Chapter 31 Flashcards

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Blanchiment (d’argent)

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(Money) laundering

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2
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Au petit matin

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In the wee (small) hours

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3
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Bonheur, joie, béatitude

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Bliss

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4
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Bonheur conjugal

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Wedded bliss

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5
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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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6
Q

Inonder

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To flood

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7
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Plein d’esprit

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Witty

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8
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Néfaste, nocif

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Detrimental

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9
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Brandon, débris enflammé (de bois)

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Firebrand

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10
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Agitateur, trublion, fauteur de trouble, perturbateur

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Firebrand

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11
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Imposteur, escroc, charlatan

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Fraud

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12
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Irrégularité

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Unevenness

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13
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Sur le point de , au bord de

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On the cusp of

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14
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Mener à bien

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To come to fruition

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15
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Procédé mnémotechnique

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Mnemonic

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16
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Garde-manger, office, cellier

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Pantry

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17
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Une personne directe

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A blunt person

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18
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Une lame émoussée

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A blunt blade

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19
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Choc brutal, choc violent

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Blunt force

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20
Q

Traumatisme contondant

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Blunt trauma

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21
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Encouragement

22
Q

Encourager

23
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Petit coup de coude

24
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Donner un petit coup de coude

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Planche
Plank
26
Vaciller
To flicker
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Psy (familier)
Shrink
28
Extrait
Excerpt
29
Comparer à
To liken to
30
Baratin
Spiel
31
Reprendre possession de, récupérer
To reclaim
32
Pur, immaculé
Pristine
33
Champion, tête de peloton
Front runner
34
Deuxième en compétition
Runner up
35
Lutin, farfadet
Leprechaun
36
Incapable, nul
Clueless
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N’y rien connaître à
Clueless about
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Snob, distingué, chic
Posh
39
Fallacieux
Spurious
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Envier, jalouser
To begrudge
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De premier plan, de premier rang
Top-tier
42
Revers (de la médaille), inconvénient
Flip side
43
Long-courrier, long-court
Long haul
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Le long terme
The long haul
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Sans faire de manière
Without any fuss
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Pas de préférence, comme tu veux
Not fussed, not bothered
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Piller
To loot, to plunder
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Pillage
Looting, plundering
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Rugueux
Rough
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Granuleux
Grainy
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Photo, cliché, instantané
Snapshot