Buzz n9 Flashcards

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The bulk of

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Legros de, la majeure partie de

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La bete noire

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Bugbear

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To bungle

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Rater/ bousiller

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Tourner autour du pot

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To beat about the bush

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A burden

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Un fardeau

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A burning issue

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Un sujet brulant

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Une expression a la mode

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A buzz word

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Generalement parlant

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By and large

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Contourner

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To bypass

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Un spectateur

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A bystander

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To call somethg into question

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Remettre qqch en question

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De portee capitale

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Of cardinal significance

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Une mure reflexion

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Careful consideration

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Effectuer

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To carry out

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Un exemple frappant

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A case in point

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To male a case for

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Plaider en faveur de

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Profiter de

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To cash in

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To cast the blame on somebody

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Rejeter la responsabimité sur qqun

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Jeter le doute sur

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To cast doubt on

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Jeter un regard critique sur..

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To catch a critical eye on

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Attirer l’attention de

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To catch the attention of

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Une situation inextricable

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A catch-22
“In britain you can’t be a professional actir if u dont an Equity card, but u cant get an equity card until u have acted first- it’s a catch-22

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Rattraper

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To catch up

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Pourvoir aux besoins de/ satisfaire, repondre

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To cater for

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Casual
Accidentel/ sans gene
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Le centre du débat
The centrepiece of the debate
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La crise actuelle...
The present/ current crisis
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Actual
Vrai
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Actuellement
Presently/ currently
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An experiment | Experience
Une experience scientifique | L'experience au sens general
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Le nombre "est tres important"
Is very high/ considerable
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C'est peut etre la seule solution
It may be the only solution
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Souffrir d'une crise
To undergo a crisis
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Il a vecu la guerre
He lived through the war
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L'evenement est arrivé en France
The event occured/ happened/ took place in France
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Une critique
A criticism
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Reussir
To succeed
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Le niveau de vie
The standard of living / living standards
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Pretendre que/ donner pour pretexte
To allege that
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Nocif
Noxious/ harmful
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Explication
Explanation
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Une societe commerciale
A company/ a firm
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Habitants
Inhabitants
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Habiter
To inhabit
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Difficile à supporter
Hard to bear
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``` Se propager Jouer un role croissant Etre en augmentation Etre repandu Sevir ```
``` To sprezd(out) To play an increasing role To be on the increase To be widespread To be rampant/to run rampant ```
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Avoir des difficultés à
To find it difficult to... | To have difficulty+ V-ing
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Le responsable
The person to blame/ the person in charge
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Rencontrer des problemes
To be faced with problems
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Provoquer une crise
To trigger off/ to spark off/ to bring about/ to generate/ to induce
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Les scientifiques
Scientists
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Fanatisme
Fanaticism
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Sympatique
Nice/ likeable | Sympathetic: qui exprime de la compassion
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Une tentative
An attempt
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Un probleme mondiale
A global issue/ a worldwide concern
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An age group
Une classe d'age
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Un jeune
A youngster
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Les sexagenaires
The 60-year-olds
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Declencher une guerre de generation
To ignite an age war
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Les personnes agées
The elderly/ aged citizens
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Partir en retraite
To retire/ to be retired
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Etre mis à la retraite
To be pensioned off/ to be put out to the grass
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Financer la retraite de leurs aînés
To fund the retirement of their elders
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L'espérance de vie
Life expectancy
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Allonger la duree de vie
To extend one's life span
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L'economie qui s'organise autour du 3eme age
The silver industry
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Un événement dans la vie de qqun
A milestone in someone's life