Chap 24&25 Flashcards

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1
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the onset

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le début

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2
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the outset

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le début

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3
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to attend to sthg

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s’occuper de qqch

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4
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to see to sthg

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s’occuper de qqch

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5
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to set about doing sthg

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entreprendre de faire qqch

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6
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to take sthg up

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se mettre à qqch

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7
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to go in for sthg

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s’adonner à qqch

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8
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to take over from sby

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prendre le relais de qqn

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9
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a deed

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un acte

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10
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engaged in doing sthg

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occupé à faire qqch

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11
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tirelessly

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inlassablement

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12
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to carry sthg out

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accomplir qqch

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13
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makeshift

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de fortune/improvisé

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14
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a device

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un procédé

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15
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handy for sthg

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pratique à utiliser

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16
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convenient

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commode

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17
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to make the most of sthg

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tirer le meilleur parti possible de qqch

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18
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to cope with

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faire face à

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19
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to make the best of sthg

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se contenter de qqch

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20
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se trouver sans qqch

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to go without sthg

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21
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se débrouiller

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to make do with sthg

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22
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to shun sthg

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éviter qqch

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23
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to jeopardize sthg

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compromettre qqch

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24
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a washout

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un bide

25
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to err

A

se tromper

26
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to withdraw from

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se retirer de

27
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to back out of sthg

A

se dédire

28
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a setback

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un revers

29
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to manage to do sthg

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parvenir à faire qqch

30
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an accomplishment

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une grande réussite

31
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a feat

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un exploit

32
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to work sthg out

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résoudre

33
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smoothly

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sans heurs

34
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a maker

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un fabriquant

35
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to devise

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concevoir

36
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an alteration

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une modification

37
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malleable

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malléable

38
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to revive

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redonner bie

39
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a revival

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un renouveau

40
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to evolve

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évoluer

41
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to dwindle

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s’amenuiser

42
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to blend

A

mélanger

43
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a blend

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un mélange

44
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to mingle with

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se mêler )

45
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to merge

A

fusionner

46
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unir

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to unite

47
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amalgamer

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to amalgamate

48
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relier

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to link up

49
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matching

A

qui va bien avec

50
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mal assorti

A

ill-matched

51
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l’hétérogénéité

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heterogeneity

52
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a miscellany

A

un mélange

53
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un fouillis

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a jumble

54
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a hotchpoch

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un salmigondis

55
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to wreck

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détruire

56
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démanteler

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to dismantle

57
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to lay waste

A

dévaster

58
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mettre en pièces

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to pull to pieces

59
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a cabinet-maker

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un ébéniste