Immigration Flashcards

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1
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Etat-Providence

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Welfare state

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faire partie de

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to become part of

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discriminer quelqu’un

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to discriminate against smo

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se sentir discriminé

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to feel discriminated against

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main d’oeuvre

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man power

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population vieillissante

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ageing population

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d’un jour à l’autre

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overnight

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être poussé à, être encouragé à

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be encouraged

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être à la hauteur = =

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to be up to the job, to be fit to the job

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choisir

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to pick

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proposer / offrir au figuré

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to offer

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offrir

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to give

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autrement

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otherwise

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politiques, mesures

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policies

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caractéristiques = = = = =

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characteristics, aspects, features, traits, qualities

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économie (la matière)

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economics

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économie (générale ==> ex : économie d’un pays)

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economy

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prendre du recul

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to look at the big picture

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adresser des critiques

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to level criticism at / to smo

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inattendu, surprenant = =

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unexpected, surprising

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casier judiciaire

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criminal record

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fuir

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flee, fled, fled (verbe irrégulier)

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la fuite

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flight

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asile politique

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political asylum

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la Manche

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the channel

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camion en US

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truck

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camion en UK

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lorry

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le but

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to + BV

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bourse

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grant

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sondage, études

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survey

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né à l’étranger

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foreign-born

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des frais, un prix

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fees

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chiffres au sens de statistiques

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figers

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petit (quantité, appréciation personnelle) =/ petit (taille, intensité)

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little =/ small

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entrer dans un pays

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to enter a country

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au pouvoir

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in power

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au sommet de

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at the top of

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PIB

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GDP (gross domestic product)

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39
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Dans le cadre de cette nouvelle loi

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Under this new law

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intimidant

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daunting

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s’installer

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to settle

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Paradis fiscal

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Tax haven

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être à l’heure

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to be on time

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44
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argument maigre, qui tient pas la route

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lean argument

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45
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S’agissant de…

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When it comes to + V-ING ou nom

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sauter aux yeux = =

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spring to mind, to become evident

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repérer

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to spot

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n’est pas objectif = = =

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biased, not objective, not neutral

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impartial

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unbiased

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Britanniques = = =

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British people, Brits, Britans

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plus facilement

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more easily

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52
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être embauché

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to get hired

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53
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ennuyeux

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dull, boring, uninteresting

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54
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gagnant-gagnant

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win-win

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55
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remarquer

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to notice

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faire remarquer

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to remark

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57
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Origines indiennes

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Indian background, origins

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biaiser

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to bias

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rosé (adj)

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rosy

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parler plus fort

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speak up

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pratiquer la discrimination

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to discriminate against

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La Chambre des Communes = =

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The House of Commons = the Commons

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La Chambre Haute

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The Upper Chamber

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constitué

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made up

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65
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Ministère de l’Intérieur

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Home Office

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jargon = = =

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jargon, vocabulary, parlance

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parlementer

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to parley

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faire l’affaire = =

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to do the job, to do the trick

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difficile = =

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tricky = difficult

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je reconnais mon erreur

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I stand corrected

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passe d’armes = = =

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face off, brawl, showdown

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72
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jargon journalistique

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journalese

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73
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Ils s’en fichent

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They don’t give a fig

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mur épais

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thick wall

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une poignée de main = =

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a few, a handful

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évêque

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bishop

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tenter = =

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to try, to attempt

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adoucir

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to soften

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durcir

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to harden

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quinze jours = =

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two weeks, a fortnight

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à partir = =

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as of, from

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82
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détenir la majorité

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to hold a majority

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un ajout =/ addition mathémtique

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an addition =/ a somme

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une pub = = =

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an ad, an advert, an advertissment

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pub comme métier

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advertising

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biffer = = = = =

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to erase, to cross out, to remove, to delete, to struck out

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céder du terrain = =

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to give way, to give drown

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vraisemblablement

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more likely

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le dernier mot

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the final say

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90
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adopter un texte

