Chapter 31 Flashcards

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1
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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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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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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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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
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Traumatisme contondant

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Blunt trauma

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21
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Encouragement

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Nudge

22
Q

Encourager

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To nudge

23
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Petit coup de coude

A

Nudge

24
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Donner un petit coup de coude

A

To nudge

25
Q

Planche

A

Plank

26
Q

Vaciller

A

To flicker

27
Q

Psy (familier)

A

Shrink

28
Q

Extrait

A

Excerpt

29
Q

Comparer à

A

To liken to

30
Q

Baratin

A

Spiel

31
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Reprendre possession de, récupérer

A

To reclaim

32
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Pur, immaculé

A

Pristine

33
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Champion, tête de peloton

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Front runner

34
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Deuxième en compétition

A

Runner up

35
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Lutin, farfadet

A

Leprechaun

36
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Incapable, nul

A

Clueless

37
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N’y rien connaître à

A

Clueless about

38
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Snob, distingué, chic

A

Posh

39
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Fallacieux

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Spurious

40
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Envier, jalouser

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To begrudge

41
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De premier plan, de premier rang

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Top-tier

42
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Revers (de la médaille), inconvénient

A

Flip side

43
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Long-courrier, long-court

A

Long haul

44
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Le long terme

A

The long haul

45
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Sans faire de manière

A

Without any fuss

46
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Pas de préférence, comme tu veux

A

Not fussed, not bothered

47
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Piller

A

To loot, to plunder

48
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Pillage

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Looting, plundering

49
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Rugueux

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Rough

50
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Granuleux

A

Grainy

51
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Photo, cliché, instantané

A

Snapshot