Vague 03 Flashcards

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éperdument

A

madly

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Il était d’origine Italienne

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He was of Italian descent

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3
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beauté

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handsomeness

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4
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une falaise

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a cliff

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5
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les flots

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waves

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une forme, une sorte de..

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a kind of

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7
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évoquer

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to evoke

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8
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nous déménagions

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we moved

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9
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jusqu’à…

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until

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10
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un homme à femme (2)

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a ladykiller

a womanizer

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11
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fouetter / battre

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to lash

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j’ai pensé à lui

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he came to my mind

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ancêtres

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ancestor

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14
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sans attaches

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no strings

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15
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Depuis tout seul = dés lors

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Since then

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16
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se résigner à

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to resign oneself to

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17
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la démission

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resignation

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18
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être coupable

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to be guilty

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19
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coupable

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a culprit

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20
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un bureau (objet)

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a desk

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21
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aller au bureau

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go to the office

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22
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travailler dans le bureau

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the study

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23
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en contact

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in touch

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24
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sécheresse

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Drought

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récoltes
crops
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Jusque là, jusque ici
Until now
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une dispute, une querelle
a quarrel
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nuancer (2)
to nuance, to qualify
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hôte
host
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L'Hostie
the Host
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elle adore recevoir..
She loves hosting
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Chiffres
figures
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les faits
facts
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l'expéditeur
sender
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L'enseignement supérieur
higher education
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une échelle
a scale
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souligner
underline
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très peu
very few
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Les heureux élus
the happy few
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se permettre
afford (I can't afford = je peux pas me permettre)
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des frais, des honoraires
fees
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frais de scolarité
Tuition
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cosmopolite
cosmopolitan
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familier
familiar
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renseigner
to acquaint (i'll acquaint you.. je vais te renseigner)
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fonctionnaires
civil servants
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bourses
scholarship
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brillant, clair
bright
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commun, ordinaire
common
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monter en flêche
soar
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la croissance
the growth
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un atout, un avantage
an asset
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un CV
a resume
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une pénurie, un manque (2)
a shortage | a lack
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disperser
to scatter
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des facteurs (de...)
factors
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par coeur, machinallement
by rote
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La main d'oeuvre
the labour force
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le gain
the gain
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le côté sordide
the seamy side
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une arme à double tranchant
a double edged weapon
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l'entraînement
the training
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une hausse
a surge
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faire des profits (3
earn money | derive profit
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pensable
thinkable
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S'inscrire
enroll =(I enrolled= je me suis inscrit..)
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projet de loi enregistré
enrolled bill
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épeler
spell
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impressionner
to impress
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mal préparés
ill prepared
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diplomés
graduates
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environ
odd
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un niveau, une couche
a tier
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charbon
coal
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connecteur
plug
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vanter
to tout
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infirmière auxiliaire
nursing assistant
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Chinois
chinese
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gagnant-gagnant
win-win
80
Participer à...
To participate in
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rajeunir
to rejuvenate
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standardisation
standardization
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d'allure...
of allure
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privilégié
privileged
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subventionné
subsidized
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Installations, infrastructures
facilities
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Maintenir
to maintain
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le grade, diplôme
degree
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inabordable
unaffordable
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prestige
prestige
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two tier
à deux niveaux
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L'offre et la demande
supply and demand
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empoisonner
to poison
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être endétté
to be in debt
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le chef de famille (2)
the head of the household | the breadwinner
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Le foyer
household
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un enjeu important / un problème majeur
a major issue
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1 sur 5
1 in 5
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rembourser
to refund
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un prêt étudiant
a student loan
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la dette
the debt
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débitteur
the debtor
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la portion, la part
the share
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dépenses
expenses
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sans regarder, sans s'intéresse à...
regardless
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l'effet combiné
the combined effet
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Globalement (2)
All in all / Overall
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s'immiscer
to interfere
109
raconter
to tell
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ils ont dérochés...
they have taken