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Réduire

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To reduce

To curb

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Déchet

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Waste (indenombrable)

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Opposite editorial

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An op-ed

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Redacteur en chef

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Editor

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Journaliste d’opinion

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Columnist

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Parcourir un journal

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To leaf through paper

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Parcourir un site

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To browse a website

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Un leure/attrait

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A lure

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Attrayant

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Appealing

Alluring

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Tromper les gens

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To lure people into doing

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Un érudit

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A scholar

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Un universitaire

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An academic

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Vaisseau spatial

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Spacecragt

Spaceship

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The higher the better

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The better the higher

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Décoller

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Launch

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Propulser

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To propel

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Carburant

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A propellant

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Saper un argument

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To undermine an argument

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Attaquer un mythe

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To debunk a myth

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Nuancer

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To qualify a statement

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Contraire à l’éthique

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Cynical

Unethical

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Sans considerer

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Regardless of

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Juste pour la dispute

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For the sake of arguing

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Prendre quelque chose sérieusement

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To take something seriously

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Prendre quelque chose avec des pincettes

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To take something with a grain of salt

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L’esprit pionnier

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The pioneering spirit

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Lancer un débat

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To fuel a debate

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À pas de géant

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By leaps and bounds

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Selection naturelle

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The survival of the fittest

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Une espèce

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A species

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Décollage

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Lift-off for shuttle

Take-off for plane

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Être un fardeau

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To be a burden on

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S’amenuir

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To dwindle

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impossible n’est pas Français

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the sky’s the limit

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l’exploration spatiale

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space exploration

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envoyer des gens

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to send people to

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fuir

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to flee

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aller en voyage

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to undertake a trip

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subir une opération chirurgicale

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to undergo an surgery

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se faire un nom

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to make a name for oneself

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cruel (4 fois)

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cruel
callous
pityless
cold-hearted

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un pionier (2 fois)

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a pioneer

a trailblazer

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aplannir

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to iron out

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lister

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to itemize

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faire apparaître

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to evidence

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une situation difficile (3 fois)

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a quandary
a difficult situation
a trcicky situation

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encore moins

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let alone

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malgré son cynisme

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for all his cynism

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dommage collatéraux

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a toll

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subir des dommages collatéraux

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to take a toll

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il n’y a pas d’intérêt à (2 fois)

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there is no use in

there is no point in

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retour sur investissement

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return on investment

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qui se sert la ceinture

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cash-strapped

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54
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partir en exploration

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to rover

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palper

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to probe

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comprendre un sens

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to grasp a meaning

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faire face à un (2 fois)

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to be hampered

to be faced by an obstacle

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décaler (2 fois)

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to postpone

to put off

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terrestre/spirituel

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earthly/spiritual

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les dérives de la société

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society is drifting

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faire une expérience (2 fois)

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to conduct an experiment

to carry out an experiment

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je trouve dur de croire

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I find it hard to believe

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Netherlands

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Ducth

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faire avancer la science

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to advance science
to further science
to drive science forward

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se porter volontaire (2 fois)

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to volonteer

to be willing

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assurer un retour sain et sauf

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to ensure a safe return trip

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la meilleure solution

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the best solution

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une meilleure solution

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a better solution

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emballer/finir rapidement

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to wrap up

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un petit emballage/pour les barres de chocolat

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a wrapper

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couleurs vives

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garish

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renommer/redonner une appellation

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to rebrand

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un coup publicitaire

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a stunt

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remarquable

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noticeable

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un coup pour devenir connu

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a publicity stunt

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diffuser (2 fois)

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to broadcast

to air

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en grande écoute

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at prime time

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abribus

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a bus-shelter

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un vendeur

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a shop assistant

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afficher une affiche

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to plaster with posters

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tromper

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to deceive

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passer en revue

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to go over

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parcourir

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to browse

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dépensier

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extravagant
a big spender
a real spendthrift

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retirer

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to withdraw

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commander (2 fois)

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to place an order

to order something

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s’endetter

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to get into debt

to un into debt

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un caddie

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a trolley (uk)
a shopping cart (us)
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liquider

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to sell off

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une caisse

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a register (pour payer)

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caisse enregistreuse

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a till

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caisse/bureau

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a cash desk

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tirer son inspiration de

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to draw inspirtaion from

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je suggère de

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I suggest doing

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être tout sauf (2 fois)

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to be but

to be only

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un slogan (2 fois)

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a slogan

a catchphrase

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rusé

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cunning

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pousser (physique)

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to push

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pousser à

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to urge
to drive to
to enticesomeone to do something

