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T&C (Virginie) Flashcards

1
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La Rue de Grenelle

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Ou se situe le Ministère de l’education

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recrutement

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recruitment

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‘volet’ definition

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component/section

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‘kitsch’ definition

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démodé/ vieux jeux

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5
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galvanisant

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galvanising

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frenzy

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la frénésie

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Le Quai d’Orsay

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Ministre des affaires étrangères

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8
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To hire (2)

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embaucher

recruter

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nothing is less certain

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rien n’est moins sur

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quinquennat

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five-years term/quinquennat

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d’être éloigné =

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pas connecte/assez loin

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12
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to get mixed up

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se mélanger les pinceaux

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13
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Gap

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La fossé

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14
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on ne peut plus

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  • could not do [sth] more

- completely/totally/absolutely

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15
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on ne peut plus clair

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as clear as clear can be/perfectly clear

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16
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another word for demode =

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ringard

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17
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La gendarmerie vs la police?

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  • rattachée au Ministère de l’Intérieur

- Elles sont des militaires- ce qui n’est pas le cas de la police

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18
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se piquer au jeu

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  • be drawn into something
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19
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se prendre au jeu

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  • get caught up in the game

- play along

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20
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se prêter au jeu

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play along/participate in the game

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21
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Students must draw the strength to work hard after the exams

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Les étudiants doivent puiser la force de travailler du après les examens

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The year abroad is often completely different from the first two years at university

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L’année a étranger est souvent on ne peut plus éloignée des deux premières années a l’université

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23
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The year abroad is often completely different from the first two years at university

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L’année a étranger est souvent on ne peut plus éloignée des deux premières années a l’université

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24
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There is never enough time to relax, far from it, so we must make the most of it

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On n’a jamais assez de temps pour se relaxer, loin s’en faut, donc nous devons en profiter le plus possible

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25
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Le cobaye

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guinea pig

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26
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ladite

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the aforesaid

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27
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gémir

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moan/whine

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28
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gémir

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moan/whine

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29
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subterfuge

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subterfuge = a deceptive stratagem or device

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injunction

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order/injunction

31
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aller jusqu’au bout

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go to the end/go all the end

Colloquial: stick it out/go the whole whole/pull out all the stops/go the whole nine yards

32
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aller jusqu’au bout des choses

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get to the bottom of things

33
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animateur/trice (2)

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1) TV/radio host/presenter

2) group leader/organiser

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le tournage

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shoot/shooting/filming

35
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gigoter

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wriggle/fidget

36
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la feinte (2)

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1) stratagem/trick

2) dummy/fake

37
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s’évanouir

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faint/pass out

38
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relativiser

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to put things into perspective

39
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disobedient

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désobéissant

40
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put yourself in [sb] shoes/skin (2)

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se mettre a la place de [qqn]

se mettre dans la peau de [qqn]

41
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More than 80 candidates answered a classified ad to take part in an experiment aiming to show to what extent individuals can obey

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Plus de 80 candidats ont répondu à une petite annonce pour participer à une expérience dont le but est de montrer jusqu’à quel point les individus obéissent

42
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The so-called victim is an actor who is in cahoots with the TV program host

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La pseudo-victime est un acteur qui est de mèche avec l’animatrice du jeu/de l’émission

43
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By way of punishment, the guinea pig must inflict an electric shock to the candidate

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En guise de punition, le cobaye doit infliger un choc électrique candidat

44
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The first surprise was that only 17 out of 80 candidates dared to disobey, which is slightly less than in Milgram’s experiment

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Première surprise, seuls 17 candidats sur 80 ont osé se rebeller, ce qui est légèrement moins que le résultat dans l’expérience de Milgram / dans le cas de Milgram

45
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What we can conclude from this project is that media has played a role in banalising torture

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Ce que nous pouvons conclure au sujet de ce projet est que les médias ont joué dans la banalisation de la torture

46
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Le cobaye était de mèche avec le professeur et ne recevait nullement ladite électrocution

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Le candidat travaillait en fait avec le professeur et ne recevait pas le choc électrique déjà mentionné

47
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Un état agentique

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L’individu se considère comme l’agent d’une volonté extérieure (mais le sens moral de l’individu ne disparaît pas)

48
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Ici, l’individu n’a aucun recours

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Le candidat ne peut demander l’aide de/faire appel à personne dans le jeu.

49
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Cette aventure humaine aux confins de l’horreur

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Le livre raconte l’histoire de cette expérience humaine à l’extrême limite ou la frontière de l’horreur = horrible!

50
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divertissement

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entertainment/amusement/show

51
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Revenir en force

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To make a strong comeback

52
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lors de

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during/while

53
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s’appuyer sur (qqn)

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to lean/rely on [sth]

54
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s’effondrer [qch]

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to knock down/demolish/collapse [sth]

55
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sibylline

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prophetic/mysterious/cryptic

56
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  • entrer en vigueur

- mettre [qch] en vigeur

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  • come into effect

- bring [sth] into force

57
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frileux/se

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fearful/timid/’sensitive to the cold’

58
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les tarifs douaniers

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custom rate/tariff

59
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en plein essor

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booming/fast-growing

60
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en creux

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implicitly

61
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to be successful (2)

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faire un tabac/carton

62
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‘naitre’ synonyme

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avoir le jour

63
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Keep your head above the water

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garder la tete au dessus de l’eau

64
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deserve to be + INF

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meriter de + INF

65
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come back with a vengeance

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revenir en force

66
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Shut down

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Mettre la clé sous la porte

67
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point out a paradox

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souligner un paradox

68
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an individual (as opposed to a company)

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un particulier

69
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fall into the trap

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tomber dans le panneau

70
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to be reluctant to do [sth]

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être reticent a faire [qch]

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