Les mots magiques Flashcards

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un atout

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an asset

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un avantage/un inconvénient

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an advantage/a disadvantage

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un effet secondaire, une conséquence

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a by-product

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une dérive, un excès

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un excess

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1) une divergence

2) un décalage

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a discrepancy

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1) un point de repère

2) un moment important, un tournant

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a landmark

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étonnant, déroutant

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baffling (à utiliser en essai !)

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controversé

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contentious

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1) difficile

2) stimulant

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challenging

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trompeur

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deceptive

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nuisible à

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detrimental to

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terrible, affreux

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dreadful

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enthousiasmant

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exciting

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bénéfique à

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beneficial to

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dangereux

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harmful

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inoffensif/anodin

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harmless

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probable

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likely

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avoir des chances de

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to be likely to…

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expliquer qqch, donner des éléments d’explication

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to account for something

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évaluer

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to assess

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avoir pour but de faire qqch

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to aim AT doing sth

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valoir la peine de

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to be worth + ing

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accuser qqun/qqch de, faire porter la responsabilité de qqch à qqun

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1) to blame somebody/sthg for something

2) to blame sth on someone

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combler/réduire un écart

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to bridge a gap

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limiter, juguler

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to curb + nom

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contribuer à faire qqch

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to contribute to doing sth

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détruire, s’attaquer à un mythe

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to dispel a myth

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1) gérer, s’occuper de

2) traiter de, parler de

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to deal with

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se débarrasser de, se passer de

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to do away with

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dire stop, fixer la limite (qqpart)

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to draw the line (somewhere)

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faire partie intégrante de

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to be part and parcel of

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déprendre de..

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to depend on

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une perte de

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a loss of..

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un pivot, un élément central de..

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a linchpin

ex: it’s the linchpin of government policy

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un besoin de qqch

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a need for smthg

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un changement radical, un changement de mode de fonctionnement de…

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a paradigm shift in

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une idée fausse

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a misconception

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38
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(faire) un constat

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(to make) an observation

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39
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une baisse de qualité

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slipping standards

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un changement d’attitude

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a shift in attitudes

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un avantage/inconvénient

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an upside/ a downside

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responsable de qqch

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responsible for sth

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pertinent

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relevant

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44
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hors de propos, sans importance

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irrelevant

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45
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gratifiant

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rewarding

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conséquent, important

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significant

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47
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essentiel, de base

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staple

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48
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aliments/produits de base

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staple food/products

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49
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scandaleux

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outraging

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50
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paradoxal

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paradoxical

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51
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1) répandu, omniprésent

2) pénétrant, envahissant

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pervasive

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omniprésent

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ubiquitous

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53
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incarner, être l’exemple même de

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to embody

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54
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insister sur, mettre l’accent sur

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to emphasize

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55
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entraîner

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to entail + nom

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56
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être l’exemple même

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to exemplifiy

Ex: to exemplify hypocrisy (être l’exemple même de l’hypocrisie)

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57
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connaître, subir, vivre

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to experience

58
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alimenter, encourager

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to foster + nom

59
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correspondre aux attentes (de qqun)

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to meet (sb’s) expectations

60
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satisfaire des critères/ des exigences

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to meet criteria/demands

61
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empêcher qqun/qqch de faire qqch

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to prevent sb/sth from doing sth

62
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souligner, mettre en exergue

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to higlight

63
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appliquer, mettre en oeuvre

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to implement

64
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améliorer

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to improve

65
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soulever une question

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to raise an issue

66
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entraîner, se solder par

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to result in + nom

67
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être causé par, venir de

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to result from + nom

68
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repenser, changer complètement

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to rethink

69
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nécessiter

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to require

70
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chercher, rechercher

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to seek + nom

ex: to seek hapiness

71
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montrer l’exemple

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to set an example

72
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s’efforcer de + vb

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to strive + infinitif

ex: I strive to do my homework

73
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renforcer

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to strengthen

74
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transformer qqch en

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to turn sth into

75
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prospérer

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to thrive

76
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empirer, dégrader

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to worsen

77
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se demander si

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to wonder whether

78
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espérer un changement

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to hope for a change

79
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provoquer/entraîner une évolution

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to result IN an evolution

80
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payer un verre

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to pay FOR a drink

81
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changer d’endroit, de places

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to change places

82
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manquer d’argent

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to lack money

83
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traiter d’un sujet, parler d’une question

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to discuss a subject

84
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apporter, entraîner

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to bring about

85
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rattraper, reprendre son retard

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to catch up with

86
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continuer à

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to carry on +ving

87
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inventer, trouver, imaginer

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to come up with

88
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découvrir

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to find out

89
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chercher

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to look for

90
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s’intégrer (gpe, sté…)

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to fit in

91
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abandonner

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to give up

92
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selon certains, on peut dire que

A

arguably

93
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c’est à dire, à savoir

A

namely

94
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de + en +

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increasingly

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paradoxallement

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paradoxically

96
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essentiellement

A

primarily

97
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légèrement

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slightly

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complètement

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thoroughly

99
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énormément

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tremendously

100
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quelque peut + adj

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somewhat + adj

ex= somewhat ambiguous

101
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d’un côté, d’un autre côté

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on the one hand, on the other hand

102
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d’une part, d’autre part

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for one thing, for another thing

103
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à première vue, … à la réflexion

A

at first sight, … on second thought

104
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cela montre que

A

il goes to show that

105
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il est indéniable que

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there is no denying that

106
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c’est une honte

A

it’s a shame

107
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on peut dire…

A

it may be said that

108
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il y a des raisons de se réjouir, de s’inquiéter, d’espérer

A

there is cause for optimism/pessimism/hope

109
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avant tout

A

first and foremost

110
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d’une certaine manière

A

1) to a certain EXTENT

2) in a way

111
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à un certain niveau, d’une certaine manière

A

on some level

112
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1) au moins

2) en tout cas

A

at any rate

113
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en fait

A

actually

114
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1) spectaculaire

2) radical

A

dramatic

115
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finalement

A

eventually

116
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un bien, une marchandise

A

a commodity

117
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transformer en objet/marchandise

A

to commodify

118
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exiger

A

to demand

119
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1) un service une fonction

2) une installation, un complexe

A

a facility

120
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mondial

A

global

121
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se rendre compte

A

to realise

122
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réaliser un rêve

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to make a dream come true

123
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Cette situation peut-elle durer?

A

Can this situation last?

124
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durer

A

to last

125
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atténuer (des effets)

A

mitigate (effects)

126
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continuer de

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to keep + ing

127
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un roman

A

a novel

128
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société de consommation

A

consumer society

129
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On dit qu’il y a deux heures d’attente pour la prochaine séance.

A

They sai there is a two-hour wait for the next show.

pas de ‘s’ à hour car valeur d’adjectif

130
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économie de marché

A

market economy

131
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Le rugby se joue à deux équipes de quinze joueurs

A

Rugby involves two fifteen-man teams

man et pas men

132
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la mafia de la drogue

A

drug mafia

133
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le salarié de base

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the ordinary wage-earner

134
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clavier

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keyboard

135
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le président (d’une entreprise)

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the chairman

136
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épouses

A

wives

137
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indépendamment de

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regardless of

138
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ainsi

A

thus

139
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glboalement

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overall

140
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mille milliards de dollars

A

one thousand billion dollars

141
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un diplomé

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a graduate