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persuader quelqu’un

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to talk somebody into doing

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tromper quelqu’un

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to lure somebody into doing

to trick somebody into doing

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à l’affut

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on the lookout

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information + entertainment

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infotainment

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client

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client (special services)

customers

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client d’un magasin

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a patron

car park for patrons only

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une bonne affaire

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a bargain

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affluer dans

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to flock into

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un sondage

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a survey

a poll

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institut de sondage

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a pollster

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faire un sondage

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to conduct a poll

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65%

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65 per cent

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un échantillon

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a sampling

a testing

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déguster

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to sample food

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un coupon

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a coupon

a voucher

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une piste de décollage

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the launchpad

the launching area

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gagner de la vitesse

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to gain speed
to garther momentum
to gather speed

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pour ne jamais revennir

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never to come back

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en l’état

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in prime condition

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usé

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worn out

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user

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to wear out

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éraflure

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a scratch

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user (idiomatique)

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to wear and tear

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se vendre comme des petits pains

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to sell like hot cakes

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être en rupture de stock

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to be sold out

to run out of stock

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un mannquin de vitrine

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a dummy

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vitrine

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a display-window

a shop-window

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aller comme un gant

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to fit like a glove

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arnaquer

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to rip off

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arnaqueur

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a crook

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un service a thé

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a tea set

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porcelaine

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porcelain

china

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demander un remboursement

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to ask for a refund

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un dessin humoristique

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a cartoon

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on peut lire dans la légende

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a caption that reads

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une grange

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a barn

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une écurie

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a staple

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une étable pour vache

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a cowhed

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équipement

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equipment

props

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mettre quelqu’un sous le projecteur

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to train spotlight on somebody

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nominer

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to nominate

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être sous les feux des projecteurs

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to be under the spotlight

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un battage médiatique

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a media hype

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être las

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to be weary of

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retourner dans l’oublie

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to go back to oblivion

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répétition sans fin

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endless repetition

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une victoire à l’arracher

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a close contest

a dead heat

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donner une indication

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to strike the note

to give an indictation

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une rixe

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a brawl

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un combat éléctoral

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an electoral contest

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voter

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to cast a vote

to vote

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candidat pour être vice-président

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running-mate

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voeux

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pledge

vouch

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système américain

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winner-takes-all

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the president elect

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becomes the president

sworn into office

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soutenir politiquement

A

to endorse a candidate

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en colère contre

A

angry at

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peur de

A

fear of

158
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montée du populisme

A

a rise in populism

159
Q

machoire

A

jaw

160
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bouche-bée

A

jaw-dropping

161
Q

tonalité/ton ou terrain

A

a pitch

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Q

à son comble

A

a fever pitch

163
Q

être critique

A

to level at criticism

164
Q

un combat

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a tussle
a fight
a quarrel

165
Q

tout se passe commmé prévu

A

everything go to plan

everything go as planned

166
Q

bougon

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crotchety

grumpy

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et les autres

A

et al (latin)

168
Q

submerger

A

to swamp

169
Q

impétueux aggresif

A

violent
bold
aggresive
to be brash

170
Q

prêt à combattre

A

on the ropes

up to fight

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sous le charme de

A

in thrill to

fascinated by

172
Q

avoir le feu vert

A

to get the green light

173
Q

maladroit

A

clumsy

clunky

174
Q

porgéniture

A

offspring

175
Q

en aval

A

downstream

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Q

titres de compétence

A

credential

177
Q

adopter un budget

A

to enact a budget

178
Q

conséquences désastreuses

A

dire consequences

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Q

longtemps gelé (économie)

A

long-stalled

180
Q

obstacle

A

hurdle

181
Q

magnat

A

mogul

182
Q

jab

A

coup

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tendance/mode

A

fad

184
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durée

A

fad

185
Q

to scoff at

A

se moquer de/railler

186
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préparer quelqu’un

A

to groom

187
Q

jeter dans les toilettes

A

to flush

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Q

tendu/nerveux

A

jittery

189
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une grotte

A

a cave

190
Q

faire attention

A

to give heed

to pay heed

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strident/perçant

A

shrill

192
Q

souche

A

stump

193
Q

bancal

A

wonky

194
Q

laisser tomber

A

to toss aside

195
Q

soulever avec un crick

A

to jack up

196
Q

combat

A

bout

197
Q

faire le pein

A

to fill up the tank

198
Q

accorder la priorité à

A

to lay the emphasis on

199
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augmenter de

A

to grow by

200
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l’accident nucléaire de Tchernobyl

A

the Chernobyl meltdown

201
Q

une ampoule

A

a light bulb

202
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un barrage

A

a dam

203
Q

malgrè son attrait

A

for all its attraction

204
Q

en perte de vitesse

A

losing momentum

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Q

accelérant

A

gathering momentum

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Q

peu/à peine

A

sparsely

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Q

dépendre trop largement

A

to rely too heavily on

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manque

A

scarcity

209
Q

offre et la demande

A

offer and supply

210
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diminution

A

depletion

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Q

pénurie

A

shortage

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Q

surabondance

A

glit

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rendement

A

yield

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excédent

A

surplus

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spectaculaire

A

dramatic

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efficace

A

efficient (en rendement)

effective (qui a de l’effet)

