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Proverbs and Idioms 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

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core

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Donner + de pouvoir

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To empower

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Insouciance

Témérité

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recklessness

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Écarter

Rejeter

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To push aside

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Bien informé

Très au courant

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savvy

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Au-delà (de)

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beyond

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ici , fonctionnalité

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feature

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incontrôlable

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unmanageable

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taille

Envergure

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scale

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modèle

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template

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magnat

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moguls

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Détourner

Atténuer

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To deflect

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nouveau

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newfound

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récalcitrant

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holdout

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garantir

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to ensure

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Enjeux

Risques

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stakes

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41
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Cesser d’être lâche

Retrouver du courage

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to locate one’s spine

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subalterne

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rank-and-file

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43
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De manière réfléchie

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thoughtfully

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minimiser (l’importance de)

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to downplay

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(tout) au long de

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throughout

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46
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cataloguer

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to pigeonhole

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ds le cadre de

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as part of

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hommage

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tribute

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nommer

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to appoint

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partageant le mm état d’esprit

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like-minded

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excessif, démesuré

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inflated

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loyer

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rental

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être recouvert de

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to be paved with

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envisager de

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to consider

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révéler , mettre ss le feu des projecteurs

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to throw (threw, thrown) into the spotlight

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(de) 1e ligne

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frontline

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15 jours

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fortnight

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58
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aspirer à

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to crave

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59
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tirer parti, profiter de

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to cash in on

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arriver

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to come, came, come along

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baisse

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dip

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défaut, insuffisance , faiblesse

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shortcoming

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flagrant

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glaring

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ennuis, problèmes

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hassle

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bouleverser

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to upend

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déficit

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shortfall

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rebondir, reprendre

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to rebound

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agité

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raucous

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diminuer

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to dwindle

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recherche

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enquiry

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inégal, irrégulier

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uneven

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(une) mode

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fad

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de la mm façon

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likewise

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paresseux

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slouch

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durer + lgtmps que

résister à

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to outlast

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un tas de

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a bunch of

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déchets, détritus

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litter

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restes, ce qui subsiste de

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remnants

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branlant, instable

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rickety

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inquiétant, surnaturel

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spooky

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environ

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roughly

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constituer

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to make up

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dépasser

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to overtake

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baby-boomers

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Born between 1946-1964

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millennials

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Born between 1981 and 1996

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Gen z-er

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jeune né alors que le numérique faisait déjà partie intégrante du quotidien

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indicateur

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predictor

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démentir

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to deny

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vénérer, adorer

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to worship

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pionnier

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trailblazer

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en devenir

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in the making

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démanteler

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to dismantle

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endurer, subir

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to be subjected to

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se réapproprier

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to reclaim

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incontestablement

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arguably

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monument (historique)

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landmark

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mépriser

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to scorn

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mystérieux , étrange

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uncanny

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lutter, se battre pr qch

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to strive, strove, striven

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projet

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venture

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rectifier, corriger

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to amend

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mettre en avt, en évidence ; montrer

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to evince

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apparemment

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seemingly

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sauver les apparences

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to keep up appearances

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contester

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To dispute sth

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querelle , dispute

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wrangling

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entreprise = grande tâche = big task

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an undertaking

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Se préparer

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To brace for

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déborder sur qch

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to spill over into sth

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qui n’en finit pas, interminable

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drawn out

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escroquer

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To swindle sb

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pageboy

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coupe au carré

coupe à la Jeanne d’arc

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Répondre à

Satisfaire à

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To cater for

To cater to

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Dans cette perspective

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In that respect

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Exagérer

En faire trop

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To go over the top

116
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.. partie intégrante de qch

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The stereotypes that have become part and parcel of the American culture

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L’acquittement

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The acquittal

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Il a été jugé pour avoir tué

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He was tried for killing ..

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It gave rise to ..

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Ça a provoqué

120
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Ces derniers se sentent

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The latter feel

121
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A stand-your-ground law

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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»

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méthode du «stop-and-frisk»

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His message casT new light on (passé)

To cast / shed / throw light on sth

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Fournir une explication à qqch

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Réfuter, contredire, nier

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To gainsay sth

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Les gens d’ici sont mieux lotis que ceux qui vivent dans le sud.

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People here are better off than those in the south.

126
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Aux commandes

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At the helm

127
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marriages are ON THE RISE

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.

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Rendre hommage à

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To pay tribute to

129
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The school and justice systemS is

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.

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Infliger à/aux

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To inflict (to)

131
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impliquer, entraîner, causer

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To entail

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To die hard = to take a long time to disappear

Stereotypes, one habits

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.

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Susciter + sentiment

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To arouse (suspicion par ex)

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a survey carried out on white and black Americans

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to carry out sth = effectuer , réaliser , mener

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sous-jacent

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underlying

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récession, chute, baisse

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slump

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Être le plus touché par

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To bear the brunt of sth

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Lutter contre

Se battre avec / contre

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To grapple with sb/sth

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un exutoire

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an outlet

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droit (un H , une F droite moralement)

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righteous

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éliminer

Se débarrasser de gens

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To purge (sb)

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critiquer

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To call out

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convoquer
Se réunir
Organiser

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To convene

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s’occuper de

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To address sth

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urgent, terrible, désespérée (situation)

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dire

146
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lynchage

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lynching

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Être agacé par

Envier

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To resent sth

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En vouloir à qqun

Éprouver de la rancune contre qqun

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To resent sb

149
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promouvoir

Encourager

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To foster sth

150
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Puissant

Fort

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potent

151
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… pr tirer profit de sa gloire

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…to CASH IN ON her fame

152
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qd le régime a été renversé

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when the regime was overthrown

153
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les voyous

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the hooligans

154
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pr s’inscrire

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to enrol

155
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Les riches

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The rich

156
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tenir ma maison impeccablement

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to keep my home spick-and-span

157
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prendre des décisions importantes

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to make far-reaching decisions

158
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la situation désespérée

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the plight

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il galope (cheval)

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IT is galloping

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L’équilibre des forces

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The balance of power

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