Général 13 Flashcards

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être à la traine derrière

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be lagging behind

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durée de vie

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life expectancy

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médian

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median

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échec scolaire

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dropout

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touché par

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hard-hit by

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éclatement

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bursting

explosion

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ménage (famille)

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household

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avoir (nom)

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asset

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ralentir

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slow down sth

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effondrement

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collapse

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élever un enfant

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raise

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cadre supérieur

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senior executive

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13
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licencier

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lay off

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à peine

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no sooner

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15
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je regrette que

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I wish …

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expérimentation sur les animaux

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animal testing

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scientifique (nom)

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scientist

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18
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faire breveter

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patent sth

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crédible

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credible

believable

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20
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avoir des doutes sur qqch

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have doubt ON sth

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21
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employé de banque

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bank clerk

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22
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découvert (banque)

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overdraft

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23
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toit

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roof

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24
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arnaque

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swindle

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25
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pour le reste de

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for the rest of

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comptable

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accountant

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27
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chiffre d’affaires

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turnover

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28
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faire faillite

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go bankrupt

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29
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commande

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order

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30
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PME

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écrire en toutes lettres

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31
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accusation

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prosecution

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32
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criminel

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criminal

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33
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les sans abri

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the homeless

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34
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foyer

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shelter

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35
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fichier

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file

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36
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emprunter qqch a qqn

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borrow sth from sb

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37
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problème d’alcool

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drinking problem

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38
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limiter

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restrict

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39
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militant

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activist

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40
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user jusqu’au bout / jusqu’a épuisement

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exhaust

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41
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s’attaquer à / traiter un problème

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tackle a problem

42
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violence conjugale

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domestic violence

43
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aller faire une cure de désintoxication

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rehab

44
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la Méditerranée

A

the Mediterranean Sea

45
Q

permis de séjour

A

residence permit

46
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accorder qqch a qqn

A

grant sth to sb

47
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douanier

A

customs

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passeur

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smuggler

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fraudeur fiscal

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tax evader

50
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conférence de presse

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press conference

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stratège

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tactician

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fonctionnaire

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civil servant

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syndicaliste

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trade-unionist

54
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recommencer / repreender qqch

A

resume sth

55
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attendre qqn

attente pour verbe

A

wait for

wait to

56
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contrat de travail

A

employment contract

57
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intérimaire

A

temporary worker

58
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rester + temps

A

stay for

59
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compétences

A

skill

60
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orthographe

A

spelling

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évaluer (compétence)

A

test

assess

62
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graisse

A

fat

63
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sans sucre

sans graisse

A

sugar-free

far-free

64
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féculent

A

carbohydrate

65
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faire un régime

A

go on a diet

66
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concept

A

concept

67
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le domaine de la mode

A

the fashion industry

68
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préféré

A

favourite

69
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station balnéaire

A

seaside resort

70
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prendre un coup de soleil

A

get sun burnt

71
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écran total

A

sunscreen

72
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être en guerre

A

be at war

73
Q

perte humaine

A

casualty

74
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déclarer la G à

A

declare war on

75
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subir qqch

A

endure sth

76
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taupe

A

mole

77
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épuration ethnique

A

ethnic cleansing

78
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estropié

A

crippled

79
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découragé

A

disheartened

80
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stance

A

position

point de vue

81
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insister

souligner

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stress

82
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garder / protéger qqn

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guard

83
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faire une offre

répondre à un appel d’offre

A

bid for sth

84
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colporter / propager

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peddle

85
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sombre

A

grim

86
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plan d’urbanisation

A

urbanization

city planning

87
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être en déclin

A

decline

88
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charcutage électoral

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gerrymandering

89
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poignardé

A

stabbed

90
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aperçu

idée

A

insight

91
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nouvellement

fraichement

A

newly

92
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équivalent

homologue

A

counterpart

93
Q

se bousculer

s’attrouper

A

crowd

94
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exercer

A

wield sth

95
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stressant

tendu

A

fraught

96
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de grande envergure

généralisé

A

sweeping

97
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remanier qqch

restructurer qqch

A

overhaul sth

98
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délabré

négligé

A

scruffy

99
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assiduité

application

A

diligence

100
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question épineuse

A

vexed question

101
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question épineuse

A

vexed question