Environment (cours) Flashcards by Mathieu Ali

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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

Under construction

Maigre, très peu

Scant

Significant

Worthwile

Significant

Worthwile

To explain

To account for

To cause

To entail

Se conformer à

To abide by

Résultat

Bottom Line

Finalement

Eventually

Because of

On account of

Aussi facilement

As easily as

Emprunter

To borrow from

Réalisée

Achieved/completed

Rien ne vaut...

There is no such thing as...

Attractive

Alluring

Cela fait cmb de tps?

How long?

Voiture de cette marque

Car of that make

Réaliser ce sondage

Making/conducting this survey/opinion poll

Pionnier

Leading light, trailblazer

Condamné à/voué à

Doomed to

Alarmistes

Scaremongers

Déchiré, comprimé

Torn apart, squeezed

Prétendants

Contenders

Rivaliser/lutter

Vie with

Mettre leurs arguments en face

Put their arguments across

Essor

Momentum

An article

A press cutting

A wide range of...

An array

Reasonable

Sensible

Striking

Smiting

"Portmanteau word"

Shockvertising

Prophètes du mal

Doomsayers

Brouiller les codes culturels

Culture jamming

Piqure de rappel

Boost injection

To be after

To pursue

Arrogance

Complacency

Qui fuit

Leaky

Gaspilleur

Wasteful

Cohérent

In-keeping

D'autres chats à fouetter

"Other fish to frie"

Entrave

Hurdle

Un parfait exemple

A case in point