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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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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namesake

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dé à coudre

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thimble

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la vie n’est pas rose

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it’s not all sunshine and roses

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arriver à la cheville

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to hold a candle to (no one can hold a candle to her)

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être précis

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to be spot on

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passer du temps avec, fréquenter

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to hang out with

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au centre

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at its core

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il n’est pas surprenant

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it’s no wonder

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audacieux (adj)

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bold

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fonder sur (fig)

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ground in

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découverte capitale

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breakthrough

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manière significative

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meaningful manner

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comprendre

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to figure out

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déclencher

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to trigger

to spark

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se montrer à la hauteur de

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to live up to

to live up to one’s promises

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fantaisiste

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fanciful

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attractif

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appealing

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enrichissant

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nurturing

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apparemment

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seemingly

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conférence

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lecture

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commander par

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commission by

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récolter (fig et norm)

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reap

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impitoyable

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ruthless

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semer (fig et norm)

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to sow

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jouer

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toy

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impuissance

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helplessness

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incarner

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embody

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reposer sur, dépendre de

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to hinge on

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retombées (radioactive)

répercussions

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fallouts