Groupe 26 : Les notions abstraites Flashcards

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1
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Une cause

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A cause

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Causer/ provoquer

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To cause
/ to bring about
/ to produce
/ to provoke

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La raison DE qqch/ DE faire qqch

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The reason FOR sth/ FOR doing sth

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(A)mener/ inciter quelqu’un à faire qqch

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To prompt sb to do sth

/ To lead= To cause / incite = encourage sb to do sth

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Une incitation à faire qqch

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An incitement

= an encouragement to do sth

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Déclencher qqch

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To trigger off

/ to spark off

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Imaginer (système/ machine)

/ concevoir de toutes pièces

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To think up

/ to dream up

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Des raisons

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Grounds

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Un motif/ un mobile

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A motive

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Gratuit (=sans motif)

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Motiveless

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Motiver

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To motivate

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La motivation

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Motivation

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L’origine

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The origin

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Nouveau/ original

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Original

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À l’origine

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The originally

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Avoir pour origine

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To originate IN

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La cause principale

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The chief
= the major 
= the main 
= the prime 
= the primary 
= the principal    Cause
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La cause fondamentale

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The basic
= the fundamental
= the root cause

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La cause dominante

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The overriding cause

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L’unique cause/ raison

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The sole cause/ reason

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Chercher la cause

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To look for = seek the cause

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Établir la cause

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To ascertain

= to establish the cause

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Déterminer la cause

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To determine the cause

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Analyser/ enquêter sur la cause

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To analyse/ inquire into

= investigate the cause

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À juste titre

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With good cause

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Sans motif valable

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Without goof cause

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Un motif désintéressé

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A disinterested

= a selfless motive

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Une raison convaincante

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A convincing

= a cogent reason

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Une raison indiscutable

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A compelling reason

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Une raison peu plausible

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A far-fetched reason

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Une raison authentique= vrai= véritable

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A genuine
= a real
= a true reason

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Une raison légitime

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A legitimate reason

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Une raison probable

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A likely reason

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Une raison solide

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A sound reason

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Une raison valable

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A valid reason

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Une raison évidente (2)

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An obvious

=a self-evident reason

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Avancer une raison

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To put forward

= to advance a reason

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Donner ses raisons

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To furnish 
= to provide 
= to supply 
= to produce 
= to give one’s reasons
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39
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Un rapport de cause à effet

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A cause and effect relationship

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40
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Il y a / il n’y a pas lieu DE s’inquiéter

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There is (no) cause FOR anxiety
/ FOR alarm
/ FOR concern

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41
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Ne lui donnez pas de motif de se plaindre

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Don’t give him

/ her cause for complaint

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Il a démissionné pour raisons de santé

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He resigned for reasons of health
/ on grounds of ill-health
/ on medical grounds

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Il y a une raison à tout

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There is a reason for everything

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44
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Pour des raisons connues d’elle seule

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For reasons best-known to herself

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45
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Pour des raisons totalement indépendantes de leurs volonté

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For reasons quite outside their control

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46
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Elle l’a fait PAR bonté

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She did it OUT OF / FROM kindness

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47
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Elle a refusé de révéler la raison pour laquelle elle avait fait cela

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She refused to disclose the reason why she did that.

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48
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Il y’a tout lieu de penser que…

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There is every reason to think that

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49
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Un effet

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An effect

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Efficace

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Effective

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Inefficace

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Ineffective

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52
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L’efficacité

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Effectiveness

/ efficacy

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53
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Être la conséquence de

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To stem from

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54
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Un résultat

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A result

/ an outcome

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Une conséquence

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A consequence

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56
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Par conséquent

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Consequently

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57
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Les répercussions/ les suites

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The aftermath
The aftereffects
/ repercussions

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58
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L’incidence sur

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The impact on

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59
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Donc/ c’est pourquoi/ par conséquent

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Therefore
= so
/ that’s why

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Suite à

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Following

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En raison de

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Owing to

= due to

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62
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Parce que / à cause de

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Because

/ because of

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63
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D’où

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Hence

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Une effet / un résultat / une conséquence bénéfique

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A beneficial effect/ result / consequence

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Une effet / un résultat / une conséquence Déconcertant / déroutant

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A bewildering / a confusing effect

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Une effet / un résultat / une conséquence Décevant / considérable

