Divers Flashcards

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un casse-tête

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a puzzle

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avoir tendance à

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to tend to

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conseiller

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to advise

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myrtille

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blueberry

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fraise

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strawberry

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mûre

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blackberry

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framboise

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raspeberry

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groseille

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gooseberry

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une poignée

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a handful

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première cause

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leading cause

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principale cause

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main cause

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améliorer

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to improve

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contenir

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to contain

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un résultat

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an outcome

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c’est dommage

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it’s a pity !

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un salaire

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wages

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agenda

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diary

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quotidien

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dialy

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mensuel

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monthly

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être au même niveau

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to keep up

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personnes âgées

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old people/elders

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hiver

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winter

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printemps

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spring

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quelque chose qui rend dépressif

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a downer

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le moins

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the least

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avec justesse

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aptly

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fourre-tout

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catch-all

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mal-utilisé

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misused

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une humeur

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a mood

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un marasme

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doldrums

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suivant

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following

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une garantie

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a warrant

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attirant

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appealing

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gai/joyeux

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cheerful

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fiable

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reliable

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un avortement

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an abortion

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une forte diminution

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a drop

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un taux

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a rate

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prévue

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intended

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concernant

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pertaining to

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sembler

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to seem to

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42
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promulguer

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to enact

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43
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un nombre de victimes élevé

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a high toll

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faible/moyen revenu

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low/middle income

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être en proie à

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to be in the grip of

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net

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sharp

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déclenché

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triggered

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des funérails

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funerals

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à travers

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across

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plus large

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broader

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tout au long de

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throughout

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prétendre

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to claim

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être cloitré

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to be cooped up

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des effets anti-dépresseurs

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anti-depressant effects

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des preuves

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evidence

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une preuve

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a piece of evidence

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une imposture

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a sham

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faire du sport

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to exercise

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un comportement à risque

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a risky behaviour

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une épidémie

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an epidemic

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des rapports sexuels non-protégés

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unsafe sex

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un fardeau

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a burden

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des subventions de l’état

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government subsidies

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mettre fin à

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to end

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mise en application

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enforcement

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des campagnes de sensibilisation

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behaviour change campaigns/awareness campaigns

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atteindre son plus haut niveau

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to peak

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inverser la tendance

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to reverse the tide

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les revenues du foyer/ménage

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household income

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Produit Intérieur Brut (PIB)

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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La Norvège

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Norway

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le destin

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the fate

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devenir obligatoire

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to come into force

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respecter (une loi)

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to comply with

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un conseil d’administration

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a board (of directors)

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une cadence

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a pace

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un diplômé

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a graduate

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une action/part

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a share

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les Pays-Bas

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The Netherlands

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la main d’oeuvre

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the workforce

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une nomination/affection

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an appointment

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une cible

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a target

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une entreprise publique

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a state controlled firm

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former (adj)

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ancien/ne

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un PDG (Président Directeur Général)

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a CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

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postes à reponsabilités

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management

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postes à hautes responsabilités

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senior management

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refléter

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to mirror

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un client

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a customer

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un chroniqueur

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a columnist

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évidemment

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obviously

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au travail (au sein de l’entreprise)

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in the workplace

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un défenseur

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an advocate

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argumenter/avancer, se disputer

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to argue

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la direction

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the leadership

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la discrimination positive

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affirmation action

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les moins de 16 ans

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the under -16s

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réduire/restreindre

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to narrow

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un scandale/une tollé

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an outcry

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un fainéant

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a loafer

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des petits enfants

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tots/toddler

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brailler

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to howl

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un morveux

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a brat

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dissuader

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to deter

105
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empêcher de + inf

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prevent from + BV-ing