Carnet Flashcards

1
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vingtaine

A

around twenty

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2
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attendre avec impatience

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to look forward / be most eager

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3
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avoir de tes nouvelles

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to hear from you

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compter sur quelqu’un

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to have relied on s.o

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5
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avoir chaud

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to be hot

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6
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faire faire qqch

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have (s.o) do it

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vieillir

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to age

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faire réparer

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have it repaired / fixed / monded

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9
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J’aimerais mieux

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I’d rather

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10
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reformuler

A

to rephrase

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11
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atteindre

A

reach

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s’apercevoir, se rendre compte

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to realise

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réaliser, finir

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achieve, complete, reach a goal

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14
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parti de rien

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started from scratch

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15
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l’info venant directement du lieu

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blow-by-blow / a first-hand account (=witness)

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16
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à l’apogée

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at the pinnacle / apex (top)

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17
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prudent

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careful

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18
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infiltré

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embedded = infiltrated

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19
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profondément ancré/enraciné

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deeply rooted

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20
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entrelacé

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interwined

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21
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retrogradation

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demotion

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22
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essayer de fuir

A

to try to shy away

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23
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secoué

A

shook (shake)

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24
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confiance

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confidence

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25
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donc

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therefore

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26
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les problèmes, les questions

A

the issues

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27
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aider

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assist = help

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28
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assister à un concert

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to attend a concert

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29
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expérience

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(the) credentials = background

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30
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comportement

A

demeanor

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31
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naissant

A

nascent

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32
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(non) infligé

A

(un)inflected

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33
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idée raciales

A

racial insights

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34
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difusé

A

aired

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35
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de manière informelle

A

informally

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36
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reconnaître

A

to acknowledge

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37
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repugnance

A

loath

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38
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accusation

A

charge

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39
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évalué

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assessed

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40
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dans le monde

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gobally

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41
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consacrer

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to devote

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42
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defendant

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championing

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43
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intérieurement

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internally

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44
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irresistible

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compelling

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45
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preoccupation

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concern

46
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rempli

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filled

47
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les détenus

A

inmates

48
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anciennement

A

formerly

49
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importance

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significance

50
Q

frappé

A

struck (strike)

51
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bouquet / paquet

A

bunch

52
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présentateur

A

anchor

53
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témoin

A

witness

54
Q

cache

A

frame

55
Q

vers l’avant

A

forward

56
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abaissé

A

lowered

57
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rideau

A

curtain

58
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gardien

A

warden

59
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pertinent

A

relevant

60
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qu’il s’agisse

A

whether

61
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loi

A

bill

62
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durcir

A

stiffen

63
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retour

A

throwback

64
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être prêt à faire qqch

A

to be ready/ primed to do sth

65
Q

comportement stable

A

steady demeanor

66
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déchirer

A

tear up

67
Q

contreparties

A

contreparts

68
Q

élan

A

impetus

69
Q

oindre

A

anoint (=elect)

70
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prendre une position hostile

A

to bristle

71
Q

polyvalence

A

versatility

72
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chasser / traquer

A

chase

73
Q

môme, marmots

A

brats

74
Q

parmis

A

amid

75
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dirigé par

A

led by

76
Q

évacuer (la pression)

A

let off steam

77
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ennuyeux

A

dull

78
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étincelle

A

spark

79
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gachette

A

trigger

80
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menace

A

threaten

81
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inondation

A

flood

82
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épargner

A

spare

83
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biaisé

A

slanted, bias (lack of neutrality)

84
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pas de recul

A

no hindsight

85
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digne de confiance

A

trustworthy

86
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banal, trivial

A

mundane

87
Q

prendre pour argent comptant

A

take(n) for granted

88
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rumeur

A

hearsay, rumour

89
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hausse proportionnelle

A

commensurate rise

90
Q

des conseils

un conseil

A

ø advice

a piece of advice

91
Q

monter (avec l’aide de qqun ou qqch)

monter (seul)

A

raise

rise

92
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distribuer

A

hand out

93
Q

parties du corps

A

limbs

94
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une marche, manifestation

A

a march (political, military)

95
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affiches

A

placards

96
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s’inquiéter

A

be concerned with

97
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tracts

feuille d’arbre

A

leaflets

≠ leaf

98
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se battre pour

A

fight for / to champion

99
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un proverbe

A

a saying, a proverb

100
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aspirer à devenir

A

to aspire

101
Q

amèrement

A

bitterly

102
Q

peigne

A

comb

103
Q

bête

A

dumb = stupid

104
Q

anesthésié

A

numb

105
Q

attiser la haine, alimenter le feu

A

to stoke

106
Q

ne pas avoir les mots

A

to be at a loss for words

107
Q

Ne sois pas bête

A

Silly goose !! (don’t be stupid)

108
Q

ne rien faire

A

apathy

109
Q

débordé

A

spill over

110
Q

tout bloquer

A

grind to a halt (=paralyse)

111
Q

une halte

A

a halt

112
Q

se passer de qqch

A

to do without sth