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Anglais Lambda II Flashcards

1
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Etre dans l’impasse

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To have hit a dead end

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2
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Mettre fin à

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To put an end to

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3
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Faire un effort en ..

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To make an effort by V-ing

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4
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Cela fait 2 mois que je ne suis pas allé au cinéma

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It is x month or so since I have been to the cinema (demander)

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5
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Un oral

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An oral exam

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6
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Ouvrier

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worker

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7
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Considérer une question comme réglée

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To regard a matter as settled

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Un vendeur

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A Salesman

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9
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Cela ne sert à rien de

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It is no use V-ing

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10
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Si besoin est

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If need be

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11
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Travailler dans le bruit

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To work in a noisy place

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12
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Une promenade

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A walk

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13
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Un facteur (raison)

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A factor

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14
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Précaire

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Precarious

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15
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Une revue trimestrielle

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A quarterly

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16
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En difficulté

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In difficulty

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17
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Commerce extérieur

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External trade

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18
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Dans des domaines comme …

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In such areas as…

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19
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Des décisions prises

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Reached decisions

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20
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Un nombre sans-cesse croissant de ..

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An ever-growing number of…

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21
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Un critère

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A criteria

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22
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Avec le plus grand soin

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With the utmost care

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23
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Puiser dans

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To draw on

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24
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Piller

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To plunder

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25
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Astucieusement

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cannily

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26
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To be scruffy-looking

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Etre débraillé / Frippé

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27
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Battre

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to defeat

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28
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Courageux

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Plucky

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29
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Woefully

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Très tristement

30
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Renforcer / Augmenter qch pour renforcer

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To beef up

31
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Etre endetté jusqu’au coup

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To be mired in debt

32
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A bust bank

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Une banque en faillite

33
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Monnaie fragile

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Brittle currency

34
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To Sag

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S’affaisser

35
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Une reprise (souvent éco)

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An Upturn

36
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Une situation critique

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A plight

37
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Assiegé

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besieged

38
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Bouillonnement

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Simmering

39
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Un chaudron

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Cauldron

40
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Wistfully

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Avec nostalgie

41
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Reculer

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to cringe

42
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A scheduled service

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Une ligne régulière

43
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A Scriptwriter

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Un scénariste

44
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To play sb up

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To cause sb pain

45
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Away derrière un verbe peu vouloir dire “un moment”

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Ex: He tapped away on his computer –>Il tapota un moment sur son clavier

46
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Un problème d’actualité

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A Topical Problem

47
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Le trafic de drogue

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Drug Trafficking

48
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Ce n’est qu’en V que nous V

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Only by V-ing we will …

49
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Les principaux aspects de

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The major aspects of

50
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Dans trop peu de

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In too few …

51
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On peut espérer que / Il faut espérer que

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It is to be hoped that

52
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Dans un avenir proche

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In the near future

53
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Une aggravation

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A worsening

54
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Y avoir discrimination envers une personne

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Have discrimination against …

55
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Demander des dommages et intérêts

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To ask for damages

56
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Voter une mesure (Parliament)

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To pass a measure

57
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Se révéler efficace

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To prove effective

58
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A la majorité de 2/3

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By a two-thirds majority

59
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Un problème d’actualité

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A topical problem

60
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Le trafic de drogue

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Drug trafficking

61
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Ce n’est qu’en … (que nous V futur)

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Ono by V-ing … we will

62
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Les principaux aspects de

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The major aspects of

63
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Dans trop peu de …

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In too few …

64
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On peut espérer que

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It is to be hoped that

65
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Dans un avenir proche

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In the near future

66
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Une aggravation

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A worsening

67
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Y avoir discrimination envers…

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Have discrimination against a woman

68
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Si oui

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If so

69
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Demander des dommages et intérêts

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To ask for damages

70
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Voter une mesure

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To pass a mesure

71
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Se révéler efficace

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To prove effective

72
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A la majorité des 2/3 tiers

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By a two-third majority

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