French expressions Flashcards by Erik Ness

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etre en train de monter

A

to be rising

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Effectivement

A

exactly

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en cours

A

going on

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les sujets d’actualite

A

the news topics

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porter un regard sur

A

to take a look at

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un compte rendu

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a report

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La Pression Internationale

A

The international Pressure

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afin que

A

so that

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En effet

A

in fact

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Frapper

A

to strike, hit

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se battre contre

A

to fight against

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zone d’exclusion aerienne

A

no-fly zone

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envisage

A

forsees

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Lancer un appel

A

to call upon

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coupable de

A

guilty of

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cible

A

target

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tous les moyens sont bons

A

any way is good

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rester au pouvoir

A

to stay in power

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la hausse recente des prix du petrole

A

recent rise in the price of oil

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tendue au Moyen Orient

A

in the Middle East

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accruir

A

to rise accrue

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prevu

A

estimated

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cependant

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still

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croissance

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growth

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ecart

A

margin

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Couts les plus eleves

A

the highest costs

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reduit de moitie

A

reduced by half

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sensible au

A

sensitive to

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estimer

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to consider

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investisseur

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investors

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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

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Demissionner

A

to resign

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suite a des allegations

A

following allegations

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le faits

A

facts

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il y a une semaine

A

one week ago

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plainte

A

complaint

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avoir en Tete

A

to think of

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un discours

A

a speech

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qu’il etait contraint

A

he was forced to

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decrocher

A

to win an award

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faire face a

A

to confront

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afin de mener son peuple

A

in order to lead one’s people

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aborder

A

to go over

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et surtout

A

and above all

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disponible

A

availible

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tranquillement

A

in peace

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sage

A

wise

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ne pas ceder

A

don’t give in

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suffisamment motive

A

motivated enought

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agir

A

act

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le gout

A

the desire

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profiter de

A

take advantage of

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sans prevenir

A

without telling

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ne venir jamais

A

to never come

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souvent tres occupee

A

often very busy

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a autrui

A

to others

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Dieu Merci

A

Thank god

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les portables

A

cell phones

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joindre

A

get in touch with

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moins d’occasions

A

less of a chance

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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

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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

A

according too

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presque une heure

A

almost an hour

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comme d’habitude

A

as usual

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convaincu

A

convinced

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assurance medicale

A

health insurance

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parapluie

A

umbrella

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les voisins

A

the neighbors

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la-bas

A

there

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quand-meme

A

even so

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souvent

A

often