Buzz n°20 Flashcards by alex trb

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forceful

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puissant

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éminent, de premier plan

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foremost

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prévoyance/ manque de prévoyance

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foresight/ lack of foresight

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to forestall

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devancer/anticiper

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mentir

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to speak with a forked tongue

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donner généreusement, allonger de l’argent

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to fork out money

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se forger une opinion au sujet de

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to form an opinion about

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forthcoming

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à venir

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forthrightly

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directement,franchement,carrément

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encourager, promouvoir

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to foster, to further

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se tracasser

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to fret (about)

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the fringe

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la marge, la périphérie

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à partir de rien

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from scratch

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truquer, falsifier

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to fudge figures/ accounts

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attiser

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to fuel

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accomplir, réaliser

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to fulfil

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à part-entiere

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full-fludged

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to funnel

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canaliser

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to further

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faire avancer, favoriser

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dans un avenir proche/lointain

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in the near/far distant future

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récolter les fruits de son travail

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to reap the benift of one’s labour

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relever un defi

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to meet a challenge

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etre en avance sur son temps

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to be ahead of one’s time

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devenir de plus en plus courant

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to go mainstream

des produits artisanaux

handicrafts

acheter en gros

to buy in bulk

éliminer les intermédiaires

to cut out the middleman

atténuer les pertes

to mitigate losses

une goutte d'eau dans l'ocean

a drop in the ocean

se résumer

come down to

se détacher, réussir

come off

diminuer, réduire

cut back

dénigrer

do down

disparaitre, diminuer

fade away

reculer, tomber en arriere

fall back

fall back on

avoir recours à

tomber à l'eau, tomber à travers

to fall through

compter sur, avoir l'intention de

figure on

arriver à comprendre, découvrir

figure out

follow through

poursuivre jusqu'a la fin, suivre la trace

s'en tirer, faire qqch en tte impunité

get away with

give in (to)

céder à

give up

renoncer

dissimuler

gloss over

reprendre

to back over

go back on

revenir sur

etre bien recu

go over (well)