Environment (cours) Flashcards by Mathieu Ali | Brainscape

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Mistake, omission

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Loophole

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Obvious, payent, conspicious

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Glaring

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Obligatory, mandatory

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Binding

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Without, deprived of

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Short of

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Engagement, involvement

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Commitment

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To respect, to follow

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To comply with (compliance)

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Striking, noticeable

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Salient

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Faults, weaknesses

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Shortcomings

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To be influenced by (passive form)

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Wayed

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To finish, to come to an end

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To complete

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Global

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Overall

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Aigu

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Acute

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De sorte que

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So that

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Laisser de la place

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Making room

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Dissuasif

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Deterrent

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Tirer une leçon

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Draw a lesson

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Réduire

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To mitigate

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Faire marche arrière

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Backpedal

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Avoir pour csq

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To entail

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Apogée

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Heyday

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Gaz schiste

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Shale gas

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Industries électriques, centrales électriques

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Electric industries

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Keystone hardisty terminal

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Pareil

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Routes

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Routes

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En cours de construction

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Under construction

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Maigre, très peu

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Scant

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Significant

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Worthwile

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Significant

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Worthwile

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To explain

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To account for

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To cause

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To entail

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Se conformer à

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To abide by

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Résultat

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Bottom Line

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Finalement

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Eventually

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Because of

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On account of

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Aussi facilement

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As easily as

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Emprunter

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To borrow from

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Réalisée

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Achieved/completed

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Rien ne vaut…

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There is no such thing as…

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Attractive

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Alluring

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Cela fait cmb de tps?

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How long?

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Voiture de cette marque

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Car of that make

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Réaliser ce sondage

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Making/conducting this survey/opinion poll

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Pionnier

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Leading light, trailblazer

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Condamné à/voué à

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Doomed to

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Alarmistes

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Scaremongers

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Déchiré, comprimé

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Torn apart, squeezed

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Prétendants

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Contenders

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Rivaliser/lutter

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Vie with

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Mettre leurs arguments en face

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Put their arguments across

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Essor

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Momentum

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An article

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A press cutting

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A wide range of…

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An array

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Reasonable

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Sensible

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Striking

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Smiting

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“Portmanteau word”

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Shockvertising

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Prophètes du mal

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Doomsayers

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Brouiller les codes culturels

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Culture jamming

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Piqure de rappel

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Boost injection

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To be after

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To pursue

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Arrogance

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Complacency

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Qui fuit

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Leaky

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Gaspilleur

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Wasteful

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Cohérent

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In-keeping

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D’autres chats à fouetter

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“Other fish to frie”

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Entrave

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Hurdle

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Un parfait exemple

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A case in point