set 2 Flashcards

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1
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braconnier

A

poachers , illegal hunter

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2
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glissement , petite avalanche / glisser

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slide / to slide

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3
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coiffer au poteau

A

pip sb at the post / defeat at the last moment

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4
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concour / contester

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a contest ≠ to contest

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5
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faire grimper , relever ( informal)

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hike smth up

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6
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battre à plate couture , écraser ( notamment défaite en sport ou compétition)

A

trounced smb

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7
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jusqu’à présent

A

hitherto

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8
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evasif ( -> ou regard fuyant )

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shifty

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9
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éternuement , éternuer

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sneeze

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10
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voter

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to vote / to cast a ballot

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11
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jetter un coups d’oeuil

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to cast a glance at smth

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12
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figuratif -> envouter , ensorceler / jeter un sort

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to cast a spell on sb/smth

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13
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de façon menacante , inquietante

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ominiously

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14
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déjouer , faire echouer , contrecarrer

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to foil smth

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15
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non méfiant

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unwary

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16
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fugaratif caché / ou qui observe en silence

A

lurking

17
Q

soutenu -> piètre

A

skimpy

18
Q

compenser / contrebalancer

A

offset

19
Q

ampleur / largeur

A

breadth

20
Q

genre , acabit ( = kind)

A

ilk

21
Q

soulager une peine

A

alleviate

22
Q

remplacer

A

supersede

23
Q

mutiler

A

maim

24
Q

double / multiplié par deux

A

twofold

25
Q

doter qq1 de qqch

A

endow sb with smth

26
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accorder à qq1 / accorder i.e decerner conférer

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bestowed upon sb / bestow

27
Q

dissuasion

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deterrence

28
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destiné à

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geared toward

29
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s’entrecroiser / s’entremêler avec

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intertwine / with

30
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hypocrite / deloyal

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desingenuous

31
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exagérer

A

overstate

32
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franchement , sans ménager ses mots

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bluntly -> to put it bluntly