Tw² 23 nov Flashcards

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1
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saisir

A

to grip/to grasp/to catch

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2
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le lancement

A

the roll-out

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3
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bâcler

A

to botch

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4
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to gut

A

vider

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5
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combler une place vacante

A

to fill a vacancy

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6
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briser, anéantir

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to dash

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7
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reconnu coupable

A

found guilty

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8
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un pot-de-vin

A

a bribe

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9
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soudoyer

A

to bribe

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10
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plaider coupable de

A

to plead guilty to V+ing

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11
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inflitré

A

undercover

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12
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faire face à

A

to face smth

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13
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condamner qqn à 5 ans de prison

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to sentence someone to five years in jail

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14
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1 an avec sursis

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one year on probation

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15
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filibusters

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obstructionnistes

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16
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évincer

A

to oust

17
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tant-attendu

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long-awaited

18
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to signal

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signaler/indiquer (attention : signalled)

19
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ambassade

A

embassy

20
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imminent

A

impending

21
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abuser de plus en plus des droits de l’homme

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to abuse human rights on an increasingly grand scale

22
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nommer, désigner

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to appoint

23
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gaz de schiste

A

shale-gas

24
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convoquer

A

to summon

25
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calomnier, diffamer

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to malign