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Thèmes-versions 1 Flashcards

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1
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Un bénéfice

A

An advantage

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Planifier

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To plan

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La féminité

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Femininity

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Contrairement à

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Unlike, contrary to

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Au contraire

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On the contrary

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Critiquer
“La Grande-Bretagne est critiquée parce qu’elle ne prend pas ses responsabilité au sujet de l’afflux des migrants à travers l’Europe.”

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To come under fire

“Britain is coming under fire for not stiffening its spines as regards the migrant stream across Europe.”

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Sonner à la porte

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To ring the bell

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Retirer

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Withdraw

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Soupirer

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To sight

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Un troupeau

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A herd

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Transmettre (un message)

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To convey

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Une fois pour toutes

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Once and for all

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Mal regarder

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To raise an eyebrow

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Se vanter

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To boast, brag, show off

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Haut et fort

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Staunchely

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Se garder de faire qqchose

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To refrain from doing sth

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Une filière

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A track

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S’arranger

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To manage

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Sangloter

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To sobb

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20
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La saleté

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Filth

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21
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Sentir mauvais

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To reek (fam)

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Sidérer

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To flabbergasted

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Régler un problème

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To settle an issue

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Provoquer, en résulter que

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To trigger

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Porte parole

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A spokesperson

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Pleurer comme un veau

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To blubber

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Prendre la peine de faire qqchose

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To bother doing sth

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Pleurnicher

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To whimper

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Nettement, vivement

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Sharply

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Malaise social/racial

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Social/racial unrest

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Mener une étude

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To carry out a survey

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Ignorer, passer au delà

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Override

33
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Le résultat, l’étude

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The outcome

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Etre interloqué

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Be taken back

35
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“Les fainéants et les bosseurs” selon Cameron

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Scrougers and strivers

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Des taux sans précédent (record)

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All time high rate

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Garder à l’esprit

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To bear in mind

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Idée reçu

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Conventional wisdom

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Grossièrement

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Crudely

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La cohérence

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Consistency

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Couper l’herbe sous le pied

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Cut the ground from under

Pull the rug

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L’ampleur

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The breadth

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Tenir ses promesses

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To leave up ones pledges

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Venir au devant des débats

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Coming to the fore

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Une position (idéologique, politique)

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A stance

46
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Mettre à mal

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To jeopardize

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“C’est sur cette idée que l’Europe à été construite”

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It’ the cornerstone of Europe. (Pierre angulaire )

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Un malentendu

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A misunderstanding

49
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Keep informed

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Rester en contact

50
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Etre en déclin

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To be on the vaine

51
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L’orchestre

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The stalls

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faire des remarques désobligeantes à propos de OR sur quelqu’un

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to make disparaging remarks about somebody

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s’appliquer à quelque chose

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to apply one’s mind to something

54
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minimiser l’importance de /dédramatiser

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to downplay

55
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l’usure

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wear

56
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domination absolue, totale

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utter dominance

57
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situation difficile OR malencontreuse

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a predicament

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avoir un effet inattendu

le projet s’est retourné contre lui OR lui est retombé sur le nez

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to backfire

the plan backfired on him

59
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s’attaquer à un problème

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to come OR to get to grips with a problem

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être confronté à l’ennemi, être aux prises avec l’ennemi

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to come OR to get to grips with the enemy

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(much) to my dismay

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à ma grande consternation, à mon grand désarroi

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susciter, provoquer (interet, argument)

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to spark

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avancer OR progresser lentement

se frayer un chemin à travers la foule

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edge

to edge through the crowd

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hérissant, qui hérisse

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cringeworthy

65
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âge d’or, beaux jours

zénith, apogée

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heyday

Anglais ECS (18 decks)

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