Janvier 2014 Flashcards

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résoudre

Ils ont résolu d’y passer la nuit…

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to solve, to resolve (+ infinitive)

They resolved to pass the night there.

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un élan (m)

  • prendre de l’élan
  • perdre son élan
  • un élan de…
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  1. run-up, momentum, surge (noun)
    - to gather speed
    - to loose one’s speed
    - a surge of…
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spontané, -e

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(adj) spontaneous

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s’empresser de faire

Certains s’empressent de qualifier de…

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to be quick to do…

Some are quick to describe as…

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qualifier de

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to describe something/someone as

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une tente (f)
(same pron as "tante")
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tent

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une bête noire

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pet peeve

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truquer

élection truquée

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to rig, to tamper with

rigged election

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les préparatifs (m)

préparatifs de départ

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preparations

preparations for departure

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avoir lieu

Cela devait avoir lieu à Paris

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take place

It was bound to take place in Paris

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à la place

Et à la place, il a demandé…

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instead

And instead, he asked

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demander à faire qch

demander à qu de..

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to ask to do something

to ask someone to do…

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héritier, -ière

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heir

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le cadre (m)

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  1. frame, framework, surroundings

2. manager or executive

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un partenariat (m)
le partenariat oriental
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partnership

eastern partnership

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viser à faire

L’initiative vise à encourager

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to aim to do

The initiative aimed to encourage

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le rapprochement

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rapprochement, reconciliation

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à travers

à travers la conclusion d’accord

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through

through the striking of agreements

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parmi

Ils étaient parmi les meilleurs de la classe

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among, amongst

They were among the best in the class.

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guère

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w/ adj = scarcely

w/ verb = not much

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parapher

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to initial, to sign

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franchir

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to clear, to get over / cross

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une étape (f)