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A disappointing / far-reaching effect, result, outcome, consequence

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Une effet / un résultat / une conséquence Durable / prévisible

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A lasting/ a predictable effect/ result…

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Une effet / un résultat / une conséquence Nocif/ catastrophique

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A harmful/ a catastrophic effect…

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Une effet / un résultat / une conséquence Préjudiciable / dévastateur

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A damaging / devastating effect…

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Observer/ évaluer un effet / un résultat / une conséquence

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To observe/ to assess

= to estimate an effect..;

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Produire un effet

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To bring about
= to bring on
= to produce An effect

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Amplifier un effet

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To amplify an effect

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73
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Compromettre un effet

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To jeopardize an effect

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74
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Minimiser un effet

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To minimize an effect

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75
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Compenser un effet

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To offset an effect

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76
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Sous-estimer un effet

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To underestimate an effect

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Neutraliser un effet

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To counter an effect

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78
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Amortir un effet

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To cushion an effect

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79
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Atténuer un effet

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To mitigate

= to soften an effect

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80
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Un effet secondaire

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A side effect

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81
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Prévoir un résultat

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To foresee

= to predict a result

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82
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Redouter un résultat

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To dread

= to fear a result

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83
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Mal interpréter un résultat

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To misconstrue a result

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84
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Examiner attentivement un résultat

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To scrutinize a result

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85
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Le résultat final

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The end result

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86
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Envisager les conséquences

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To contemplate the consequences

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87
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Prévoir les conséquence

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To foresee the consequences

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88
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Évaluer les conséquences

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To calculate the consequences

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89
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Assumer les conséquences

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To abide by the consequences

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90
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Supporter les conséquences

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To bear the consequences

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Subir les conséquences

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To suffer the consequences

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92
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Faire face aux conséquences

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To cope with

= to face the consequences

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93
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Ne pas tenir compte des conséquences

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To ignore the consequences

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Fermer les yeux sur les conséquences

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To shut one’s eyes to the consequences

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Atténuer les conséquences

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To mitigate

= to soften the consequences

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96
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Un léger
= un limité
= un négligeable impact

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A slight
= a limited
= a negligible impact

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97
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En conséquence de/ pa suite de

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As a consequence of / as a result of

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98
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En un mot, il en a résulté que

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The upshot was that…

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99
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C’est un malentendu qui a provoque la querelle

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The quarrel resulted FROM a misunderstanding

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Le malentendu causa la querelle

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The misunderstanding resulted IN a quarrel

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101
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Je l’ai avertie, mais en vain

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I warned her, but to no effect / in vain/ to no avail

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102
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Structure exprimant le résultat

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Verbe + cod+ adj

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103
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Pousser la porte pour l’ouvrir

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Push the door open

104
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Ses plaisanteries le firent rire

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His joke made her laugh

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Trouver le moyen de faire qqch

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To manage to do sth

/ to contrive to do sth

106
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Un dispositif

/ Un stratagème / une manigance

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A contrivance

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Combiner / manigancer qqch

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To devise sth

108
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Un dispositif/ une ruse

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A device

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De fortune/ improvisé

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Makeshift

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Une stratégie

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A strategy

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Stratégique

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Strategic

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Une politique

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A policy

113
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Safe/ judicieux

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Politic

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Une méthode

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A method

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Un moyen de s’en sortir

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A means of escape

= a way out

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Un plan / un dessein / un projet

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A plan
/ a scheme
/ a design

117
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Avoir recours à qqch

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To resort to sth

118
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Un atout

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A trump card

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Un complot

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A plot

120
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Comploter

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To plot

121
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Un conspirateur

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A plotter

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Tirer des ficelles

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To pull wires

123
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Un coup monté

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A frame-up

124
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Prévoir

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To think ahead

/ to look ahead

125
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Coopérer (avec qqn à qqch)

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To cooperate (with sb on sth)

126
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La coopération

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Cooperation

127
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Collaborer (avec qqn à qqch)

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To collaborate (with sb on sth)

128
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La collaboration

A

Collaboration

129
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Un collaborateur

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A collaborator

130
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Se débrouiller/ faire face (à une situation)

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To cope (with)

131
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C’est en travaillant/ par le travail que vous augmenterez vos chances

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It’s by working that you’ll increase your chances

132
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Il n’y a qu’un seul moyen . IL n’y a pas d’autre moyen

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There’s only one way. There’s no other way

133
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Je me débrouillerai

= je trouverais un moyen

A

I’ll manage
= l’ll find a way
=I’ll work out sth

134
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Laisse-le se débrouiller tout seul

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Leave him to his own devices

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Y a-t-il un/ des moyens de le faire ?

