EN - voc #9 Flashcards

1
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to shrug sth off

A

ignorer, ne pas faire attention à qch

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2
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the shudders

A

les frissons

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3
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to dither

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hésiter, être indécis, se tater

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4
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A deed

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Un acte, une action

Pl : actes de propriété

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5
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To commend sb for sth

A

Louer, recommander, faire l’éloge de qun pour qch

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6
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Heartily

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Vivement, chaleureusement, de tout cœur

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7
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Amenable (To)

A

Souple, serviable, amène à faire qch

Disposé à, prêt à

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8
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To teeter

A

Chanceler, tomber

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9
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SNCC

A

Student non violent coordination committee.

Pronounced snick

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10
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Backwaters

A

Remous

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11
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(A) backwater

A

(Un trou) paumé

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12
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To sharecrop

A

Cultiver comme métayer.

A sharecropper : un métayer : paie le loyer avec ses cultures

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13
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To bolster

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Soutenir, renforcer, caler, appuyer

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14
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Falsehoods

A

Des mensonges

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15
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A tug

A

Un remorqueur

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16
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To tug

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Tirer sur, remorquer

17
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In earnest

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Sérieusement, pour de bon

18
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Trodden

A

Fréquenté, emprunté

19
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To tread, trode, trodden (on)

A

Marcher (sur)

20
Q

Wacky

A

Dingue, barge

21
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Out-to-lunch

A

Debile, bizarre, barge

22
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to elude

A

échapper à, éluder

23
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to stave sth off

A

écarter, éviter, repousser

24
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a hodgepodge

A

un fatras, un amas confus

25
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a stroll

A

une petite promenade, un petit tour

26
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the keynote

A

l’axe central, le thème majeur (d’une présentation)

inaugural, liminaire

27
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to bolster

A

soutenir, renforcer, appuyer

28
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Nifty

A

Super, génial, classe

29
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A washout

A

Un désastre, un fiasco

30
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In the offing

A

En perspective