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French expressions Flashcards

1
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etre en train de monter

A

to be rising

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2
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Effectivement

A

exactly

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3
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en cours

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going on

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les sujets d’actualite

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the news topics

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5
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porter un regard sur

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to take a look at

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un compte rendu

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a report

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7
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La Pression Internationale

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The international Pressure

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8
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afin que

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so that

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9
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En effet

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in fact

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Frapper

A

to strike, hit

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se battre contre

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to fight against

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12
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zone d’exclusion aerienne

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no-fly zone

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13
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envisage

A

forsees

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14
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Lancer un appel

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to call upon

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15
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coupable de

A

guilty of

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16
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cible

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target

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17
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tous les moyens sont bons

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any way is good

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18
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rester au pouvoir

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to stay in power

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19
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la hausse recente des prix du petrole

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recent rise in the price of oil

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20
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tendue au Moyen Orient

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in the Middle East

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21
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accruir

A

to rise accrue

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22
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prevu

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estimated

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23
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cependant

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still

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24
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croissance

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growth

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25
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ecart

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margin

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26
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Couts les plus eleves

A

the highest costs

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27
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reduit de moitie

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reduced by half

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28
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sensible au

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sensitive to

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29
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estimer

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to consider

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30
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investisseur

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investors

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31
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quant a

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given the

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esperons-le

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lets hope so

33
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Demissionner

A

to resign

34
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suite a des allegations

A

following allegations

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le faits

A

facts

36
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il y a une semaine

A

one week ago

37
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plainte

A

complaint

38
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avoir en Tete

A

to think of

39
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un discours

A

a speech

40
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qu’il etait contraint

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he was forced to

41
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decrocher

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to win an award

42
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faire face a

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to confront

43
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afin de mener son peuple

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in order to lead one’s people

44
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aborder

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to go over

45
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et surtout

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and above all

46
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disponible

A

availible

47
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tranquillement

A

in peace

48
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sage

A

wise

49
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ne pas ceder

A

don’t give in

50
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suffisamment motive

A

motivated enought

51
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agir

A

act

52
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le gout

A

the desire

53
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profiter de

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take advantage of

54
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sans prevenir

A

without telling

55
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ne venir jamais

A

to never come

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souvent tres occupee

A

often very busy

57
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a autrui

A

to others

58
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Dieu Merci

A

Thank god

59
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les portables

A

cell phones

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joindre

A

get in touch with

61
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moins d’occasions

A

less of a chance

62
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a fournir

A

to comew up with

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de nos jours

A

these days

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le plus souvent

A

most often

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au prealable

A

beforehand

66
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changements de derniere minute

A

last minute changes

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retribuer

A

not paying back

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selon

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according too

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presque une heure

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almost an hour

70
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comme d’habitude

A

as usual

71
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convaincu

A

convinced

72
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assurance medicale

A

health insurance

73
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parapluie

A

umbrella

74
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les voisins

A

the neighbors

75
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la-bas

A

there

76
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quand-meme

A

even so

77
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souvent

A

often

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