h-l Flashcards

1
Q

un héritier

A

an heir (to the throne, to a tremendous fortune)

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2
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la barre

A

the helm

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3
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être à la barre, aux commandes (fig)

A

to be at the helm of

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4
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prendre la direction, les commandes

A

to take over the helm

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5
Q

un acolyte

A

a henchman

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6
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un troupeau

une foule

A

a herd

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7
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suivre le troupeau (fig)

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to follow the herd

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8
Q

l’instinct grégaire

A

the herd instinct

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9
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la Cour suprême (=cour d’appel, dernière instance judiciaire)

A
High Court (brit)
Supreme Court (US)
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10
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un lycée

A

High School (US)

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11
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une tour, un immeuble élevé

A

a high-rise block

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12
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un pirate de l’air

A

a highjacker

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13
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un canular

A

a hoax

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14
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saint, sacré

A

holy

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15
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épouvantable

A

horrendous

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16
Q

oisif

A

idle

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17
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ne pas tourner, être arrêté

A

to lie idle (factory for instance)

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18
Q

empêcher, entraver

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to impede

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19
Q

élan

A

impetus

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20
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en exercice

A

incubent (president for instance)

21
Q

un détenu

A

an inmate

22
Q

les ghettos des grandes villes, les quartiers pauvres

A

the inner cities

downtown (US)

23
Q

renseignements confidentiels

A

inside information

24
Q

délit d’initié

A

insider dealing/trading

25
Q

insolvable, en faillite

A

insolvent

26
Q

de la confiture

A

jam

27
Q

un embouteillage

A

a traffic jam

28
Q

jeter par dessus bord, abandonner (fig)

A

to jettison

29
Q

un juif

A

a Jew

30
Q

allumer, attiser (fig)

A

to kindle

31
Q

un don pour

A

a knack

32
Q

perdre le tour de main

A

to lose the knack

33
Q

prestige, honneur

A

kudos

34
Q

fustiger, critiquer sévèrement

A

to lambast/castigate

35
Q

boiteux

A

lame

36
Q

le canard boiteux

A

the lame duck

37
Q

une piètre excuse

A

a lame excuse

38
Q

élogieux

A

laudatory (speech/article)

39
Q

généreux/somptueux

A

lavish

40
Q

le plomb

A

lead

41
Q

essence sans plomb

A

lead-free/unleaded petrol

42
Q

un bail

A

a lease

43
Q

un cours magistral, une conférence

A

a lecture

44
Q

un maître de conférences

A

a lecturer

45
Q
des vestiges
des restes (repas)
A

leftovers

46
Q

un héritage (souvent sens fig)

A

a legacy (the legacy of the SWW)

47
Q

prélever des taxes, impôts

A

to levy taxes

48
Q

un membre (anatomie)

A

a limb

49
Q

être isolé, dans une situation difficile

A

to be out on a limb