The Human Being - Necessity and choice Flashcards by David S | Brainscape

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exiger / réclamer qqch

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to call for sth

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obliger qqn à faire qqch

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to oblige sby to do sth

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contraindre

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to force / to compel sby do sth / to make sby do sth

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faire faire qqch à qqn

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to get sby to do sth

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obligatoire

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o’bligatory / compulsory

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obligatoire + officiel

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mandatory

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évitable

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avoidable

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inévitable

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unavoidable / inescapable

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avoir très envie de qqch

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to yearn / to crave for sth

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un désir ardent

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a yearning / a craving

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volontaire (attitude)

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self-willed

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indécis

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irresolute

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opter pour

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to opt for

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avoir pour but de

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to aim at doing sth

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sans but

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aimless / purposeless

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réfléchir à qqch

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to consider sth

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envisager de faire qqch

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to consider doing sth

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y réfléchir

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to sleep on it

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hésiter sur qqch

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to hesitate / to waver about sth

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se décider

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to make up one’ mind

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arranger qqch

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to settle sth

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une ébauche

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a sketch

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s’avérer nécessaire

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to prove necessary

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paraître nécessaire

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to appear necessary

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pas vraiment nécessaire

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hardly necessary

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par nécessité

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out of necessity

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par manque de

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for want of

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le souhait le plus cher de qqn

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sby’s dearest wish

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prendre ses désirs pour la réalité

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to indulge in wishful thinking

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espérer envers et contre tout

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to hope against hope

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avoir beaucoup de volonté

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to have a lot of willpower

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avoir une volonté de fer

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to have an iron will

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être indécis, partagé

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to be in two minds

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savoir comment s’y prendre

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to know how to go about sth

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la nuit porte conseil

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let’s sleep on it

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on n’a que l’embarras du choix

A

we’re spoilt for choice