d-f Flashcards

1
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suivre de près

A

to dog

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2
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être poursuivi par la malchance

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to be dogged by ill-fortune

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3
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obstiné, tenace

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dogged/stubborn

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4
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faire don de

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to donate

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5
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un donneur

A

a donor (un seul “n”)

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6
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cesser le travail

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to down tools

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7
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terne, gris

A

drab

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8
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un avant-projet, une ébauche

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a draft/blueprint

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9
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sinistre, morne

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dreary

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10
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dériver (au sens propre et fig)

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to drit (into crime, into a crisis)

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11
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une corvée

A

drudgery (uncountable)

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12
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surnommer

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to dub

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13
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douteux, sceptique

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dubious

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14
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détourner des fonds

A

to embezzle

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15
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détournement de fond

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embezzlement

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16
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embrasser une cause

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to embrace a cause

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17
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une revue d’ensemble

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an all-embracing review

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18
Q

doter de

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to endow with

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19
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sombrer dans, être submergé par

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to be engulfed in

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20
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un enchevêtrement, un imbroglio (fig)

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an entanglement

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21
Q

s’inscrire

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to enrol

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22
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encourager, inciter

A

to entice

to talk smbd into/out of smtg

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23
Q

un entrepreneur

A

an entrepreneur

24
Q

dynamique

A

entrepreneurial

25
Q

un jeune cadre dynamique

A

a entrepreneurial junior executive

26
Q

irrégulier, changeant, fantasque

A

erratic

27
Q

exiger, obtenir

A

to exact

28
Q

exercer

A

to exert (force, pressure)

29
Q

se dépenser, se donner du mal

A

to exert oneself

30
Q

l’exposition

A

exposure

31
Q

la couverture médiatique

A

media exposure

32
Q

la corruption

A

political sleaze

33
Q

léger

A

faint/slight (noise, smile)

34
Q

Je n’en ai pas la moindre idée !

A

I haven’t the faintest idea about it !

35
Q

le prix du transport

A

the fare

36
Q

ultra rapide, expéditif

A

fast-track (career, company streamlining=restructuration de l’entreprise)

37
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faisable, réalisable

A

feasible

38
Q

un exploit

A

a feat

39
Q

un honoraire

A

a fee (medical, tuition fees)

40
Q

abattre

A

to fell (a tree, an opponent)

41
Q

se débrouiller tout seul

A

to fend for oneself

42
Q

repousser, écarter un coup/une attaque

A

to fend off a blow/an attack

43
Q

un engrais

A

a fertilizer

44
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une querelle, un conflit entre deux familles

A

a feud

45
Q

un démon, un monstre

A

a fiend

46
Q

un fou/mordu de tennis

A

a tennis fiend

47
Q

abominablement difficile

A

fiendishly difficult

48
Q

d’une intelligence redoutable

A

fiendishly intelligent

49
Q

un dossier

A

a file

50
Q

crasseux

A

filthy

51
Q

une amende

A

a fine

52
Q

bouche-bée, sidéré

A

flabbergasted

53
Q

éclater, flamber

A

to flare up

54
Q

fragile

A

flimsy

55
Q

désinvolte

A

flippant