53 Flashcards

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avant-garde

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vanguard

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changer de direction

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to veer

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L’opinion public est en train de se tourner vers le centre

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Public opinion is veering back to center

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La voiture a quitté la route

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The car veered off the road

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un comité de pilotage

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a steering committe

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aventureux, risqué

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venturesome

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voisinage

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vicinity

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rivaliser avec

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to vie with

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innocenter, donner raison à, justifier qch

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to vindicate

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vif, évocateur

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vivid

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s’engager dans une lutte

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to wage

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faire la guerre

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to wage war

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lutter contre l’analphabétisme

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to wage a campaign against illiteracy

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renoncer

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to waive diplomatic immunity

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faire grâce de

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to waive one’s fee

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ouvrir gratuitement ses portes

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The museum waives admission charges on Sunday

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renoncer à appliquer la limité d’âge

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to waive age limits

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diminuer, décliner

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to wane

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un belliciste

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a warmonger

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bellicisme

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warmongering, hawkishness

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parer à, se protéger de

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to ward offf

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un mandat d’arrêt

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a warrant for arrest

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un mandat de perquisition

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a search warrant

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injustifiable

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unwarranted

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une autorisation, un droit, une garantie
a warranty
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gaspilleur, excessif
wasteful
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une autorisation, une garantie, un droit
a warranty
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ligne de partage des eaux
a watershed
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un point critique ou décisif
a watershed
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hésiter, vaciller
to waver
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point faible
the weak point
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une banalité
a well-worn phrase
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une amitié de longue date
a well-worn friendship
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durer
some synthetic fibers wear less well than others
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s'épuiser, s'user
to wear out
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usé
worn-out
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usure
wear and tear
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s'effacer, passer, finir par disparaître
to wear off
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fatigué, épuisé
weary
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fatigant, lassant
wearisome
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être plus important que
to outweigh
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hauteur
height
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bien-être
welfare
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assistance publique
public welfare
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être à la charge de l'Etat
to be on welfare
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programmes qui visent l'insertion des chômeurs dans la vie active
workfare, welfare to work
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fantasque, étrange
whimsical
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ne pas arrêter
to be in a whirl of activity
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J'ai la tête qui tourne
My head is in a whirl
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donner à qch sa chance
to give sth a whirl
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coup de fouet
whiplash
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entrer précipitamment
to whip into a room
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forcer qn à agir
to whip sb into action
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largeur
width
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répandu, généralisé
widespread
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manier, brandir, exercer
to wield (arms, power)
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peu maniable, qui se déplace facilement
unwieldy
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faune
wildlife
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étendue déserte
wilderness
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extravagant, fou, sauvage
wild
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fou de joie
wild with joy
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entêté, obstiné
wilful
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délibérément
wilfully
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Quand on veut, on peut
Where there's will, there's way
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un testament
a will
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être prêt, disposé à faire qch
to be willing to do sth
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remonter une montre
to Wind a watch
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se terminer, finir par
to Wind up with
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liquider une société
to Wind up a company
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enfin comprendre, se mettre au parfum
to Wise up
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1.Having practical rather than theoretical knowledge, such as what is learned on the streets rather than in the classroom.
streetsmart
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esprit, intelligence, bon sens, amusant
wit
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avoir la tête sur les épaules
to have one's wits about one
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drôle
witty
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un mot d'esprit
a witticism
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involontairement, sans savoir
unwittingly
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retenir (argent, information), remettre (décision)
to withhold
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résister à
to withstand
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un as, un champion
a whizz
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malheurs, difficultés
woes
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un miracle
a wonder
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un médicament miracle
a Wonder drug
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courtiser
to woo
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repousser, rejeter avec mépris
to spurn love, help, offer
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réalisable
workable
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maîtrise, perfectionnisme
workmanship
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un artisan spécialisé
a craftman
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Ca ne vaut pas la peine de passer du temps
It's not Worth spending time
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pour 10$ de chocolats
$10 Worth of chocolate
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sans valeur, inutile
worthless
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digne de
worthy of
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ça n'est pas digne de toi
it's not worthy of you
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digne de louanges
praiseworthy
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louable
a worthy cause
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plein de dignité
dignified
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qui prétend ou désir être qch
a would-be poet
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potentiel
a would-be migrant
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qn qui rêve d'être qn
a wannabe football player
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se disputer, se chamailler bruyamment
to wrangle