Général 10 Flashcards

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timidité

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timidity

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lâcheté

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cowardice

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agressivité

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aggressiveness

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déchaîné

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violent

furious

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éducation

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upbringing

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Toujours est il

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The fact remains however

whatever the reason may be

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par la suite

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in the course of time

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virilité

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manliness

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tenace / obstiné

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tenacious

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résolution (faire preuve de)

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resolve

determination

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impliquer

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involve

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protagoniste

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protagonist

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altercation

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quarrel
row
altercation

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accorder / exaucer qqch

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grant sth

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réduction / remise / ristourne

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rebate

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structure

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framework

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tracer le contour de qqch

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outline sth

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choisir de ne pas faire qqch

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opt out

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reporter qqch

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postpone sth

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jurer de faire qqch

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vow to do sth

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uniformément

équitablement

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evenly

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couper

diviser

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split

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élargissement

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enlargement

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importante / sens / portée

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significance

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exercer

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exert

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laissé pour compte

oublié

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left behind

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ne pas résister à l’examen

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not to stand up to scrutiny

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28
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conduire

mener

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usher

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29
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démissionner de

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resign from

resign as

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30
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juridiquement contraignant

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legally binding

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31
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respecter qqch

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abide by sth

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32
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rendre la pareille

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reciprocate

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33
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éloigner / brouiller

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estrange

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34
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royaume

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realm

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effronterie / mensonge

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brazenness

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36
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dévier / faire dévier détourner

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deflect

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déborder (military bypass)

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outflank

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38
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prospérer

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thrive

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39
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se dépêcher / précipiter

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hasten

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40
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sagesse

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wisdom

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méprisant

dédaigneux

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scornful

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tomber / chuter

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tumble

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encourager / aider / soutenir

A

abet sth

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beaucoup / énormément (souhait)

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dearly

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jeter / abandonner

A

ditch

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dextérité

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sleight

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embobiner

A

bamboozle

48
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noyer / couvrir qqch

A

drown sth out

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tenter qqch (donner envie)

A

tempt

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risqué / dangereux / louche / bizarre

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dodgy

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risqué

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risky

hazardous

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sous fifre

A

underling

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courtaud

A

dumpy

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confus / embrouillé

A

befuddled

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entre temps

A

meanwhile

in the meantime

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éditeur

A

publisher

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foule

A

crowd

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se contenter de

A

be satisfied with

content yourself with

59
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hausser les épaules

A

shrug

60
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résultat

A

outcome

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prévisible

A

predictable

62
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affaiblir

A

weaken

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les conservateurs

A

The Conservatives

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électeurs de droite

A

rightwing voters

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les libéraux-démocrates

A

The Liberal-Democrats

66
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s’effondrer

A

collapse

plummet

67
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en jeu

A

at play

at work

68
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rechigner à

A

be reluctant to

balk at

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signaler à

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report to

70
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piratage informatique

A

cyber attack

71
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boite mail

A

mail account

72
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grande quantité

A

high volume

73
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la nature meme de

A

the very nature of

74
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boutonner

A

button up

close

75
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se trouver face à face

A

find …self facing each other

76
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se figer

A

freeze

stand there

77
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têtu

A

stubborn

78
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yeux grands ouverts

A

wide open eyes

79
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une folle

A

a madwoman

80
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insidieusement

A

insidiously

surreptitiously

81
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confus

A

vague
blurred
confused

82
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enfouir

enterrer

A

bury

83
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traits (caractère)

A

features

84
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dénué de

A

devoid of

85
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brun

A

dark-haired

86
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peau mate

A

dark-skinned

tan skin

87
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émacié

A

emaciated
sharp
thin
gaunt

88
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commandant

A

captain

89
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effectivement

A

indeed

90
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pressentir

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sense
forebode
have a premonition

91
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ne pas réussir

A

fail

92
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dans l’avion

A

on the plane

93
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adoré

A

beloved

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fuir

A

flee

run away

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sur (mouvement)

A

over

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avec égard

A

with consideration,

politely

97
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répondre légèrement

A

answer in a light tone

answer lightly

98
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cocktail (pas la boisson)

A

cocktail party

99
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tomber en arrêt

A

stop short

100
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grossir / prendre du poids

A

put on weight