217
Q

bien éclairé

A

well-lit

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mal éclairé

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ill-lit

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inépuisable

A

inexhaustible

220
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abondant

A

plentiful

abundant

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chauffé au gaz/charbon

A

coal-fired

gas_fired

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Q

gaspilleur

A

wasteful

223
Q

minuscule

A

minute

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se trouver propulsé à l’age de X

A

to leapfrog into the X age

225
Q

avoir des réactions partagés

A

to meet mixed reactions

226
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histoire d’amour des USA avec les grosses voitures

A

America’s love affair with high consumption cars

227
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programme

A

program (us)

programme (uk)

228
Q

inonder

A

to swamp

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un marais

A

a swamp

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4*4

A

a SUV

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exploiter

A

to tap

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domestiquer

A

to harness

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un procédé avec beaucoup d’intermédiaires

A

a Russian doll process

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voter

A

to cast a vote
to cast a ballot
to vote

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un état rural

A

a rural state

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une cabine

A

a booth

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déclarer son soutient à un candidat

A

to endorse a candidate

to support:decalre one’s support

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marquer le ton de la campagne

A

to set the tone of the campaign

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se diviser

A

to split off

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insister

A

to entice somebody to do something

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un nombre seuil

A

a threshold number

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indécis (a d’autres sens)

A

a holdout

243
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quelque chose dédié à quelque chose/créneaux

A

a slot

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quartier général

A

HQ

headquarters

245
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se moquer de

A

to chuckle at

to laugh at

246
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populiste

A

populous

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disproportionné en taille

A

outsized
overblown
out of proportion

248
Q

tester la popularité

A

to test the metal

249
Q

s’adpater

A

to adapt

to adjust

250
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concentrer la colère

A

to channel anger

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se plaindre avec véhémence de quelque chose

A

to rail aginst

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à porter

A

within reach

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les gros doneurs

A

fatcat donors

Super PAC

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supprimer quelque chose

A

to do away with something

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abroger une loi

A

to abrogate a law

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le fossé générationnel

A

the generational divide/gap

257
Q

les gens nés dans les années 2000

A

millenials

258
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être culpabilisé

A

to be guilt-tripped

259
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pour plein de raisons

A

for a litany of reasons

260
Q

le combat continue

A

the fight rages on

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un tumulte

A

an uproar

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mettre quelqu’un en colère

A

to cross somebody

to make somebody angry

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rencontrer quelqu’un

A

to run into somebody

264
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quadriller

A

to trail across

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faire un compliment à quelqu’un

A

to pay somebdoy a compliment

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faire naufrage

A

to get stranded

267
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monsieur

A

Sir

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personne n’a eu le courage de lui dire

A

nobody had the heart to tell

269
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se retrouver (physique)

A

to find oneself

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carrément

A

downright

definitely

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un bug technique

A

a technical glitch

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condamner (moralement)

A

to condamn

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aller ça et là

A

to wonder about

274
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la BBC

A

The BBC

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être condamné par la justice

A

to be sentenced to

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c’est voué à l’échec

A

it is doomed to failure

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diffuser

A

to air
to play (une chanson)
to broadcast

278
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le

A

on (si date)

in (si moins précis)

279
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chaîne publique

A

public station

public channel

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donner un coups de main (physiquement)

A

to give somebody a hand

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donner un coups de main (autre)

A

to give somebody a chance

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un ponte

A

a big wig

a big shot

283
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faire l’affaire

A

to do the trick

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Mr-machin

A

mr what’s-his-name

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hum

A

uh

err

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écraser/rouler dessus

A

to run over

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percuter

A

to knock somedody over/down

288
Q

un rateau

A

a rake

289
Q

job sous-payé

A

odd jobs
menial jobs
unskilled jobs

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paranoïaque

A

paranoid

291
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apporter de l’eau au moulin

A

all grist to the mill

292
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par conséquent

A

so
consequently
however
indeed

293
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zone où on importe des matières premiéres et on exporte des produits manufacturés

A

maquiladores

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transformer

A

to turn something into

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énomique/peu cher

A

economical

thirsty

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politique (adj)

A

political

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politique (nom)

A

politics

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pointer

A

to point at

299
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faire porter le blame

A

to put the blame on
to put the blame finger at
to lay the blame on

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développer des arguments

A

to lay out one’s arguments

301
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accorder quelque chose à quelqu’un

