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Cahier mai 20 Flashcards

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1
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low-cost (compagnie aérienne)

simple, rudimentaire

A

no-frills

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attirer (par la ruse)

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to lure (sb)

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3
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doubler

mettre les bouchées doubles

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to double down on (sth)

to double down

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4
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anéanti, en lambeaux

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in tatters

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5
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enlever

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to strip (sth) out

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6
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load factor

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the number of paying passengers in relation to the number of seats available on a plane during a particular period

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7
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transporteur

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carrier

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8
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faire faillite

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to go bust

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9
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silencieuse, sombre (personne)
tamisée (lumière)
douce (couleur)

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subdued

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10
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relâcher

être - sévère

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to ease off (sth)

to ease off / to ease up

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11
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s’inspirer de

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to take your cue from sth/sb

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optimiste, enjoué, joyeux, gai

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upbeat (tone : par ex)

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13
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déposer le bilan

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to file for bankruptcy

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14
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traîner les/des pieds

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to drag your feet / to dawdle

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15
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remboursement

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refund

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16
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aider financièrement, renflouer

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to bail (sth) out

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17
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arrêter, interrompre, cesser

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to cease

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18
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l’engagement financier du gouvernement et des entreprises

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government and corporate accountability

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19
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On ne peut exagérer la gravité du moment que notre peuple traverse étant donné la manière dont le virus a mis en pièces/déchiré notre communauté

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“It’s really hard to overstate the critical moment we are in as a people, given how this virus has ripped through our community”

  • to overstate (sth) = exagérer, souligner
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crucial pour la firme

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crucial TO the firm

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rédigé/préparé pour la rédaction

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drafted (US)

draughted (UK)

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22
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contourner

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to work around (sth) / to avoid / to bypass

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déchainer (les passions /ex) ; donner libre cours à
déchaîné (très violent)
déchaîné (très agité)

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to unleash / to give rise to
unrelenting
over-playful / over-active

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24
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évaluer les dégâts

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to assess the damage

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mettre au point / élaborer des solutions

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to brainstorm solutions

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implorer ; demander avec insistance

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to make a plea

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une crise qui couve

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a brewing crisis

28
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les coupures d’électricité, gaz, eau….

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utility disconnections

29
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congés maladie

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paid sick leave

30
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de fond en combles

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from the ground up

31
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mettre en oeuvre/place ; exécuter

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to implement / to set up / to put INTO effect

32
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apporter son aide, donner un coup de main

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to help out

33
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être en 1ère ligne (ds un combat)

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to bear the brunt of

34
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bilan , nombre ( de morts) , étendue (des dégâts)

péage

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toll

35
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un nombre élevé de victimes

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a heavy toll

36
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dévaster, ravager

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to rip through sth

37
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une marche , un rassemblement

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a march, a gathering

38
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stabilité du logement

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‘housing stability’ = helping out tenants in difficulty financially, stopping evictions, suspending utility disconnections

39
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céder le passage / céder (à ..)

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to yield

40
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aux dépens de

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at the expense of (sb)

41
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arranger, imaginer, inventer

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to contrive (sth)

42
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décentraliser

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to devolve (sth)

43
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durer/vivre + longtemps que

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to outlast (sb/sth) = to last longer than

44
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s’en sortir, s’en tirer

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to fare / to get on

45
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réfléchir

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to ponder

46
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renflouer

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to bail (sth) out

47
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frais de scolarité / cours (UK)

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tuition

48
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très fragile

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shaky

49
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éviter / esquiver

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to dodge

50
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enchères

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bidding

51
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une bonne affaire

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bargain

52
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to go bankrupt

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to go bust

53
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aspirer, absorber

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to suck up

54
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compenser, rattraper

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to make up for (sth)

55
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pénurie de

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shortage of

56
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l’enseignement professionnel

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vocational education

57
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lourd, gros

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hefty

58
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renflouement, sauvetage financier

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bailout

59
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tenir le coup

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to weather the storm

60
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prendre une longueur d’avance

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to get a leg up

61
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coup de pouce (figuré)

courte échelle (strict)

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leg up

62
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engloutir

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to swallow up (sth)

63
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fusionner

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to merge

64
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provoquer, causer

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to bring (sth) on

65
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contrecarrer, contrarier, déjouer

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to thwart (sth)

66
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Survivre à une crise

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To overcome / to WEATHER / to survive a crisis

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