u-v Flashcards

1
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fâcheux, regrettable

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unfortunate

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2
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malheureusement

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unfortunately

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3
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sans fondements

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unfounded

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4
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des rumeurs sans fondements

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unfounded allegations

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5
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une critique injustifiée

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unfounded criticism

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6
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libre,aisé

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unhampered, unhindered

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7
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un accès libre

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unhampered access

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8
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commerce non entravé par la règlementation fiscale

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trade unhampered by tax regulations

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9
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travailler sans être dérangé

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to work unhindered

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10
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caractéristique

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unmistakable

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11
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peu probable

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unlikely

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12
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désagréable, dur à avaler

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unpalatable

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13
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sans précédent

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unprecedented

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14
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ne pas être préparé, être pris au dépourvu

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to be unprepared

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15
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prendre qqn au dépourvu

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to catch smbd unprepared

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16
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non qualifié

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unqualified

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17
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non diplômé

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unqualified teacher

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18
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ne pas être qualifié pour ce travail

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to be unqualified for the job

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19
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de l’agitation

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unrest

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20
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des troubles sociaux

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social unrest

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21
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non résolu

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unresolved

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22
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indemne, sain et sauf

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unscathed

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23
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inconvenant

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unseemly

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24
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instable

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unsettled

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25
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un marché instable

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an unsettled market

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26
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être perturbé

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to feel unsettled

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27
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laisser les choses en suspens

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to leave matters unsettled

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28
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sans qualifications

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unskilled

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29
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un travail ne nécessitant pas de qualifications professionnelles

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an unskilled job

30
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douteux

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unsound, unreliable

31
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un personnage douteux

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an unsound person

32
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un jugement mal fondé

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an unsound view

33
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contestable sur le plan éthique/politique

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ethically/politically unsound

34
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instable, irrégulier

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unsteady

35
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infructueux

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unsuccessful

36
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qui ne convient pas, inopportun

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unsuitable, inappropriate (for the post, for agriculture)

37
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comme il fallait s’y attendre (adv)

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unsurprisingly

38
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impensable

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unthinkable

39
Q

la caste des intouchables en Inde

A

the untouchables

40
Q

être traité en paria

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to be treated as an untouchable

41
Q

insolite, inhabituel

A

unusual

42
Q

involontaire

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unwitting

43
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sans le faire exprès

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unwittingly

44
Q

un tumulte

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an uproar

45
Q

les hauts et les bas

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the ups and downs

46
Q

à jour, moderne, à la page

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up-to-date

47
Q

de la plus haute importance

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utmost, greatest

48
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un problème de la plus haute importance

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an issue of utmost importance

49
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une question de la plus extrême urgence

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a matter of utmost urgency

50
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faire tout son possible

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to do one’s utmost

51
Q

au plus haut degré

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to the utmost

52
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au maximum

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at the utmost

53
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complet, véritable

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utter, sheer, mere

54
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un véritable désastre

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an utter disaster

55
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un idiot complet

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an utter idiot

56
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dans un véritable désespoir

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in utter despair

57
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l’avant-guarde

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the vanguard

58
Q

être à la point du progrès

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to be in the vanguard of progress

59
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de valeur

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valuable

60
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des objets de valeur

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valuables

61
Q

un coffre-fort

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a safe

62
Q

changer de direction (vent/bateau)

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to veer

63
Q

se rallier à un point de vue (fig)

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to veer round to one’s point of view

64
Q

un voile

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a veil

65
Q

le chador

A

the islamic veil

66
Q

jeter un voile sur (fig)

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to draw a veil over smtg

67
Q

un vétérinaire

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a vet (a veterinary surgeon)

68
Q

un ancien combattant

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a veteran

69
Q

le voisinage, les environs

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the vicinity

70
Q

à proximité immédiate de la ville

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in the immediate vicinity of the town