Foire 3 Flashcards

1
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Évincer qqn - le faire partir

A

To force sb out

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2
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Hypster

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Yuppie =young urban professionnal

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Contre toute attente

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Against all odds

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Être en proie à

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Be falling prey To

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5
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Composé de

A

Composed of
Made of
Consisting of

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6
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Entraîner

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To foster

To trigger

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7
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Etre affecte de façon négative

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Be plagued by

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8
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Sombre perspective économique

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Bleak economic outlook

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Plus riche

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Better-off

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10
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Avoir recours à

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To resort to

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Consister à

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Consist IN =! OF

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12
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Zoning laws

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Lois territoriales - aménagement du territoire

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13
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Entraîner

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To entail
To Foster
To trigger

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Néfaste

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Harmful

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Déplorer

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To lamant sth

To bremoan

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Avant

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Before

Prior to

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17
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Avide

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Greedy

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18
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Équipement dernier cri

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Newfangled

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19
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Accorder qqch

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To grant

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Composition

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Makeup

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21
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Représenter

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To Account for

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22
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Flagrant

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Blatant

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Au dépend de

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At The extense of

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Être tenu responsable de qqch

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To be Held responsible for

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Être épargné

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To be spared by

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26
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Un présentateur

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An anchor

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27
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Étape importante

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Milestone

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28
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Faire faillite

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To go bust

To go bankrupt

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29
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La faillite d’une ville

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A municipal bankruptcy

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30
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Le système est en désordre

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The systeme is a mess is a shambles / is in flux

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La ville doit des million de dollar et se dirige droit vers la faillite

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The city owes million dollar in debt and filed for bankruptcy

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32
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Être réduit à

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To be shrunk To

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33
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Une aide financière

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A bail out

A financial rescue

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34
Q

Qui jette l’argent par les fenêtres

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Spendthrift

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35
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Contenir

A

To staunch

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36
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Traverse des épreuves

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To endure hardships

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37
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Des perspectives prometteures-sombre

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Rosy-bleak prospects

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38
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L’histoire d’une réussite spectaculaire

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Rags-to-riches story

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39
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Vivre au crochet de

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To scrounge on sb

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40
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Rouler sur l’or

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To be rolling in money

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41
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Vivre au dessus de ses moyens

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To live beyond one’s means

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42
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Avoir juste de quoi vivre

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To eke out a living

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43
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Une soupe populaire

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A soup kitchen

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44
Q

Soulager

A

Alleviate

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45
Q

Réduire la fracture sociales

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To bridge the social divide

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46
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Mettre sur la touche

A

To sideline

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47
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Chronophage

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Time consuming

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48
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Sévir

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To be rampant

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49
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Maison abandonne

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Derellict houses

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50
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Demander sa mise en faillite ie demander que le gvt aide

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To file ( à pétition ) for bankruptcy

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51
Q

Fait face à…

A

Is copping with

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52
Q

Nom dénombrable au singulier en début de phrase : ex: symbole de la puissance ..

A

The symbol of thé Américan

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53
Q

Des dettes colossales

A

Cruppling debts

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54
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Payer des dettes

A

To pay off
Clear
Settle a debt

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55
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Être criblé de dettes

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To be saddled with debts

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56
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S’endetter

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To fall -run - sink into a debt

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57
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Un retraité

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A retiree

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58
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Prendre une retraite prématuré

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To take early retirement

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59
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Quelqu’un qui reçoit une pension de retraite

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A pensioner

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60
Q

…. Mais pas à Detroit.

A

Anywhere but in Detroit.

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61
Q

Quartier des affaires

A

Business area

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62
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Un bouillonnement de vie urbaine

Tourbillon d’activité

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The Hustle and bustle of city Life

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Grouiller de

Fourmiller de

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To teem with

To bustle with

64
Q

L’agitation de la ville dans la rue

A

The teeming street of thé city Life

65
Q

L’agitation

A

The bustle

66
Q

En déclin

A

To go downhill

67
Q

Contenir

A

To staunch

68
Q

Vivre au crochet de

A

To scrounge on sb

69
Q

Mettre de côté

A

To sideline

70
Q

Vivre au dessus de ses moyens

A

To live below one’s means

71
Q

Mais j’ai finalement …

Se retrouver à faire qqch

A

To end up + Ing

72
Q

Pendant 3 ans

A

For 3 years !

ET JAMAIS DURING CAR ON NE TEOUVE JAMAIS DURING SUIVI D’UNE DURÉE

73
Q

Be To

A

Plannification : thé plane is To land at 6
Injonction: you are To be back by 3
Condition : if he is To succeed, he Must work harder
Prétérit: planification:she was To Die young

74
Q

Découvrir

A

To find out

75
Q

J’étais choqué par ce paysage a un point ou ..