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stage

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apprêter

s’apprêter à faire qch

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to prepare

to get ready to do something

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lors de
at the time of, during (prep)
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le poids lourd
heavy truck , heavyweight (boxing) | pron = poi-lure
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prophétiser
to prophesy
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inédit, -e
(adj) unpublished, unreleased, or unhead of
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le assainissement (m)
1. sanitization, cleaning | 2. stabilizing (finance, markets)
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haute
high (adj)
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exiger (v) | exigé, -e (adj)
to demand, to require | required
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``` la concurrence (f) la libre concurrence (f) ```
competition | the free-market economy
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néanmoins
(adj) nevertheless, yet
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la contrepartie | en contrepartie de...
compensation | in compensation for, in return for
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tenir
to hold, to keep, to survive
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ailleurs | d'ailleurs
(adv) elsewhere, somewhere else | moreover, besides
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traiter
1. to treat | 2. to process or deal with (to treat the victims)
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admettre
to admit, to let in
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anonymat (f) | garder l'anonymat
anonymity | to remain anonymous
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occidental, -e occidentaux (mpl) un diplomate occidental
western a western diplomate
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acquis, -e | les acquis sociaux
(adj) assured social benefits (pron = A-KEY, A-KEEZ)
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Est-Européen
East European (adj)
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le voisinage (m)
vicinity, neighborhood
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bien mal en point
in a very bad state
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revenir
1. to come back | 2. to come to, to amount to
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le berceau (m)
cradle, crib
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désapprouver
to disapprove of
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fortement
strongly, deeply (adv)
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inciter | J'ai incité mes parents à partir en voyage.
to encourage
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douanièr | les barrières douanières
(adj) customs, (noun) = customs officer | trade barriers
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la guérilla (f)
guerrilla warfare
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un avortement (m)
abortion
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reprendre
1. to capture or take back | 2. to resume
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reprendre du poil de la bête (exp.)
to find a second wind
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restreindre
to restrict, to limit
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une interruption volontaire de grossesse (IVG)
a voluntary termination of pregnancy
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la grossesse (f)
pregnancy
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exercer
to practice, to exercise, to exert
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le dernier rempart (m)
the last bastion (the last defense)
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brandir
to wave or brandish
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une pancarte (f)
a sign, notice (watch pron... should sound like "pon-carte")
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une poignée (f)
1. handle (la poignée de la porte) | 2. a handful (une poignée de sel)
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alpaguer
to accost
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au point que...
to the point that... | so much so that...
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afin que | afin de faire
so that, in order that... | in order to do....
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accompagner
to accompany
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se durcir
to harden, to toughen
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menacée | menacée de fermeture
endangered | endanger of closing
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mutuellement
each other, one another (sounds like MU-TELL-MON)
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une âme (f)
soul
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pauvre
poor
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alors que
1. while | 2. whereas
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requérir
to require
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s'engager
to commit
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avoir rien à voir (avec) | n'avoir rien à voir (avec)
have nothing to do (with) | do not have anything to do (with)
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la poursuite (f)
1. the pursuit 2. the continuation 3. the legal proceedings
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un bras de fer
arm-wrestling
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une enquête
an investigation
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mener
to conduct, to lead
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reposer
1. to rest | 2. to put down
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``` le socle (m) le socle électoral ```
base or basis | electoral base
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juridique (adj) | un socle juridique
legal
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solide
solid, sturdy
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un arrêt (m) | en droit
a judgement, decision
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se monter à
to add up to / to come to
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``` le compteur (m) compteur de vitesse ```
the meter | speedometer
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publier
to publish (standard, -er verb)
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about 10, 10 or so | about 8, 8 or so
une dizaine | une huitaine
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une échographie
ultrasound (pron = echo - graphy)
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être tenu de faire...
to be under obligation to do, to have to do...
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instaurer
to establish
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évoquer
1. to mention | 2. to call to mind, to evoke
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accru, -e (adj) | un risque accru de...
increased | an increased risk of...
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``` le sein (m) au sein de donner le sein à ```
breast (pron w/ smile, think "vin") within to breast-feed
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démentir
to deny | to contradict
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la douleur (f)
pain, grief, or distress
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véritable (adj)
real, true, or absolute
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la nouveauté (f)
novelty (pron = new - vo - tay)
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viser
to aim, or to aim at
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... tient à... | la nouveauté tient à la multiplication des mesures
stems from, relates to
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encadrer
1. to frame or surround 2. to be in charge of 3. to restrict
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le fardeau | fardeau de la dette
a burden
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le délai
1. wait 2. extension 3. deadline or time limit
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soumise aux règlements
subject to the regulations
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prévaloir
to prevail
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hors
except (for) - prep
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le fœtus
fetus
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la viabilité
1. viability | 2. sustainability
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souvent (adv) | peu souvent
often | seldom, infrequently
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la taille (f) Ella a la taille fine. Un homme de taille moyenne Quelles taille faites-vous?
size, such as: (pron=tile) 1. waist (She has a slim waist) 2. height (a man of average height) 3. size (what size are you)
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réaliser | Désolé, je n'ai pas réalisé.
to carry out, to fulfill, to realize
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``` un couloir (m) le couloir de la mort ```
corridor, passage, aisle | death row
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de tels (exp)
such...
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aménagements (nmpl) | aménagement fiscaux
developments | tax adjustments
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le caractère (m)
character, nature
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au cours de | au cours de siècles
in the course of, during | over the centuries
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peser | peser sur la conscience
to weigh, to be worth, to be heavy | to weigh on the conscience
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une charge (f)
a load, a responsibility, a burden | (military or law) charge
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au nombre de (prep) | L'avortement compte au nombre des actes médicaux les plus sûrs.
among
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sûr, -e | Gardez votre passeport dans un endroit sûr.
safe (as in secure, without risk) | Keep your passport in a safe place.
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majeure (adj) | majeure (n)
major | adult
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un communiqué (m) | communiqué de presse
official announcement or statement, esp to media | press release
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s'élever | Elle s'est élevée contre cette mesure.
to rise up, to go up | She rose up against this measure.
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attirer | Elle l'attirait énormément.
1. to pull, to draw 2. to attract She attracted him enormously
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discourir | Elle a discouru pendant onze heures
to talk | She spoke for 11 hours
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debout | debout devant son pupitre
standing, standing up (pron = de-bu)
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``` le pupitre (m) pupitre de commande ```
desk, lectern | control panel
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empêcher
to prevent
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du fait de... | Du fait de cette loi
because of, on account of... | Because of this law...
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rapporter
1. to bring/take back, to bring in | 2. to report
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disparaître | un quart des cliniques auront disparu en 2013
to disappear, to vanish | a quarter of the clinics will have disappeared in 2013
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relater
to relate, to recount
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à la suite de qch | Une clinique a fermé à la suite d'une bataille avec...
following something | A clinic closed following a battle with...
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une bataille (f)
battle
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le conseil (m)
1. piece of advice, advice 2. council 3. consultant