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to pass a bill

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91
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viser à

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aim to

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92
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étant suspendu

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in recess

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mi-avril

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mid-April

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conservateurs

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Conservatives

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Seront probablement = =

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are likely to be, will probably

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durera = =

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will continue, will last

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lâcher prise

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give in

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pour que

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so that

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dès que

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as early as

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100
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printemps

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spring

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à en croire les médias britanniques

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If the British media are to be believed

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un unique hôtel

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just on hotel

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103
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être prêt (matériel)

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be ready

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être prêt (psychologique), être disposé à

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be prepared

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accueillir

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to accommodate

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être en perdition (en débauche) = = = =

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be losing ground, be in distress, be sinking, be on the road to ruin

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semble être = =

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appear to be, seem to be

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ne pas sombrer = =

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avoid defeat, not sink

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créer une expression

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to coin an expression

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une étape

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a stage

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à l’inverse

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conversely

112
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steam boat

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bateau à vapeur

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à peine croyable = = =

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almost unbelievable, hardly believable, hard to believe

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escroc = = = = =

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crook, hacker, thief, con artist, scammer

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quelques = = =

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about, some, around

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une multinationale = =

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a multinational compagny, a firm

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de ce type = =

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of this sort, of its kind

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un disque, un CD

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a record

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un casier judiciaire

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a record

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un record

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a record

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un dossier scolaire

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a record

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un enregistrement

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a recording

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enregistrer

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to record

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réalisé = = = = =

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put together, pieced together, generated, made up, created

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modifier = =

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to modify, to alter

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grâce à

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thanks to

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un potentiel de

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endless opportunities for

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désinformation = =

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misinformation, fake news

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utilisation abusive = = =

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improper, inappropriate, illegal use

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accessible au public

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publicly available

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un haut responsable de la police = =

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a senior police official, a high-ranking police official

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recevoir un appel = =

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to receive a call, to get a call

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appels par vidéoconférence

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video (conference) calls

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se faire passer pour = = =

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to pose as, to pretend to be, to impersonate

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désigné = =

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specific, designated

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indiquer = = =

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say, tell, declare

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enquête

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investigation

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en cours = = =

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underway, ongoing, taking place

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arrestation

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arrest

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jusqu’à présent = =

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at this point, so far

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révéler = =

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reveal, disclose

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un criminel

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a felon

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un condamné

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a conviet

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être reconnu coupable

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to be found guilty of

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être condamné pour X années

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to be sentenced to X years

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obtenir une peine à perpétuité

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to get a life sentence

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un vol (objet)

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a robbery

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un braquage

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a heist

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rentrer par effraction

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to break into

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un trésor

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a treasure trove

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violent, injurieux, grossier

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abusive

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insultes, mauvais traitements, maltraitance

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abuse

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un patron = =

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a supervisor, a manager

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un cadre junior

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a junior executive

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un cadre supérieur

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a senior executive

157
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être en état d’arrestation

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to be under arrest

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être placé en GAV

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to be held in custody

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être en liberté conditionnelle

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to be on parole

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tirer d’affaires, renflouer (sauver)

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to bail out

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dévoiler = = = =

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to unveil, to expose, to leak, to divulge

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les contribuables

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taxpayers

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partisan

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proponent

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se propager

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to spread

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à partir de…

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as of

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porter atteinte

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to undermine

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encourager

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to embolden

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élargir = =

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to broaden, to extend

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2 millions de dollars

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2 million dollars (invariable quand utilisé en déterminant)

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presque

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almost

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Des millions de gens

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Millions of people (s’accorde quand utilité en nom)

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dénoncer, rapporter, signaler

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to report

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apporter qqch concrètement

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to bring

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apporter qqch au figuré

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to bring about

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cacher, dissimuler

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to conceal

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image concrète

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picture

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image au figuré

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image

178
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la technologie

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∅ technology

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les vieillards avec leuR cannE

