UNIT 12 to 15 Flashcards

1
Q

renoncer à

A

give in to

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2
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repenser à

A

look back on

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3
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faire une remarque au sujet de

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make a point in relation to

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4
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mettre à un point d’honneur à faire..

A

make a point of doing sth

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5
Q

à quoi ça sert cela / de

A

what’s the point of / of doing

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6
Q

ça ne sert à rien de

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there is no point in doing

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7
Q

informer quelqu’un de

A

let sb know

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8
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down/upward mobility

A

déclassement / promotion sociale

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9
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admirer qq / mépriser qq

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look up to sb / look down on sb

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10
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considérer qq comme

A

look on as

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11
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considérer / classer

A

rate

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12
Q

une tendance à faire qch

A

trend toward sth

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13
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tendance en matière de

A

trend in

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14
Q

donner le ton à

A

trend toward sth

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15
Q

être à court / de qch

A

run out / of

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16
Q

grimper en flèche (intransitif)

A

soar / boom / skyrocket

17
Q

increase, raise (transitif)

A

extend / expand / improve

18
Q

increase# rise# (intransitif

A

go/be up# grow# expand#

19
Q

decrease (transitif)

A

drop cut reduce deteriorate

20
Q

decrease# (intransitif)

A

fall# drop# go/be down# decline# collapse# plunge# : plonger

21
Q

s’effondrer (intransitif)

A

plummet# :
to nosedive# : dégringoler(piquer du nez)
tumble# : s’effondrer, chuter
slump# dip#

22
Q

increase (6 nouns)

A

rise

growth

extension

expansion

boom

improvement

23
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decrease (9 nouns)

A

deterioration

fall

drop

decline

cut

reduction

collapse

slump

dip

24
Q

légère

A

slight

25
Q

progressive

A

gradual

26
Q

regulière

A

steady

27
Q

rapide

A

rapid