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Cahier Ju/Aout/Sep 20 Flashcards

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1
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Se plaindre de

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To whine about smt/sb

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Étape importante (sens figuré)

Borne kilométrique (propre)

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milestone

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Indemnité maladie

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sick pay

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Comprendre

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To appreciate smt

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fondu , en fusion

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molten

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Vacarme , tapage , chahut

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din

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Conflit , dispute , lutte

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strife

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potelé , rondelet

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chubby

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en perpétuel changement

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constantly changing

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supplémentaire

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additional

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survivre à la crise

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to weather the crisis

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salaire

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the wage

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éolienne

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wind turbine

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diminuer , baisser , réduire

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to diminish , to decrease , to reduce , to lessen , to drop , to bring down , to cut , to lower , to turn down

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dégringoler

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to slump , to collapse , to tumble , to crash down

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augmenter , progresser

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to rise , to increase , to grow , to put up , to step up , to amp up , to go up , to augment

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monter en flèche , s’envoler

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to skyrocket , to jump , to soar ( a soaring : essor , envolée , explosion)

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pertinent

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relevant

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d’autant + difficile que

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is all the harder as

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prodiguer (que ses supérieurs lui prodiguent)

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to lavish (that her superiors will lavish ON her)

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diriger , gouverner

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to rule sth

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pratique, commode, qui arrange

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convenient

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faire la loi

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to rule the ROOST

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24
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salle des professeurs

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senior common room

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de manière écrasante, complètement, extrêmement

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overwhelmingly

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ce dernier, cette dernière

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the latter

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investir ds qqch

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to plough in smt

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doyen

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dean

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se reprendre, se ressaisir

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to get your act together

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Entreprise , aventure

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venture

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levée (d’une interdiction)

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lifting

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Photo

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snapshot

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Fréquentation

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footfall

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Être dépendant de

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To be reliant on

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35
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Brusquement brutalement nettement

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sharply

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Établir

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To ascertain

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Non-conformiste

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maverick

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To achieve , to accomplish

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To rack up

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Se promener , se balader , parcourir

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To wander

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décourageant, intimidant, affolant

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daunting

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Perspicace (personne)

Pénétrante (analyse)

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insightful

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embarras

dilemme

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quandary

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Étendue , largeur

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breadth

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Contrer
Contrecarrer
Contrebalancer

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to counteract

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Se débarrasser de , se défaire de

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To divest oneself of

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Mal conduire , mal traiter (une opération) , ne pas savoir comment s’y prendre

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to mishandle

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Optimiste

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upbeat

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Force d’appui , effet de levier , puissance de levier

Exercer une influence

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A leverage

To leverage

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Donner son aval à , appuyer , approuver

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To endorse

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Direction , conduite , pilotage

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steering

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Traîner , flâner

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To dawdle

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comme prévu

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duly

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53
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fanatique

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zealot

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54
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Les fonds marins

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the seabed

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riches

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Les ressources

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Fléau

Gâcher , ruiner

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Blight

To blight sth

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Jauger , mesurer

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To gauge sth

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58
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Renoncer à , abandonner

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To relinquish sth

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Démissionner

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To resign

To quit

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S’occuper de qqun

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To serve
To take care of sb
To look after sb

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malin

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shrewd

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Maîtrise, connaissance

Compétence , aptitude

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proficiency

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Promouvoir , encourager

Nourrir , entretenir

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To foster sth

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Famille d’accueil

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Foster care

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Se vanter de qqch

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To brag about sth

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Étouffer

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To smother sb

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Couvert

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Cutlery

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Un intermédiaire

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Intermediary

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Au pire

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At worst

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Abondance

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abundance , affluence , prosperity , profusion , plenty

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Frotter

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To rub

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Piège

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Snare

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Vantardise

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Bragging

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l’abrogation =

L’annulation d’une loi , d’un décret

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Repeal

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Inonder , submerger

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To swamp sth

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Évitable

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preventable

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Empiler , entasser

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To heap sth up

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Bien que

Quoique

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Albeit

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Exiger

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To demand sth

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De façon uniforme , en parts égales

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evenly

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Faire penser à qch, rappeler qch

