preparation Concours Flashcards by Nathanaël Mifsud-Couchaux

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Une annonce

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An annoucement

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Prévoir (dans le sens prédire)

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To anticipate, to expect, to foresee

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Être remboursé par la sécu

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To be on the NHS

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Valoir la peine

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To be worth the trouble

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Bénédiction/malédiction

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Blessing/curse

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Avoir une dent contre

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To bear a grunge against

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Être au bord de

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To be on the brinck/edge/verge of

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Être considéré comme

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To be regarded/seen/viewed AS

To be considered

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Être trafiqué

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To be rigged

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Un jour férié

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A bank holiday

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Être à la une

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To be on the front page

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Militer pour/contre

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To campaign for/against

To stand up against/for

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Monnaie

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Currency

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Consacrer

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To devote

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Pas un jour ne passé sans que je

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Not a day goes by when I do not

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Plus facile à dire qu’à faire

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Easier said than done

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Sauf/excepté

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Except

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Ce dernier

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The former/latter

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La frénésie

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Frenzy

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S’impatienter

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To get very tired

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Inutile

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Helpless

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Mettre en œuvre

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To implement

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Doubler, tripler, quadrupler

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To increase twofold, threefold, fourfold

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Des tracts

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Leaflets

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De fausses idées

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Misconceptions

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Un fabricant

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A manufacturer

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Mobiliser

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To mobilize

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Couches

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Nappies

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Jeter un regard furtif sur

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To peep into

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Affiches

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Placards

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Prévoir (projeter)

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To plan

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Inscription

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Registration

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Frais d’inscription

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Registration/tuition fees

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Rarement

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Seldom/spoilt/rarely

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Afficher

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To stick on

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Presse à scandale

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Scandal sheet

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Examiner attentivement

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Scrutinize

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La moindre chance/danger/espoir

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The slightest chance…

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Déchaîner (violence, colère)

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To unleash

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Le seuil le plus bas/haut

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An all time low/high

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Se voiler la face

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To turn a blind eye to

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Une école privée

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A public school

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Une école publique

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A state school

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Un diplômé

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A graduate

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Un stage

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An internship

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Un stagiaire

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An intern

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Gagner sa vie

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To earn living

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Être à la traine/en retard

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To lag behind

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Un changement radical

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An overhaul

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Presse à scandale

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Gutter press