The Economist Flashcards

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A été réduit en poussière

A

Has turned to dust

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2
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Bombarder

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To shell

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3
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Mesurer la profondeur de qqchose (sens figuré)

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To gauge the depth of

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4
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Joyeusement

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Cheerfully

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5
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S’effondrer, renverser (président par ex)

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To topple

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6
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La mêlée, la bataille, le front

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The fray

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7
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De même

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Likewise

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8
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Massacrer

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To slaughter

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9
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Imprudent

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Reckless

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10
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Une évidence, pertinence

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Relevance

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11
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Visible

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Conspicuous

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12
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Répéter

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To rehearse

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13
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Tremper

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To drench

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14
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Un piège

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A trap

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15
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Paralyser

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To bog down

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16
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Remporter

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To notch up

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17
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Consolider

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To shore up

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18
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Du marchandage

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Bargaining

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19
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Suspendre qqchose

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To dangle sthg

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20
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Une province rebelle

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A renegade province

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21
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Une affaire en or/ bonne affaire

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A bargain

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22
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Contenir

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To hold back

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23
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Sans pitié

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Merciless

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24
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se soulever

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to raise up

25
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rapide

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swift

26
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sanglant/ ensanglanté

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blood-drenched

27
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propulser

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to propell

28
Q

un morceau / éclat de

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a sliver of

29
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capituler / abandonner

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to surrender

30
Q

un froid glacial

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a bitter cold

31
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rechercher

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to seek

32
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chercher un refuge

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to seek shelter

33
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blessé

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wounded

34
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faire capoter

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to scupper

35
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un effondrement / une crise

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a meltdown / collapse

36
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fragmenter / effondrer

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to crumble

37
Q

vers le bas

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downwards

38
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dangereux / casse-cou

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breakneck

39
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le développement

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the growth

40
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une base / un fondement

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a bedrock

41
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prévoir

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to foresee

42
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se comporter

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to behave

43
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enjoué/ joyeux

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jolly

44
Q

une répression

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a clampdown

45
Q

criblé de / plein de

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riddled with

46
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vendre / refourguer

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to peddle

47
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de mauvaise qualité

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shoddy

48
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harceler / presser

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to chivvy

49
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malhonnête/ peu fiable

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fly-by-night

50
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un outil

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a tool

51
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emprunter

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to loan

52
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contre-utopie

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dystopia

53
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une note / une classification

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a rating

54
Q

un échec / une perte

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a miscarriage

55
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une distribution

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a handing out

56
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fortement ancré

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deep-seated

57
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s’immiscer dans

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to intrude on..

58
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renoncer / délaisser

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to forsake

59
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un voyou

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a thug