Anglais Flashcards

1
Q

aller à l’encontre de

A

to go against the grain of

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2
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sinistre

A

grisly

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3
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un moyen de dissuasion

A

a deterent

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4
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le grand bond en avant

A

the great leap forward

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5
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puissance militaire

A

military might

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6
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la répression

A

the quelling

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7
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tirer quelqu’un de quelque chose

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to lift somebody of

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8
Q

laxiste

A

soft on crime

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9
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rusé

A

cunning

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10
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se moquer de la loi

A

to flout the flow

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11
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la criminalité

A

crime

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12
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être sans danger pour l’environnement

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to be pollution-free

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13
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un état voyou

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a rogue state

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14
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une fuite

A

a leak

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15
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s’enfuire

A

flee fled fled

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16
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tuer, occire

A

slay slew slain

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17
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étendre

A

spread

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18
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prospérer

A

thrive throve thriven

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19
Q

subir

A

undergo -went -gone

20
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renverser un gvt

A

to topple a government

21
Q

se retirer

A

to withdraw

22
Q

de belles promesses

A

smooth promises

23
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faiblesse

A

weakness

24
Q

ainsi

A

thus

25
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fortement

A

a keen

26
Q

compter

A

to matter

27
Q

au lieu de

A

instead

28
Q

éviter

A

avoid

29
Q

en avant

A

ahead

30
Q

réclamer

A

to claim

31
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dur

A

tough

32
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bien que

A

although

33
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simplement

A

merely

34
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far

A

further

35
Q

bouc émissaire

A

scapegoat

36
Q

se réunir

A

to gather

37
Q

réprimer

A

to quash

38
Q

être candidat à

A

to stand for office

39
Q

un sondage d’opinion

A

an opinion poll

40
Q

rentrer en fonction

A

to take office

41
Q

un coup d’état

A

a coup

42
Q

nommer quelqu’un à un poste

A

to appoint somebody to an office

43
Q

un bidonville

A

a shanty town

44
Q

vaincre qqn

A

to defeat somebody

45
Q

mettre en fuite

A

to put in flight

46
Q

être en plein essor

A

to boom

47
Q

faire de l’obstruction parlementaire

A

to filibuster