Buzz N5 Flashcards by alex trb | Brainscape

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Tirer fierté de

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To take pride in

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Communiquer un sentiment/ une impression

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To convey a feeling/ an impression

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A mishap

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Un malheur

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Etre ennuyé/contrarié

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To be annoyed

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Frappant

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Striking

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Se mettre en colere

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To fly into a temper

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To get over (a difficulty)

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Surmonter (une difficulté)

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Panic-stricken

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Pris de panique

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S’enthousiasmer

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To get excited at

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L’enthousiasme

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EnthUsiasm

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Peu-enthousiaste

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Half-hearted

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To be reluctant to

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Etre reticent pour

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Compter sur qqun/qqch

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To rely on someone/somthg

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Etre d’humeur a

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To be in the mood for

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Se mefier

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To be wary (of somethg)

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Se rejouir de/ attendre avec impatience

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To look forward to + nom ou +ing

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Avoir tres envie de

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To long for

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Etre touché/emu

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To be moved

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Un conseil

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A piece of advice

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Une vue/ une facon de voir

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An outlook

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Sa conception du travail

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His outlook on work

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Reflechir a qqch

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To think something over/ to ponder over something

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L’affirmation selon laquelle

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The statement that

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To seek someone’s advice

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Demander conseil a qqun

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Prendre parti pour

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To side with

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To be non-committal

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Ne pas prendre parti

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Incarner

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To embody

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Partir du principe que

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To wirk on the principle that

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To advocate

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Preconiser

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Defendre une opinion

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To uphold an opinion

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To weigh the pros and cons

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Peser le pour et le contre

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Avoir des doutes

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To have doubts/ to harbour doubts

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To make oneself understood

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Se faire comprendre

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Un lieu commun/ une evidence

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A hackneyed statement

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To be prejudiced

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Avoir des prejuges

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Il va de soi

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It goes without saying that

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Uncompromising

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Intransigeant

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To approve of something

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Approuver qqch

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Le noeud du probleme

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The crux of the matter

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Une declaration/ generalisation hative

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A sweeping statement/ generalization

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Rumour has it that

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La rumeur pretend que

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A qualified statement

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Une declaration nuancee

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To draw a conclusion

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Tirer une conclusion

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Turer des conclusion hatives

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To jump to conclusions

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One cannot help wondering

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On est en droit de s’interroger

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Perdre de vue l’essentiel

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To take one’s eye off the ball

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To be up in arms

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Protester vivement/ s’elever contre

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Passer aux choses serieuses

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To get down to business

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To get straight to the point

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Aller droit au but

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Insister sur

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To labour the point

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To wander off the point

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S’eloigner du sujet

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Bafouiller/hesiter

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To hum and haw

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Un critique en chambre

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An armchaur critic