Étape 7 Flashcards

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1
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lâcher son chien

A

to let the dog loose

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2
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ne pas savoir que faire

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to be at a loose end

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3
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couper les amarres

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to cut loose

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4
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une ceinture desserrée

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a loose belt

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5
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relâchée, peu stricte

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loose discipline

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6
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libre, approximative

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a loose translation/interprétation

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7
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mener une vie dissolue

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to lead a loose life

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8
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perdre.

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to lose

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9
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i : être perdu en mer

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To be lost at sea

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10
Q

se désintéresser de

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to lose interest in

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11
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une perte

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a loss

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12
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vendre à perte,

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to sell at a loss

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13
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des pertes d’emploi

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job losses

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14
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être perplexe

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to be at a loss

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15
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ne pas trouver ses mots

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to be at a loss for words

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16
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le courant de pensée dominant

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the mainstream

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17
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la majorité des Américains

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mainstream America

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18
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suivre la tendance politique générale

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to be in the mainstream of politics

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19
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vivre en marge de la société

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to live outside the mainstream of society, to live on the margins of society

20
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maintenir

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to maintain

21
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soutenir {une opinion)

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to maintain

22
Q

l’entretien

A

maintenance

23
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importer

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to matter

24
Q

une question.

A

a matter

25
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c’est une question de temps

A

It is a matter of time

26
Q

ce n’est pas drôle

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it’s no laughing matter

27
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une question de vie ou de mort

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A matter of life and death

28
Q

rencontrer

être conforme à

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to meet

29
Q

répondre aux attentes

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to meet norms, to meet standards

To meet expectations

30
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une réunion, une assemblée

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a meeting

31
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un désordre, une pagaille

A

a mess

32
Q

être sens dessus dessous

A

To be in a mess

33
Q

se mettre dans de beaux draps

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to get oneself in a mess

34
Q

gâcher

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to make a mess of one’s life/career

35
Q

faire des bêtises

A

to mess about

36
Q

semer la pagaille, tout gâcher

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to mess up a situation, a plan

37
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compliqué, embrouillé

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A messy business/relationship/love affair

38
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un tournant (fig.)
un événement marquant
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a milestone

39
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induire en erreur

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to mislead

40
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qui induit en erreur, déroutant

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misleading

41
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un point discutable

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a moot point

42
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bouger, remuer

déménager

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to move

43
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une mesure

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a move

44
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une mesure positive.

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a clever move

45
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être en mouvement, en marche

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to be on the move