Le Louvre d'Abu Dhabi - The English Text Book Flashcards

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toucher, atteindre

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to reach out to (new audiences)

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acheter

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to purchase

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conçu dans ce but, dédié

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purpose-built

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universel, global

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all-encompassing
—> all-encompassing approach = approche globale
all-encompassing solution = solution globale
all-encompassing term = terme général
all-encompassing vision = vision globale

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construire, ériger, fonder, mettre en place

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to set up

–> to set-up an all-encompassing collection

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entre-temps, pendant ce temps

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meanwhile

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de pointe, ultra moderne

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state-of-the-art (facilities, technique, servie…)

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considérablement

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dramatically

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dans la misère (person), misérable, ou sévit la misère (areas)

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poverty-stricken

–> to regenerate a poverty-stricken city

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une épreuve, un calvaire

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an ordeal
une épreuve, un calvaire
–> to undergo, to go through some terrible ordeals = passer par des moments très difficiles

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une branche

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a branch(es) (filiale)

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être résolu à

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to be intent on doing sthg

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des parts de marché

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market shares

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de la reconnaissance

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recognition

  • -> to win/achieve recognition = être (enfin) reconnu
  • -> to seek recognition = chercher à être reconnu
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exemple d’un musée international

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the Slomon R. Guggenheim foundation has become a global museum : flagship in NY, branches in Venice, Bilbao, Berlin, and Las Vegas (now working on a new branch in Abu Dhabi, next to the Louvre project)

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profiter / tirer profit d’une situation

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to cash in on a situation

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libéral

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pro-market

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prêter (money, book), apporter (support)

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to lend (lent, lent)