tw² : 16/01 Flashcards

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1
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un cessez le feu

A

a ceasefire

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2
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une escarmouche

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skirmishes

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3
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une monnaie

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a currency

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4
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rester, demeurer

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to remain

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5
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un bourbier

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a mire

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6
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être enlisé dans

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to be mired in

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7
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se retirer/quitter ses fonctions

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to step down

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8
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a porté un coup sévère

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dealt a heavy blow to

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9
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l’hostilité entre

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(pas d’article) ill-feeling between

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10
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un sanctuaire

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a shrine

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11
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to be sworn in

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être assermenté

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12
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coupure d’électricité

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a blackout

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13
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le réseau, la grille

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the grid

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14
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le réseau électrique

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the electricity grid

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15
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an overrun

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un dépassement

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16
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dépassements de coûts

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cost overruns

17
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une atmosphère flottante

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a buoyant mood