Voc 1 Flashcards by Antoine Flacher | Brainscape

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Balle perdue

A

Stray bullet

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Enfant perdu

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Stray child

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S’égarer
S’écarter de
Dévier

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To stray (from)

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Faire voler en éclats
Anéantir
Briser

A

To shatter

To break or be broken into small many pieces

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Expédier

Envoyer

A

To dispatch

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Intervention d’urgence

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Emergency dispatch

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Pousser quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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To urge sb to do sth

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Agent

Policier

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Police officer

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PDG

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CEO

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Disparition / mort

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Demise

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Cambrioleur

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Home invader

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Se soucier de

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To care about

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Une veillée

Une manifestation silencieuse

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A vigil

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Pleurer

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To mourn

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Persistant

Tenace

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Enduring

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Relâche

Laxiste

A

Lax

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Ordinaire

Banal

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Commonplace

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En grande partie

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In no small part

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Propos alarmistes

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Fearmongering

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Décousu

Fait au coup par coup

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Piecemeal

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Cher à

Précieux

A

Cherished

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Largement répandu

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Pervasive

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Récit

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Narrative

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Force
Attraction
Attrait
L’attrait du passé

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Pull

The pull of the past

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Arguments pour / contre quelque chose

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The case for / against something

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Indépendance

Autonomie

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Self-reliance

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Farouche
Acharné
Coriace

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Rugged

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Être en faveur de

Préférer

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To favour

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Marcher pesamment

Avancer péniblement

A

To lumber

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Au pas lourd

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Lumbering

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Pesant

Encombrant

A

Awkward

Clumsy

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Soutenir

Étayer

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To underpin

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Propriété

Domaine

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Homestead

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Affirmation

Revendication

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Claim

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Dans l’état actuel des choses

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As it is

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Bambin

A

A toddler

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Faire obstruction

Contrarier les plans de

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To stonewall

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Sans égal

Sans précédent

A

Unparalleled

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Financer

A

To fund

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Alors même que

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Even as

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Constant

Régulier

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Consistent

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Sonder

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To poll

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Structure politique
État
Régime politique

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Polity

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Exploiter

Profiter

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To tap into sth

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Central

Fondamental

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Core

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Défendeur

Partisan

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Advocate

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Renforcer

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To tighten

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Perdre tout contrôle de soi même

Être pris d’un acres de folie furieuse

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To run amok

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Défectueux

A

Flawed

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Prise

Point d’appui

A

Purchase

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A l’état brut

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Raw

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Principe

A

Tenet

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Déchaîner (passion)

Lancer (attaque)

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To unleash

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Pierre angulaire

A

Cornerstone

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Fonder

A

To found

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Sauvegarde

Protection

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Safeguard

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Soumis à

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Subservient to

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À côté de

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Alongside

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Manifestant

A

Demonstrator

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Manquer de quelque chose

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To lack sth

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Étendue

A

Breadth

Scope

Q

Compenser

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To make up for

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Dans l’ensemble

Généralement

A

By and large

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Bouleversant

Affligeant

A

Distressing

Q

Vivace

Saisissant

A

Vivid