Practice Exam 8 (Knowledge Circle #6) Flashcards

1
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déplacer

A

to move/ shift

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2
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un laissez-passer

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pass

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3
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reculer

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to push/ move back

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4
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devancer

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to get ahead of/ to arrive ahead of

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5
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apaisant

A

soothing

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6
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désormais

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from now on/ henceforth

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7
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vitrine

A

window display/ showcase

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8
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pourtant

A

yet/ even so/ all the same

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9
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esclavage

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slavery

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10
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éprouver

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to feel/ to experience

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11
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reporter

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to defer/ shift/ take back

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12
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aussitôt (que)

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immediately (as soon as)

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13
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en ce qui a trait à

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in terms of

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14
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préalablement

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first/ beforehand

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15
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alourdir

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to weigh down

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16
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accuser réception de

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to acknowledge receipt of

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17
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déchanter

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to become disenchanted/disillusioned

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18
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aborder

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to take up/ embark/ approach

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19
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hardi(e)

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bold/ daring

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20
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gaz a effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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21
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déboucher sur

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to open into/ to lead to

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22
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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

24
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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)

26
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quant à

A

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

29
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une lutte

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struggle

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rassembler

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to collect/ gather

31
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entendre

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to hear

32
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ressortir de (à)

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to emerge/to flow from (to pertain to)

33
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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

36
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gâter

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to spoil

37
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sinon (que)

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otherwise/ or else (except that)

38
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un écueil

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pitfall/ danger/ hazard

39
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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

42
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tel

A

such

43
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tabagisme

A

tobacco addiction

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pernicieux

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noxious/ injurious

45
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inchangé

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unchanged/ unaltered

46
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au fur et à mesure (de) (que)

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gradually (as) (as soon as)

47
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ne…que

A

only

48
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préciser

A

to make clear

49
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une cotisation

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subscription/ dues

50
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frais de séjour

A

living expenses

51
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indemnisation

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compensation

52
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accorder

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to give/ grant

53
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apparaître

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to appear/ to emerge/ to develop

54
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se raviser

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to change ones mind

55
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ne..plus

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no longer