CB2 Flashcards

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Faire piètre figure, ne plus avoir beaucoup d’influence

A

To cut a greatly diminished figure

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Se tromper, se faire des idées

De se leurrer en croyant que

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To delude oneself into believing

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3
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Afin de

A

So as to

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4
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Ironiquement

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Ironically

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5
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Etre tourné vers l’intérieur

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To further turn in on itself

To be inward-looking

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6
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Etre engagé dans quelque chose

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To be comitted to + ing

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Évident

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Glarin, obvious, patent

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8
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Illusion

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Delusion, misrepresentation, misconception

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9
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Penser en terme de globalisation/mondialisation

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To be globally minded

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10
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Façonner/s’adapter

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To shape

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11
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Tout de même

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All The same

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12
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Trainer vers la porte de sortie

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To loiter

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13
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Argumenter

A

Make a case for

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14
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Apprécier

A

To relish

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15
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Dégoûtant, immonde, abject

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Fouls

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16
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Refourguer, refiler

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To fob off

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17
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comblée

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Fully satisfied

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18
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Écarlate

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Scarlet

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19
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Soie

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Silk

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20
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Fauteuil

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Armchair

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21
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Placard

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Closet

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22
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Au bord de

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On The edge of

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23
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Faire plier

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To bend

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24
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Ponctuellement

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Sharp

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A la périphérie de / au bord de
At The outs lutte
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A temps
On The dot
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Achete qqchose a vendeurs (client)
Client
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Hotel particulier (en ville)
Mansion
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En dehors de la ville
Out of town
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Connaître les ficelles du métier
To know The tricks of The trade
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Etre étendu
Lying Lie/lay/lain
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Poser à plat, mettre
Laying Lay/laid/laid
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En dépit de cela
For all that
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Pise
Pisa
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Rome
Rome
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Naples
Naples
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Les vacances de l'année dernière
Last year's holiday
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Trois heures de route
A three hours' drive
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Une promenade de trois kilomètres
A three kilometers' hike/walk
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Trois mille dollars de bijoux
3000 dollars' worth of jewels
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La fin du roman
The end of The novel
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La disparition des ressources naturelles
The depletion of natural ressources
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Les riches
The rich
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Les personnes âgées
The elderly
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Les richesses
The riches
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Les jeunes
The young
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Les préoccupations des riches
Rich's people concerns The concerns of The well-off
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Apprécier
To relish
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A la périphérie de / au bord de
At The outs lutte
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A temps
On The dot
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Achete qqchose a vendeurs (client)
Client
52
Hotel particulier (en ville)
Mansion
53
En dehors de la ville
Out of town
54
Connaître les ficelles du métier
To know The tricks of The trade
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Etre étendu
Lying Lie/lay/lain
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Poser à plat, mettre
Laying Lay/laid/laid
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En dépit de cela
For all that
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Pise
Pisa
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Rome
Rome
60
Naples
Naples
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Les vacances de l'année dernière
Last year's holiday
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Trois heures de route
A three hours' drive
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Une promenade de trois kilomètres
A three kilometers' hike/walk
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Trois mille dollars de bijoux
3000 dollars' worth of jewels
65
La fin du roman
The end of The novel
66
La disparition des ressources naturelles
The depletion of natural ressources
67
Les riches
The rich
68
Les personnes âgées
The elderly
69
Les richesses
The riches
70
Les jeunes
The young
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Les préoccupations des riches
Rich's people concerns The concerns of The well-off
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Apprécier
To relish