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Chapter 39 (4,5,6,7) Flashcards

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Aimer (bien) quleque chose/quelqu’un

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To like something/somebody

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Aimer (bien) faire

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To like doing/to do

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Aimer beaucoup quleque chose/quelqu’un

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To be fond of something/somebody

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Être passioné de quelque chose

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To be keen on something

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Ce qu’il aime et ce qu’il n’aime pas

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His likes and dislikes

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Admirer quelqu’un pour quleque chose/de faire quleque chose

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To admire somebody for something/for doing something

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Admiratif

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Admiring

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L’admiration

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Admiration

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Un(e) admirateur(-trice)

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An admirer

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Attrayant, attirant

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Attractive

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Être attiré par quleque chose/quelqu’un

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To be drawn to something/somebody

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Être tenté par quleque chose

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To be tempted by something

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L’idée me tente

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I find the idea quite tempting

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Haïr

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To hate

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Détester

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To detest, to loathe

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Détester quleque chose/quelqu’un/faire

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To hate/detest something/somebody/doing, to do

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Une de ses bêtes noires

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One of his pet hates

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La haine

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Hatred, hate

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Les goûts et les aversions

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Likes and dislikes

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Détestable

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Hateful, detestable, loathesome

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Haineux

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Full of hatred

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Odieux

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Odious

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Exécrer

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To abhor

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L’aversion

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Abhorrence

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Exécrable, répugnant

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Abhorrent

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Une aversion

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A dislike, an aversion

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Ne pas aimer quelqu’un/quelque chose

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To dislike somebody/something, to have a dislike for somebody/something

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Prendre quelqu’un/quelque chose en grippe

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To take* a dislike to somebody/something

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En avoir assez de faire

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To be fed up with doing, to be sick of doing

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Je ne peux pas le souffrir

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I can’t bear/stand him

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Je ne peux pas supporter qu’il fasse

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I can’t bear/stand him doing…

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Éprouver du dégoût pour

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To feel* disgust for

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Être dégouté de quelque chose par quelqu’un/quelque chose

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To be disgusted at something, by somebody/something

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Dégoûtant

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Disgusting, revolting

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Trouver quelque chose dégoûtant

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To find* something disgusting, to be repelled by something

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Repousser

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To repel

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La répulsion

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Repulsion

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Repoussant

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Repulsive

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L’écoeurement

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Revulsion

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Répugnant

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Repugnant

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La répugnance

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Repugnance

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Faire passer l’envie de quelque chose à quelqu’un

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To put* somebody off something

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Rebutant, rébarbatif

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Off-putting

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L’autorité

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Authority

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45
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Avoir autorité sur

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To have authority/power over

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Exercer son autorité sur

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To exercise authority over

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47
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Avoir de l’autorité sur quelqu’un

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To have authority over somebody

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48
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Ce qu’elle dit fait loi

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Her word is law

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49
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Qui fait autorité

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Authoritative

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50
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Les autorités

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Authorities

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51
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Suprême

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Supreme

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La suprématie sur

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Supremacy over

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Puissant

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Powerful, mighty

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La puissance

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Power, might

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55
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Maîtiser quelque chose

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To master something

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56
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La maîtrise de

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Mastery over

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57
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Contrôler quelque chose/quelqu’un

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To control something/somebody

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Le contrôle

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Control

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59
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Être maître de la situation

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To have the situation under control

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Sous son contrôle

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Under his control

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Incontrôlé

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Uncontrolled

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Surveiller

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To supervise

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Non surveillé

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Unsupervised

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Un(e) surveillant(e)

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A supervisor

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La surveillance

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Supervision

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66
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Sous la surveillance de

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Under the supervision of

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67
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Être responsable de quelque chose

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To be in charge of something

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Confier quelque chose à quelqu’un

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To put*/place somebody in charge of something

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Prendre le commandement de quelque chose

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To take* command of something

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Sous son commandement

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Under his command

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Sous sa direction

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Under his direction

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Diriger (entreprise)

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To run*

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Gérer quelque chose

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To manage something

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Présider (assemblée)

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To preside over

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Mener (mouvement)

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To lead*

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Dominer

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To dominate

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Dominant

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Dominant

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Dominateur

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Domineering

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La domination

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Domination

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Mener quelqu’un à la baguette

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To boss somebody around

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Prendre le dessus sur quelqu’un

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To get* the upper hand of somebody

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Faire l’important

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To throw* one’s weight around

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Condescendant

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Patronizing, condescending

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Traiter quelqu’un avec condescendance

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To patronize somebody

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Strict

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Strict

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Sévère

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Severe

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Impérieux

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Imperious

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Autoritaire

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Authoritarian

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Très autoritaire, tyrannique

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High-handed, bossy

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Un dictateur

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A dictator

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Dictatorial

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Dictatorial

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Faire faire quelque chose à quelqu’n