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Is there/ Are there any means of doing it

136
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Au moyen de

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By means of

137
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C’est un moyen d’arriver au but

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It’s a means to an end

138
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Avoir recours à des moyens douteux

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To resort to dubious means

139
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En dernier recours

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In the/ as a last resort

140
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J’ai plus d’un atout dans ma manche

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I’ve got more than one card up my sleeve

141
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Qu’est-ce qui se prépare

A

What’s up?

142
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Il manigance qqchose

A

He is up to something

143
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Il est victime d’un coup monté

A

He has been framed

144
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Possible

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Possible

145
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Peut-être / éventuellement

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Possibly

146
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Une possibilité/ une éventualité

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A possibility

147
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Impossible

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Impossible

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Une impossibilité

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An impossibility

149
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Le possible

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The possible

150
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L’impossible

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The impossible

151
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Peut-être

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Perhaps

= maybe

152
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Faisable

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Feasible

153
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La faisabilité

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Feasibility

154
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Infaisable

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Unfeasible

155
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La non faisabilité

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Un feasibility

156
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Réalisable/ accessible

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Practicable / workable / attainable

157
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Irréalisable/ inaccessible

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Unattainable

158
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Praticable / franchissable

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Passable

159
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Permettre à quelqu’un de faire qqch

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To enable sb to do sth

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Faciliter

A

To facilitate

161
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Probable

A

Probable

= likely

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La probabilité

A

Likelihood

163
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Improbable

A

Improbable

= unlikely

164
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L’improbabilité

A

Improbability

165
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Probablement

A

Probably

166
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Assez peu vraisemblablement

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Improbably

167
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Examiner une possibilité / une éventualité

A

To look into a possibility

168
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Laisser échapper une possibilité

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To overlook a possibility

169
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Exclure une possibilité

A

To rule out a possibility

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Écarter une possibilité

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To discount a possibility

171
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Une possibilité s’est présentée

A

A possibility arose
= a possibility materialized
= a possibility presented itself

172
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Demander
/ tenter
/ accomplir l’impossible

