Set 5 Flashcards by julie nauts

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réaction (violente ) c/ qquch

A

backlash

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franche / direct ( rejet franche)

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forthright ( forthright rejection)

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furtive

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stealthy

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réaction instinctive

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knee-jerk

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combiner qch avec qch

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conflate with

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défaut , imperfection ( d’une approche par ex)

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flaw

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susdit , dit precedemment

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aforesaid

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source

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fount

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boucle , attache

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buckle

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pneu

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tyre

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ré-évaluation -> une nouvelle evaluation

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reappraisal

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conserver précieusement

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enshrined sth ( en company law -> enshrined in the constitution par ex)

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indemne , sain et sauf

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unscathed

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Convenable

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Expedient

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Pressentiments / appréhensions

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Forebodings

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Rassasier

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Satiate

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Merveilleux

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Wondrous

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Fouler

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Tread (a land)

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Parcourir qqch

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Perused smth

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Crasse / déchet

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The dross

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Labeur

A

Toil

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Minutieux/ consciencieux

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Painstaking

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Écrire avec précipitation

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Write in haste

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Brume

Brouillard

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Mist

Fog

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Retirer / partir en courant

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Dash (dash the cup from your lips)

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Juste / pertinent / adéquat

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Apt (an apt desire)

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Loisir

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Leisure

-to be at leisure

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Résidence / demeure

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Abode

-Grant permanent abode

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Mendiant / clochart

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Beggar

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Chérubin /angelot

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Cherub

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Isolement

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Seclusion

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Maussade

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Sullen

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Tâter

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Dabble

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Doux

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Mild

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Ennuyeux

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Irksome

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Prouesse

A

Prowess

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Stimuler qqch

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Spur smthg /smb