Deck 1 Flashcards

1
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par-delà

A

beyond, across; on the other side of

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2
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en termes de

A

in terms of

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3
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un socle

A

base, stand, pedestal

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4
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se fonder sur

A

to be based on

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5
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s’écarter de

A

to stray/wander/digress from

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6
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reconstituer

A

to reconstitute; reconstruct

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7
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un cas à part

A

special case

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8
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cerner

A

to surround, encircle; pinpoint

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9
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dépeindre

A

to depict, portray; paint a picture of

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10
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l’avènement (m.)

A

advent, coming

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11
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le point de départ

A

point of departure

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12
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ériger

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to erect, rise; set-up, establish (élever, instaurer)

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13
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objecter

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to object

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14
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entreprendre

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to undertake, start doing

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15
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l’emporter sur

A

to prevail over, defeat (person)

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16
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déjouer

A

to foil, frustrate, thwart; evade (surveillance)

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17
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une attente

A

expectation (usu. plural); wait, wait time

18
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l’ébullition (f.)

A

boiling

19
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détourner

A

to divert, reroute; redirect, hijack; embezzle, misappropriate

20
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une revendication

A

claim; statement

21
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du côté de

A

on the side of

22
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rangé

A

tidy, neat, orderly

23
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sauter

A

to jump, leap; flicker

24
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démanteler

A

to demolish, dismantle; uninstall; break up

25
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s’efforcer de

A

to endeavor/strive to

26
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s’adosser

A

to lean/stand against

27
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bailleur/-euse

A

lessor; backer, silent partner

28
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assimiler

A

to assimilate, integrate (intégrer); absorb

29
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rétif

A

edgy, recalcitrant; wayward, difficult; indolent

30
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la contrepartie

A

response, return; compensation, quid pro quo

31
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énoncer

A

to announce, state, pronounce

32
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un pair

A

peer, colleague

33
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re résoudre à

A

to decide/resolve to

34
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se couler

A

to slip into

35
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s’émanciper

A

to emancipate oneself

36
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le joug

A

yoke

37
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affranchir

A

to free, emancipate, liberate

38
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aussitôt

A

immediately, right away

39
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aussitôt + [pp]

A

no sooner [adj.]

40
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réprimer

A

to repress, suppress, restrain; hold back