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
un domaine
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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5
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se disputer

argumenter

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to quarrel

to argue

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une dispute

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

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

une hypothèse

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an assumption

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un asile

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an asylum

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l’asile politique

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political asylum

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demander l’asile politique

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to claim asylum

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19
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un asile d’aliénés

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a lunatic asylum

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tenter, essayer

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to attempt

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tentative d’assassinat

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attempted murder

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tentative de vol

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attempted theft

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tentative d’évasion

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attempted escape

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une tentative

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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 dessous, en dessous de la moyenne
above/below average
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éviter
to avoid
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évitable / inévitable
avoidable / unavoidable
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conscient
aware / conscious
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la prise de conscience, la sensibilisation
the awareness
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être inondé de | sens propre et figuré
to be awash with | to be flooded with
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maladroit | embarrassant
awkward
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le procureur
the attorny
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l'équilibre
the balance
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le rapport de forces
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 (faillite)
a bankruptcy
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faire banqueroute (faillite)
to go bankrupt
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négocier | marchander
to bargain
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une affaire
a bargain
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1. barrer, obstruer | 2. exclure
to bar (to bar somebody's way
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bar/ barring
à l'exception de
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une barrière
a barrier
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une barrière douanière
a trade barrier
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fondamental
basic | fundamental
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croire
to believe
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un partisan de
a believer of
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une croyance
a 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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1. une facture, un note | 2. un projet de loi
a bill
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payer la note
to foot the 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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faire du chômage
to blackmail
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flagrant
blatant
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une gaffe flagrante
a blatant blunder
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un malentendu flagrant
a blatant misunderstanding