A

I was struck by This landscape To such an extent that

76
Q

Il est tellement … Que

A

SUCH+ GN + THAT : she is such a good swimmer that
Ou
She was so Nice that

77
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Être choqué

A

To be struck

78
Q

Ca décor apocalyptique

A

This apocalyptic landscape

79
Q

Gazon

80
Q

En plein centre ville

A

Right in The city centre

81
Q

Côtoyer

A

To run shoulders with

82
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Débrouillardise

A

Problem-solving

Improvisation

83
Q

Les belles banlieue arc au gazon bien peigné

A

Beautiful suburbs with manicured / well-groomed/ well-tending lawns

84
Q

Tendre qqch a qqn

A

To hold sth out To sm

85
Q

Mettre en attente

A

To put sth/sb on hold

86
Q

Les gens qui sortaient de ..

A

People who step out of

87
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Touché par ..

A

Struck
Affected
Hit by

88
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Touché les assurances

A

To get / To receive insurance money

89
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S’embêter à faire qqch

A

To bother To do sth

90
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Mener une investigation

A

To carry out

Conduct investigation

91
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Plus profonde

A

Thoroughly

92
Q

Il n’y a pas que les maisons

A

Houses are not thé only

93
Q

Seulement, …

Opposition

A

But now…

94
Q

Terrain vide

A

Wasteland

Waste ground

95
Q

Ce sont les dernières personnes que la ville attire

A

They are thé ONLY People who are still attracted To the city

96
Q

Être très critique de qqch

A

To be highly critical of sth

97
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Être sévèrement critiqué

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To come under harsh criticism

98
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Aire have a de critiques grandissantes

A

To face mounting criticism

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Être d’accord

100
Q

Sensibiliser le public

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To sensitize
To make thé public aware
To raise public awareness

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Un peuple

102
Q

D’ex concessions mutuelles

A

Give and take

103
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Un compromis

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A tarde-off

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Faire respecter

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Massacrer

A

To slaughter

106
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Les décombres

Ravages

A

The rubble

Wrecked

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Les yeux bandé

A

Blind-folded

108
Q

Bafouer les droits

A

To trample on sb’s right

109
Q

Promouvoir les droits

A

To further humain rights

110
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Accroître contrôle aux frontières

A

To step-up border controls

111
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Être privé de

A

To be deprived of

112
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La recherche de

A

The search FOR

113
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Montée en puissance/ augmentation

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The rise of poverty

The rise in thé black pop

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A la mode

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Résultat

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Proprietaire

117
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Très uni

A

Tight-knit

Close-knit

118
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Paris pour aller quelque part

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To leave for another place

119
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Motivation

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Incentive

Willing

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Un coup violence a

A

To deal a heavy blow To

121
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To Help sb To do sth
To need Help in doing sth
To need Help To do sth
To allow sb To do sth
To allow for + GN
122
Q

Dans la mesure ou

A

Insofar as

123
Q

Dans les 10 dernières années

A

Over thé course of 10 years

124
Q

Très répandu

A

Widespread

125
Q

Le coût de la vie

A

The cost of living

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Des résidents qui sont là depuis longtemps

A

Longtime résidents

127
Q

Bénéficier de qqch

A

To bénéfit from sth

128
Q

Un intérêt personnel

A

A vested interest

129
Q

Ils le font par avidité

A

They do so out of greed

130
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Faire la tentative de

Essayer de

A

Attempt To

131
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Être cupide

A

To be greedy

To be hungry for profit

132
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Permettre

133
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Abris

134
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Être vue d’un bon œil

A

To be seen in a positive light

135
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Inciter à

136
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Gagner de l’ampleur

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To gather momentum

137
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Perdre de l’ampleur

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To loose momentum

138
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Susciter

139
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Être assailli par

A

To be beset by

140
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Foyer

141
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Ainsi que

A

Together with

142
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Avoir un travail

A

To have a job

To hold down a job

143
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Quelque soit ..

Bien que ..

A

However + adj

144
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Appartenir à

145
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Très probablement

A

Most likely

146
Q

De la même manière

A

Likewise

Très utile en synthèse pour dire qu’un autre doc en parle Aussi

147
Q

Temps révolu

A

Bygone times

148
Q

Tout bien considéré

A

All things considered

All in all

149
Q

Une aubaine pour …. Un fléau pour ..

A

A Boon for And a bane for

150
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Pendre de l’ampleur

A

To gather momentum

151
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Susciter par

152
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Se produire

153
Q

Perpétuer

A

Perpetrated

154
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Liban