T2L1 A harbinger of things to come Flashcards

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un signe avant-coureur

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a harbinger

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lointain

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remote

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imprévisible

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unforeseeable

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sombre

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glum

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improbable

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far-featched

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tourner vers

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look to/toward

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réfléchir à

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ponder

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présage

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omen, portent

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un voyant

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seer, soothsayer

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signes annonciateurs

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gathering clouds

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perspicacité

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insight

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perspective

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outlook

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suivre

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to track

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prédire l’issue

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to predict the outcome

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avec le recul

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in hindsight

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résister à l’épreuve du temps

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to withstand the test of time

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comment les choses finiront

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how things turn out

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arriver bientôt (adj)

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just around the corner

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imminent

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forthcoming

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20
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laps de temps

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time frame

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en un rien de temps

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in next to no time, in no time at all

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au moment où, lorsque

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by the time

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homonyme

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dé à coudre

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la vie n'est pas rose
it's not all sunshine and roses
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arriver à la cheville
to hold a candle to (no one can hold a candle to her)
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être précis
to be spot on
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passer du temps avec, fréquenter
to hang out with
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au centre
at its core
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il n'est pas surprenant
it's no wonder
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audacieux (adj)
bold
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fonder sur (fig)
ground in
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découverte capitale
breakthrough
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manière significative
meaningful manner
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comprendre
to figure out
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déclencher
to trigger | to spark
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se montrer à la hauteur de
to live up to | to live up to one's promises
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fantaisiste
fanciful
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attractif
appealing
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enrichissant
nurturing
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apparemment
seemingly
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conférence
lecture
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commander par
commission by
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récolter (fig et norm)
reap
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impitoyable
ruthless
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semer (fig et norm)
to sow
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jouer
toy
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impuissance
helplessness
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incarner
embody
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reposer sur, dépendre de
to hinge on
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retombées (radioactive) | répercussions
fallouts