UNIT 10 to 18 Flashcards

1
Q

requérir, nécessiter (qqch difficile

A

to call for

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2
Q

découvrir un remède

A

to come up with a cure

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3
Q

être comparé à qqun

A

to be compared to sb

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4
Q

cadre

A

executive

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5
Q

traverser une période difficile

A

go through sth painful

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6
Q

préoccupé par

A

concerned about

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7
Q

instruit

A

well (poorly) educated

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8
Q

prendre des gens en otage

A

take people hostage

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9
Q

bien s’entendre avec qqun

A

get on with sb

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10
Q

ne pas prendre en compte

A

to overlook

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11
Q

épais mince

A

thick thin

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12
Q

une marque

A

a brand

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13
Q

le prix s’élève à

A

the price stands at

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14
Q

atteindre le maximum à

A

to reach a peak of

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15
Q

atteindre son plus bas niveau à

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to bottom out at

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16
Q

le prix s’est stabilisé à

A

the price levelled of at

17
Q

se durcir se ramollir

A

harden soften

18
Q

se desserrer se resserrer

A

to loosen to tighten

19
Q

profond superficiel

A

deep shallow

20
Q

lanceur d’alerte

A

whistle blower

21
Q

s’engager à

A

to commit oneself to doing

22
Q

faire remarquer à qqun

A

to point out to sth

23
Q

avancer un argument

A

to put forward an idea

24
Q

se ranger du coté de

A

to side with

25
Q

digne de confiance

A

truthworthy

26
Q

inculper qqun pour

A

to charge sb with doing

27
Q

notaire

28
Q

proposer de faire qqch

A

to offer to do sth

29
Q

beaucoup avoir besoin de

A

be desperate for

30
Q

fermer les yeux sur

A

to turn blind eye to

31
Q

polémique

A

controversy about

32
Q

commenter qqch

A

comment on sth

33
Q

rendre public

34
Q

désavantager

A

penalise for doing

35
Q

faire semblant

A

to pretend

36
Q

courant