Etape 1 Flashcards

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Affronter, faire face

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To cope with, to tackle

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Accélérer

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To speed up, to further, to boost

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Annuler

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To cancel, to call off

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Atteindre

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To reach, to amount to

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S’élever à

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To amount to

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Améliorer

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To better, to improve, to upgrade

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Appliquer, mettre en œuvre (une décision une loi)

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To implement, to enforce

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Augmenter (transitif)

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to increase, to step up, to raise

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Avancer

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To go ahead

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Avoir le dessus sur

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To prevail on, to overcome

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Commencer

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To begin, to start, to get underway, to initiate

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Contrôler

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To control, to monitor, to manage

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Diminuer

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To decrease, to decline, to lessen, to shrink, to be on the wane

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Échouer

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To fail, to break down

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Empêcher

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To prevent, to hamper, to hinder

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Empiéter sur

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To infringe on, to interfere with

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Encourager

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To boost, to back up, to foster, to further

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Être en cause

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To be at stake

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Être en plein essor

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To thrive, to flourish

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Faire augmenter

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To raise, to boost

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Faire diminuer

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To curtail, to curb, to cut down, to lower, to reduce

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Impliquer

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To involve, to imply

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Menacer

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To threaten

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Monter en flèche

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To soar, to pick up, to shoot up, to skyrocket

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Progresser, gagner du terrain

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To make headway, to advance, to gain ground

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Protéger, gagner du terrain

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To protect, to shield, to keep safe, to preserve, to safeguard

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Provoquer, donner lieu à

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To cause, to bring about, to generate, to entail

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Provenir de

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To be due to, to stem from, to be caused by, to be the result of, to be generated by

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Reculer

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To lose ground, to step back

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Reprendre

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To recover, to pick up

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Réussir

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To succeed, to thrive, to do well

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S’arrêter, finir

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To stop, to finish, to come to s standstill, to come to an end

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S’étendre

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To spread, to propagate, to be rampant

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Se débarasser de

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To get rid of, to dump, to jettison

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Se développer

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To develop, to expand, to extend

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Se plier à, se soumettre

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To comply with, to abide by, to yield to

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Stagner, être au point mort

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To be at a standstill

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Supprimer

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To suppress, to eradicate, to stamp out

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Tomber en flèche

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To fall, to dwindle, to plummet, to collapse, to nosedive

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Une attitude

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An attitude, a stance

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Un but

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A target, a goal, an aim

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Un critère

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A standard

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Un fossé

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A gap

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Une impasse

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A deadlock, a stalemate

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Un manque, une pénurie

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A shortage, a scarcity

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Un niveau

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A level

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Un obstacle

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An obstacle, a hurdle

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Une situation difficile

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A predicament, a plight

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Une perspective

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An outlook, a prospect

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Un point de vue

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A standpoint, a viewpoint

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Un taux

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A rate

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Un tournant, un événement marquant

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A milestone, a landmark, a watershed

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Augmenter (intransitif )

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to increase, to rise, to go up, to grow, to be on the rise, to be on the increase