Chapter 31 Flashcards by Hervé GAUTHIER

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Blanchiment (d’argent)

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(Money) laundering

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Au petit matin

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In the wee (small) hours

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Bonheur, joie, béatitude

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Bliss

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Bonheur conjugal

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Wedded bliss

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Avoir le nerfs en pelote, être à bout de nerfs

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To be a nervous wreck

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Inonder

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To flood

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Plein d’esprit

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Witty

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Néfaste, nocif

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Detrimental

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Brandon, débris enflammé (de bois)

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Firebrand

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Agitateur, trublion, fauteur de trouble, perturbateur

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Firebrand

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Imposteur, escroc, charlatan

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Fraud

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Irrégularité

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Unevenness

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Sur le point de , au bord de

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On the cusp of

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Mener à bien

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To come to fruition

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Procédé mnémotechnique

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Mnemonic

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Garde-manger, office, cellier

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Pantry

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Une personne directe

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A blunt person

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Une lame émoussée

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A blunt blade

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Choc brutal, choc violent

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Blunt force

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Traumatisme contondant

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Blunt trauma

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Encouragement

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Nudge

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Encourager

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To nudge

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Petit coup de coude

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Nudge

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Donner un petit coup de coude

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To nudge

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Planche

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Plank

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Vaciller

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To flicker

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Psy (familier)

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Shrink

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Extrait

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Excerpt

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Comparer à

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To liken to

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Baratin

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Spiel

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Reprendre possession de, récupérer

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To reclaim

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Pur, immaculé

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Pristine

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Champion, tête de peloton

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Front runner

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Deuxième en compétition

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Runner up

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Lutin, farfadet

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Leprechaun

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Incapable, nul

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Clueless

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N’y rien connaître à

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Clueless about

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Snob, distingué, chic

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Posh

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Fallacieux

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Spurious

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Envier, jalouser

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To begrudge

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De premier plan, de premier rang

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Top-tier

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Revers (de la médaille), inconvénient

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Flip side

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Long-courrier, long-court

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Long haul

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Le long terme

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The long haul

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Sans faire de manière

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Without any fuss

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Pas de préférence, comme tu veux

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Not fussed, not bothered

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Piller

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To loot, to plunder

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Pillage

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Looting, plundering

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Rugueux

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Rough

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Granuleux

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Grainy

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Photo, cliché, instantané

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Snapshot