Cahier Oct / Nov 20 Flashcards

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Congé

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furlough

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maladroit

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clumsy

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titularisation, fonction

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tenure

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résoudre

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to unravel

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Truquer

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To rig

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jeu de société

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board game

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seuil
À l’aube de
Sur le point de faire qqch

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threshold
On the threshold of sth
On the threshold of doing sth

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Tripler

Un triplement

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To increase threefold

A threefold increase

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Se charger de

Endosser

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To shoulder

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Mal interpréter

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To misconstrue

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faire respecter (l’ordre)
Maintenir (l’ordre ou une décision)
Confirmer (une décision)
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To uphold sth

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équité

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fairness

equity

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Au contraire

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On the contrary

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débraillé

ébouriffé

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disheveled

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Une poignée de , quelques

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a handful of

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Tristement célèbre

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notorious

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s’installer

S’établir

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To set up shop

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marginal

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incremental

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arbitrage

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refereeing

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Délimitation

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line-drawing

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Prendre forme

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To take shape

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responsable

responsabilité

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accountable

accountability

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Conscient ( de soi même)

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self-aware

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Entrevoir apercevoir

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To glimpse

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Fondamental | De base
core
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Donner + de pouvoir
To empower
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Insouciance | Témérité
recklessness
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Écarter | Rejeter
To push aside
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Bien informé | Très au courant
savvy
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Au-delà (de)
beyond
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ici , fonctionnalité
feature
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incontrôlable
unmanageable
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taille | Envergure
scale
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modèle
template
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magnat
moguls
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Détourner | Atténuer
To deflect
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nouveau
newfound
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récalcitrant
holdout
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garantir
to ensure
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Enjeux | Risques
stakes
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Cesser d’être lâche | Retrouver du courage
to locate one’s spine
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subalterne
rank-and-file
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De manière réfléchie
thoughtfully
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minimiser (l'importance de)
to downplay
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(tout) au long de
throughout
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cataloguer
to pigeonhole
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ds le cadre de
as part of
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hommage
tribute
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nommer
to appoint
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partageant le mm état d'esprit
like-minded
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excessif, démesuré
inflated
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loyer
rental
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être recouvert de
to be paved with
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envisager de
to consider
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révéler , mettre ss le feu des projecteurs
to throw (threw, thrown) into the spotlight
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(de) 1e ligne
frontline
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15 jours
fortnight
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aspirer à
to crave
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tirer parti, profiter de
to cash in on
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arriver
to come, came, come along
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baisse
dip
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défaut, insuffisance , faiblesse
shortcoming
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flagrant
glaring
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ennuis, problèmes
hassle
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bouleverser
to upend
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déficit
shortfall
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rebondir, reprendre
to rebound
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agité
raucous
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diminuer
to dwindle
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recherche
enquiry
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inégal, irrégulier
uneven
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(une) mode
fad
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de la mm façon
likewise
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paresseux
slouch
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durer + lgtmps que | résister à
to outlast
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un tas de
a bunch of
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déchets, détritus
litter
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restes, ce qui subsiste de
remnants
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branlant, instable
rickety
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inquiétant, surnaturel
spooky
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environ
roughly
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constituer
to make up
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dépasser
to overtake
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baby-boomers
Born between 1946-1964
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millennials
Born between 1981 and 1996
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Gen z-er
jeune né alors que le numérique faisait déjà partie intégrante du quotidien
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indicateur
predictor
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démentir
to deny
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vénérer, adorer
to worship
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pionnier
trailblazer
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en devenir
in the making
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démanteler
to dismantle
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endurer, subir
to be subjected to
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se réapproprier
to reclaim
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incontestablement
arguably
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monument (historique)
landmark
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mépriser
to scorn
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mystérieux , étrange
uncanny
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lutter, se battre pr qch
to strive, strove, striven
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projet
venture
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rectifier, corriger
to amend
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mettre en avt, en évidence ; montrer
to evince
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apparemment
seemingly
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sauver les apparences
to keep up appearances
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contester
To dispute sth
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querelle , dispute
wrangling
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entreprise = grande tâche = big task
an undertaking
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Se préparer
To brace for
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déborder sur qch
to spill over into sth
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qui n’en finit pas, interminable
drawn out
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escroquer
To swindle sb
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pageboy
coupe au carré | coupe à la Jeanne d’arc
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Répondre à | Satisfaire à
To cater for | To cater to
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Dans cette perspective
In that respect
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Exagérer | En faire trop
To go over the top
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.. partie intégrante de qch
The stereotypes that have become part and parcel of the American culture
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L’acquittement
The acquittal
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Il a été jugé pour avoir tué
He was tried for killing ..
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It gave rise to ..
Ça a provoqué
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Ces derniers se sentent
The latter feel
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A stand-your-ground law
A stand-your-ground law (sometimes called "no duty to retreat" law) provides that people may use deadly force when they reasonably believe it to be necessary to defend against a threat of death, serious bodily harm, kidnapping, rape, or (in some jurisdictions) robbery or some other serious crimes (right of self-defense).
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«interpellation et fouille»
méthode du «stop-and-frisk»
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His message casT new light on (passé) | To cast / shed / throw light on sth
Fournir une explication à qqch
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Réfuter, contredire, nier
To gainsay sth
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Les gens d’ici sont mieux lotis que ceux qui vivent dans le sud.
People here are better off than those in the south.
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Aux commandes
At the helm
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marriages are ON THE RISE
.
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Rendre hommage à
To pay tribute to
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The school and justice systemS is
.
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Infliger à/aux
To inflict (to)
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impliquer, entraîner, causer
To entail
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To die hard = to take a long time to disappear | Stereotypes, one habits
.
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Susciter + sentiment
To arouse (suspicion par ex)
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a survey carried out on white and black Americans
to carry out sth = effectuer , réaliser , mener
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sous-jacent
underlying
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récession, chute, baisse
slump
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Être le plus touché par
To bear the brunt of sth
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Lutter contre | Se battre avec / contre
To grapple with sb/sth
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un exutoire
an outlet
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droit (un H , une F droite moralement)
righteous
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éliminer | Se débarrasser de gens
To purge (sb)
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critiquer
To call out
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convoquer Se réunir Organiser
To convene
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s’occuper de
To address sth
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urgent, terrible, désespérée (situation)
dire
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lynchage
lynching
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Être agacé par | Envier
To resent sth
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En vouloir à qqun | Éprouver de la rancune contre qqun
To resent sb
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promouvoir | Encourager
To foster sth
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Puissant | Fort
potent
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... pr tirer profit de sa gloire
...to CASH IN ON her fame
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qd le régime a été renversé
when the regime was overthrown
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les voyous
the hooligans
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pr s'inscrire
to enrol
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Les riches
The rich
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tenir ma maison impeccablement
to keep my home spick-and-span
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prendre des décisions importantes
to make far-reaching decisions
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la situation désespérée
the plight
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il galope (cheval)
IT is galloping
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L'équilibre des forces
The balance of power