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Grammaire (3) Flashcards

1
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la réunion du conseil d’administration

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The board (of directors) meeting

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le lundi 3 juin à 13h00

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on Monday, June 3 at one o’clock

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le secteur manufacturier

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the manufacturing sector

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4
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sur 300000 emplois tous secteurs confondus

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out of (the) 300,000 posts in the different sectors

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5
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il serait rémunéré

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he would be paid / remunerated

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le directeur marketing

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the Marketing Manager !

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La réponse de M risque d’arriver très tardivement. Qu’allons nous faire ?

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M may answer very late. What WILL we do ?

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je voudrais que vous m’envoyiez le rapport d’ici quinze jours

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I would like you TO send me the REPORT WITHIN a FORTNIGHT

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d’avance, merci

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thanks in advance

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10
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venir voir, faire une visite

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pay a visit

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11
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Come ABOUT

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se produire, arriver

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12
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hautement recommAndé

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Highly recommended

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13
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to inquire … s.o

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to inquire AFTER s.o

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14
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to look AFTER s.o

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surveiller, s’occuper de

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15
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to be suspected …

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to be suspected OF

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16
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to have problems …

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problems (in) +ING

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17
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a screw loose

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une case en moins

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18
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to be satisfied …

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to be satisfied WITH

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19
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bring IN

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introduire (loi), faire entrer

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20
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accueil froid

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cold shoulder

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21
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être consterné par qlq ch

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to be appaled AT/BY sth

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surveiller qlq’1 / qlq ch de près

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to keep a CLOSE eye on sth/sb

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23
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coût de la vie

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cost (not price) of living

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24
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elle a fait faire à Jack ses devoirs

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She Had/Made Jack DO his homework

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25
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Win/earn/gain

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win = competition / earn = you deserve / gain = to increase

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26
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(the ?) GB

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GB

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27
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relinquish

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renoncer

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28
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concurrent

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competitor

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29
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manque

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shortage

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30
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en hausse par rapport à 4,3% en 2005

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UP FROM (Down from) 4.3% in 2005

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31
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se faire un nom

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MAKE a name FOR s.o

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32
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beneficial / profitable

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profitable -> $

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33
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many / much mail ?

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Much mail

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34
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to outsource

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externaliser

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35
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fabricant

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manufacturer

36
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less/few ?

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less money / few friendS

37
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le moins

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the LEAST

38
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uneventful

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sans incident

39
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at times

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parfois

40
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il y’a moins de femme que d’homme au monde depuis les années 1950

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there are FEWER women than men in the world since the 1950s

41
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milliard

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billion

42
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remboursement

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reimbursement (refund = rembourser)

43
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jour ouvré

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working day

44
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En 2011, elles ne représentaient plus que 21,5 % des familles (1,7 million au total).

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In 2011, they only made up/represented 21.5% of

(all) families (1.7 million in total).

45
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Une semaine après les attentats qui ont fait 17 morts

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One/A week after the attacks which causED 17 (people) deaths

46
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Ebola est apparu pour la première fois en

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Ebola first appeared in

47
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Veuillez trouver ci-joint le bilan de l’entreprise de mars 2015.

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PLEASE find ENCLOSED the company BALANCE SHEET FROM March 2015.

48
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Il a bousculé beaucoup d’habitudes.

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He has disrupted/changed/shaken A LOT OF habits

49
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Du 12 juin au 10 juillet 2022

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From the 12 June to 10 July 2022 (without IN)

50
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Avec une estimation du marché télévisuel potentiel à 3,2 milliards de téléspectateurs.

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With an estimated potential television audience of 3.2bn viewers.

51
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La Banque centrale européenne va, jeudi, prendre la décision de racheter des dettes souveraines »,

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On Thursday,the European central bank will buy back sovereign debtʺ.

