v-y Flashcards

1
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rivaliser avec

A

to vie with

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2
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un vaurien, un bandit

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a villain, a scoundrel

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3
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enfreindre, transgresser, violer un règlement

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to violate, to disobey

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4
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quasi

A

virtual, near

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5
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une quasi-certitude

A

a virtual certainty

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6
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à un arrêt presque complet

A

a virtual standstill

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7
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pratiquement, quasiment

A

virtually

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8
Q

la formation professionnelle

A

vocational training

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9
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se porter garant, répondre de

A

to vouch for

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10
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abandonner, renoncer à

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to waive, to relinquish

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11
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renoncer à un droit

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to waive a claim, a right

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12
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prendre un bain de foule

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to go on a walkabout

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13
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aller sans but, flâner

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to wander, to loaf, to stroll

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14
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errer dans les rues

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to wander through the streets

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15
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rêveries

A

wandering thoughts

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16
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des pérégrinations=promenades sans but

A

wanderings

17
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un service, un pavillon d’hôpital

A

a ward

18
Q

le service des urgences

A

the emergency ward

19
Q

prudent, sur ses gardes

A

wary

20
Q

un chien de garde

A

a watchdog

21
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un comité de surveillance

A

a watchdog committee

22
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des terres en friches ou un terrain vague en ville

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a wasteland

23
Q

hésiter, vaciller

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to waver, to dither, to falter, to hesitate

24
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une cale

A

a wedge (under a wheel or a door)

25
Q

brouiller (deux personnes par ex)

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to drive a wedge between two people

26
Q

le mariage (institution)

A

the wedlock

27
Q

être né hors mariage

A

to be born out of wedlock

28
Q

l’endroit où l’on se trouve

A

the whereabout

29
Q

fouetter

A

to whip

30
Q

siffler

A

to whistle

31
Q

un enfant surdoué

A

a whizz kid

32
Q

des profits inattendus, exceptionnels

A

windfall profits

33
Q

sage, prudent

A

wise

34
Q

il n’en est pas plus avancé

A

he is none the wiser for it

35
Q

ironique

A

wry

36
Q

un joug (sens propre et figuré)

A

a yoke