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To be reminiscent of sth

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Fuite , flux

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Outflow

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Considérer qqun comme

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To regard sb as sth

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Estimer , apprécier

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To regard sb

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Position, point de vue

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Stance

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Inconvénient, désavantage

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Drawback

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Illustrer parfaitement

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To epitomize sth

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Effort , entreprise

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endeavour

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S’efforcer de faire qch

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To endeavor to do sth

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Aux US : aides , prestations

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entitlement

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Un droit

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Entitlement

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Aux enchères

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At auction

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S’écarter , errer , vagabonder

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To stray

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Larbin

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Stooge

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Flagrant

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Blatant

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Un stand

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A stall

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Sur l’ordre de qqun

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At the behest of sb

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Poste de 1er ministre

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Premiership

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Grief, sujet de plainte

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Grievance

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Ralentir , être à la traîne , se faire distancer

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To lag

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Entamer, miner

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To dent

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Évincer

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To crowd sth out

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Sans attache

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Footloose

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Rarement

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Seldom

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Décentralisation

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devolution

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Mettre en désordre, mettre en fouillis

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To muddle sth

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En interne

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In-house

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Décentraliser

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To devolve sth

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Influence , poids

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Clout

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Prélever ( les impôts par ex )

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To levy sth

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Déchirement

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a wrench

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Désunion

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Division

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Pancarte

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Sign

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Pelouse

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Grass

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Irréconciliables

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Unreconcilable

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Imposant

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Impressive

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Faire la guerre

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To wage war

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Invectives

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Invective

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Épicentre

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epicentre

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Être le théâtre de

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To be the stage of

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Retranché

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entrenched

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Mettre en évidence

Révéler

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To lay, laid , laid bare

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Au-delà de

En dehors de

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Beyond

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Quoi qu’il en coûte

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Whatever it takes

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Querelle
Différend
Débat

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argument

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Exercer

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To wield

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Aux côtés de

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alongside

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Passer à l’action , réagir immédiatement

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To leap, leaped, leapt into action

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Rassembler

Réunir

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To muster

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Tenir à ce que qqn (+ Sub)

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To be keen for sb to

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Organiser

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To arrange

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Englober de … à…

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To stretch from .. to..

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Tirer profit de

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To take , took, taken advantage of

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Être déterminé à

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To be intent on

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Effronté

Audacieux

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brazen

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Révélateur

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telling

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Repli

Marche arrière

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retreat

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Progresser

Gagner du terrain

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To gain ground

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Financement

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funding

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Canal

Réseau

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Channel

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Empiéter

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To encroach

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Défendre

Promouvoir

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To champion

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Avare , radin

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stingy

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Sûr de soi

Affirmé

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assertive

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Feindre

Faire croire

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To pretend

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Déshinibé
Franc
Sans retenue

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uninhibited

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Personne douée et ambitieuse

Au dessus du panier

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high-flier

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Se frayer un chemin

Gravir les échelons

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To work one’s way

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Diriger

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To head

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S’accumuler

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To mount up

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Requis

Nécessaire

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requisite

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Obtenir gain de cause

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To get , got, got one’s way

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Sévices

Violences

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abuse

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Changer son fusil d’épaule

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To switch sides

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Libre

Dégagé

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unencumbered

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Nommer

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To appoint

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De haut rang

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senior

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Englober

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To embrace

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Promouvoir

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To push

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Exercer les fonctions de

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To serve as

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Faire connaître
Lancer
Mettre en avant

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To put on the map

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Fondement

Base

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bedrock

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Respect

Observation

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adherence

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Essentiel

Fondamental

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core

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(Sujet de) préoccupation

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concern

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Agilement

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nimbly

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Attirer l’attention sur

Sensibiliser à

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To draw , drew , drawn attention to

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C’est aussi le cas de

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So is …

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Jusqu’à

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as much as

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Candidature

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bid

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Contrer
Contrecarrer
Lutter contre

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To counter

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Charge
Poids
Fardeau

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load

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Déconcerter
Dérouter
Troubler

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To unnerve

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Progressiste

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liberal

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Partageant les mêmes opinions

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like-minded

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Accord de libre-échange

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free-trade deal

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poursuivre

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To press ahead

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seul

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On one’s own

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Mêlée générale , endroit sans aucune réglementation , chacun fait ce qu’il veut

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free-for-all

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