LANG1862 Flashcards

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barely

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à peine

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intricate

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compliqué

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landmark

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point de repère

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lingering

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persistant

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phase out

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supprimer graduellement

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prior to

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au préalable

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put forward

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suggérer / mettre en avant

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shortcomings

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lacunes

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sort out

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régler / arranger

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undermine

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saper / ébranler

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unforeseen

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imprévu

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utterly

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totalement

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withstand

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résister à

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unravel

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démêler / déchiffrer

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endeavoured

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s’efforçait

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endeavour

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effort / initiative

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exhibit

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exposer

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outline

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souligner (dans les grandes lignes)

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mitigate

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atténuer

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rule out

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exclure / écarter

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prone to

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sujet à / susceptible de

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scarcely

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à peine

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settle

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régler

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shortage

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pénurie

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tantalising

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tentant

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address (the problem)

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aborder (le problème)

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overlooked

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négligé

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extent

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ampleur / étendue

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overwhelmingly

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massivement

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startling

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surprenant

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dead-end

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impasse

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merely

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simplement

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definite (simplicity)

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définitive / précise (simplicité)

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overlapped

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chevauché

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striking

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frappant / remarquable

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entail

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involve

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discrepancies

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disparités / incohérences

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peculiar

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particulier

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pinpoint

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épingler / identifier

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refine

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affiner / améliorer

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deplete

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épuiser

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dry up

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s’assécher

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shallow

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peu profond

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sparse

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clairsemé

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steadily

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régulièrement

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bogus

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fictif

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carry out

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effectuer

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cut back on

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faire des économies sur

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drifting

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à la dérive

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glimpse

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aperçu

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hazard

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danger

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hindering

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faisant obstacle à

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wealth

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richesse

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curb

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limiter

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reluctance

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réticence

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build up

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s’accumuler

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scarcity

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rareté

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molten

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fondu / en fusion

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spike

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pointe / pic

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spawned

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(frayé) / donné naissance à

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grind

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broyer

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twisted

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tordu

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cautioned

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avertis

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readily

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easily

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virtually

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quasi

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blow up

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exploser / faire sauter

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account for

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expliquer

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hampered

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gêné / entravé

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momentous

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capitale

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offset

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contre balancer

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swelling

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gonflant

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coin

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inventer

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convey

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transmettre (un message)

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hint

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sous-entendre

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lend

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prêter

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squeezed

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serré / pressé

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keen

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enthousiaste

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splits out

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divise

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dubbed

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surnomé