EN - voc #9 Flashcards by e b

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to shrug sth off

A

ignorer, ne pas faire attention à qch

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the shudders

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les frissons

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to dither

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hésiter, être indécis, se tater

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A deed

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Un acte, une action

Pl : actes de propriété

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To commend sb for sth

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

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Heartily

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Vivement, chaleureusement, de tout cœur

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Amenable (To)

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Souple, serviable, amène à faire qch

Disposé à, prêt à

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To teeter

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Chanceler, tomber

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SNCC

A

Student non violent coordination committee.

Pronounced snick

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Backwaters

A

Remous

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(A) backwater

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(Un trou) paumé

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To sharecrop

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Cultiver comme métayer.

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

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To bolster

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Soutenir, renforcer, caler, appuyer

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Falsehoods

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Des mensonges

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A tug

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Un remorqueur

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To tug

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Tirer sur, remorquer

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In earnest

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Sérieusement, pour de bon

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Trodden

A

Fréquenté, emprunté

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To tread, trode, trodden (on)

A

Marcher (sur)

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Wacky

A

Dingue, barge

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Out-to-lunch

A

Debile, bizarre, barge

Q

to elude

A

échapper à, éluder

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to stave sth off

A

écarter, éviter, repousser

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a hodgepodge

A

un fatras, un amas confus

a stroll

une petite promenade, un petit tour

the keynote

l'axe central, le thème majeur (d'une présentation) | inaugural, liminaire

to bolster

soutenir, renforcer, appuyer

Nifty

Super, génial, classe

A washout

Un désastre, un fiasco

In the offing

En perspective