Anglais - 4 Flashcards

1
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demander quelque chose à quelqu’un

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To ask somebody for something

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2
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demander quelque chose

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to request something

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3
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accorder quelque chose

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To grant something

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4
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laisser entendre

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To hint

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5
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dissuader quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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To deter somebody from doing something

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6
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Convaincant (de manière convaincante)

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Convincingly

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7
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menacer

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To threaten

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8
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manipulateur

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Manipulative

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9
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faire un lavage de cerveau à quelqu’un

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To brainwash somebody

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10
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le lavage de cerveau / l’endoctrinement

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Brainwashing

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11
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refuser une offre

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To turn down an offer

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12
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protester contre quelque chose

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To object to something

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13
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contestable

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Objectionable

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14
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s’élever contre quelque chose / quelqu’un

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To speak up against something/somebody

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15
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indiscipliné

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Unruly

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16
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Son patron autoritaire s’attendait à…

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His domineering boss expected

17
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autoritaire

18
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tyrannique

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High-handed

19
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Il a refusé d’être soumis à son patron

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He refused to be subservient to his boss

20
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céder

21
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une simple suggestion

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A mere suggestion

22
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être persuadé de faire qch

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To be persuaded into doing

23
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convaincre quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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To talk somebody into doing something

24
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forcer quelqu’un à faire quelque chose par le chantage

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To blackmail somebody into doing something

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hésiter à accepter
To be reluctant to accept
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accepter sans discuter
Readily accept
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sur demande
On request
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Cela demande une explication
It calls for an explanation
29
Refers to the winter of 1978-1979, during which industrial action by trade unions demanding pay rises brought down J.Callaghan's Labour government.
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The phrase is taken from the opening of William Shakespeare's Richard III : « Now is the winter of our discontent »
The « Winter of Discontent »
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le mécontentement
Discontent