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1
Q

un héritier

A

an heir

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2
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hériter qqch

A

to fall heir to sth

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3
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la barre

A

the helm

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4
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être à la barre

être aux commandes

A

to be at the helm of

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prendre la direction

prendre les commandes

A

to take over the helm

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6
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un acolyte

A

a henchman

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7
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  1. un troupeau

2. une foule

A

a herd

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8
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suivre le troupeau

A

to follow the herd

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9
Q

l’instinct grégaire

A

the herd instinct

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10
Q

la Cour suprême (UK et USA)
la cour d’appel
(la dernière instance judiciaire)

A
High Court (UK)
The Supreme Court (USA)
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11
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un lycée (USA)

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a High School

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12
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une tour

un immeuble élevé

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a high-rise block

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13
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un pirate de l’air

A

a highjacker

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14
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un canular

A

a hoax

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15
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saint, sacré

A

holy

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16
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épouvantable

A

horrendous

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17
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oisif

A

idle

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18
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trainer dans les rues

A

to be loitering in the streets

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19
Q

ne pas tourner

A

to lie idle

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20
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empêcher

entraver

A

to impede

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21
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élan

A

impetus

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22
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en exercice

A

incumbent

23
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le président en exercice

A

the incumbent president

24
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un détenu

A

an inmate

25
Q

le couloir de la mort

A

death row

26
Q

les ghettos des grandes villes
les quartiers pauvres
(en général ou aux US)

A

inner cities

downtown (US)

27
Q

renseignements confidentiels

A

inside information

28
Q

délit d’initié

A

insider dealing

insider trading

29
Q

insolvable

en faillite

A

insolvent

30
Q

de la confiture

A

jam

31
Q

un embouteillage

A

a traffic-jam

32
Q

jeter par-dessus bord

abandonner

A

to jettison

33
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un juif

A

a Jew

34
Q

allumer

attiser

A

to kindle

35
Q

un don pour

A

a knack

36
Q

perdre le tour de main

A

to loose the knack

37
Q

prestige

honneur

A

kudos

38
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fustiger

critiquer sévèrement

A

to lambast

to castigate

39
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boiteux

A

lame

40
Q

le canard boiteux

A

lame duck

41
Q

une piètre excuse

A

a lame excuse

42
Q

élogieux

A

laudatory

43
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généreux

A

lavish

44
Q

le plomb

A

lead

45
Q

essence sans plomb

A

lead-free petrol

unleaded petrol

46
Q

un bail

A

a lease

47
Q

un cours magistral

une conférence

A

a lecture

48
Q

un maître à conférences

A

a lecturer

49
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des vestiges
des restes (repas)
A

leftovers

50
Q

un héritage (souvent sens fig.)

A

a legacy

51
Q

prélever des taxes, des impôts

A

to levy taxes

52
Q

un membre (anatomie)

A

a limb

53
Q

être isolé

se trouver dans une situation difficile

A

to be out on a limb