Britain Part - 001 Flashcards

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Dreadfully

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Terriblement, affreusement

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A Boon

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Une aubaine, une bénédiction

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Slump

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Effondrement, récession

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On the dole

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Au chômage

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Whereas / while

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Alors que, tandis que

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Merely

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Only

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To aim

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Aspirer, viser, ambitionner, pointer.

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Regardless

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Quoi qu’il arrive.

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Regardless of

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Sans tenir compte de, malgré, en depis de ….

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To amount to …

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Se monter à … Revenir à …

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Overdue

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Arriéré, impayé

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Tricky

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Délicat, difficile

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To curb

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Diminuer, réfréner, réduire atténuer

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Tenet

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Doctrine, dogme.

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To push away

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Repousser.

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Statement of intent

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Déclaration d’intention

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To roll back

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Faire reculer

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To revolve around

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Graviter autour

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Competitiveness

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Compétitivité

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Greedy

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Cupide, avide, gourmand, glouton

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To step in

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Intervenir

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Profligate spending

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Dépenses immodérées

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Quangos

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ONG

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Boldy

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Courageusement.

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Groundbreaking

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Novateur, révolutionnaire

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Tooth and nail

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Bec et ongle

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Around the clock

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24h/24, jour et nuit, à toute heure…

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Une aubaine, une bénédiction

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A Boon

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Terriblement, affreusement

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Dreadfully

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Effondrement, récession

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Slump

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Au chômage

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On the dole

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Alors que, tandis que

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Whereas / while

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Only

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Merely

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Aspirer, viser, ambitionner, pointer.

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To aim

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Quoi qu’il arrive.

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Regardless

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Sans tenir compte de, malgré, en depis de ….

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Regardless of

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Se monter à … Revenir à …

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To amount to …

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Arriéré, impayé

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Overdue

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Délicat, difficile

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Tricky

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Diminuer, réfréner, réduire atténuer

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To curb

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Doctrine, dogme.

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Tenet

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Repousser.

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To push away

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Déclaration d’intention

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Statement of intent

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Faire reculer

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To roll back

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Graviter autour

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To revolve around

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Compétitivité

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Competitiveness

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Cupide, avide, gourmand, glouton

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Greedy

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Intervenir

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To step in

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Dépenses immodérées

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Profligate spending

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ONG

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Quangos

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Courageusement.

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Boldy

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Novateur, révolutionnaire

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Groundbreaking

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Bec et ongle

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Tooth and nail

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24h/24, jour et nuit, à toute heure…

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Around the clock