Voc 14 Flashcards

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répondre à, pourvoir à

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to cater

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avantage

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perk

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un tollé

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an outcry

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nombreux

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numerous

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dont le prix est abordable

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affordable

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la motivation

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the incentive

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côtoyer qqn

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to rub shoulders with sb

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marchander, négocier

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to bargain

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9
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une chimère

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a pipe dream

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10
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une aubaine

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a windfall

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11
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une tendance à la baisse

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a downward trend

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12
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discréditer

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to debunk

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13
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l’usine

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the plant

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14
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l’attribution

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the allocation

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15
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profiter de

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to take advantage of

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servir de vitrine à

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to showcase

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digne

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dignified

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il est grand temps

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It’s high time

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compte tenu de

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in the light of

20
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faire taire

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to silence

21
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le pivot (sens figuré, genre l’axe central de la politique…)

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the linchpin

22
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passer de la misère à la richesse

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to go from rags to riches

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méritant

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deserving

24
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parcours scolaire

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academy backgrounds

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exposer, mettre en vedette

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to display

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un sosie

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a lookalike

27
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confier

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to entrust

28
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surestimer

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overrate

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le goudron, goudronner

A

tar

30
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le piston (relation …)

A

the string-pulling,