USEFUL VOCABULARY TO WORK ON IN ESSAYS Flashcards

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satisfaire un besoin

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to fulfile

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évaluer

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to assess

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prévaloir, l’emporter, dominer

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to prevail

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au lendemain de

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in the aftermath of

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rompre les liens avec

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to severe ties with

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se conformer à

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to comply with

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nécessiter, exiger, requérir, avoir besoin ( dans le sens de nécessiter)

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to require

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être lié à, être voué à, être tenu à (obligé de faire qqch)

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to be bound to

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priver quelqu’un de quelque chose

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to deprive sbdy of

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gêner, entraver

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to hamper

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prospérer, fleurir

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to thrive

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inventer

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to coin

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La récente tournure des événements

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the recent turn of events

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fournir qqc à qqn

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to provide sth for …

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souligner

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to highlight

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saluer, aclamer

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to hail

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une entrée

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a gateway to

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passer un accord avec

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to strike a deal with

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peser

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to weigh

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donner son avis

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to weigh in

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se prononcer sur qqch

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to weigh in on sthg

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peser sur

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to weigh on

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à part

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apart from

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surmonter, franchir, vaincre, maitriser

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to overcome

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déclencher

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to tringer

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engendrer

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to beget

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que ce soit une bonne chose ou non

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wheter for good or bad

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soutenir

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to champion

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être confronter à

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to be beset

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repésenter, s’élever à

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to amount to

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porter atteinte à

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to infringe on

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se vanter de

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to boast about

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le principe

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the tenet

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compenser quelque chose

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to make up for sth

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s’impliquer

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to step in

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mettre en oeuvre

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to implement

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découler de

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to stem from

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favoriser / nourrir des espoirs

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to foster

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nier

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to deny

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s’avérer être

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to prove to be

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former

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to shape

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remonter à plusieures annéesq

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to go back many years

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en ce qui concerne

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as regards

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une délocalisation

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an outsourcing

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faire partie de

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to fall within

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un ensemble de

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a set of

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s’efforcer de

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to andeavour to

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identifier qqch

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to pinpoint

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to fulfile

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satisfaire un besoin

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to assess

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évaluer

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to prevail

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prévaloir, l’emporter, dominer

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in the aftermath of

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au lendemain de

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to severe ties with

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rompre les liens avec

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to comply with

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se conformer à

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to require

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nécessiter, exiger, requérir, avoir besoin ( dans le sens de nécessiter)

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to be bound to

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être lié à, être voué à, être tenu à (obligé de faire qqch)

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to deprive sbdy of

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priver quelqu’un de quelque chose

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to hamper

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gêner, entraver

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to thrive

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prospérer, fleurir

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to coin

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inventer

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the recent turn of events

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La récente tournure des événements

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to provide sth for …

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fournir qqc à qqn

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to highlight

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souligner

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to hail

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saluer, aclamer

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a gateway to

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une entrée

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to strike a deal with

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passer un accord avec

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to weigh

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peser

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to weigh in

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donner son avis

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to weigh in on sthg

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se prononcer sur qqch

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to weigh on

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peser sur

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apart from

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à part

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to overcome

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surmonter, franchir, vaincre, maitriser

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to tringer

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déclencher

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to beget

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engendrer

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wheter for good or bad

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que ce soit une bonne chose ou non

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to champion

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soutenir

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to be beset

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être confronter à

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to amount to

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repésenter, s’élever à

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to infringe on

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porter atteinte à

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to boast about

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se vanter de

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the tenet

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le principe

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to make up for sth

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compenser quelque chose

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to step in

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s’impliquer

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to implement

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mettre en oeuvre

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to stem from

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découler de

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to foster

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favoriser / nourrir des espoirs

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to deny

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nier

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to prove to be

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s’avérer être

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to shape

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former

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to go back many years

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remonter à plusieures annéesq

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as regards

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en ce qui concerne

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an outsourcing

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une délocalisation

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to fall within

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faire partie de

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a set of

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un ensemble de

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to andeavour to

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s’efforcer de

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to pinpoint

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identifier qqch