Buzz N16 Flashcards

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Tirer vers sa fin

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To draw to a close

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Elaborer

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To draw up

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Un inconveniant

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A drawback

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To dread

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Craindre/ redouter

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Horrible

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Dreadful

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To drift

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Bouger/changer( de sujet/ de travail)/ aller a la derive/ tendre

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Laisser tomber

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To drop

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Sceptique

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Dubious

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Resider/ demeurer

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To dwell

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To dwell on

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S’arreter sur

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Diminuer/ d’affaiblir

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To dwindle

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Invétéré

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Dyed-in-the-wool

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Empressé

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Eager

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Sérieusement

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In earnest

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To ease

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Réduire/ soulager

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Avoir un leger avantage sur

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To have an edge over

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To edge up/down

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Augmenter/diminiuer progressivement

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Crispé/ stressé

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Avoir des répercussions

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Have a knock-on effect

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Enorme

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To elevate

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Elever/ réhausser

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Il en resulte que

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It emerges from this that

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Le jargon publicitaire

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The advertising vernacular

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La publicité faisan appel à des personnalités

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Endorsement advertising

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La oublicité mensongere
Deceptive advertising
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Faire passer un message
To get/put a message across
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Terne/ sans relief
Bland
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Une image de marque
A brand image
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Brand awareness
La notoriete de la marque
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Conditionner/pousser le consommateur à l'achat
To brainwash the consumer into buying
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Abrutir
To stultify
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Outrageous
Honteux/ scandaleux
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Tromper/ la tromperie
To deceive/ deceit
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Capable/compétent/ efficace ( pour une decision)
Efficient
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Consequence
Consequently/ in consequence/ finally/ hence( la relation de cause a effet " d'ou" : our country does not product all the cereals it consumes; hence it has to import) / so/ therefore/ thus ( en debut de phrase : "c'est ainsi que...")
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Opposition
But/ conversely( inversement) / however/ nevertheless( en debut de phrase "il n'en reste pas moins que") /notwithstanding/ on the contrary/ still/ yet/ as opposed to( contrairement à)
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Concession
Altough( bien que) / though/ while/whereas( tandis que) / no matter what, how ( quoi qu') / however + adverbe ou adj