road to C2 Flashcards by Thomas LORIGNY

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Scrutiny

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examen minutieux

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Prevalent

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répandu, courant

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Alleviate

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soulager, atténuer

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Discrepancy

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écart, divergence

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Substantiate

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étayer, prouver

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Conundrum

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énigme, problème complexe

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To beat around the bush

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tourner autour du pot

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bush

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buisson

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To pull the plug on something

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mettre fin à quelque chose

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To jump on the bandwagon

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suivre la tendance

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To bite the bullet

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prendre sur soi, affronter une situation difficile

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To be taken aback

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être surpris

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To take something for granted

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prendre quelque chose pour acquis

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To go the extra mile

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faire un effort supplémentaire

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To turn a blind eye to

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fermer les yeux sur quelque chose

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To hold your ground

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tenir bon, ne pas céder

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Nonetheless / Nevertheless

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néanmoins

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Albeit

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bien que

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Arguably

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on peut soutenir que

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Presumably

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vraisemblablement

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Notwithstanding

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malgré, néanmoins

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Conversely

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inversement

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Ostensibly

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apparemment, en apparance

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Allegedly

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soi-disant, prétendument

Indisputably

indiscutablement

Overarching

fondamental, global

Tedious

ennuyeux, fastidieux

Voracious

avide, insatiable

Gregarious

sociable

Pernicious

pernicieux, nuisible

Unfathomable

incompréhensible, insondable

Immaculate

impeccable, sans défaut

Quintessential

par excellence, **typique**

Undermine

saper, affaiblir

Corroborate

confirmer, appuyer un fait

Exacerbate

aggraver

Rebut

réfuter

Postulate

postuler, supposer

Implicate

impliquer, compromettre

Exemplify

illustrer

Distort

dégrader, fausser

Invalidate

rendre invalide, annuler

To make up for lost time

rattraper le temps perdu

To get the hang of it

prendre le coup de main

To step up your game

monter en niveau, faire mieux

To drop the ball

faire une erreur

To keep someone posted

tenir quelqu’un au courant