Anglais - 19 Flashcards

1
Q

Ce n’est que lorsque des manifestations ont éclaté que le gouvernement a reconsidéré sa politique

A

not until the protests erupted did the government reconsider its policy

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2
Q

le patronat

A

Employers

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3
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finalement

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Ultimately

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4
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cela revient à/se résume à

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this comes down to

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5
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Ils croient en la croissance économique aussi fermement qu’en la protection de l’environnement

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They believe in economic growth as firmly as in environmental protection

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6
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Non seulement les régimes autoritaires restreignent les libertés, mais ils répriment aussi la dissidence politique.

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Not only do authoritarian regimes restrict freedoms, but they also suppress political dissent

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7
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en cours de route

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Along the way

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8
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de façon significative

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meaningfully

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9
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persévérant

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persistent

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10
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Minouche Shafik, president of Columbia University

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11
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In the past, jobs were about muscles. Now they’re about brains, but in the future, they’ll we about the heart

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Quote, jobs past present and future

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12
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une préoccupation

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a concern

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13
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une blessure

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a wound

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14
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dans le but de

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in an attempt to

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15
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posséder

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to possess

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16
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la fiction

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a fiction

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17
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Il faut reconnaître aux militants que leur persévérance a entrainé un véritable changement politique

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you have to hand it to the activists, their persistence has brought real political change

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18
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sonder

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to plumb

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19
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les profondeurs

A

the depths

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20
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supporter, tolérer

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to put up with

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21
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les véhicules électriques

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electric vehicles

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22
Q

accomplir un nouvel exploit

A

to pull off another coup

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23
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célèbre

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prominent

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24
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les leviers

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the levers

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25
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un triomphe

26
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augmenter fortement

27
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rapidement, promptement

28
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un problème plus opaque

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a murkier matter

29
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une bouffée d’air frais

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the breath of fresh air

30
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effort, tentative

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the endeavour

31
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tendu, stressant

32
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une fusion

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the merger

33
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sans limites

34
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à peine suffisant

35
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la mainmise

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the stranglehold

36
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retour en arrière

A

rolling back

37
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s’extasier sur

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to gush over

38
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rapidement

39
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user de son influence

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to throw one’s weight

40
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Ce n’est qu’un échelon sur une échelle bien plus longue

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it is just one rung on a much longer ladder

41
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accrochages, luttes, chamaillerie

42
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Le débat sur le climat est devenu de plus en plus tendu à mesure que les tensions entre dirigeants s’intensifiaient

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the debate over climategrew increasingly fraught as tensions between world leaders escalated

43
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émettre quelque chose

A

To issue something

44
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Une amnistie générale

A

A sweeping pardon

45
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susciter l’indignation

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To draw outrage

46
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transporté

47
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prudence, méfiance

48
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prudent, méfiant

49
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promettre

50
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Qui est fait sur-le-champ, improvisé, non préparé

51
Q

de grande envergure

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wide-ranging

52
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Une remarque spontanée/négligeante

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an offhand remark

53
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un déluge de

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a flurry of

54
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gêner, entraver

55
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dans l’oubli

56
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inverser

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to reverse

57
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au milieu de

58
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particulier, idiosyncratique, original

A

idiosyncratic

59
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Un virage serré

A

a sharp turn

60
Q

Reporter qqc à plus tard

A

To punt on

61
Q

des remarques nonchalantes

A

breezy Remarks