Step 12 Flashcards

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un appareil ménager

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a domestic appliance

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approuver

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to approve/ to approve of

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une zone

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an area

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un domaine

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an area

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une région

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an area

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un directeur régional

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an area manager

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se disputer (2)

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to quarrel to argue

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argumenter

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to argue

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une dispute

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an argument

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un argument

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an argument

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agresser

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to assault

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une agression

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an assault

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coups et blessures

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aggravated assault

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un atout

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an asset

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un point fort

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an asset

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l’actif

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the assets of a firm

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l’actif et le passif

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assets and liabilities

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supposer

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to assume

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assumer une responsabilité

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to assume a responsibility

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une supposition

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an assumption

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une hypothèse

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an assumption

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un asile

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asylum

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l’asile politique

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political asylum

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to claim asylum

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demander l’asile politique

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un asile d'aliénés
a Lunatic Asylum
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tenter, essayer
to attempt
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tentative d'assassinat
attempted murder
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tentative de vol
attempted theft
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tentative d'évasion
attempted escape
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une tentative
an attempt
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disponible
available
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la moyenne
the average
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en moyenne
on average
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au-dessus/en dessous de la moyenne
above/below average
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eviter
to avoid
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adjectif de éviter
avoidable/ unavoidable
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conscient (2)
conscious aware
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la prise de conscience
the awareness
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la sensibilisation
the awareness
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être inondé de sens propre et figuré (2)
to be flooded with | to be awash with
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maladroit
awkward
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embarrassant
awkward
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le procureur
the attorney
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vie privée
private life
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l'équilibre
the balance
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le rapport de force
the balance of powers
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un bilan (comptable)
a balance-sheet
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la balance des paiements
the balance of payments
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une banqueroute
a bankruptcy
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faire banqueroute
to go bankrupt
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négocier
to bargain
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marchander
to bargain
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une affaire
a bargain
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barrer, obstruer
to bar
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barrer la route de quelqu'un
to bar somebody's way
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exclure
to bar
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à l'exception de
bar/barring
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une barrière
a barrier
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une barrière douanière
a trade barrier
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fondamental (2)
fundamental | basic
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croire
to believe
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un partisan de
a believer in
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une croyance
a belief
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Il est digne de foi
he is worthy of belief
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trahir
to betray
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une trahison
a betrayal
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parier
to bet
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un pari
a bet
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une enchère, une offre
a bid
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une OPA
a takeover bid
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le plus offrant
the highest bidder
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une facture, une note
a bill
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payer la note
to foot the bill
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un projet de loi
a bill
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le marché noir
the black market
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sombre, morne
bleak
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de sombres perspectives
a bleak outlook
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un coup, un coup rude
a blow
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une explosion
a blow-up
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profiter de
to benefit from
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un avantage
a benefit
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un bénéfice
a profit
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allocation-chômage
unemployment benefit
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prestations de l'assurance-maladie
sickness benefit
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le bénéfice du doute
to give someone the benefit of the doubt
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pour ton bien
for the benefit of your health
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faire du chantage
to blackmail
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à force de chantage, la mafia l'obligea à faire un faux témoignage
the mafia blackmailed him into giving false evidence
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flagrant
blatant
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une gaffe flagrante
this was a blatant blunder
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un malentendu flagrant
a blatant misunderstanding
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non seulement.... mais
not only ..(inversions sujet verbe) .. but
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les banlieusard
commuters
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peu importe ce que/où/comment/quand/qui etc
no matter what/where/how/when/whether etc
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peu importe si les grévistes ont raison ou non, il nous faut essayer de comprendre leurs motifs
no matter whether the strikers are right or not, we must try to understand their motivations
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quelle que soit (sing out pluriel)
whatever
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peu importe où
wherever
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qui que ce soit
whoever
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aussi tentant que soit
however tempting
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aussi paradoxal que cela paraisse
paradoxical as it may seem
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à moins que
unless..
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à condition que, pourvu que
provided
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de peur que
for fear that... +might/should
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une fois que...
once
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à peine ... que
no sooner ... than
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à peine ....que
Hardy.... when
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au cas (peu probable) où...
if... +should
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d'autant plus que
all the more +adjective long+... as
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d'autant plus que
all the +adjectif court+er ... as
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si +adjectif + que
so/such... that