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khube Flashcards

1
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il y a gros en jeu

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a lot is at stake

a lot hangs on the balance

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midterm elections

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American people vote to elect Congressmen :

  • all the members of the US House of Representatives
  • one third of the US Senator
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consensuel

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consensual / bipartisan / non-polarizing

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influence

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clout

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déclaration radicale

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a bold claim

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économie obsolète, en essor

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moribond industry, thriving industry

fossil fuel

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se rassembler autour

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to rally around

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isolloire

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voting booth

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bastion

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stronghold

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syndicat

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trade union

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to decrease / increase significantly

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to plummet

to skyrocket

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Être au bord de la guerre

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To be on the brink of war

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Être en guerre ouverte

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To engage in open warefare

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faire passer un message

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to convey a message

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un blindé

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armored vehicle

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liberté d’expression

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freedom of speech
one of the cornerstones of democracy
at the core / at the heart of democracy

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qui prend partie

le jeu est truqué

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biased

the game is rigged

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Tweeter est une bonne meilleure de contourner les media

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Tweeter is a good way to bypass the MSM (mainstream media)

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Presidential Records Act

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Everything that the President says must be kept and recorded, passed in 1978.
It’s a double-edged sword for DT.

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séparation des pouvoirs dans les institutions américaines

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checks and balances in American institution
Checks and balances : principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power

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criticizes against media

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independence

urbanite / elitist people

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éviter la question

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to dodge the question

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trump donne le feu vert / cautionne les actions

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trumps green-lights / condones the action of totalitarian leader who are notorious for targeting the media

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il n’y a plus de place pour le dialogue

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there is no longer room for dialogue

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divisive

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provocateur

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un défenseur, porte-drapeau de la liberté d’expression

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a standard bearer of free speech

a proponent

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communication

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publicity

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black men considered as 3/5 of human being

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XVIII century :
In order to give southern men a significant representation at the level federal, black men where count as 3/5 of a human being

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29
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1st amendement as a double edge sword

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doesn’t protect people from racial attitudes

yet it was instrumental for (essential to) civil rights movement (use to challenge authority)

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convoiter

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to covet

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meuble

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furniture

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meubles en kit

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flat-pack furniture

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aller à l’assaut de l’Amérique

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to launch in America

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la troisième économie d’Asie

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the third biggest economic power IN Asia

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la hausse du niveau de vie

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the increasing living standards

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une nation de 3 milliards d’habitants

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a nation that boasts / counts 3 billion

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enthousiastes

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enthusiastic

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vice-directeur

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deputy manager

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39
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prix bas

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affordable prices

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tenir sa réputation

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live up to its reputation

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plateforme

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platform

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recevoir des louages

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to earn raves

to rave = délirer / être dithyrambique

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searing

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chaleur accablante

virulente

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44
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to provoke

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provoquer ou exaspérer

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45
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un critique (personne)
une critique
critiquer

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a critic
a criticism
criticize

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être salué par la critique

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to be critically acclaimed

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47
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fantasy

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fantasme / rêve

fantaisie = creativity

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48
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travailler dur

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to slave away

to toil

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les personnes qui ont principalement voté pour le Brexit sont les personnes agées

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the age-group who overwhelmingly voted for Brexit were the older people

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50
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faire cavalier seul après des années à demander l’indépendance

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to go it alone after years seeking independence

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51
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à la dérive

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adrift

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52
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traiter un problème

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to address an issue

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53
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Se terrer

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To hole (up)

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54
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Nids-de-poule

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Potholes

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55
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Hurler

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To howl

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Frotter

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To rub

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57
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Sentinelle

Poste de garde

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Sentry post

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L’aube

Lever du jour

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Dawn

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Brexit vote

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economically- struggling (≠thriving) areas may they be rural or not vote for Brexit in England and Wales
In Northern Ireland, AngloIrish Protestant population living Eastside voted for Brexit whereas catholic Northern Irish, living close to Republic of Ireland, voted against

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un blocage dans les négociation

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a deadlock
a stalemate
a gridlock
in the negotiation

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situation sans issue

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a catch-22 situation

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faire allusion à

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to hint at

to drop hint

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63
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dégraisser (entreprise)

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to streamline

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ses yeux brillaient

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there was a sparkle in his eye

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65
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j’aurais préférais ne pas faire

être rétissant

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I am loath to do

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66
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aiguiser une compétence

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to hone a skill

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être responsable de cet échec

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to bare the blame of this mess

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honnête, franche

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straightforward

69
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enrayer l’afflux de migrants

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to stem the influx of migrants

70
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attirer l’attention du public sur

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to publicize

71
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renforcer

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to bolster
bolster immigration courts
bolster sb’s ego (donner de l’assurance)

72
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retard (travail)

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backlog

I’ve got a huge backlog (of work)

