Buzz n°19 Flashcards by alex trb

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Fiendish

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Infernal, diabolique

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Feroce

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fierce

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se battre en pure perte

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to fight a loosing battle

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Arriver à comprendre

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To figure out

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Combler l’écart

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to fill the gap between

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Les conclusions (d’une étude/enquête)

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the findings

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découvrir

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to find out

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dans la ligne de mire

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in the firing line

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to fit

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aller, convenir

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to fit in/into

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s’integrer, s’inserer dans

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par à-coups

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in fits and starts

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bouche béé, sidéré

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flabbergasted

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un produit phare

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a flagship product

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to go flag out

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donner son maximum

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a flaw

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un défaut, une imperfection

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parfait, sans défaut

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flawless

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fragile

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flimsy

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Inonder/envahir

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to flood

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to flout a rule

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passer outre/ ne pas respecter

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a flurry

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une poussée soudaine

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ne pas avoir la moindre idée

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to not have the foggiest idea/clue

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faire de meme

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to follow suit

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suivre les traces, marcher sur les tracs de qqun

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to follow in somebody’s

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être sur un pied d’égalité

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to be on an equal footing

malgré

for | "for all the advantages of the system"

la mondialisation

globalization

l'altermondialisme

alter-globalization (mondialisation solidaire et maitrisée)

global trade

le commerce mondial

le troc

barter

to dump

vendre à perte

la portée

the scope

to foster free trade/ to spur free trade

encourager le libre-échange

un blocus

a blockade

sans entrave/ libre

unfettered

faire la loi/ imposer sa loi

to rule the roost

un conflit

a spat

avoir un avantage sur

to have an edge on

dynamiser, encourager

to spur, to foster

to thrive on

se développer, prosperer grace à

la déréglementation des échanges

deregulation of trade

la delocalisation des entreprises

the relocation of companies

le dvpmnt durable

sustainable development

se soumettre a qqch

to abide by

représenter

account for

act up

mal se comporter

Permettre, tenir compte de

allow for

back down

se dérober, reculer

bank on

compter sur

bear out

confirmer

eclater, exploser

blow up

blow over

passer sans consequences

bounce back

rebondir

rompre, casser

break off

brush aside

ecarter

reclamer, demander

call for

call off

annuler

realiser

carry out

devenir populaire, prendre

catch on

cave in

s'effondrer, céder