Chapter O Flashcards

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1
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déclarer la guerre à un pays

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to declare war on a country

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l’entre-deux-guerres

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the interwar period

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une guerre d’usure/des nerfs

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a war of attrition/of nerves

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guerre biologique/chimique

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biological/chemical warfare

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en temps de guerre

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in wartime

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un belliciste

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a warmonger

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seigneur de la guerre

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warlord

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économie de guerre

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war economy

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la guerre du Vietnam

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the Vietnam War

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10
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la guerre informatique

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cyberwar

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être en hausse

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to be on the rise

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être connecté, être sur internet

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to be on line

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passer en jugement

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to be on trial

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être dans le couloir de la mort

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to be on death row

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15
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être en liberté conditionnelle

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to be on parole

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faire un régime

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to be on a diet

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17
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prendre la pillule

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to be on the pill

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18
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être de service

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to be on duty

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19
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être en congé maladie

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to be on sick leave

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20
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vivre de prestations sociales

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to be on welfare

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21
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président

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chairman

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porte-parole

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spokesman

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homme d’Etat

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statesman

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membre du Congrès (US)

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congressman

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escroc

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conman

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homme armé

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gunman

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profane

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layman

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milicien

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militiaman

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vendeur, représentant

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salesman

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30
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homme fort

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strongman

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31
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contremaître

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foreman

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32
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commerçant

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tradesman

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33
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effet de serre

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greenhouse effect

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34
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chaîne de montage

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assembly line

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35
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pressions exercées par l’entourage

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peer pressure

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36
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conflit des générations

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generation gap

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37
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sinistré

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disaster victim

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38
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fraudeur aux allocations

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benefit cheat

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39
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congé (parental, de formation)

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career break

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40
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société surveillée

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surveillance society

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41
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fuite des cerveaux

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brain drain

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42
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course aux armements

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arms race

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43
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bulle du crédit

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credit bubble

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44
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siège social

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head office

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45
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politique

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politics

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46
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éthique

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ethics

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47
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mathématiques

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mathematics

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48
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physique

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physics

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49
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aéronautique

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aeronautics

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électronique

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electronics

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génétique

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genetics

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eugénisme

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eugenics

53
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données démographiques

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demographics

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mode de vie

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way of life

55
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liberté d’expression

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freedom of speech

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liberté religieuse

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freedom of worship, freedom of religion

57
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équilibre des forces

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balance of power

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cour de justice, tribunal

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court of law

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chef de gouvernement

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head of government

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égalité des chances

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equality of opportunity

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abus de confiance

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breach of trust

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violation de la vie privée

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breach of privacy

63
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moyen de communication

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means of communication

64
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espionner (un ennemi)

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to spy on, to snoop on (an enemy)

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connaître (une récession)

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to go through (a recession)

66
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approuver (une proposition)

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to approve of (a proposal)

67
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développer (une idée)

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to enlarge on (a point)

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tromper (un collègue)

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to cheat on (a colleague)

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espérer (un changement)

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to hope for (a change)

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chercher (des articles de contrefaçon)

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to search for (counterfeit goods)

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respecter (un règlement)

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to comply with (regulations)

72
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être en guerre

A

to be at war

73
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la guerre froide

A

the Cold War

74
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l’après-guerre

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the post-war period

75
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un navire de guerre

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a warship

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être en vacs

A

to be on holiday

77
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être en grève

A

to be on strike

78
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être en baisse

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to be on the wane, on the decline

79
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être en congé maternité

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to be on maternity leave

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policier

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policeman

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journaliste

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newsman, newspaperman

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sportif

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sportsman

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percepteur

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taxman

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en conséquence

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as a result

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en règle générale, d’habitude

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as a rule

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en ce qui concerne

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as regards

87
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par opposition à, contre

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as opposed to

88
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à ma connaissance

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as far as I know

89
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bulle immobilière

A

housing bubble

90
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voiture de fonction

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company car

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aide d’urgence

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emergency aid

92
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niveau de la mer

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sea level

93
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prendre qch pour acquis

A

to take sth for granted

94
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être la proie de qch

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to fall prey to sth

95
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tenir compte de qch

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to take sth into account, to take account of sth

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donner tort à qn

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to lay the blame on sb

97
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supporter, endosser la responsabilité (de qch)

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to take the blame (for sth)

98
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économie

A

economics

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géopolitique

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geopolitics

100
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statistique

A

statistics

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bioéthique

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bioethics

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liberté de pensée

A

freedom of thought

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chef d’Etat

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head of state, chief of state

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moyen de transport

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means of transport(ation)

105
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guerre de religion

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war of religion

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étouffer

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to cover sth up

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remettre, céder

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to hand sth over (to sb else)

108
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rafraîchir son anglais

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to brush up one’s English

109
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distribuer

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to hand sth out

110
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faire exploser une bombe

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to set off a bomb

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dérouler un menu

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to scroll down a menu

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attiser la haine

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to stir up hatred

113
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exclure qch

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to rule sth out

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considérer qch comme perdu

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to write sth off

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intensifier une action

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to step up action

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désapprouver (une proposition)

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to disapprove of (a proposal)

117
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commenter (un livre)

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to comment on (a novel)

118
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expliquer, justifier (une décision)

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to account for (a decision)

119
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demander (un poste)

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to apply for (a post)

120
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entrer en guerre

A

to go to war