Voc 13 Flashcards by Paul JULLIEN

Q

Prendre une décision

A

to make a decision

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le bruit court que

A

rumour has it that…

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les on-dit

A

hearsays

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ragots

A

gossip

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se répandre comme une traînée de poudre

A

to spread like wildfire

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la banlieue

A

the suburbia

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une puce (électronique)

A

a chip

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illimité, sans bornes

A

boundless

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un goujat, malotru

A

a bounder

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être en roue libre

A

to freewheel

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force de persuasion

A

persuasive force

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annuler (UNE LOI)

A

to repeal

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donner des leçons de morale

A

to lecture

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méfaits

A

wrongdoings

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critères

A

standards

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défendre, soutenir

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to champion

Q

laisser le temps à qn

A

tu give time to sb

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sans entrave

A

unfettered

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respecter la loi

A

to abide by the law

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situation difficile

A

predicament

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mener une guerre

A

to wage a war

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peser sur

A

to weigh in on

Q

l’âge d’or

A

the heyday

Q

enlever, kidnapper

A

to abduct

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perdre du terain

A

to lose ground

Q

munitions

A

ammunition

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moral

A

moral (unethical pour sans moral)

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crédible

A

credible