Ireland Is Desapearing Its Young People Flashcards

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On the verge of

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Close To/ approaching /getting near

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A pun on

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Un jeu de mots

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To wipe off

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Essuyer

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To wast

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Gacher

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A spur

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Éperon, aiguillon

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To drive away

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To make someone leave

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To initiate

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To bring about

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To prompt

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To incite/ To cause

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A bleack of/ a lack of

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Un manque de

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To be promised bright future

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Être promis à un brillant avenir

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To raide against sthg

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To protest

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Bemused

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Surprised

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At a loss for words

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Laisser sans voix/ les mots me manquent

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Shallow

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Superficial

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Gutter

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Caniveau

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To redum

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Redomption

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To absolve

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Absoudre

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Input

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Apport

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Output

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Rendement

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In view of

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To support this claim

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To be granted

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Accorder

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Flipeside

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Double face

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To avoid

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Eviter

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To provide

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To offer

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A species

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Une espèce

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To know sthg in and out

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Connaître quelque chose comme sa poche

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Filth/ dirt

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Immonde

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Filthy/ dirty

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Sale

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Insecure

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Unsafe

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Risks/threats

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Perils/hazard

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Hazardous

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Risky/ dangerous

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To range from…To

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Aller de … à

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Obnoxious

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Nocivité

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Useless

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Pointless

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Thoroughly

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De manière exhaustive

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Ill-intentions

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Mauvaises intentions

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Leftovers

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Les restes

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Gutter press

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Press poubelle

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To draw a link

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Faire le lien

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Battered wises

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Femmes battues

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Assault and battery

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Femmes battues (juridiquement)

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To talk someone into doing sthg

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Persuader quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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Partial view on sthg

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Biased

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The very people

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Ceux-là même

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To jump ships

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Retourner sa veste

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To merge with

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Fusionner avec

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To inherit

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Heriter

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An heir

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Un héritier

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An inheritance

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Un héritage

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Environmentalist

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Écologiste

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Aimless

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Sans but

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To stay from

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S’egarer

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To team up

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To associate

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To bash

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To criticize Hardly and repeatedly

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From rags To riches

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De la pauvreté à la richesse

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A penny for your thoughts

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Une pièce pour tes pensées

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Actions speaks louder than words

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Les actes parlent plus que les mots

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To disappear

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To fade away (gradual)/ to vanish (sudden)