Fiches Verbes Utiles

Question 1

être tenu/ sûr de

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to be bound to

Question 2

illimité, sans frontières

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boundless

Question 3

ennuyeux

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borring

Question 4

se préparer pour une épreuve

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to brace oneself for

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aveugle

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blind

Question 6

fermer les yeux sur

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to turn a blind eye to

Question 7

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

Question 9

embarquer

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to board

Question 10

une planche, comité

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a board

Question 11

un jury d’examen

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a board of examiners

Question 12

à bord

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on board

Question 13

internat

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a boarding school

Question 14

un pensionnaire

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a boarder

Question 15

tomber à l’eau, échouer

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to go by the board

Question 16

se vanter

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to boast

Question 17

poser une bombe

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to plant a bomb

Question 18

une bombe à retardement

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a Time-bomb

Question 19

une économie en dent de scie

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a bomb-bust economy

Question 20

étendre ses activités, se diversifier

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to branch out

Question 21

une succursale une agence

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a branch

Question 22

une marque

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a brand

Question 23

un soutien de famille

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a breadwinner

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un pot de vin

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a bribe

Question 25

la corruption

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bribery

Question 26

élever un enfant

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to bring up

Question 27

une facture

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a bill

Question 28

sombre, morne (perspectives)

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bleak (Outlook)

Question 29

un rude coup

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a blow

Question 30

une explosion

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a blow-up

Question 31

profiter de

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to benefit from

Question 32

avantage

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a benefit

Question 33

allocations chômage/maladies

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unemployement/sickness benefit= the dole

Question 34

le bénéfice du doute

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to give someone the benefit of the doubt

Question 35

faire du chantage

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to blackmail

Question 36

flagrant

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blatant

Question 37

être proche de, avoisiner

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to border on

Question 38

le fond, le bas

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the bottom

Question 39

se renverser

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to go bottom up

Question 40

toucher son niveau le plus bas

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to go bottom out

Question 41

l'essentiel

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the bottom line

Question 42

de fond en comble

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from top to bottom

Question 43

démolir un argument

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to knock the bottom out of an argument

Question 44

des prix sacrifiés

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rock-bottom prices

Question 45

assimiler à

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to bracket with/together

Question 46

une parenthèse

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a bracket

Question 47

bounds

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limites

Question 48

nier, refuser

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to deny

Question 49

un refus

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a denial

Question 50

abnégation

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self-denial

Question 51

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

Question 54

être dévasté

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to be devasted

Question 55

un appareil

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a device

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être dépourvu de

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to be devoid of

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incomber

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to devolve

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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

Question 62

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

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se débarrasser de

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to get rid of/ to discard

Question 69

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

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une divergence

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a discrepancy

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afficher

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to display

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jeter

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to dispose of

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l'enlèvement

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a disposal

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jetable

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disposable

Question 77

inquiétude

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disquiet

Question 78

inquiétant

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disquieting

Question 79

être délabrer

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to be in disrepair

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des perturbations

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a disruption

Question 81

la détresse

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distress

Question 82

angoissant

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distressing

Question 83

abandonner, se débarrasser de

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to ditch

Question 84

un fossé

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a ditch

Question 85

une ultime tentative

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a last-ditch attempt

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hésiter

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to dither, to hesitate, to waver

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plonger

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to dive

Question 88

un pts controversé

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a divisive

Question 89

être condamné

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to be doomed

Question 90

le jour du jugement dernier

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the doomsday