Journal Ease 14 Flashcards

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1
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En commun

A

Joint

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2
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Secousse, à coup

Secouer, ébranler

A

Jolt

To jolt

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3
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Vif, intense

S’enthousiasmer

Ponctuel

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Keen

To be keen on

To be keen to do sth

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4
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To be in key

To be keyed up

Low -key

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Être dans le ton

Être tendu, surexcité

Discret

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5
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Faire du chahut

Prendre son pied

A

To kick up a fuss

To get a kick out of doing sth

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6
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Réaction en chaîne

A

Knock-on effect

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Knot

Knotty

To ties

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Noeud

Un problème épineux

Nouer des lier

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8
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To lag

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Rester en arrière

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9
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To land a deal

A

Décrocher une affaire

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10
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Landslide

A

Glissement de terrain, victoire écrasante

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To lapse

To relapse

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Se périmer

Faire une rechute

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Survivre

Durer

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To outlast

To last

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13
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Lax

Laxity

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Relâché

Relâchement

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To lay

To lay off

To lay out /layout

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Poser, déposer

Licencier

Dessiner, concevoir un plan / mise en page

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15
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Layman

Lay opinion

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L’homme de la rue

L’opinion des profanes

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16
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Fuir

Être divulgué

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To leak

To leak out

17
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Louer à bail

Un bail

A

To lease

A lease

18
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Conférence, cours

A

Lecture

19
Q

Diminuer, réduire, atténuer

A

To lessen

20
Q

Force de levier

Explorer qch pour en tirer un bénéfice

A

Leverage

To leverage sth

21
Q

Couvercle

Freiner, prendre des mesures contre

Étaler au grand jour

Imposer un plafond

A

Lid

To keep a lid on

To blow the lid off sth

To cap

22
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Boiter

Faible, avachi

Canard boiteux

A

To limp

Limp

Lame duck

23
Q

Literacy

A

Degré d’instruction

24
Q

Litter

To litter

Clutter

A

Détritus, portée

Mette du désordre dans

Désordre, encombrement

25
Q

To live down

To live up to

A

Faire oublier à la longue

Vivre selon, être à la hauteur, tendre vers