Chap 24&25 Flashcards

1
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the onset

A

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

A

s’occuper de qqch

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4
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to see to sthg

A

s’occuper de qqch

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5
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to set about doing sthg

A

entreprendre de faire qqch

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6
Q

to take sthg up

A

se mettre à qqch

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7
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to go in for sthg

A

s’adonner à qqch

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8
Q

to take over from sby

A

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

A

inlassablement

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12
Q

to carry sthg out

A

accomplir qqch

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13
Q

makeshift

A

de fortune/improvisé

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14
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a device

A

un procédé

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15
Q

handy for sthg

A

pratique à utiliser

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16
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convenient

A

commode

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17
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to make the most of sthg

A

tirer le meilleur parti possible de qqch

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18
Q

to cope with

A

faire face à

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19
Q

to make the best of sthg

A

se contenter de qqch

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20
Q

se trouver sans qqch

A

to go without sthg

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21
Q

se débrouiller

A

to make do with sthg

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22
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to shun sthg

A

éviter qqch

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23
Q

to jeopardize sthg

A

compromettre qqch

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24
Q

a washout

25
to err
se tromper
26
to withdraw from
se retirer de
27
to back out of sthg
se dédire
28
a setback
un revers
29
to manage to do sthg
parvenir à faire qqch
30
an accomplishment
une grande réussite
31
a feat
un exploit
32
to work sthg out
résoudre
33
smoothly
sans heurs
34
a maker
un fabriquant
35
to devise
concevoir
36
an alteration
une modification
37
malleable
malléable
38
to revive
redonner bie
39
a revival
un renouveau
40
to evolve
évoluer
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to dwindle
s'amenuiser
42
to blend
mélanger
43
a blend
un mélange
44
to mingle with
se mêler )
45
to merge
fusionner
46
unir
to unite
47
amalgamer
to amalgamate
48
relier
to link up
49
matching
qui va bien avec
50
mal assorti
ill-matched
51
l'hétérogénéité
heterogeneity
52
a miscellany
un mélange
53
un fouillis
a jumble
54
a hotchpoch
un salmigondis
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to wreck
détruire
56
démanteler
to dismantle
57
to lay waste
dévaster
58
mettre en pièces
to pull to pieces
59
a cabinet-maker
un ébéniste