Cahier Juin 20 Flashcards

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juguler

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to stem

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2
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ONG

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NGO

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pousser / inciter qqn à faire qqch

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prod sb to do sth / prod sb into doing sth

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poudrière

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tinderbox

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5
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augmenter

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to amp sth up

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diminuer, s’atténuer

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to lessen

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digne de confiance, fiable

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trustworthy

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en conséquence

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accordingly

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désinformation/ fausse information

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misinformation

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charpentier, menuisier

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carpenter

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accidenté, démoli, ruiné

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wrecked

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12
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culture

récolte

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crop

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13
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éblouissant, aveuglant

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dazzling

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aubaine

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godsend

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15
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bcp d’espace, des hectares

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acres

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digue

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seawall

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bouleversé, désemparé, désespéré

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distraught

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lâcher une bombe atomique sur qqch

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to nuke sth

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effacer, détruire, anéantir

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to obliterate sth

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20
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dénoncer

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to rat (sb) out
slang
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Maître d’hôtel / majordome

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butler

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dévier, détourner

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to deflect sth

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lugubre, peu réjouissant

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bleak

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énorme, immense, phénoménal

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tremendous

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rigueur, exigence
stringency
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majestueux, imposant, royal
regal
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éclat, explosion, embrasement..
blaze
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exceptionnel, extraordinaire, mémorable
outstanding
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digne d'éloges, louable, méritoire
praiseworthy
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se retirer (into : dans , from : de)
to retreat
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l'avidité
greed
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bienfaiteur
benefactor
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au nom de, de la part de
on behalf of
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retraite
retirement
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trahison
treason
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proscrire, interdire, rendre hors la loi
to outlaw sth
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contestation
dissent
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apprivoiser, dompter, maitriser
to tame (can't be tamed ;) )
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bouleversement
upheaval
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désarroi, tourmente, bouleversement
turmoil
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effondrement, chute
slump
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énerver
to rile
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être déchiré par la haine
to be engulfed by hatred
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accorder, accéder à
to grant
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méprisant, dédaigneux
scornful
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déjouer, contrarier (les plans de)
to thwart sth
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biaisé, déformé
skewed
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débourser
to disburse
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querelle, dispute
row , quarrel
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radinerie
stinginess
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ravir, plaisir
(to) delight
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méconnu, discret
unsung
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récolter, moissonner, cueillir
to harvest
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réduire qqch de moitié
to halve
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possibilité opportunité envergure, portée
scope
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bombe, choc
bombshell
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to reel
ê sous le choc de
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to beget sth
engendrer, causer
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pillage
looting
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imprudence
recklessness
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emplacement, localisation
whereabouts
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rétablissement, guérison
recovery
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convoquer
to summon
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mettre qn à la porte
to sack
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charmant, séduisant
beguiling
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reporter
to defer sth, to postpone
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mouchard
wire, bug
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plaider
to make a plea
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une citation à comparaitre
a subpoena
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de loin, du tout, absolument pas
remotely
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réplique (théâtre par ex), signal
cue
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réfutation
rebuttal
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de mauvais goût, voyant, sordide
tawdry
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en retard
overdue
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tradition
lore
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difficile, exigeant
fussy
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entraver
to hamper
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jouer un rôle moteur
to be a driving force
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troquer, échanger
to barter
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cachette
hideout
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contrebandier, trafiquant
smuggler
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Terrible , épouvantable
dire
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tollé
uproar
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licencier, virer
to sack
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Conseiller spécial du gouvernement
chief advisor
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Constater
To note
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Implorer , supplier
To plead
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Passant
passersby
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inculper qqun
To levy charges against sb
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Centre de détention
detention facility
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S’il avait...
Had he...
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Étudiant ayant abandonné ses études
dropout
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Partout ds le pays, à l’échelle nationale
nationwide
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s’inscrire à
to enroll (US) = enroll (GB) in
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Terminer, effectuer
To complete
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Diplôme
degree
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S’attaquer / répondre à, résoudre
To address
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Bouger
To budge
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Se résumer à, avoir pour conséquence / se chiffrer à, se monter
To amount to
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Faire échouer
To derail
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référence
gold standard
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Rentable
cost-effective
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Fêter , honorer
To fete
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Tonitruant
thunderous
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Constituer , composer
To make , made , made up
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S’efforcer de
To strive , strove , striven
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Conclusions , constats
Findings
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Chiffre
Figure
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Entrepôt
warehouse
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Transports en commun
Public transit
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Recensement, statistiques
census
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partiel
less-than-full
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Le problème ..
At issue ...
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Aller de ... à ..
To range from ... to..
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Proposer
To put forward
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Consolider
To shore up
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En situation irrégulière
Unauthorized
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Contraster
To stand in contrast
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provoqués
sparked
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déchirant (sens figuré)
searing
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réprimer, étouffer
to quell
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restrictif, contraignant
constricting
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tourmenté
wracked
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couvre-feu
curfew
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protestation, tollé
outcry
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cambrioleur
a burglar
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mandat
a warrant
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prompt(e), prêt(e) à
eager to
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profilage racial
racial profiling
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saccager
ransack/wreck
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attiser
to stir up
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met de l’huile sur le feu
adds fuel to the flames
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supprimer, étouffer (une rébellion par ex), annuler
to quash sth