Journal'ease - Week 1 to 5 Flashcards

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1
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To abate

A

1) se calmer : The storm finally abated.

2) baisser en intensité, diminuer : Is there a way to abate racial conflict ?

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To abide by

To abide

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Respecter (law, tradition)

Supporter

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To abort

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Avorter, abandonner, échouer

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1) Account
2) Accounts, accounting
3) To account for
4) To be accoutable to sb for sth; Accountability
5) On account of

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1) Rapport, compte-rendu
2) Comptes, comptabilité
3) Expliquer, justifier
4) Etre responsable de; Transparence
5) A cause de

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5
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Accurate

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Exact, correct, sans erreur dans le détail

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To achieve

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Atteindre un but

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To acknowledge

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Admettre, avouer, reconnaitre

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Adamant

To be adamant about smt

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Inflexible, catégorique

Etre déterminé, insister sur qqc

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To address

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1) S’adresser à

2) Aborder une question, un problème

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To advertise

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Faire de la publicité

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11
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To advise

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Conseiller

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To advocate

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Plaider en faveur de, être partisan de

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Affluent
The affluent society
To rise to affluence

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Abondant, riche
La société d’abondance
Parvenir à la fortune

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To agree

An agreement

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1) Consentir, accepter de faire qqc

2) Un accord

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Ailing

To ail

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Défaillant, en mauvaise santé

Être souffrant, en mauvaise santé

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Aim

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But, objectif

Viser qqc, avoir quelque chose comme but

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Aircraft

Airstrip, landing strip

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Avion

Pistes d’atterrissage

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Alien

To be alien to

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Etranger

Etre etranger, opposé à

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To allay

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Calmer, apaiser : to allay fears, suspicons

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To allege

Allegedly

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Alléguer, prétendre

Prétendument, soi-disant

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21
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To alleviate

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Soulager, alléger

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Amount

To amount to

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Quantité, montant, somme

Revenir à

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To be anxious about smt

To be anxious to do smt

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Etre anxieux, angoissé à propos de qqc

Etre impatient, désireux de faire qqc

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To be appalled

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Etre consterné, épouvanté

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25
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to appeal to

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1) Faire appel à

2) Attirer l’attention, plaire à

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Appliance

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Appareil, dispositif

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27
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To apply to

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Poser sa candidature

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28
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1) Appointement

2) To appoint sb to a job

A

1) RDV
Nomination, désignation, affectation
2) Désigner qn à un poste

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29
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To approve of

A

Approuver

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30
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To be apt to
To be apt
To be apt at

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Avoir tendance à, être susceptible de
Etre approprié, pertinent, juste
Etre capable, apte, intelligent

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31
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Area

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Superficie, surface
Territoire, région
Domaine

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32
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To argue

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1) Se disputer

2) Raisonner, argumenter, soutenir que

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To arise

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Survenir, se poser, apparaître

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34
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To rise up in arms against smt

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Faire une levée de bouclier contre qqc

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35
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To arouse

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Provoquer, éveiller

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36
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Array

A

Etalage, éventail, collection

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37
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Assembly line

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Chaine de montage

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38
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To assert
To assert oneself
To be assertive

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Déclarer, affirmer, soutenir que
S’affirmer
Savoir s’affirmer

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39
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To assess

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Evaluer, éstimer

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40
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Asset

A

1) Avantage dont on peut tirer profit

2) bien, avoir, capital

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41
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Assignement
To assign sb a task
To assign sb a room

A

Mission
Confier une tache a qqn
Attribuer une salle

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42
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To assume

A

1) supposer, présumer

2) Assumer

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43
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To go astray

To stray from

A

S’égarer

S’égarer de

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44
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To attain

A

Atteindre, accéder à

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45
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To attempt

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Essayer, tenter de faire

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46
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Auspicious

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De bon augure, Prometteur

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47
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To avail oneself of

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Saisir l’occasion

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48
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To be averse to

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Être contre, Répugner à faire qqc

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49
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To avert

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Prévenir, Eviter, Détourner

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50
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To award

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Décerner, Attribuer un prix

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51
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Awe

A

Sentiment de respect mêlé de crainte et d’inspiration

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52
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To go awry

A

Aller de travers

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53
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To back

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Soutenir, appuyer (Candidate or policy)

54
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To back down/out

A

Revenir sur ses engagements, se dérober

55
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A backlash

A

Un retour de bâton, contrecoup

56
Q

To badger

A

Harceler qn jusqu’à ce qu’il fasse qqc

57
Q

To be baffled

A

Être dérouté, confus

58
Q

To bait

A
  1. Leurrer, appâter

2. Provoquer, Tourmenter

59
Q

To strike a balance

A

Trouver le juste milieu

60
Q

To balk

A

Hésiter, Résister, Refuser de faire qqc

61
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A bane or a boon

A

Un fléau ou une aubaine

62
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To bank on smt

A

Compter sur qqc

63
Q

To bar

A
  1. Exclure, empêcher
  2. Sauf, excepté
  3. Le barreau (droit)
64
Q

To bargain, to haggle

A

Marchander

65
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On behalf of

A

De la part de, Au nom de

66
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Batch

A

Fournée, lot, paquet, tas

67
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Beleaguered (by debt, fi)

