9/10 Flashcards by Jeanne D

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imposer qq à qq’un

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to impose sth on sb

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payer le prix de ses actions

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to face the destruction of the destruction / damage

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occasionner

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to entail

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responsabilité

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accountability

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investir

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to invest

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énergies renouvelables

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green / clean energy

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réduire dratisquement

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to phase out, to opt out

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association

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organization

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transmettre un message

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to convey a message

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présentateur du journal

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the news anchor

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gagner de l’ampleur

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to gain ground/momentum/ traction

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faire de même

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to follow suit/ to follow sb’s footsteps/ to follow sb’s lead

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exprimer

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to voice

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recourir à

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resort to

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hors de prix

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priceless/ invaluable

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étaler de

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smeared with

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attirer l’attention

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draw attention / to grab attention

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une comparaison

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comparison

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accorder qqch

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to grant sth

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tomber dans l’oreille d’un sourd

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fall on deaf ears

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refuser

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to refuse to turn down

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compter sur

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relying on

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inciter

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to spur

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les médias

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THE media

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induire en erreur

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mislead

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faire la une des journaux

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make the front page of newspaper

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sous jacent / implicite

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underlying

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partisan

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proponent / advocate of

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évaluer

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to assess

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efficacité

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effectiveness

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désobéissance civile

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civil desobedience

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alimenter un débat

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to fuel a debate

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isolé, perdu

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remote, secluded

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dû à

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due to / owing to

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poursuivre en justice

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to sue

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chercher à faire

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to look to do

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homologue

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counterparts

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jusqu’à présent

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so far

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un recours

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a resort

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avoir de la rancune envers

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to hold/to bear a grudge against

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contrarier / se mettre à dos

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to upset/ to antagonize sb

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le forage

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to drill for oil

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effreiné

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runaway rampant uncontrollable unstoppable out of control