Ohagan_Advanced2_Eng to Fren Flashcards

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1
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barely, hardly

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à peine

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to gum up, to damage

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abîmer

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subscription

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abonnement

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to subscribe

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abonner

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heightened, increased

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accru

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stockholder, shareholder

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actionnaire

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to lean against

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adosser

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bitter

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aigre

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prevailing atmosphere or trends of the times

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air du temps

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removable, portable

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amovible

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to soften, to relax

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assouplir

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bargain, windfall

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aubaine

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disruption, upheaval

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bouleversement

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to dabble in the stock market

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boursicoter

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one who dabbles in the stock market

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boursicoteur

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to turn,to point

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braquer

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to mix, to shuffle

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brasser

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18
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newsletter

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bulletin report

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to tick, to mark

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cocher

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20
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co-manager

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cogérant

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21
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chest, dresser, bureau

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commode

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to intend to do

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compte faire

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simultaneity

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concomitance

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competition

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concurrence

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counsellor, advisor

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conseiller

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futures contract

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contrat à terme

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counter enquiry, second enquiry

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contre-enquête

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quotation, stock quote

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cotation

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29
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health coverage

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couverture santé

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30
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unpleasant aftertaste

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déboire

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31
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deposed, fallen

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déchu

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32
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to march, to scroll

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défiler

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33
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fall (noun), collapse

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dégringolade

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34
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telegram

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dépêche

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to lodge a complain

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déposer une plainte

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36
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latest fashion

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dernier cri

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37
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wishes (noun)

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desiderata

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38
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dictum

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diktat

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39
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to tell sth straight

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dire sans détour

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40
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leadership, rulers

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dirigeants

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to establish sth in a domicile

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domicilier to domicile

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to weaken

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ébranler

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special correspondant

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envoyé spécial

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one who saves, saver

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épargnant

45
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splendour

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faste

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manager

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gérant

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to run, to manage, to handle

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gérer

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that cannot be ignored, incontrovertible

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incontournable

49
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contempt

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mépris

50
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to plunder

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mettre à sac

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billion

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milliard

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wonderful

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mirifique

53
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envoys of the leadership

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missi dominici

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mixed, lukewarm,

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mitigé

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formerly, quite recently

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naguère

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negotiations, trade, transactions

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négoce

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board, sign, billboard

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panneau

58
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owner, boss

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patron

59
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to pay cash

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payer comptant

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CEO

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PDG (président-directeur général)

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reminder

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pense-bête

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to sack, to plunder, to loot

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piller

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investment

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placement

64
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to play, to joke

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plaisanter

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wet, rainy

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pluvieux

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grasp (noun), grip

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poigne

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polemics, controversy, debate

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polémique

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portfolio, wallet

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portefeuille

69
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to soar up, to expand rapidly

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prendre son essor

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to take oath, to swear in

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prêter serment

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primacy

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primat

72
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private sector

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privé

73
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product, savings instrument

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produit d’épargne

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proposition (noun), offer

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proposition

75
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ferocity, greed

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rapacité

76
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settlement, payment

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règlement

77
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to relativize, to put into perspective

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relativiser

78
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lucrative

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rémunérateur

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bail-out

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renflouement

80
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web, network

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réseau

81
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remain quiet

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rester coi to

82
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claim (noun), demand

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revendication

83
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laughing stock

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risée

84
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to prove true (also with s’)

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avérer

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without mishap

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sans encombre

86
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to sell off (also with se)

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brader

87
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to exert oneself, to thrash about

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se démener

88
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to vow (also with se), to swear

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jurer

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staggering, astonishing

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sidérant

90
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online site

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site en ligne

91
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standard of living, social standing

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standing

92
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branch office, branch

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succursale

93
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to create, to spark, to arouse

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susciter

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full screen

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tout-écran

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to lie around

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traîner

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to sit enthroned

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trôner

97
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cash cow

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vache à lait

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flea market

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vide-grenier

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to see to

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voir à

100
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to take a dim view of sth

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voir qch d’un mauvais oeil