Newspaper Vocabulary Flashcards by Susanna Correya | Brainscape

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using

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en recourant à

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maturity

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mûrissement

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control

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maîtrise

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waste

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gâchis

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harvest

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récolte / cueillette

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to shake

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secouer

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damage

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abîmer

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aging

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vieillissement

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it remains to be known…

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il reste à savoir…

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to launch into

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se lancer dans

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tin

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bidon

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to trap

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piéger

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opposed

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rétive

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to develop

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mettre au point

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whitish

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blanchâtre

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earthworm

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ver de terre

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due to

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dû à

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packaging

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emballage

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secret

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inavoué

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to take care of

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soigner

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recovery

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réanimation

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confession

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aveu

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prosecutor

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procureur

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public prosecutor’s office

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parquet

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to serve time (in prison)

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purger

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to lead to

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entraîner de

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to put forward

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invoquer

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motive

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mobile

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earned

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valu

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skillful

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habile

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to hold in contempt

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honnir

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assassination attempt

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attentat

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term of office

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mandat

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to activate / to set off (explosives)

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déclencher

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to discharge

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relaxer

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to remove from power

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chassé du pouvoir

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to hang oneself

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se pendre

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seizure / control

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main-mise

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dismissed

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démise

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judicial proceedings

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poursuites judiciaires

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laundering

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blanchiment

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rapidly expanding

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en plein essor

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at bay

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aux abois

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to cast a shadow over / to plunge into mourning

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endeuiller

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large scale

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grande ampleur