A

to grant somebody something

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Q

faire du soucis

A

to care about something

303
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vouloir

A

to care for

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comme écris dans la légende du dessin

A

as written in the drawing

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comme écris sur le dessin

A

as written on the drawing

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témoigner

A

to testify

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permettre à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

A

to allow someone to do something

308
Q

intraduisible surnom des états-unis

A

land of opportunity

309
Q

un fléau

A

a scourge

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une bénédiction

A

a blessing

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pendant le vol/train

A

on the flight/train

312
Q

entretemps

A

in the meantime

313
Q

mont Everest

mont Fuji

A 
Mount Everest (pas de the !!)
Mount Fuji (idem !!)
314
Q

des instructions spéciales

A

special instructions

315
Q

plus

A 
no longer (continuité, quantifiable, début)
not any ... longer (continuité, quantifiable, fin)
anymore (nature)
316
Q

voiture officielle

A

State car

official car

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Q

poser des questions

A

to speak
to address
(pas talk !!)

318
Q

avec égards

A

deferential

deferentially

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Q

voir

A

to see + bv si pas description

to see + bv + ing sinon

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Q

date avec des majuscules !!!!

A

date avec des majuscules !!!!

321
Q

avoir envie

A

to feel like

322
Q

organiser une fête

A

to throw a party

323
Q

lancement d’un livre

A

a book launch

324
Q

courir vers

A

to run toward

325
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courir et atteindre

A

to run to

326
Q

premier ministre

A

Prime Minister

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rappeler

A

to ring a bell
to be reminiscent of
to ring a bell

328
Q

estimer

A

to reckon

329
Q

le climat (général)

A

the climate

330
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le climat (notion)

A

climate

331
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faire écho

A

to echo something

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rappeler quelque chose à quelqu’un

A

to remind somebody of something

333
Q

a peu prés

A

somewhat

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minéral

A

ore

mineral

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fournir

A

to supply

to account for + données chiffrées

336
Q

à contre-courant

A

to go against the tide

to go against the current

337
Q

permettre à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

A

to allow somebody to do something

338
Q

ce n’est rien si ce n’est

A

this is but a

339
Q

bricolage

A

DIY

340
Q

transformation physique complète

A

a makeover

341
Q

subir une transformation physique

A

to undergo a transformation

342
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c’est une bonne nouvelle

A

it’s good news

343
Q

une centrale à charbon

A

a coal powerlant

344
Q

CO2

A

carbon dioxyde

345
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être critique par rapport à

A

to level criticism at

346
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colporter

A

to sell merchandise

to peddle

347
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corvées

A

chores

348
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poser

A

to lay/laid/laid

349
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être étendu

A

to lie/lay/lain

350
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mentir

A

to lie/lied/lied

351
Q

se rapprocher

A

to come

352
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partir

A

to go

353
Q

fabriquer

A

to make

354
Q

faire quelque chose

A

to do

355
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faire un gâteau

A

to bake a cake

356
Q

faire un chèque

A

to write a check

357
Q

faire faire quelque chose à quelqu’un

A

to make somebody do something (pression)
to have somebody do something (service)
to have something done (personne mentionnée)

358
Q

faire bouillir de l’eau

A

to boil water

359
Q

faire pousser des haricots

A

to grow beans

360
Q

phénomène

A

phenomenon (plr)

361
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media

A

media (plr)

362
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les jeunes

A

the younger generation

363
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compenser quelque chose

A

to make up for

to compensate for (plus formel)

364
Q

les étas-unis

A

the USA is

365
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quelqu’un a oublié son parapluie

A

someone has forgotten their umbrellas

366
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some/any:everyone + vb au sing + pronom possessif au plr

A

some/any:everyone + vb au sing + pronom possessif au plr

367
Q

quelqu’un a eu le meilleur moment de sa vie

A

someone had the time of their life

368
Q

compassion

A

sympathy

369
Q

tentative (ang)

A

adj !

370
Q

monnaie

A 
currency (état)
small change (pièce)
371
Q

le peu d’information

A

the little information is

372
Q

so as to + bv

A

so as to + bv

373
Q

so that + nom

A

so that + nom

374
Q

il y a quelque temps

A

no long ago

375
Q

j’ai l’habitude

A

I am used to + bv+ing

376
Q

il est deux fois plus âgé que moi

A

he is twice as old as me

377
Q

revenir (conversation)

A

to revert

378
Q

cette histoire nous rappelle

A

this story is reminiscent of

this story recalls

379
Q

toucher

A

to affect

to impact

380
Q

législateur

A

policy-maker

381
Q

In my views

A

In my views

382
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quelque chose qui nous embêtes

A

pet peeves

383
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Eviter Indeed

A

Eviter Indeed

384
Q

De plus

A

moreover

in addition

English Vocabulary (10 decks)

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