Random vocab Flashcards
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être sur le point de faire une découverte/ de faire qqch
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to be on the verge of discovery/ of doing smthg
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augmenter/ augmenter l’échelle de
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to scale up
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progresser
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to make headway
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coûts d’exploitation
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running/operating costs
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puces
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chips
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discriminer des communautés
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to discriminate against communities
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exiger qc
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to call out for sthg
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sur le point de réussir
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on the verge of success
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compléter (une logique)
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to complement
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être examiné sous le prisme de
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to be examined through the lens of
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atténuer (les effets de)
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to mitigate the effects/ the impacts of
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commenter qqch
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to comment ON smthg
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mettre qc en avant
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to bring sthg to the fore
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influencer
(faire pencher la balance en faveur de)
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to sway
(to sway the outcome in sb’s favor)
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conflit
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strife
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gêner/ entraver (la circulation)
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to impede (traffic flow)
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équipement
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procurement
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planifier qqch
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to plan ON
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spectateur
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bystander
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logiciel
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software
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contrôler
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to monitor
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prendre en compte qqch
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to factor in (the many non economic benefits associated with managing this growing industry)
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grève
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strike
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s’effondrer
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to slump (it has slumped)
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expliquer qqch en détail
to explain in detail
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s'opposer violemment
to strongly oppose
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monopole
monopoly
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délocaliser
to relocate
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cette corrélation ne veut pas dire causalité
such correlation does not prove causation (cau-SA-tion)
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écarter (attack, threat)
empêcher (defeat, crisis)
to stave off
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controversé (avoir des vues discutables sur)
contentious (con-ten-tcheus)
(to hold contentious views on)
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être inadmissible/ infréquentable
to be beyond the pale
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qqch de représenté, montré, présenté
smthg featured
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présenter
to feature
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prononcer "méditerranéen"/ ou la mer méditerranée
me-di-te-RA-nian (sea)
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compétent
proficient (PRO...)/ competent (KOM-pi-tent)
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tollé (de la part de )
an outcry (from)
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disparaître (dans la nature, dans un nuage de fumée, se volatiliser)
to vanish (into the blue, in a puff of smoke, into thin air)
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candidat/ demandeur
appliCant(s)
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munitions/ armes
ammunition (sans s)
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J'aimerais creuser certains points
I would like to dwell ON a few points
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pénurie de travailleurs
shortage of workers
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délivrer un permis de travail
to issue a work permit
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précaire/ précarité
preCArious (pri-Kè-riyeus)/ preCAriousness
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prendre contact avec qun
to touch base (with sb)
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numérique
DIGITAL
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concurrence
COMPETITION
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prétendre
to claim
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nier/ démentir
to disclaim
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8légitimité
legitimacy
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bénéficier aux participants
to benefit the participants
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primauté
(US) primacy
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être en contradiction/ être en conflit
to be at odds with
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prévaloir contre/ sur
(faire prévaloir la vérité)
to prevail against/ over
(to make truth prevail)
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renfermer
to enshrine (smthg is enshrining the principles, the tradition of)
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un jeu à somme nulle
a zero sum game
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s'être implanté (idea, prejudice)
to become entrenched
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faire tomber des mesures
to strike down (past form: struck down)
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véritable
genuine
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las, fatigué
weary (wi-ry)
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faire la une
to hit the headlines
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réviser/ refaire
to overhaul
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l'Europe doit se préoccuper de ses propres intérêts
Europe has to look out for its own interests
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faire respecter/ soutenir (des valeurs)
to uphold (values)
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prodiguer un soutien militaire à l'Ukraine
to provide Ukraine military support (attention pas de "TO")
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Hybris
Hubris
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Laisser la victoire s'échapper de ses mains
To let victory slip through one's fingers
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Alarmiste / alarmisme
Scaremonger/ scaremongering
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Curiosité
CuriOsity (ssi-ty)
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Porter davantage l'attention sur
(The campaign) brings greater focus on
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Fragile- prononciation
Fragile (FRA-djaile)
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Asymétrique
Asymetric (Ei-ssi-metric)
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Exacerber
To exacerbate (eXAcerbate)
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anglo-saxon
English speaking-countries
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to have the right to do something
to be entitled
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to get rid of something that is not wanted or needed
to eliminate
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to make sur that a law or rule is obeyed by people
to enforce the law
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a word or phrase that is used to describe someone or smthg, especially one that is not completely fair or true - mettre une étiquette sur qqun
to put a label on someone
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soutenir qc
to advocat smthg
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atténuer qqch
to alleviate smthg
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troubles
unrest
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saper
undermine
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se fondre dans la masse
to blend in
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to take control of smthg
to take over
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gradually stop using smtgh
to phase out
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not allow yourself to be treated badly
to stand up to
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to criticize/ hurt someone who has criticized/ hurt you
to hit back
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abandonner/ se rendre
to give in
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be elected for a political job
to get in
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make somthg happen, especially to cause changes in a situation
to bring about (a change)
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ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope it will disappear
bury your head in the sand
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documents, rules or processes that cause delays
redtape
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use your influence in order to get smthg you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair
to pull (a few) strings
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cohérent/ régulier/ constant
consistent
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complet, vaste, global
comprehensive
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être semblable à/ équivaloir à qc, à faire
to be akin to/ to be akin to smgth/ to doing
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exportations/ importations
exports/ imports
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inflationniste
inflationary
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PIB
Gross domestic product
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pénurie de travailleurs
labour shortages
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période de contraction (éco)/ fléchissement, baisse de l'économie ≠ période d'expansion
period of contraction/ a downturn ≠ period of expansion/ a recovery
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impôt sur le revenu/ impôt sur l'héritage/ impôt des sociétés
income tax/ inheritance tax/ corporation tax
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Investissements directs étrangers (IDE)
Foreign direct investment (FDI)
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flux transfrontaliers de capitaux (libre circulation)
cross-border capital flows (free movement)
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risque réputationnel
reputational risk
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