Chapter V Flashcards

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1
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légalement

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lawfully

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qui respecte la loi

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law-abiding

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3
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procès

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lawsuit

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faculté de droit

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law school

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un juriste, un avocat

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lawyer

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un cabinet d’avocats

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a law firm

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une personne qui enfreint la loi

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a lawbreaker

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hors-la-loi

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outlaw

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l’ordre public

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law and order

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surestimer

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to overrate

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surmonter (difficulté)

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to overcome

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annuler (jugement)

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to overturn, to overrule

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renverser (tyran)

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to overthrow

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14
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se chevaucher

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to overlap

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15
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dominer, éclipser

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to overshadow

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réviser, remanier

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to overhaul

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17
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sous-estimer

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to underrate, to underestimate

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saper, miner

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to undermine

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souligner

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to underline, to underscore

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20
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entreprendre

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to undertake

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21
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étayer, sous-tendre

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to underpin

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sous-tendre, être à la base de

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to underlie

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subir (modification…)

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to undergo

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soutenir, appuyer (décision…)

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to underwrite

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25
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vendre moins cher que qn

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to undercut sb, to undersell sb

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26
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prêt à taux zéro

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interest-free loan

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27
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numéro vert

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toll-free number

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28
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zone non-fumeurs

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smoke-free area

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29
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régime sans alcool

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alcohol-free diet

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30
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aliments sans sucres

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sugar-free food

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31
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essence sans plomb

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lead-free petrol

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32
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logement sans loyer

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rent-free accomodation

33
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investissement sans risque

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risk-free investment

34
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maladie de la vache folle

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mad cow disease

35
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immigrant de deuxième génération

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second-generation immigrant

36
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ampoule basse consommation

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low-energy light bulb

37
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mariage mixte

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mixed-race marriage

38
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société à deux vitesses

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two-tier society

39
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solution à court terme

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short-term solution

40
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fast food

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fast food restaurant

41
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illégal

A

unlawful

42
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un tribunal, une cour de justice

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a lawcourt, a court of law

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proscrire, déclarer illégal

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to outlaw

44
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refuser (une offre)

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to turn down an offer

45
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refouler qn

A

to turn sb away

46
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faire machine arrière

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to turn back

47
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revenir en arrière

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to turn the clock back

48
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rebuter qn

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to turn sb off

49
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s’avérer

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to turn out

50
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produire

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to turn out

51
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retourner une page

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to turn over a page

52
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remettre, soumettre un rapport

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to turn in a report

53
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repartir

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to turn around

54
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économiquement parlant, d’un point de vue économique

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economically speaking

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en général, d’une façon générale

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generally speaking, broadly speaking

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culturellement parlant, d’un point de vue culturel

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culturally speaking

57
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pour parler franchement

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frankly speaking

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à strictement parler

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strictly speaking

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en gros

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roughly speaking

60
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boutique hors taxes

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duty-free shop

61
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nourriture sans matières grasses

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fat-free food

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zone dénucléarisée

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nuclear-free zone

63
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à moins que

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unless

64
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inversement, à l’inverse

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conversely

65
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rétrospectivement

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with hindsight

66
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quand même

A

all the same

67
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surtout

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above all

68
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zone de libre-échange

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free trade area

69
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immigration à grande échelle

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large-scale immigration

70
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chômage de longue durée

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long-term unemployment

71
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citoyen de seconde zone

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second-class citizen

72
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provenir de, découler de

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to stem from sth

73
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se tenir à sch

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to stick to sth

74
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faire appel d’une décision

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to appeal against a decision

75
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faire appel à qn/qch

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to appeal to sb/sth

76
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prendre partie pour qn

A

to side with sb

77
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témoigner de

A

to testify to sth

78
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légal

A

lawful