set 4 Flashcards by julie nauts

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invasif

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pervasive

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contrôleur

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comptroller

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composé ( en chimie ) composite

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compounded / compound

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exploité , maîtrisé ( ressource)

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harnessed

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obtus, borné

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obtuse

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circonscription

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constitutency

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appaiser ( une peur par ex )

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to allay

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étouffant , suffocant

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stifling

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pou

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lice

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couvercle

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lid

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survenir

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supervene -> supervening event

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consequence draconienne

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draconian consequence

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réfreine

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inhibit

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saisir ( empoigner , aggriper )

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grasp

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manifester , faire preuve

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evince

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glanner une information , récolter

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gleaned from or glean smth

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imputation / attribution

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ascription

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déclarer , avéré

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avowed

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discorde

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dissention

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bateau à vapeur

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steamboat

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objet de famille , heritage

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heirloom

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arriver à quelqu’un / survenir à qq1

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befall sb ( befell au passé )

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aborder

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to broach

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quai

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wharf

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couche

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layer

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principalement , surtout , pour la plupart

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chiefly

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de prime abord

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at first blush

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répéter = s’entrainer

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rehearse smth

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dépendance

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reliance

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nulle , zero

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nil

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Paysanne

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Peasant

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Déraison / sottise / folie

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Folly

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Clocher

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Steeple

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Grossier

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Uncouth

- uncouth man