Fiches Verbes Utiles Flashcards

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être tenu/ sûr de

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to be bound to

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illimité, sans frontières

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boundless

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ennuyeux

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borring

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se préparer pour une épreuve

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to brace oneself for

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aveugle

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blind

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fermer les yeux sur

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to turn a blind eye to

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avoir une confiance aveugle en

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to have a blind faith in

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conduire à une impasse fig

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to lead up a blind alley

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embarquer

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to board

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une planche, comité

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a board

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un jury d’examen

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a board of examiners

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à bord

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on board

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internat

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a boarding school

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un pensionnaire

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a boarder

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tomber à l’eau, échouer

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to go by the board

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se vanter

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to boast

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poser une bombe

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to plant a bomb

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18
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une bombe à retardement

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a Time-bomb

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19
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une économie en dent de scie

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a bomb-bust economy

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étendre ses activités, se diversifier

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to branch out

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21
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une succursale une agence

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a branch

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une marque

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a brand

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un soutien de famille

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a breadwinner

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un pot de vin

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a bribe

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la corruption

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bribery

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élever un enfant

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to bring up

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27
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une facture

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a bill

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sombre, morne (perspectives)

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bleak (Outlook)

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29
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un rude coup

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a blow

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30
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une explosion

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a blow-up

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31
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profiter de

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to benefit from

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32
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avantage

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a benefit

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33
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allocations chômage/maladies

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unemployement/sickness benefit= the dole

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34
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le bénéfice du doute

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to give someone the benefit of the doubt

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35
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faire du chantage

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to blackmail

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36
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flagrant

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blatant

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être proche de, avoisiner

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to border on

38
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le fond, le bas

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the bottom

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se renverser

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to go bottom up

40
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toucher son niveau le plus bas

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to go bottom out

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l’essentiel

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the bottom line

42
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de fond en comble

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from top to bottom

43
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démolir un argument

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to knock the bottom out of an argument

44
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des prix sacrifiés

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rock-bottom prices

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assimiler à

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to bracket with/together

46
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une parenthèse

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a bracket

47
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bounds

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limites

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nier, refuser

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to deny

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un refus

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a denial

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abnégation

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self-denial

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dépendre de

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to depend on

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mépriser

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to despise

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être nuisible à

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to be detrimental to

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être dévasté

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to be devasted

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un appareil

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a device

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être dépourvu de

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to be devoid of

57
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incomber

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to devolve

58
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décentralisation

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devolution

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consacrer

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to devote

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être différent

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to differ

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faire la différence

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to differentiate

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creuser, fouiller

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to dig

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faible

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dim

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sinistre, désastreux

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dire

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avoir terriblement besoin de

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to be in dire need of

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désordre

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disarray

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tomber dans le chaos

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to fall into disarray

68
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se débarrasser de

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to get rid of/ to discard

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dévoiler

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to disclose, to unveil

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une révélation

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a disclosure

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le mécontentement

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discontent

72
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une divergence

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a discrepancy

73
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afficher

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to display

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jeter

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to dispose of

75
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l’enlèvement

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a disposal

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jetable

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disposable

77
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inquiétude

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disquiet

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inquiétant

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disquieting

79
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être délabrer

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to be in disrepair

80
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des perturbations

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a disruption

81
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la détresse

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distress

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angoissant

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distressing

83
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abandonner, se débarrasser de

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to ditch

84
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un fossé

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a ditch

85
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une ultime tentative

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a last-ditch attempt

86
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hésiter

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to dither, to hesitate, to waver

87
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plonger

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to dive

88
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un pts controversé

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a divisive

89
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être condamné

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to be doomed

90
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le jour du jugement dernier

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the doomsday