Compréhension Flashcards

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R

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An outbreak of violence

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F

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To take sides

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Un but annoncé

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An avowed aim

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Un troupeau

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A flock

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Se battre

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To tussle

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exceptionnel, marquant, non résolu

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outstanding

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japper

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to yap

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chuter

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to plummet

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faire rentrer

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to shoehorn

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plonger dans, fouiller dans

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to delve into

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11
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il est vrai que …

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granted

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se précipiter

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to scramble

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aboyer

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to bark

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superficiel

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shallow

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condescendant

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condescending

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en péril

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in peril

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véritable

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genuine

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discréditer

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to debunk

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lésiner sur, économiser sur

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to skimp on

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assiduité, application

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diligence

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bâtard (chien)

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mutt

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chien de garde

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watchdog

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petit chien

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lap dog

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OMC

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WTO

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décider de ne pas participer

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to opt out of

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tarder à faire qqch

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to delay doing sthg

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exercer une pression

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to exert pressure

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donner le feu vert

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to give the green light / the go-ahead

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un brevet

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a patent

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contrebalancer

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to compensate for

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toutes conditions sociales

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all walks in life

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les démunis

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the destitute

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ignorer

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to disregard

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répondre aux besoins de qqn

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to cater to sbdy’s needs

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marge

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leeway

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pertinent

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relevant

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être de connivence

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to collude

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caniche

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poodle

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mensonge

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falsehood

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faux

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phoney

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incompréhensible

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nonsensical

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déclencher

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to trigger sthg

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aigu

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acute

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amèrement

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bitterly

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agresseur

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abuser

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sévir

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to crack down on

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flagrant

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blatant

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catégoriquement

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adamantly

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incertitude

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limbo

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détresse

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plight

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alléger

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alleviate

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pourrir

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to rot

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conditions sordides

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squalor

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insensible

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callous

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infliger

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to mete out

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moyen de dissuasion

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a deterrent

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incrusté

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ingrained

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indéfendable

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indefensible

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borné

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obdurately

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mettre un point d’honneur à

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to make a point of …

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borné

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blinkered

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absurde

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preposterous