Buzz n°3 Flashcards

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avec

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along with

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alongside

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avec, aux côtés de

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distant, à l’écart

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aloof

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to alter

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modifier, changer

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parmi, au sein de, au milieu de

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amid

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to run amok

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être pris de folie furieuse

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le sommet

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the apex

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appaling

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effroyable

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lancer un appel - se pourvoir en appel

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to appeal

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apt

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pertinent

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to arouse

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éveiller

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12
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une série, un vaste choix

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an array

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13
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un atout

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an asset

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être diamétralement opposés

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to be poles apart

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en particulier

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not least

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en aucun cas

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by no means

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on behalf of

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au nom de

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on average

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en moyenne

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bar/baring, except

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à l’exception de

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for want of

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par manque de

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à la suite de

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in the wake of, in the aftermath of

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it comes down to the same thing

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cela revient à la même chose

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dans le cadre de

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in the framework of

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la présomption d’innocence

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presumption of innocence

25
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the alleged culprit

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le présumé oupable

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a trial/ a lawsuit

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un procès en droit pénal/droit civil

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une affaire, un dossier

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a case

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un témoin oculaire

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an eye witness

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to take a case to court

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porter une affaire en justice

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porter plainte contre quelqu’un

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to lodge a complaint against sb

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to presecute sb

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poursuivre qqun

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to take an oath

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prêter serment

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case law

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jurisprudence

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une erreur judiciaire

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a miscarriage of justice

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annuler

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to quash a decision

36
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a cast-iron

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un dossier en béton

37
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le procureur

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the public prosecutor

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a plea

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une plaidoirie

39
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capital punishment

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la peine capitale