Vague 4 Flashcards

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1
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C’est à dire, soit

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That is to say

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2 fois plus…

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twice as many as….

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une augmentation de 15¨% (2)

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a 15% rise

a 15% raise

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une bosse (dans métal)
un creux (bed...)
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a dent

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Il a cabossé sa voiture

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he made a dent in his car

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cabosser

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to dent

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oreiller, coussin

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pillow

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les revenues

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incomes

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ainsi

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thus

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…pendant que (=alors que)

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while

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attendre un peu

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to wait a while

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Dans l’ensemble (=globalement)

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On the whole

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eux même

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themselves

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s’intérroger

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to wonder

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15
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Une merveille

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a wonder

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16
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refaire surface

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resurface

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17
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refaire

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redo

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la pauvreté

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the poverty

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19
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l’issue

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the way out

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un fardeau

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a burden

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proéminent

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prominent

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transmettre

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to convey

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23
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de tout façon (2)

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besides

anyway

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à propos (qui.. à propos…)

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incidentally

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d’un autre coté

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otherwise

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26
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sympathiser

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to sympathise

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27
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l’après-midi

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the afternoon

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28
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un discours télévisé

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a televised speech

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29
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discours d’inauguration (2)

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inaugural lecture/speech

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30
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déclarer

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to declare

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31
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annoncer

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to announce

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32
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il n’y aura pas d’augmentation (Et cond.)

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there will be no rise (there would be…)

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33
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augmentation (2)

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a rise

an increase

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34
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Beaucoup de probèmes

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a package of Issues

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35
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a été soulevé

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was raised

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36
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soulever

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to raise

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37
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il ajouta (2)

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he added

he went on to say

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38
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avec until => temps ?

A

présent

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39
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22 ans

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22 year old

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40
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la foule

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a crowd (of people)

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41
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les foules

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the masses (the mass singulier)

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42
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devant un bâtiment

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outside

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43
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le siège du gouvernement

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the seat of…

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44
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pierres

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stones

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45
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jeter

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to throw
i threw
thrown

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46
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malgré (2)

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In spite of

Despite /:/

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47
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le chaos

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the chaos

chaotic scenes

48
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un chaos de ruine

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tangled heap of ruins

49
Q

régner, prévaloir

A

to prevail

50
Q

literallement

A

literally

51
Q

chasser ( pas de le sens animal )

A

to chase

52
Q

la police est…

A

the police are

53
Q

menancer

A

to threaten

54
Q

déclarer

A

to claim

55
Q

Un arbre généaolgique

A

a Family tree

56
Q

un cache-oeil

A

an eye patch

57
Q

lignage, descendance… (3)

A

lineage
ancestors
roots

58
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un blason

A

a coat of arms

59
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enlever, kidnapper (2)

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to abduct

to kidnap

60
Q

Un coffre au trésor

A

a treasure chest

61
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le butin

A

the loot

62
Q

piller

A

to loot

63
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Les “Pères pèlerins”

A

The Pelgrim Fathers

64
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le pape

A

the pope

65
Q

fuir

A

to flee

66
Q

un monopole

A

a monopoly

67
Q

Guerre de Sécession

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The American civil war (1861/1865)

68
Q

se séparer = faire sécession

A

to secede

69
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une blessure

A

a wound

70
Q

blesser

A

to wound

71
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gratter, griffer

A

to scratch

72
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un grattement, une égranitunure

A

a scratch

73
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à partir de rien

A

from scratch

74
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passer de la misère à la richesse

A

to go from rags to riches

75
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un chiffon

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a rag

76
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taquiner

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to rag

77
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grimper, escalader

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to clim

78
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confiance

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confidence

79
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glisser (sens chuter)

A

to slip

80
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une glissade (dans le sens erreur)

A

a slip

81
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entièrement

A

fully

82
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au moins

A

fully

83
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l’enquête

A

the survey

84
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riche, fortuné (adjectif)

A

wealthy

85
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les riches

A

the wealthy

86
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sévère, dur = déprimmé

A

grim

87
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déprimé, abbatu

A

depressed

88
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légèrement

A

slightly

89
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au-delà-de

A

beyond

90
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indiscipliné, turbulent, grincheux

A

fractious

91
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foi, croyance

A

the faith

92
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phénomène

A

a phenomenon

93
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perspectives, horizon

A

outlook

94
Q

la récupération, la reprise (économique par exemple)

A

the recovery

95
Q

La génération Y

A

Millennials

96
Q

effondrement

A

collapse

97
Q

beaucoup, largement assez, abondance…

A

plenty

98
Q

qql chose de plus profond

A

something deeper

99
Q

la panne, la décomposition

A

the breakdown

100
Q

diminuer

A

to diminish

101
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caractéristiques

A

hallmarks

102
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apparement

A

seemingly

103
Q

roussir, brûler

A

to scorch

104
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La politique de la terre brûler

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the scorched-earth policy

105
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raide, fort, élevé (adj)

A

steep

106
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fuir, éviter

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to shun

107
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les jeunes marriés

A

the bride and groom

108
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un groupe d’experts

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a think tank

109
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Maternité

A

motherhood

110
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retarder

A

to delay

111
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inciter, pousser

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to prompt

112
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acharné

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hell-bent

113
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une avalanche (de données…)

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a flood

114
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tenir en haleine

A

to keep you in suspense

115
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sortir (un film sort..)

A

realease

116
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une filiale

A

a subsidiary

117
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énorme, immense

A

huge