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the old men with their caneS (pas la mm règle en anglais)

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la pagaille

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shambolic

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sigle (série de lettres prononcées séparément : SNCF)

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initialism

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acronyme (lettres prononcées ensemble : SIDA)

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acronyms

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bien se porter = =

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to do well, to fare well

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action

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stock

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exchange

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bourse

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titre (actions ou obligations)

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securities

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bourse de titres

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security exchange

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to resign

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démissionner

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raconter, conter, coMPter

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to tell

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partie prenante

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stakeholder

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rattraper qqch

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to make up for smth

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prouver ce que je dis

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to prove my point

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raconter des mensonges

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to tell lies

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raconter une histoire

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to tell a story

195
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rencontrer au figuré

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come across

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moyen

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mean

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frapper

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to hit

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s’évanouir

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to pass out

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assommer qqn

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to knock smo out

200
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gronder, fâcher

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to scold

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tromper

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to deceive

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temps

A

time

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temps grammatical

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tense

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ci-dessous, en-dessous

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below

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se disputer avec qqn

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to argue with smo

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à l’époque

A

in those days

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en bas

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at the bottom

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à droite

A

on the right

209
Q

avoir le temps

A

to have bags of time

210
Q

essence = = =

A

gasoline, gas, petrol

211
Q

pétrole

A

oil

212
Q

acier

A

steale

213
Q

fer

A

iron

214
Q

bronze

A

bronze

215
Q

plomb

A

lead

216
Q

mercure

A

quick silver

217
Q

cuivre rouger

A

copper

218
Q

cuivre jaune

A

brass

219
Q

étain, fer blanc

A

tin

220
Q

cobalt

A

cobalt

221
Q

lithium

A

lithium

222
Q

sûreté

A

safety

223
Q

la veille au soir = = =

A

the previous evening, the previous night, the night before

224
Q

Une soixantaine = = = = =

A

some 60, sixty-odd, around sixty, about 60, sixty or so

225
Q

affermir qqch = = =

A

make smth stronger / harsher / more stringent

226
Q

estimer = = =

A

to argue that, to deem smth (+adj), to assess

227
Q

évaluation

A

assessment

228
Q

appartenir à

A

belong to

229
Q

La droite des Tories = =

A

the Tory right wing, the Tories’ right wing

230
Q

être

A

to stand

231
Q

se tenir debout

A

to stand

232
Q

le cran = = =

A

the nerve, the guts, the courage

233
Q

aller jusqu’à = =

A

to go as far as to, to actually

234
Q

prononcer

A

to deliver

235
Q

bref = =

A

brief, short

236
Q

discours

A

speech

237
Q

étroit

A

narrow

238
Q

pupitre = = = =

A

podium, desk, stand, lectern

239
Q

portant le slogan = = = = =

A

with / bearing / reading / that read / that bore the slogan

240
Q

assurer = = =

A

to declare, to assure, to claim

241
Q

texte législatif = =

A

piece of legislation, act

242
Q

les arrivées de migrants = = =

A

migrant arrivals, the arrival / the flow / the influx of migrants

243
Q

les côtes

A

coasts

244
Q

environ 30 000 = = =

A

some 30,000, 30,000 or so, around 30,000

245
Q

traversée

A

crossing

246
Q

traverser

A

to cross

247
Q

Enfin = = =

A

at (long) last, ultimately, finally

248
Q

accord = =

A

agreement, deal

249
Q

Il y a près de deux ans = =

A

almost / nearly two years ago

250
Q

afin que = = =

A

so that, for their, to allow

251
Q

la demande

A

the claim, the case, the request

252
Q

traité = = =

A

processed, considered, dealt with

253
Q

sur place

A

there

254
Q

accepter

A

to accept, to grant

255
Q

instrument de dissuasion indispensable

A

an essential deterrent

256
Q

reprendre le contrôle

A

take back (the) control

257
Q

frontière

A

border

258
Q
A