Chapter 42 Flashcards

1
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Rétrogradation

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Demotion

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2
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Étancher

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To quench

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3
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Gros morceau, grosse tranche

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Chunk

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4
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Gros tas (péj)

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Chunk

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5
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Couper en grosses tranches, dés

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To chunk

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6
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Échoué, bloqué, coincé

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Stranded

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7
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Musclé, baraqué

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Brawny

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8
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marque de fabrique, sceau, caractéristique principale

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Hallmark

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9
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Coup de chance extraordinaire

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Fluke

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10
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Sincère, qui vient du fond du cœur

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Heartfelt

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11
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Plein d’autodérision

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Self-deprecating

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12
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Trébucher

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To stumble

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13
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Trier

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To sort

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14
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Emmêlé, enchevêtré, entortillé

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Tangled-up

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15
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Lance-pierre

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Sling

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16
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Désordre, pagaille

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Clutter

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17
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Effleurer, Frôler

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To brush

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18
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L’angle, la perspective

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The lens

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19
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Vigilant, attentif

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Watchful

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20
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Vigilance, attention

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Watchfulness

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21
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Décourager, dissuader

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To deter

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22
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Évaluer, jauger, Estimer, expertiser

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To assess

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23
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Évaluation, estimation

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Assessment

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24
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Le battements du cœur

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The pounding of the heart

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Domestiquer, apprivoiser, dompter
To tame
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Idée générale, sens général
Gist
27
Lutin, farfadet
Leprechaun
28
Tatou
Armadillo
29
Snob, hautain, arrrogant
Hoity-toity
30
Pellicule
Dandruff, dandruff flake
31
Breveté, privé
Proprietary
32
Coin reculé, trou paumé, cambrousse,
Backwater
33
Temps mort, coupure, pause
Time out
34
Fermeture définitive
Closedown
35
Éblouissant, sensationnel, stupéfiant,
Stunning
36
Témoin, spectateurs
Bystander
37
Poteau, Piquet, Bûcher, pieu
Stake
38
Mise,enjeu
The stakes
39
Engloutir
To engulf
40
Sommet, apogée
Apex
41
Voyage, parcours, trajet
Haul
42
Fini, clos, limité
Finite
43
Confusion, perplexité
Bewilderment
44
Envisager
To contemplate
45
Tirer à pile ou face
To toss
46
Réconfort
Reassurance
47
Pagaie
Paddle
48
À la pointe de
At the cutting edge of
49
Épuisé, exténué
Drained
50
Taper dans le 1000, mettre dans le 1000
To nail it
51
Agacer, irriter
To irk
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Tollé
Outcry
53
Inexploré
Uncharted
54
Arnaque
Hustle
55
Imprévisible, incohérent, irrégulier
Erratic
56
Cohérent
Consistent
57
Flou, indistinct
Blurry
58
Bouleversement
Upheaval
59
Entonnoir
Funnel
60
Avec hésitation
Tentatively
61
Provisoirement, temporairement
Tentatively
62
Expert
Maven
63
Manque (de), Pénurie
Scarcity
64
Marge de sécurité
Leeway
65
Oindre
To Anoint
66
Se dérober
To cop out
67
Boucan, raffut, désordre, grabuge, chaos
Ruckus
68
Situation embarrassante, situation délicate
Predicament
69
Cigogne
Stork
70
Approbation, soutien
Endorsement
71
Mettre en caisse, en cageot
To crate
72
Distribuer, émettre, remettre, | Se Plaindre
To give out
73
Ficher la trouille
To scare the bejabers out of (...bejesus...)
74
Gercer, se gercer
To chap
75
Type, mec, gars
Chap
76
Vision négative, pessimisme
Doom and gloom, gloom and doom
77
De premier ordre, Excellent
Top-notch
78
Maîtriser, exploiter
To harness
79
Isolant, isolation
Insulation
80
Se pointer, arriver
To show up
81
Résultats annexes, corollaire, sous-produit, produit dérivé
Byproduct
82
à la dérive
Adrift
83
Tailler, sculpter, découper,
To carve
84
Avoir envie de, aspirer à
To yearn for
85
Vérifier, établir, déterminer
To ascertain