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Marco Polo Flashcards

1
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Healer

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Guérisseur

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2
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Holdout

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Fraude

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3
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To startle

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Surprendre

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Scar

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Cicatrice

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5
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Peddle

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Négocier /démarcher

“These vendors know, they cheat on tribute, they end up peddling outside the wall.”

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To barter

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Troquer/échanger

“Everything is open to barter”
“I have bartered for your political advantage.”

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7
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To Coddle

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Dorloter

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8
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To hoard

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Accumuler

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9
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Selfishly

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Égoïste

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Steed

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Étalon

“Unlike some steeds in Europe… he needs not rest nor…”

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11
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To trample

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Piétiner

“He should be trampled by 1,000 horses and left on a steppe to rot.”

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To Wallow

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Se vautrer

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13
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Asshole

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Connard

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14
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Squabble

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Se chamailler

“It’s not my position professionally to get involved in squabbles.”

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15
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To walk away

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Renoncer à

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16
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A parley

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Une négociation

17
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To stand idle

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Rester les bras croisés

“We cannot stand idle while …”

18
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Stealth

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Discrète

19
Q

To forsake

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To give up

20
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Chest

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Poitrine

21
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To puff

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Gonfler

22
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Never the matter

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Peu importe

23
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To roam

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Parcourir

“Now the liberty to roam the 26 countries in the border-free Schengen zone”

24
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To curb

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Freiner

“Calls to curb borderless travel …”

25
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Motto

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Slogan/devise

26
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Rampage

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Saccage

“…the figure excludes the murderous rampages of Boko Haram in Nigeria”

27
Q

Willingness

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Bonne volonté

28
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To dole out

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Distribuer au compte gouttes

“…It doles out alms to the poor in exchange for total obedience”

29
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Alms

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Charité

"”…It doles out alms to the poor in exchange for total obedience”

30
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To churn out

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Multuplier/produire en série

“It churns out turgid propaganda …”

31
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To stave off

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Eviter/Détourner

“an intention to stave off negotiations”

32
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To keen to

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Etre impatient à l’idée de/être enclins à …

“The Western powers and Russia are not keen to send troops.”

33
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overstretched

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Débordé

34
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Hype-up

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Excité

“Everyone was hyped up ..”

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