A

Assiégé

68
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To be bent on

A

Être résolu de faire qqc

69
Q

To be on benefits

A

Recevoir des allocations, prestations

70
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Benevolent

A

Bienveillant, plein de bonté

71
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To be beset by (doubts, problems)

A

Être assailli, accablé par

72
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To bestow

A bestowal, endowment

A

Accorder, conférer

Octroi, dotation

73
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Bewildered

A

Désorienté, dérouté

74
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A bias

A

Une inclination, tendance, parti pris

75
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To bicker

A

Se chamailler

76
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To draw up a bill

A

Rédiger un projet de loi

77
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To bind

To be in a bind

A

Lier, unir

Être dans une situation difficile

78
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Blatant

A

Criant, flagrant

79
Q

To blaze

Trailblazing

A

Flamber, flamboyer (fire,thing), s’emporter (person, fig)

Innovateur

80
Q

Bleak

A

Sombre, désert, peu prometteur

81
Q

To blow over

A

Calmer, s’apaiser

82
Q

To bludgeon

A

Matraquer, forcer la main à qn

83
Q

A blunder

To blunder

A

Une faute, gaffe

Faire une gaffe

84
Q

Across the board

A

Systématiquement, à tous les niveaux

85
Q

To bode

A

Présager, augurer, annoncer

86
Q

To bolster

A

Soutenir, renforcer

87
Q

To bounce back

A

Revenir à l’état normal

88
Q

To be bound to do smt

A

Être presque sûr de faire qqc

89
Q

To branch out

To branch off

A

Etendre ses activités

Bifurquer

90
Q

To brand sb

A

Marquer, accuser, qualifier de

91
Q

A breakthrough

A

Une percée, une avancée significative

92
Q

To bring round

A

Convertir à une opinion, persuader

93
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On the brink of

A

Au bord de (danger, threat)

94
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Brisk

A

Animé, vif

95
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To brush off

A

Ecarter (une possibilité)

96
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Bulwark

A

Rempart, fortification

97
Q

To bustle

Bustle

A

S’affairer

Excitation, remue-menage

98
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To cash in on

A

Bénéficier de, Saisir l’occasion

99
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Casualty

A

Victime, mort ou blessé

100
Q

To cater to, for

A

S’adresser à un public particulier

101
Q

To cave in

To cave in to

A

S’effondrer, s’abaisser

Céder sous la pression

102
Q

To clamp down on

A crack-down

A

Serrer la vis, freiner (abus)

Un durcissement

103
Q

To clear

To keep clear of

A

Disculper

Tenir à l’écart de

104
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To clog (up)

A

Boucher, obstruer

105
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A clout

To have clout

A

Une claque

Avoir de l’influence, du pouvoir politique

106
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To clue sb in

A

Expliquer, informer

107
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To come across

A

Se communiquer, faire de l’effet

108
Q

To come in for

A

Être l’objet de, subir (often negative)

109
Q

To come round
To come through
To come up against

A

Changer d’avis, se laisser persuader
S’en tirer
Se heurter à

110
Q

Commodities
Foodstuffs
Staples

A
  1. Produits de base, matières premières etc
  2. Tout ce qui est utile ou nécessaire
    Denrées alimentaires
    Denrées de base
111
Q

To compensate for

A

Compenser

112
Q

To comply with

In compliance with

A

Obéir à, se plier à

En conformité avec

113
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To compound

A

Ajouter à, aggraver

114
Q

Compunction

A

Remords, scrupule

115
Q

To conceal

A

Cacher, dissimuler

116
Q

To condone

A

Excuser, accepter quelque chose à force de fermer les yeux sur un mal

117
Q

Conspicuous

A

qui attire les regards

118
Q

Constituency

A

Circonscription électorale, groupe d’électeurs

119
Q

To contend that
To contend with
To contend with sb for smt

A

Soutenir que
Faire face à, avoir affaire à
Disputer qqc a qqn

120
Q

To contrive

Contrived

A

Inventer, combiner (plan), s’arranger de manière astucieuse

Artificiel, forcé, combiné

121
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To convey

A

Communiquer (une idée), transporter (marchandise)

122
Q

A conveyer belt

A

Un tapis roulant

123
Q

To convict

A

Déclarer coupable

124
Q

To cope with

A

Faire face à une difficulté, s’en sortir

125
Q

The core of a problem

A

Le fond du problème

126
Q

To corner

To corner the market

A

1) mettre qqn au pied du mur, coincer

2) accaparer le marché

127
Q

To counteract

A

Neutraliser, contrebalancer

128
Q

To cram

A

1) fourrer, gaver

2) bachoter (to cram for exams)

129
Q

To crawl

A

1) ramper

2) avancer à un pas très lent

130
Q

To cripple

A

Handicaper, paralyser

131
Q

To hobble

A

Marcher avec difficulté, boiter