Voc 13 Flashcards

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1
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Prendre une décision

A

to make a decision

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2
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le bruit court que

A

rumour has it that…

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3
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les on-dit

A

hearsays

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4
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ragots

A

gossip

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5
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se répandre comme une traînée de poudre

A

to spread like wildfire

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6
Q

la banlieue

A

the suburbia

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7
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une puce (électronique)

A

a chip

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8
Q

illimité, sans bornes

A

boundless

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9
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un goujat, malotru

A

a bounder

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10
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être en roue libre

A

to freewheel

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11
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force de persuasion

A

persuasive force

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12
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annuler (UNE LOI)

A

to repeal

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13
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donner des leçons de morale

A

to lecture

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14
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méfaits

A

wrongdoings

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15
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critères

A

standards

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16
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défendre, soutenir

A

to champion

17
Q

laisser le temps à qn

A

tu give time to sb

18
Q

sans entrave

A

unfettered

19
Q

respecter la loi

A

to abide by the law

20
Q

situation difficile

A

predicament

21
Q

mener une guerre

A

to wage a war

22
Q

peser sur

A

to weigh in on

23
Q

l’âge d’or

A

the heyday

24
Q

enlever, kidnapper

A

to abduct

25
Q

perdre du terain

A

to lose ground

26
Q

munitions

A

ammunition

27
Q

moral

A

moral (unethical pour sans moral)

28
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crédible

A

credible