northern powerhouse Flashcards

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1
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un carré de qqch [un lopin de]

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a patch of sth

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légèrement

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slightly

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miteux, minable

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shabby

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ingénieur

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engineer

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vapeur

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steam

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une nasselle

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a pod

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un atelier

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a workshop

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un logiciel

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a software

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installer [monter, assembler]

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to set up

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un groupe, une grappe

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a cluster

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se rassembler, se regrouper

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to cluster

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personnifier [incarner]

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to epitomise

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promouvoir, encourager

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to foster

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décentraliser

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to devolve

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régénérer, revitaliser, renouveller

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to regenerate

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l’engagement

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the commitment

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17
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brutalement

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baldly

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demander, candidater

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to apply for

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tant que / du moment que

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as long as

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retourner, renverser, bouleverser

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to upend

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21
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actuellement

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currently

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écarter

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to gap sth

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divergence, désaccord, différence

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a discrepancy

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moyen, moyenne, normal

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average

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accomplir

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to perform

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dépasser, surpasser, faire mieux que

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to outperform

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sans pouvoir, sans influence, sans effet

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toothless

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relever, rehausser, remonter

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to raise

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un propriétaire

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a landlord

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le cœur, le centre

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the core

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décentralisation

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devolution

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apaiser, calmer

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appease

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déclencher / provoquer

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to spark / to trigger

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pendant ce temps-là

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meanwhile

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profiler, dégraisser

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to streamline

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épouvantable, affreux

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dreadful

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être plus nombreux que

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to outnumber

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se moquer de

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to scoff at sb / to mock sb

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méritant, digne, louable

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worthy

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un essai, une tentative

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an attempt

41
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de bas en haut

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bottom-up

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du sommet à la base

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top down

43
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fournir, prévoir

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to provide

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le contribuable

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the taxpayer

45
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avantage, motivation

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incentive

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réexaminer

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to reassess

47
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libérer, dégager qqch

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to free sth up

48
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s’inscrire

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to sign up

49
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récemment

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newly

50
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en concurrence

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competing

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conseiller vivement

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to urge sb to do sth

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formation

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training

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vêtement

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garment

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cintré, ajusté

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tailored

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un tailleur

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a tailor

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se plaindre

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to complain

57
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renforcer, consolider

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to strengthened

58
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un vol [aérien]

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a flight

59
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l’Ecosse

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Scotland

60
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pays de Galles

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the Wales

61
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se retrouver, finir par

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to end up + infinitif

62
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redémarrer

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to reboot

63
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bloqué, coincé, bondé

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jammed

64
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une centrale électrique

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a powerhouse