bid sb to do sg

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Surenchérir

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To outbid

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Inspirant, exaltant

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Uplifting

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Déçu, peu impressionné

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Underwhelmed

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En sureffectif (2)

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Overstaffed

Overmanned

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Les prévisions météo

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The weather forecast

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Elle est devenue trop grande pour ses robes de l’année dernière

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She has outgrown last year’s dresses

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Faire mieux (3) que qn

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To outdo
To outperform
To outstrip sb

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Être surchargé (3)

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To be over burdened / overloaded / overwhelmed with

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Faire payer qn 1€

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To charge sb 1€

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Etre envahi de mauvaises herbes

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To be overgrown by weeds

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Ce roman est surfait (trop bien noté)

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This novel is overrated

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Atteindre la célébrité

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To achieve stardom

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Être multiplié par 10

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To increase tenfold

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Le problème est double

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The pb is twofold

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Selon toute vraisemblance ,….

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In all likelihood, …

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Il y a peu de chances qu’il réussisse

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There [isn’t much / is little] likelihood that he will succeed

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Plein de culpabilité

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guilt-laden

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Etre éphémère

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To be short-lived

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Avoir bcp de volonté

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To be strong-minded

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Handicap

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Disability

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Contre toute attente

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Against all odds

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Suffixe -odd

Depuis une vingtaine d’année

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A peu près : = or so

For twenty-odd years

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Les problème liés à la santé

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Health-related issues

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Dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre

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clockwise

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Ca ne va pas très bien question santé / boulot

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Things aren’t too good business-wise / health-wise

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Car il n’a pas su traiter la situation Comme il le fallait (2)

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For he mishandled…

For mishandling

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Sangloter

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To weep

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Déformer les propos

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To misquote sb’s words

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trop cuit

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overcooked (overdone pour la viande)

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je n’aime pas qu’on utilise les mots de façon impropre

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I don’t like words being misused

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regarder qn avec méfiance

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to look a sb mistrustfully

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et qui plus est

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and on top of that

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ils nous ont fait payer trop cher

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they overcharged us

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viande bien cuite

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well-done

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ils étaient trois fois plus nombreux

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they outnumbered us by three to one

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avoir peur de

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to be afraid OF

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abuser de l’hospitalité de qn (2)

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to overstay / outstay one’s welcome

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