Voc 1 Flashcards

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1
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se multiplier

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to multiply

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ce qui est en jeu

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what is at stake

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s’avérer

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to prove

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prétendument

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supposedly

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létal(e) (adj)

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lethal

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covoiturage

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car-sharing

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une tel…

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a such…

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Un manque à gagner

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a shortfall

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débrouillard (adj)

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resourceful

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en l’espace de…

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within (the space of…)

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copier

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to reproduce, to copy

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la bulle immoblière

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the housing bubble

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s’envoler (dollars, cours…)

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to soar

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chasser au sens d’expulser

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to expel

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la classe moyenne

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the middle classe

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Auparavant

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before/Previously

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17
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épargner

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to save

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18
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force est de constater que…

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there is no choice but to accept that …

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témoigner, reféter

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to reflect

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20
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l’ancien maire

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the former mayor

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21
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la retenue

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the reserve

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occuper (un poste)

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to hold

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s’accumuler

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to accumulate

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critiquer

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criticize

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25
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politique intérieure

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domestic policy

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un échec

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failure

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soi-disant

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so called

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chloré (adj)

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chlorinated

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nourriture génétiquement modifiée

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genetically modified food

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rumeur

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rumour

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propager

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to propagate

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32
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prophète de malheur

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prophets of doom

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concernant (2)

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concerning

regarding

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34
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gaz de schiste

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shale gas

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35
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compter sur

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to bank on

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36
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quitte à… (au risque de)

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even if it means…

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37
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le frein

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the brake

38
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freiner

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to brake

39
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excellent, beau, d’une grande qualité…

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fine

40
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candide, naïf OU les yeux écarquillés

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wide-eyed

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un (petit) coup sec

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a tweak

42
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un truc, une combine…

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a fiddle

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qui s’ensuit

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ensuing

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ride, pli

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wrinkle

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une prédilection

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a predilection

46
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la confusion, le désordre

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the muddle

47
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confondre, embrouiller, mélanger…

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to muddle

48
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se tirer d’affaire

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to muddle through

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S’ensuivre

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to ensue

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d’une façon approbatrice

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approvingly

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doux, léger

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mild

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simple, modeste, aimable…

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homely

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le bouleversement, l’agitation

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the upheaval

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la sécheresse, la disette

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the drought

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Ainsi donc, par conséquent

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Thus

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pur, absolu

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stark

57
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le comportement, l’allure

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the demeanour

58
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un saut, un bond

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a leap

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prudent, circonspect

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cautious

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étendu, vaste

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far-flung

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atterré, interloqué, pantois

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aghast

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la manière, la façon

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the manner

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de façon à se faire remarquer, remarquable, ou évidente

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conspicuously

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intransigeant

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hard-nosed

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la grandiloquence

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the bombast

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macabre, malsain, salace…

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lurid

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Une affirmation, revendication

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an assertion

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un bruit, un cliquetis

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a rattle

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le tonerre

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the thunder

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remplir, envahir, farcir…

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to fill

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calme, gui garde son calme

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placid

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un habitant

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a denizen

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sous, inférieur (adverbe)

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beneath

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grogner

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to grumble

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Il … volontier

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he’s not averse to…

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remuer, bouger…

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to stir

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méfiant

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leery

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égar, considération

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deference

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Golfe (Géographique = du Mexique…) ou gouffre

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gulf

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bouillonnant, furieux

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seething

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interrompre, interpeller (bruyamment)

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to heckle

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un prospectus, un tract

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a leaflet

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un chroniquer

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a columnist

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rencontrer, se heurer à

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encounter

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couver, fumer

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to smolder

86
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un rassemblement

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a rally

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(faire) remarquer

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to opine

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enfoncer, imposer

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to thrust

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résider, demeurer

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to dwell

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la laisse (pour chien)

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the leash

91
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réaffirmer

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to reassert

92
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Une barrière, une clôture

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a fence