73
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être truffé

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to be riddled with

a riddle = une énigme

74
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faire monter d’un cran

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to ratchet up

75
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trompeur erroné

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misleading

76
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attiser

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to stoke

77
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décret présidentiel

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executive order

78
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qui ne se laisse pas décourager

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undeterred

79
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céder

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to back down on

80
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une position intransigeance

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a tough stance

81
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droit du sol

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birthright citizenship

anchor babies => critics

82
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reconnu coupable

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convicted

83
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redoubler d’effort

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to ramp up

84
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jouer sur la peur

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fear mongering

to monger = colporter

85
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Faire fausse compagnie à qlq

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To fail sb

86
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Fondre en larme

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To Burst into tears

87
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Bouleversé

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Upset

88
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Il n’y a presque plus de familles françaises

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There are hardly any Ff left

89
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Ville étudiante

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College town

90
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comme par magie

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as if by magics

91
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joindre les deux bouts

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to make ends meet

92
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recueillir les fruits

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to reap the benefit

93
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une escroquerie

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a sham

94
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un leurre

attirer qn dans un piège

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to lure sb into a trap/

95
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estimer juger

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deem

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restauration

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catering

97
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Plus… plus il a de chances de trouver un emploi

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The more likely he is to find job

98
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Syndiquer

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Unionize

99
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Pauvres/riches

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Well-off badly off

100
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D’autant plus que

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All the more as/since

101
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Les autorités

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The powers-that-be

Officials

102
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Mécontentent

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Discontent

103
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abandonner

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To fall by the wayside

104
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hole-in-the-wall

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distributeur de billet

boui-boui gargote

105
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barette

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a pin

106
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chignon

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bun

107
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rassir

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to stale

108
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sartorial

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vestimentaire

109
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remonter le moral

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lift one’s spirit

110
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0-hours contract

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in IK
the number has tripled between 2005 and 2012, then it has picked especially in fast food and retail (sales representatives) industry

111
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avoir recours à

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to record

112
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économie des petits boulots

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gig economy

balances is disproportionally tilted in favor of the employer

113
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être en congés

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to be on leave

114
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être emporté par le courant

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to be carried away by the streams

115
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se mettre en sécurité

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to find safety

116
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signes avants-coureurs

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telltale signs

117
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feu de forêt

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wildfire

118
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tueur de masse

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active shouter

119
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sortir par la fenêtre Est

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exit through the east-facing classroom

120
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clôture

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fence

121
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qui ne peut être ouvert que de l’intérieur

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that can only be opened from the inside

122
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être entouré par

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to be surrounded WITH

123
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de 2 mètres de hauteur

de 9 ans

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2-meter-high

nine-year-old

124
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a little bit

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somewhat

125
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informer quelqu’un de sa visite

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to notify sb of

126
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prendre soin les uns des autres, ou si l’on veut, s’observer les uns les autres

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to care each other, or rather, to keep an eye on each other

127
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sentir

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smell smelled smelt

128
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orteille

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toes

129
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s’émerveiller devant

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to marvel at

130
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envahir un pays

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to march into

131
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planter semer

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to plant

132
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noyer

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drown

133
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jonché

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strew strewed strewn

134
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rentrer dans l’eau

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wade into

135
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élevage

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livestock farming

136
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la consommation de viande pourrait baisser de manière constante

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meat consumption could steadily decrease

137
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Berceau

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Cradle

Sens figuré et propre

138
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Être épargné par

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To be spared

139
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Capitalisme sauvage

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Unbridled sumerism

140
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Impitoyable

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Ruthless

141
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être beaucoup médiatisé

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to be widely covered

142
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on dit que les photographes..

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photographers are said to

143
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Elle a beau être idiote, elle a quand même réussi à toucher le pactole

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She may be an idiot, she still managed to strike it rich

144
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études supérieure

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further, higher education

145
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joindre les deux bouts

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to eke out a living

146
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effets néfastes sur la santé

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harmful, adverse effets

147
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to be addicted to

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to be hooked on

148
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se faire opérer

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to get surgery

149
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eaux gazeuses

plate

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fizzy drinks

still

150
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être opposé aux recherches sur les cellules souches

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to oppose ø stem-cell researches

151
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GPA

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surrogacy

surrogate mothers

152
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Tous les psy ne sont pas d’accord pour dire que

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Not all the psychologist agree to say

153
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encombrant

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cumbersome

154
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se proposer de faire

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propose to do

155
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l’entrée d’un immeuble

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the entrance of a building

156
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risquer une question

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to venture a question

157
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le dossier d’une chaise

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the back of the chair

158
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rester indifférent

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remain indifferent to

159
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beaucoup trop chaud

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far too hot

160
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incliner

se pencher

A

tilt

lean over

161
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à condition

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as long as

162
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se montrer compréhensif

A

to show great understanding

163
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faire connaissance

A

get acquainted

to get to know

164
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au contraire

A

on the contrary

, rather,

165
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en vouloir a quelqu’un

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to blame someone for being

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