Immigration/Climate change (actualité) Flashcards

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quel que soit, peu importe, sans tenir compte de (2)

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regardless of / without taking account of

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rattrapper

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to catch up WITH sb/sth

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saisir une opportunité

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to seize an opportunity

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équitablement (2)

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fairly / equitably

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le contrat zéro heure (au Royaume-Uni)

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the zero-hour contract

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être en fonction

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to be in office

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être au pouvoir

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to be in power

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un état de fait

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a state of affair

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renverser (un régime) (2)

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to topple / to overthrow

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signer un accord (2)

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to reech an agreement / to work on a agreement

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la Hongrie

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Hungary

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être en jeu

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to be at stake

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un enjeu, un défi ≠ un enjeu (ce qui est en jeu)

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a challenge ≠ a stake

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provisoirement

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provisionnally

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les anciens pays du bloc de l’Est

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the former eastern block countries

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être réticent à (2)

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to be reluctant to / to be unwilling to

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faire des représailles, riposter / les représailles

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to retaliate / retaliation (SING)

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les équipements / le logement

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facilities / accomodation

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se retirer, déclarer forfait / retirer de l’argent (1)

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to withdraw

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un retrait

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a withdrawal

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“décarboniser”

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to decarbonise

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une économie à faibles émissions de carbone

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a low carbon economy

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axé sur le carbone, dépendant du carbone

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carbon-dependent

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l’échiquier politique

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the political spectrum

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être fidèle à qn/qc

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to be true to sb/sth

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traditionnel, conventionnel (ex: un homme politique)

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mainstream

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particulièrement

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especially

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le programme, l’ordre du jour (≈ la priorité)

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an agenda

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avoir une intention/un but caché, une idée derrière la tête

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to have an agenda

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un accord juridiquement contraignant

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a legally binding agreement

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qc va forcément arriver, il est certain que qc arrive

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to be bound to happen / to be bound to do sth

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l’agence pour la protection de l’environnement

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the EPA (environment protection agency)

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un retour sur investissement, un bénéfice (2)

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a return on a investment / a payback

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le visage de qc

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the face of (ex: work)

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respirer / la respiration / être essoufflé (2)

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to breathe / the breath / to be out-of-breath/breathless

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le charbon

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coal

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les combustibles fossiles

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fossil fuels

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le combustible, le carburant

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fuel

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alimenter (ex: un débat, une controverse)

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to fuel

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renouvelable

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renewable

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un épuisement de / réduit, en baisse, bas (ex: un stock) / s’épuiser, se raréfier

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a depletion of / depleted / to become depleted

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rare / raréfié

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rare / rarefied

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le pétrole (2)

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petroleum / oil

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l’essence (2)

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petrol (UK) / gas (US)

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le gaz

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gas

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en termes de

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in terms of

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être à cours de, manquer de, ne plus rester de

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to run out of

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nécessairement

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necessarily

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certainement

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certainly

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l’inondation (2) / être inondé

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a flood/flooding / to be flooded

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la sécheresse

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drought