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f-h Flashcards

1
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un troupeau/une foule

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a flock

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entrer/sortir en foule

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to flock in/out

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3
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rater un examen

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to flunk an exam/a test

to fail

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4
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une rafale de vent

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a flurry

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5
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une tempête de protestations

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a flurry of protest

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6
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médico-légal

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forensic

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7
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la médecine légale

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forensic medicine

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8
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un expert légiste

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a forensic expert

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9
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quinze jours (brit)

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a fortnight

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10
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frénésie

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frenzy

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11
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frénétique

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frantic

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12
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un monstre

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a freak

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13
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froncer les sourcils

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to frown

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14
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voir d’un mauvais oeil

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to frown upon

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15
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caramel

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fudge (fig=échappatoires, faux-fuyants)

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16
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truquer, falsifier

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to fudge figures/accounts

to massage

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17
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esquiver une question

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to fudge a question

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18
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un oisillon (fig=un novice/débutant)

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a fledgling

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19
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à part entière

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fully-fledged

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20
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un ingénieur diplômé

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a fully-fledged engineer

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21
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bâillonner (sens propre et fig)

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to gag

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22
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irriter, exaspérer

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to gall/irritate/exasperate

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23
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la bie, le fiel

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gall

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24
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avoir le culot de dire

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to have de gall to say

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25
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criard (couleurs)

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gaudy

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26
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un équipement

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a gear

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27
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les vitesses (voiture)

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the gears

28
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changer de vitesse (fig=recommencer une nouvelle vie)

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to change gears

29
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équiper, adapter

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to gear

30
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des manipulations électorales

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gerrymandering

31
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un truc, un gadget

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a gimmick

32
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un procédé pour gagner des voix

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an election gimmick

33
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du gingembre

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ginger

34
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un groupe de pression (polit)

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a ginger group

35
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l’essentiel

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the gist (of a conversation/an article)

36
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charme, séduction, prestige

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glamour

37
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séduisant, prestigieux

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glamourous

38
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évident, qui saute au yeux

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glaring

39
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joie, jubilation

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glee (uncountable)

40
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joyeux, heureux

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gleeful

41
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criard, tapageur, kitsch

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glitzy

42
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une surabondance

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a glut

43
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lutter, se débattre avec

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to grapple/cope with

44
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la base

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the grass roots

45
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l’avidité

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greed

46
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gourmand, vorace (fig=cupide)

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greedy

47
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âpre au gain

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greedy for gain

48
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la dure réalité

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the grim reality

49
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un fait brutal

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a grim fact

50
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sale, sordide

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grubby

51
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un cobaye

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a guinea pig

52
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crédule

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gullible

53
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enthousiasme, vigueur

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gusto (uncountable)

54
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un pirate informatique

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a hacker

55
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le piratage informatique

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hacking

56
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le poinçon, la marque

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the hallmark

57
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harnacher (fig=exploiter)

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to harness (energy, ressources)

58
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fantaisiste, n’importe comment, au petit bonheur

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haphazard

59
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trépidant

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hectic

60
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tenir compte de, faire attention à

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to heed

61
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ne pas faire attention, ne pas écouter

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to take no heed of

to pay no heed to

62
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étourdi, insouciant

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heedless

63
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un talon

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a heel

64
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être sur les talons de qqn

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to be hot on smbd’s heels

65
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déguerpir

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to show a clean pair of heels

66
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sous la botte de (fig)

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under the heel of

67
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gros, lourd

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hefty (fine)

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