Manifs (DL) Flashcards

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following

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à la suite de

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to succeed

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aboutir à un résultat

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air-traffic controller

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un aiguilleur du ciel

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elsewhere

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ailleurs

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yearly

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anneullement

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to have the means, afford

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avoir les moyens

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to fight

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se battre

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grant

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une bourse

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campaign

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une campagne

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case

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un cas

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anger

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la colère

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to compensate

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compenser

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conflict

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un conflit

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to convince

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convaincre

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efficacy

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l’efficacité

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to let someone know

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faire savoir à

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to freeze

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geler (uh)

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retention of staff

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le maintien des effectifs

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loss of income

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le manque à gagner

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the best way

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le meilleur moyen

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total

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un montant

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through

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par l’intermédiaire de

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unlikely

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peu probable

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to reward

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récompenser

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profitable

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rentable

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private sector

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le secteur privé

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public sector

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le secteur public

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what’s the point

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à quoi bon?

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to lead to, to end up in

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aboutir à

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to grant

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accéder à

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to bring about

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amener

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to prove to be

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s’avérer

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to make ends meet

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boucler les fins de mois

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it does not make sense

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ça ne tient pas debout

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abuse of power

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un abus de pouvoir

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to acquire

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acquérir

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to expect

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s’attendre à

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in power

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au pouvoir

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to confess

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avouer

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it’s up to you

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c’est à vous

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company director

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un chef d’entreprise

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paid holiday

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les congés payés (mpl)

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teaching profession

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le corps enseignant

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order

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la directive

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in favour of

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en faveur de

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as a

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en tant que

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manpower

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la main d’oeuvre

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many

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maint(e) , t pronounced, e.g. ‘maintes raisons’

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to go on strike

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se mettre en grève

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watchword

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un mot d’ordre

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company bosses

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le patronat

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purchasing power

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le pouvoir d’achat

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gathering

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un rassemblement

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to make profitable

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rentabiliser

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to topple

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renverser

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to follow to the letter

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suivre à la lettre

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voter

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un(e) votant(e)

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to annoy

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casser les pieds

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to give in

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céder

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the working class

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la classe ouvrière

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because of that

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de ce fait

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a demand

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une exigence

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fruitful

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fructueux(-euse)

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inconvenient

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gênant(e)

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greedy

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gourmand(e)

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it goes without saying

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il va sans dire

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that’s enough

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il y en a marre!

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to make ends meet

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joindre les deux bouts

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a necessary evil

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un mal necessaire

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not much

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pas grand-chose

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to afford

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se permettre

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to make

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rendre + adj

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to satisfy

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satisfaire

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to tighten one’s belt

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se serrer la ceinture

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extra, supplementary

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supplémentaire

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to take into account

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tenir compte de

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utopia

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l’utopie (f)