A

To ask for
/ to attempt
/ to achieve the impossible

173
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Un plan

A

A workable= practicable scheme

174
Q

Un but / un objectif inaccessible

A

An unattainable aim / objective

175
Q

Je peux faire qqch (= j’en suis capable)/ je ne peux pas

A

I can/ cant’t do sth

176
Q

Il est impossible qu’elle ait fait une chose pareille

A

She can’t have done such a thing

177
Q

Je pourrais si je voulais

A

I could if I wanted to

178
Q

Il se peut qu’il soit charmant avec vous

A

He may/ might be charming with you

179
Q

Tout est possible

A

Anything’s possible

180
Q

C’est dans le domaine du possible

A

It’s within the bounds of possibility

181
Q

On n’y peut rien

A

It can’t be helped

182
Q

Il est peu probable qu’elle soit d’accord

A

She’s not likely to agree

183
Q

Dans le cas peu probable où

A

In the unlikely event of…

184
Q

Il y a peu de chances qu’on parvienne à un accord

A

The odds are against of a deal

185
Q

Il y a de fortes chances pour qu’on parvienne à un accord

A

The odds are in favor of a deal

186
Q

Elle a de fortes chances d’obtenir le poste

A

She has an odds-on chance of getting the post

187
Q

Contre toute attente,…

A

Against all odds…

188
Q

Chanceux

A

Lucky

= fortunate

189
Q

Par chance / heureusement

A

Luckily

= fortunately

190
Q

Malchanceux

A

Unlucky

= un fortunate

191
Q

Par malchance/ malheureusement

A

Unluckily

= unfortunately

192
Q
  1. La fortune
  2. Le destin
  3. La chance
A

Fortune

193
Q

Une chance/ un risque

A

A chance

194
Q
Le hasard (N) 
(Adj) fortuit
A

Chance

195
Q

Faire qqch par hasard

A

To chance to do sth

196
Q

Trouver qqch/ rencontrer qqch/ quelqu’un par hasard

A

To chance upon

= to come across sth/ sb

197
Q

Fortuit / accidentel

A

Fortuitous / accidental

198
Q

Fait au hasard / au petit bonheur

A

Haphazardly

199
Q

Au hasard

A

Randomly

= at random

200
Q

Aléatoire

A

Random

201
Q

Tirer au sorts

A

To draw lots

202
Q

Coïncider avec

A

To coincide with

203
Q

Une coincidence

A

A coincidence

204
Q

De bon augure

A

Auspicious

205
Q

De mauvais augure

A

Ominous

206
Q

Le sort

A

Fate

207
Q

Une occasion

A

An opportunity

208
Q

Un coup de chance

A

A fluke

209
Q

La malchance

A

Bad

= ill chance

210
Q

Un coup de chance (2)

A

A stroke of luck

211
Q

Un porte bonheur

A

A lucky charm

212
Q

Un coup de veine

A

A lucky break

213
Q

Une infime chance de

A

A remote chance of

= an outside chance of

214
Q

Une chance inespérée de

A

An unexpected chance of

215
Q

Une chance sur deux de

A

An even chance of

216
Q

Une rencontre fortuite

A

A chance meeting

217
Q

Une personne rencontrée par hasard

A

A chance acquaintance

218
Q

Un jeu de hasard

A

A game of chance

219
Q

Par hasard

A

By chance

220
Q

Une magnifique opportunité

A

A magnificent
= as splendid
= a marvelous opportunity

221
Q

Une opportunité imprévu

A

An unforeseen opportunity

222
Q

Une opportunité sans précédent

A

An unprecedented opportunity

223
Q

Une opportunité incomparable

A

An unrivaled opportunity

224
Q

Fournir une opportunité

A

To afford an opportunity

225
Q

Attendre une opportunité

A

To await an opportunity

226
Q

Être à l’affût d’une opportunité

A

To be on the lookout for an opportunity

227
Q

Saisir une opportunité

A

To seize

= to grasp an opportunity

228
Q

Sauter sur une opportunité

A

To snap up
= to grab
= to jump at an opportunity

229
Q

Laisser échapper une opportunité

A
To let slip 
= to pass up an opportunity
230
Q

Rater une opportunité

A

To miss an opportunity

231
Q

Gâcher une opportunité

A

To throw away

To waste an opportunity

232
Q

Profiter d’une opportunité

A

To avail oneself of
= to benefit from
An opportunity

233
Q

tirer profit d’une opportunité

A

to make the most of

= to take advantage of an opportunity

234
Q

Avoir l’opportunité

A

To have the opportunity to

235
Q

Une occasion se présenta

A
An opportunity arose 
= came up 
= cropped up 
= emerged 
= occurred 
= opened up 
= presented itself
236
Q

À la première opportunité

A

At the earliest opportunity

237
Q

À la moindre opportunité

A

At the slightest opportunity

238
Q

À plusieurs occasions

A

ON several occasions

239
Q

Bonne chance

A

Good luck!

240
Q

C’est mon jour de chance

A

It’s my lucky day

241
Q

Pas de chance!

A

Bad luck!
Hard luck!
Tough luck

242
Q

C’est bien ma veine

A

That’s just my luck!

243
Q

Ma chance a tourné la semaine dernière

A

My luck ran out last week

244
Q

On ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver

A

My luck ran out last week

245
Q

On ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver

A

You never know your luck

246
Q

C’est une question de chance

A

It’s the luck of the draw

247
Q

Vous avez de la chance

A

You’re in luck

= your luck’s in

248
Q

Vous n’avez pas de chance

A

You’re out of luck

249
Q

Je suis dans une mauvaise passe

A

I’m down on my luck

250
Q

Un hasard malheureux

A

A piece of bad luck

251
Q

Comme par hasard

A

As luck would have it

252
Q

Avec un peu de chance

A

With a little luck
= with any luck
= with a bit of luck

253
Q

Tenter sa chance

A

To chance one’s luck

254
Q

Je tente/ je vais tenter le coup

A

I’ll chance it

255
Q

C’était vraiment par hasard

A

It was a pure chance