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To make* somebody do something

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Contraindre/forcer quelqu’un à faire

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To force somebody to do

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Obliger quelqu’un à faire

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To compel/oblige somebody to do

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Forcer la main de quelqu’un

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To twist somebody’s arm (US: To put* the arm on somebody

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Sous la contrainte

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Under constraint

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L’obéissance et la désobéissance

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Obdience and disobedience

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Obéir à quelqu’un/quelque chose

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To obey somebody/something

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Obéissant

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Obedient

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Se conformer à quelque chose

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To conform to something

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Conformément à quelque chose

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In accordance with

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Respecter quelque chose

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To abide* by something, to respect/observe something

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Respectueux de la loi

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Law abiding

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Se mettre au pas, marcher droit

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To toe the line

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Obéir à quelqu’un au doigt et à l’oeil

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To obey somebody implicitly

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Être aux moindres ordres de quelqu’un

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To be at somebody’s beck and call

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Elle fait de lui ce qu’elle veut

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She can twist him round her litlle finger

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Comme vous voulez

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As you please/like

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Fais ce qu’on te dit

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Do what/as you are told

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Arrangeant

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Compliant

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Accommodant

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Accommodating

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Docile

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Docile

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La docilité

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Docility

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Doux, humble

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Meek

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Se soumettre à quelqu’un/quelque chose

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To submit to somebody/something

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La soumission

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Submission

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Soumis

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Submissive

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Servile

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Subservient, servile

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La servilité

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Subservience, servility

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Obséquieux

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Obsequious

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S’en remettre à la volonté de quelqu’un

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To defere to somebody

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Plein d’égards/de déférence envers

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Deferetial to

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La déférence

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Deference

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Céder à quelqu’un/quelque chose

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To give* way/yield to somebody/something

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Se dérober, reculer

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To back down (US: To back off)

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Désobéir

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To disobey

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Désobéissant

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Disobedient

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La désobéissance

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Disobedience

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Ne tenir aucun compte de

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To ignore, to pay no heed to

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Le défi

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Defiance

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Au mépris de

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In defiance of

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Provocant

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Defiant

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Défier quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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To defy somebody to do something

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Tenir tête à quelqu’un

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To stand* up to somebody

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Le non-conformisme

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Nonconformity

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Insubordonné

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Insubordinate

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L’insubordination

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Insubordination

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Récalcitrant

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Recalcitrant

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Rebelle

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Rebellious

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Un(e) rebelle

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A rebel

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Se rebeller/s’insurger contre

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To rebel against

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Une rébellion

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A rebellion

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Se révolter contre

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To revolt against

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Une révolte

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A revolt

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Mutiné

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Mutinous

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Une mutinerie

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A mutiny

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Se mutiner

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To mutiny

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L’insubordination

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Insubordination

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Récalcitrant

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Recalcitrant

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Rebelle

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Rebellious

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Un(e) rebelle

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A rebel

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Se rebeller/s’insurger contre

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To rebel against

153
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Une rébellion

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A rebellion

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Se révolter contre

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To revolt against

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Une révolte

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A revolt

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Mutiné

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Mutinous

157
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Une mutinerie

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A mutiny

158
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Se mutiner

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To mutiny

159
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L’influence

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Influence

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Influent

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Infuential

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Avoir de l’influence, être influent

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To have influence, to be influential

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Avoir de l’influence sur

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To have an influence on, over

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Exercer son influence sur

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To exercise one’s influence on, over

164
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Influencer quelqu’un pour qu’il fasse quelque chose

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To influence somebody to do something

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Exercer une bonne/mauvaise influence sur quelqu’un

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To be a good/bad influence on somebody

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Sous l’influence/l’effet de

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Under the influence of

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Influençable

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Easily influenced, suggestible

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Avoir/prendre de l’ascendant sur quelqu’un

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To have/gain ascendancy over somebody

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Avoir un effet sur quelque chose

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To have an effect on somebody

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Faire pression sur quelqu’un

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To bring* pressure to bear on somebody, to put* pressure on somebody

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Faire pression sur quelqu’un pour qu’il fasse quelque chose

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To pressure somebody into doing something

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Un groupe de pression

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A pressure group (UK: A ginger group) (US: A special interest group)

173
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Se faire entendre

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To make* one’s voice heard

174
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Avoir son mot à dire dans quelque chose

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To have a say in something

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Avoir du poids (argument, personne)

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To carry weight

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Influer sur quelqu’un/quelque chose

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To have an influence on somebody/something, to affect somebody/something

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Dissuader quelqu’un de faire

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To dissuade somebody from doing

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Amener quelqu’un à faire

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To induce somebody to do

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Décider quelqu’un à faire

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To prevail on somebody to do

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