Practice Exam 8 (Knowledge Circle #6) Flashcards by S Green

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déplacer

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to move/ shift

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un laissez-passer

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pass

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reculer

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to push/ move back

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devancer

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to get ahead of/ to arrive ahead of

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apaisant

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soothing

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désormais

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from now on/ henceforth

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vitrine

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window display/ showcase

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pourtant

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yet/ even so/ all the same

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esclavage

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slavery

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éprouver

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to feel/ to experience

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reporter

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to defer/ shift/ take back

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aussitôt (que)

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immediately (as soon as)

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en ce qui a trait à

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in terms of

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préalablement

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first/ beforehand

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alourdir

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to weigh down

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accuser réception de

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to acknowledge receipt of

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déchanter

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to become disenchanted/disillusioned

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aborder

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to take up/ embark/ approach

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hardi(e)

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bold/ daring

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gaz a effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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déboucher sur

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to open into/ to lead to

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prévenir

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to inform/ warn/ prevent/ anticipate

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supplanter

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to displace/ to take over from

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une prestation

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allowance/ benefit/performance

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rattacher

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to tie up/ do up again (connected/ linked to)

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quant à

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as for/ to

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oeuvrer

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to work/ to strive

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par le truchement de

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through/ via

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une lutte

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struggle

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rassembler

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to collect/ gather

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entendre

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to hear

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ressortir de (à)

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to emerge/to flow from (to pertain to)

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la représailles

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reprisal/ retaliation

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défaillant

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declining/ failing/ weakening/ faltering

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une rétroaction ascendante

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upward feedback

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gâter

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to spoil

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sinon (que)

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otherwise/ or else (except that)

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un écueil

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pitfall/ danger/ hazard

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du moins

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at least

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primesautier

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impulsive/ spontaneous

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enfin

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finally/ in short/ still/ however

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tel

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such

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tabagisme

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tobacco addiction

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pernicieux

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noxious/ injurious

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inchangé

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unchanged/ unaltered

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au fur et à mesure (de) (que)

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gradually (as) (as soon as)

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ne…que

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only

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préciser

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to make clear

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une cotisation

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subscription/ dues

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frais de séjour

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living expenses

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indemnisation

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compensation

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accorder

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to give/ grant

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apparaître

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to appear/ to emerge/ to develop

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se raviser

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to change ones mind

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ne..plus

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no longer