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prepa écrit voc lettres T, U, V, W, X, Y et Z Flashcards

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to take after sb

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ressembler, être le portrait craché de, tenir de qqn (resemble sb, look like sb)

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to take over

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faire l’acquisition, racheter, reprendre (acquire, take control of, buy up, buy out)

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to tamper with

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trafiquer, manipuler (fudge, falsify, rig, tinker, fiddle, cook up)

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tardy (adv)

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en retard, qui traine (late, not punctual, not on time, dawdling)

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tedious (adj)

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ennuyeux, terne, sinistre (boring, irksome, monotonous, dull, drab, dreary)

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to tell off

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réprimander, gronder (reprimand, kick off, pull up, chide)

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to tempt

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séduire pour tromper, inciter qqn a faire qqc (entice, coax, decoy, seduce, tantalize, lure)

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to tend to

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avoir tendance à, avoir l’habitude de (look after, attend to, take care of, care for, minister)

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tentative (adj)

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incertain (uncertain)

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terrible (adj)

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terrible, épouvantable (awful)

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terrific (adj)

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super, génial (great, cool, fantastic, awesome)

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thorough (adj)

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rigoureux, minutieux pour une personne (strict, meticulous)

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thrifty (adj)

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économe, frugal, prudent dans ses dépenses (cost-conscious, economical, frugal, prudent, saving)

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thriving (adj)

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prospère, florissant pour un business, un marché (prosperous, flourishing, blossoming, booming)

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tidy (adj)

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propre, ordonné, impeccablement soigné (orderly, neat, shipshape, snug, spruce, well-groomed)

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a toll

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un prélèvement, un coût (cost, price to pay, levy, payment, fee, duty)

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to top

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dépasser, améliorer, battre (surpass, cap, exceed, transcend)

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to trade

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échanger (swap, deal, exchange)

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to trap

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piéger (ambush, trick)

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a trap

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un piège, un écueil (pitfall, danger, peril, snag, trap)

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to treat sb to sth

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payer/ offrir qqc à qqn (present, regale, foot the bill)

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tremendous (adj)

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génial (terrific, great awesome) OU énorme, immense (huge, enormous)

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a trend

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une tendance (tendency)

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to trigger

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déclencher, provoquer (start, spark, prompt, provoke, set off)

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to tumble

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chuter (fall down)

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a turmoil

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un trouble, une agitation (unrest, disturbance, flurry, pandemonium, uproar)

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to twist

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tordre, déformer (squeeze, compress, warp, wrench, distort)

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unbearable (adv)

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insupportable (intolerable, insufferable, unendurable)

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undeniable (adv)

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indéniable, indiscutable (unquestionable, indisputable)

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unique (adj)

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unique (the only one of its kind) OU exceptionnel, rare, hors du commun (exceptional, rare)

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unlikely (adv)

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improbable (doubtful, improbable)

32
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unmanned

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entièrement automatisé (fully automated)

33
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to unravel

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se défaire, échouer (disclose, fall apart, disentangle)

34
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unwarranted (adj)

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injustifié (inappropriate, unjustified, uncalled-for)

35
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vacate (adj)

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vide, non occupé (empty, unoccupied)

36
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vanguard

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en avant garde, en première ligne (forefront, trend-setters)

37
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to vanish

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disparaître (disappear, fade away, melt away, evaporate)

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vast (adj)

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de grande envergure, à grande échelle (ample, enormous, gigantic, huge, large, massive)

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to veer

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changer de direction, dévier (change direction, swerve, change course)

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veggie (adj et nom commun)

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végétarien (vegetarian)

41
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veggies

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des légumes (vegetables)

42
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versatile (adj)

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à usages multiples (multipurpose) OU aux talents variés (multitalented)

43
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vibrant (adj)

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vif, animé, plein de vie (exciting, energetic, full of beans, lively, spunky)

44
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vexed (adj)

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controversé (controversial, debatable, moot, disputed)

45
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volatile (adj)

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explosif (explosive) OU instable (unsteady, unstable, wobbly)

46
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to wage war

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entrer en guerre, faire la guerre (engage in war, go to war)

47
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wages

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des salaires, des revenues (pay, salary, remuneration, earnings)

48
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to wane

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décliner, diminuer, décroitre (abate, decline, decrease, die away, die down, die out, dim, dwindle, ebb, fade away, let up, subside, taper off, waste away, wind down, wither)

49
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wanton (adj)

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injustifié, sans motivation (careless, reckless, heedless, rash)

50
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a warrantee

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un certificat de garantie (written guarantee, insurance by contract)

51
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to waste

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gaspiller (use up foolishly or needlessly, squander)

52
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the wealth

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la richesse, les biens, les avoirs (riches, opulence, assets, affluence)

53
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weary (adj)

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épuisé, crevé (exhausted, worn-out, jaded, deadbeat, all in)

54
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well-heeled (adj)

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riche, aisé, dans l’aisence matériel (affluent, prosperous, rich, wealthy)

55
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wholly (adv)

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entièrement (completely, comprehensively, entirely)

56
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to wipe out

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supprimer, éliminer (eradicate, eliminate, blot out, destroy, erase, stamp out, root out)

57
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to withdraw

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se retirer, déclarer forfait (go away, leave, retire, retreat, pull back)

58
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to wither

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décroître, diminuer, décliner (abate, decrease, die away, die out, dim, dwindle, fall, let up, shrink, subside, taper off)

59
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to withstand

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résister, faire face (resist, cope with, face)

60
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to withhold

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retenir, garder qqc pour soi (hold back, keep back, keep for oneself)

61
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a witticism

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un mot d’esprit, un mot drôle (sense of humor, quip, repartee)

62
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wobbly (adj)

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instable, fragile (unstable, unsteady, insecure, jittery)

63
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to woo

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séduire, courtiser, rechercher (court, seek after, attract)

64
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worn out (adj)

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épuisé, crevé (exhausted, weary, jaded, dead beat, all in)

65
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the worth

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la valeur, le prix (value, price)

66
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would-be

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en puissance (potential, prospective) OU soi-disant (so-called)

67
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to wrangle

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se disputer, se quereller (quarrel, argue, bicker, fall out, row, squabble)

68
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a wrath

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une colère, courroux (anger, animosity, fury, ire, rage)

69
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wrongful (adj)

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injuste, illégal, dommageable (criminal, dishonest, illegitimate, illicit, unfair, unjust, unlawful, wicked)

70
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to wreck

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dévaster, démolir, détruire (ruin, destroy, devastate, wipe out, wreak havoc)

71
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to wriggle

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se tortiller, gigoter (squiggle, squirm, waggle, worm, writhe)

72
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to wring

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tordre, compresser, essorer (twist, squeeze, compress, warp, wrench, distort)

73
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to yearn for sth

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avoir très envie de qqc (long for, crave, hanker, desire)

74
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to yield

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céder à (give in, cave in to) OU produire, rapporter des profits, des récoltes par ex (produce)

75
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a zealot

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un fanatique (fanatic, bigot, extremist)

76
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with zest

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avec enthousiasme (gusto, enjoyment)

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