Chapitre 2 : American politics Flashcards

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de grande valeur

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valuable

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laisser entendre

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to hint

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une allusion, un indice

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a hint

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4
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pendant ce temps

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meanwhile

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5
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jubilant

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gleeful

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éhonté

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shameless barefaced

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dévaloriser, dégrader, altérer

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to debase

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nu, dénudé

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bare

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délicatement, de manière raffinée

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exquisitely

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spontané, improvisé

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off-the-cuff

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authentique

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genuin

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faux, en toc, simulé, bidon

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phoney

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la drôle de guerre

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the phoney war

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14
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être à la traîne

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to be trailed

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15
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le taux de participation

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the turnout

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16
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remporter un débat

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to carry a state

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un trésor

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a trove

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animé

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bustling

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une série de victoires

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a winnie streak

20
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durable

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enduring

21
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infaillible, indéfectible

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unfailing

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ligne de démarcation

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a fault line

23
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dénigrer

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to disparage

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séduire

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to appeal to

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position, point de vue

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stance

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années bissextile

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a leap year

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remettre à plus tard

dégouter

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to put off

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les enjeux

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the stakes

29
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un gouffre, une division

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a rift

30
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les suites, l’après

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the aftermath

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à la suite de

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in the wake of

32
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se venter

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to boast, to brag

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passer la tempête

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to ride out the storm

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un changement surprenant

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a twist

35
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un pari

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a gamble

36
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mettre en danger

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to jeopardize