52
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en hausse de 12% par rapport à 2013

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Up by (an increase of) 12% compared to 2013

53
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atteindre son niveau le plus bas

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hit a new low

54
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Des hommages ont été rendu à Antonin Scalia, de la cours supreme américaine

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Tribunes were paid to Antonin Scalia, of the America’s Supreme Court

55
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Le FBI veut qu’Apple mette hors de service son mot de passe

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The FBI wants Apple to disable the password feature

56
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Damas

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Damascus

57
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villes assiégées

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besieged towns

58
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Un sommet sur son appartenance à l’UE

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A summit about its membership of the EU

59
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La bombe a explosé

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the bomb was detonated

60
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La premier ministre de la Turquie a intenté un procès

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Turkey’S prime minister filed a lawsuit

61
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les vols vont reprendre

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the flights will RESUME

62
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8 heures du matin

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8 AM

63
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M. Martin était à découvert de 300 € à la fin du mois dernier, .

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Mr Martin was overdrawn BY €300 at the end of (=/=) last month, which is not unusual for him.

64
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Le taux d’intérêts qu’il payera varie entre 5 et 7 %.

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The interest rate he will (have to) pay varieS !! between 5 and 7%.

65
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La Bourse a ouvert mardi proche de l’équilibre , en hausse de 0,07 % à 7.643,54 points, contre 7.638,23 points la veille à la clôture.

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The stock exchange opened Tuesday almost flat, an increase of /up 0.07% TO 7,643.54(!!!) points, (as) against 7,638.23 points at CLOSING the day before.

66
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Nous pourrons vous accueillir de nouveau avec plaisir à partir du 15 mai.

A

We will be happy to welcome you again FROM May 15.

67
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Nos bureaux

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our officeS

68
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Veuillez nous excuser pour la gêne occasionnée.

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Please excuse (us for) any INCONVENIENCE caused

69
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Supposé avoir été enlevé par les agents de la sécurité chinoise lors du transfert de la colonie

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PRESUMED to have been ABDUCTED by Chinese authorities agents on the HANDOVER of the colony

70
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il a été accusé de crime à cause de la pendaison

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he was charged WITH crime for the hanging

71
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Le but est de protéger les 3 millions d’indiens du pays

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the aim is to protect THE country’S 3m Hindus

72
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une inclination à quelque chose / à faire qlq ch

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a proclivity for sth / to do sth

73
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Il faudrait que l’entreprise réalise une marge importante l’an prochain, si nous voulons rester le premier fournisseur de marchandise hygiénique en France.

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The company must MAKE A good PROFIT margin / high profits / a large profit next year if we want to remain the LEADING hygienic goods supplier in France.

74
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Si vous aviez mieux présenté les avantages du produit, nous aurions peut-être signé un contrat de 2,5 millions d’euros avec la société allemande.

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If you had presented the product’S ADVANTAGES BETTER, we might /may / maybe we would have signed a contract FOR €2.5m / a 2.5m euro(! ! ! ! !) contract with the German company.

75
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Air France-KLM s’attend à conclure un accord avant la fin du mois de mars avec l’avionneur Airbus.

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Air France-KLM is expectING/expects to make a deal / sign an agreement with the aircraft manufacturer Airbus before the end of March.

76
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les fonds de pension géraient 168 Md $

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pension funds managed $168bn in France

77
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geler la production de pétrole aux niveaux de janvier pour augmenter les prix, qui sont tombés en dessous de 30$ le baril le mois dernier

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FREEZE oil production (not THE ! !) AT January’S levels to BOOST prices, which fell to below $30 A BARREL last month

78
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A souligné des inquiétudes sur l’ampleur du ralentissement chinois

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UNDERSCORED worries about the EXTENT of the slowdown in China

79
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les sanctions furent levées

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sanctions were LIFTED

80
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cuivre

A

copper

81
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attention particulière

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careful attention

82
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‘d rather / ‘d better

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I would rather + N / S + preterit = j’aime mieux / you had better + V = tu ferais mieux (les deux sans “to”)

83
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Such (a ?) courage

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such courage

84
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aller droit au but (cut)

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to cut to the chase

85
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was rewarded / awarded

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was awarded = a reçu

86
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passer moi qlq un (put)

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put me THROUGH TO s.o

87
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un raz de marée électoral

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a landslide

Ang: EDHEC / TOEIC (10 decks)

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