Mymy Anglais ECS2 Flashcards

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1
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seuil de pauvreté

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poverty line

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être cloîtré

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to be hole up

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silence

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hush

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heures de pointes

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rush hours

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desesperemment

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hopelessly

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rêche

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rough

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cauchemar

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nightmare

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dos

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back

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se glisser

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to slip out

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mitraillette

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machine-gun

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à mes côtés

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by my side

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combler

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to fulfill

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un devoir

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a duty

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l’orage

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the storm

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un escroc

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a crook

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déguiser

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to dress up

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dictionnaire

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dictionarie

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une montre

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a watch

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que tous ces gens

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let all these people …

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crier

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to shout

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assomer qqn

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to knock sb out

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étonner

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to astonish

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les repas

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meals

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bord de mer

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seaside

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résister à

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to withstand

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la chaleur

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the heat

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impôts

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taxes

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la foule

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the mob

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piller

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to loot

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grands magasins

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department stores

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une émeute

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a riot

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répandre/ étaler/ propager

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to spread

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quartiers

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districts

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voisins

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neighbours

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autant que

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as much as

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s’occuper de

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to take care of

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mines de charbon

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coal mines

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sauvage

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wildcat

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une grève

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a strike

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reprendre/ continuer (negociations ..)

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to resume

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patron

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boss

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ouvriers

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workers

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considérer comme

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to regard as

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la question (chomage etc)

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the matter

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régler / s’installer/ fixer/ se déposer / calmer

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to settle

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un attout

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an asset

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volontairement

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deliberately

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48
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plusieurs milliers

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several thousand

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49
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célibataire

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bachelor

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prendre soin/ aimer s’occuper de qch qqn

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to care for sb

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s’amuser

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to enjoy oneself

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réaliser / se rendre compte

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to realize

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avoir des ennuis

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to be in trouble

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54
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échouer

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to fail

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le lendemain

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the following day

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malgré / en dépit de

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in spite of

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céder à

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to give into

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être plein de qch

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to be thick with sth

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permettre a qqn de faire qch

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to allow sb to do sth

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la plus grande, extreme, maximum

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utmost

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clivage / coupure

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split

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62
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climatosceptique

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denialist

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des phrases simples (politique pour manipuler)

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catch-phrases

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appeler un chat un chat

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to call a spade a spade

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sous

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beneath

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attendre avec impatience

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to be looking forward to + ING

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67
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organisation charitative

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charity organization

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nourriture

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worth of food

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espèces animales

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animal species

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circulation

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traffic

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centre des villes

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town centres

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Pâques

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Easter

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Pentecôte

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Whitsun

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fracture énergétique

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energy bill

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vive tension

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sharp tension

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pas une seule fois

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not once

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questions fondamentales

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basic questions

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un bon nombre de gens

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a great many people

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circulation

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traffic

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pas moins de

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no fewer than

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travail au noir

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moonlighting

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selon + nom

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according to

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disponible

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available

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chiffres

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figures

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reporter

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to postpone

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à l’ordre du jour

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on the agenda

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se noyer

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to drown

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organisations non gouvernementales

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non governmental organizations

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faire face à / surmonter la situation

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to cope with the situation

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faire echouer qqch

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to bring down

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rapide

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quick

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beaucoup trop d’enfants

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far too many children

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avoir peur de

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to be afraid OF + vbing

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petits-enfants (mamie)

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grand-children

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chaque fois

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whenever

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Risques pour la santé

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Health hazards

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Discours d’adieu

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Farewell address

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Puissance pouvoir

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Clout

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A force de

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By dint of + vning

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Cacher / dissimuler

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To hide / to conceal

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S’étirer

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To stretch

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Cellule (prison)

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Cell

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Ainsi

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Thus

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Alternance

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Alternation

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Se souvenir

A

To remember

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Le souvenir des choses passées

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Rememberance of things past

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L’ombre

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Darkness/ shadow

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Alterner

A

To alternate

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en mm tmp

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At the same time

At once

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Court

A

Short / brief

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Un caleçon

A

Briefs

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Finir

Finir par

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To finish/ to end

To end up +vbing

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Gardien de prison

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Jail keeper
Jailer
Prison guard
Warden

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Realiser / accomplir/ mettre a bien qch

A

To perform sg

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Le reflet

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The reflection

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La réflexion

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Reflection

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Réfléchir

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To reflect

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Sévère

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Stern

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Le son

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The sound

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Reconnaître

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Recognize

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Avoir l’air + adj

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To do like + adj

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Neveu

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Nephew

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Meubles

A

The furniture

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Oser

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To dare

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Malgré tout

Qd mm

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All the same

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Après tout

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After all

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Aussi
De plus
De même

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Also -

Moreover +

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En fait

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As a matter of fact

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Soit dit en passant

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By the way

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Despite

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Malgré

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Soit.. Soit

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Either … Or …

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Car

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For

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Malgré cela

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For all that

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En outre, de plus

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Furthermore

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D’où

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Hence

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Cependant, toutefois

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However

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Sinon

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If not

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De surcroît

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If addition

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En tout cas

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In any case

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Par comparaison

A

In/ by comparison

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Par opposition

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In/ by contrast

142
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Dans la réalité

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In effect

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Malgré

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In spite of

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Dans ce cas

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In that case

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De mm

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In the same way

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Au lieu de

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Instead of

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Néanmoins

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Nevertheless/ nonetheless

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Au contraire

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On the contrary

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Ou plutôt
Ou mieux
Ou plus exactement

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Or rather

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Sinon

Mais par ailleurs

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Otherwise

151
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Par dessus le marché

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Over and above

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C-à-dire

A

That is to say

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Alors

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Then

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De ce fait

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Thereby

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Par conséquent

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Therefore

156
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C’est pourquoi

A

That is why

157
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Malgré tout

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Though

158
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Par conséquent

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Thus

159
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À cet effet

A

To this end

160
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Croiser qqn

A

To come across sb

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Être Cachautière

A

To be secretive

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Vin

A

Wine

163
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Les timbres-postes

A

The postage stamps

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Bateau

A

Ship

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Rire
Faire rire qqn
Le rire

A

To laugh (ed/ed)
To make sb laugh
laughter

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Evidemment

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Obviously

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Doux

Douloureux

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Sweet

Bitter/painful

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Une preuve

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A proof

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Un clan

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A set

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Desséché

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Arid

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En proie à des doutes

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Selfdoubting

172
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Bonheur

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Happiness

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Prévoyance

A

Foresight

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Indépendamment de

Malgré tout

A

Regardless of

Regardless

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Enjeu

A

Stake

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Chercher

A

Seek

177
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A l’etranger

A

Abroad

178
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Indulgent

A

Lenient

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Pire

Plus mal

A

Worse

180
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Mettre en suspens

A

To shelve

181
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Deconcerté/ perplexe

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Pluzzed

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Tenir absolument à

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To be keen to

183
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Déplacement / transfert

A

Shift

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Remarquer

A

To notice

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Réduire

A

To cut down

186
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Impassible

A

Deadpan

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Auparavant

A

Previously

188
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Prendre les commandes (entreprises etc)

A

To take the helm of sth

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Constamment

Régulièrement

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Steadily

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Extrêmement

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Fiercely

191
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Dynamisme

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Momentum

192
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Au détriment de

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At the expense of

193
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Séduire

A

To appeal to

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S’avérer

A

To turn out

195
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Actionnaire

A

Shareholder

196
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Directeur financier

A

Chief financial officer

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Lutter

Eprouver des difficultés

A

To struggle

198
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À un rythme vertigineux

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At a breakneck pace

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Être dans la tourmente

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To be in turmoil