Général 12 Flashcards

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vaisseau spatial

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spacecraft

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navette spatiale

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sache shuttle

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utilisable

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usable

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têtes de bétail

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cattle

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abattre (animal)

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put down

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maladie

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disease

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allure

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looks

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éblouissant
sensationnel
magnifique

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stunning

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mathématiques

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mathematics (singulier)

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jean

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jeans (pluriel)

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déchirer

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tear

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gout sucré

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sweet

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fruit

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fruits

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les dégâts

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the damage (singulier)

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visible

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visible

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route défoncée

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road full of potholes

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champs (agriculture)

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fields

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progrès

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progress (singulier)

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la police

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the police (pluriel)

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fléchettes

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darts

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entrer dans

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walk into

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billard

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pool

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adepte de

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fond of

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société de consommation

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consumer society

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obtenir gain de cause

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win the case

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les données

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the data

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le personnel

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the staff (pluriel)

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allocation chômage

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unemployment benefit

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chômeurs de longue durée

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the long-term unemployed

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la force des armes

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force of arms

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soldats de paix

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peacekeepers

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milice

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militia

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bilingue (nom)

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bilingual

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licence / diplome

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degree

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étranger (adjectif)

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foreign

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36
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réussir à

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succeed in + ing

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37
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céder qqch à qqn

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end sth to sb

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battre monnaie

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coinage

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priver qqn de qqch

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deprive sb of sth

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40
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mesures de relance

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economic stimulus package

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41
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redresser le pays

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be set on its feet again

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il n’y a pas si longtemps

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not so long ago

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mortel

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fatal

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statistiques / chiffres

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figures

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fiscal (adj)

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fiscal

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en fanfare

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triumphantly

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morosité / molesse / lenteur

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sluggishness

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saper qqn

A

undermine sth

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réparer

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restore

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du jour au lendemain

A

overnight

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annonce (dans le journal)

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advertisement

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service (dans une entreprise)

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department

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prévisions

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forecasts

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se déplacer

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shift

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être supérieure à qqn

A

surpass sb

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galerie commerciale

A

shopping arcade

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consister en

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consist in + ing

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rapport qualité prix

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value for money

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par nature

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by nature

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gendarme du monde

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world’s policeman

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façonner

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shape

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penchant

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liking

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affirmation

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assertion

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occidental (adj)

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western

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fondateur

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founder

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camouflet

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snub

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un va t’en guerre

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warmonger

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toutes les options sont usées

A

all options are exhausted

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interdiction

A

prohibition

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grande bretagne

A

Great Britain

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chimique (adj)

A

Chemical

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il faut prendre des mesures

A

measures must be taken

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argumentation

A

argument

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frappe (nom)

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strike

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toutefois

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somewhat

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inaugurer

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open / unveil

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alambiqué

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convoluted

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d’un coté, de l’autre

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on the one hand, on the other hand

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en jeu

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at stake

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relation (nom)

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relationship

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avoir une incidence

A

affect

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des recherches

A

research (sing)

studies (pl)

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il est indéniable que

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there is no denying that

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provoquer

A

trigger

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susciter

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arouse

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utilisation excessive

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overuse

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la cause profonde de

A

the root cause of

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se méfier de

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be distrustful of

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s’opposer à

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object to

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peaufiner

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refine

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argile

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clay

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graver

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engrave

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être susceptible de

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be likely to

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il en est de même pour

A

the same holds true for

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criminalité

A

crime

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baisser / augmenter

A

decrease / increase

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à tort

A

wrongly

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petite criminalité

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petty crime

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constant

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steadily

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contrairement à

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contrary to

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remarquable

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remarkable

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impressionant

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impressive