Anglais Flashcards

1
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Une zone tampon

A

a buffer zone

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2
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un bastion

A

a bastion / stronghold

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3
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un assaut

A

an onslaught

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4
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abattre (tuer une personne)

A

slaughter / slay - slew- slain

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5
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faire respecter, maintenir

A

to uphold

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6
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pot-de-vin / soudoyer

A

(to) bribe

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7
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à l’abri de / immunisé contre

A

immune from –> ex: immune from prosecution/arrest

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8
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(sénateur) en fonction

A

incumbent (senator)

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9
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une pénurie

A

a shortage

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10
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un glissement de terrain

A

a landfall

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11
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plateforme d’essai de missile nucléaires

A

missile testing facility

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12
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copinage, favoritisme

A

cronyism

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13
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un acquittement

A

an acquittal

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14
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minimiser l’importance de

A

to play down the significance

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15
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les prix de l’immobilier

A

house prices

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16
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déficitaire

A

loss-making

17
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un tiers (personne extérieure)

A

third-party ; ex: third-party seller

18
Q

saboter, faire capoter

A

to scupper

19
Q

avant, dans les moments/mois/jours qui ont précédé

A

in the lead-up to

20
Q

éclore, fleurir, prospérer

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to bloom