Jan 1 Flashcards by Victoria Gosling

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To shake

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Secouer

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A dam

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Un barrage

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Rather well

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Plutôt bien

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To unleash

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Déchainer

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The ruling party

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Le parti au pouvoir

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the vote

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Les voix

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To rig the vote

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Truquer le scrutin

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To add fuel to the flame

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Jeter de l’huile sur le feu

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To resign

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Démissioner

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To flee

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Fuir

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An iron fist

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Une main de fer

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Unprecedented

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Inédite

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To nickname

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Surnommer

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Interim

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Intérimaire

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To indulge

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Se livrer

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To dread

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Redouter

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To target

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Viser

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To reshuffle the cards

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Rebattre les cartes

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To take by surprise

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Prendre de court

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To backtrack

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Faire machine arrière

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An approach

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Une démarche

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To suffer

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Subir

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The full force

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Le plein fouet

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The agony

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L’agonie (f)

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Pang, horror, anguish

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Un affre

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A confrontation

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Un affrontement

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A landscape

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Un paysage

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To slip away

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S’éclipser

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To dig

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Creuser

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Straight from

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Tout droit de

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To take stock

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Faire le point

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To be more likely

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Avoir davantage tendence

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To realise

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Se rendre compte

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The extent

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L’étendue (f)

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To fall into disuse

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Tomber en désuétude

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In the race for

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À la course à

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The torch

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Le flambeau

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A widow

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Une veuve

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From now on

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Désormais

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Through thick and thin

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Contre vents et marées

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To cleave

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Pourfendre

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To be good at…

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Être bien a + inf

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Customs

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Les douanes

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Significant

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Significative

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It’s clear that

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Force est de constater que

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It’s clear that

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Force est de constater que

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To prevent

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Empêcher

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Whatever they may be

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Quels qu’ils soient

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Outrage, outraged

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Un outrage, outré

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During

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Au cours de

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To hammer

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Marteler

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The rivalry

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La rivalité