Tw² : 16nov Flashcards

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1
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balayer (ouragan, vague de grèves…)

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to sweep through

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2
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le coût final, le bilan final

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the eventual toll

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3
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un collecteur de fonds

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a fundraiser

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présenter, exposer, décrire, tracer dans les grandes lignes

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to outline

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5
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superviser

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to oversee

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s’inscrire à l’assurance maladie

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to sign up for health insurance

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7
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tenir des pourparlers, s’entretenir

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to hold talks

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la cote (d’approbation)

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the approval-rating

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un cran

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a notch

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notation (de crédit)

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credit rating

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11
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dégrader la note de

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to downgrade one’s credit rating

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12
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perspectives

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prospects

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13
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chahuter

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to heckle

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14
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déposé une couronne

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to lay a wreath (at the monument)

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15
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entâcher

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to mar (marred)

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16
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être revêtu de

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to be decked out in

17
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manifestants

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marchers

18
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a raft of agreements

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un ensemble d’accords

19
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un grand labeur en perspective

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a long slog ahead

20
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réduire, raccourcir, entraver

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to curtail

21
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safeguards

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des garanties

22
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labourers

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ouvriers

23
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au motif que, par le fait que

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on the ground that

24
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des jobs subalternes

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menial jobs

25
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prendre un congé, s’absenter

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to take a leave of absence

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s’est engagé à, à fait le voeu de

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vowed to