Voc 2 Flashcards

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faire l’éloge de

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to praise

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pousser, inciter

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to prompt

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le déguisement

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the disguise

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un criminel

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a felon

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tromper

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to deceive

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la séquelle, la suite

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the aftermath

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7
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faciliter dans le sens favoriser…

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to further

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8
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l’obstruction parlementaire

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the filibuster

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gêner, entraver

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to hinder

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rebel (adj)

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rebellious

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la vitesse, l’élan

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the momentum

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12
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une introspéction

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a soul-searching

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13
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des ravages, le chaos

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havoc

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14
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en effet, effectivement

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sure enough

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15
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lyncher

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to lynch

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croissant (adjectif)

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incremental

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17
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méfiant

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distrustful

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18
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faire table rase

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to make a clean sweep

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19
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l’allocation

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the allowance

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20
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la plume

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the feather

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21
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duper, berner

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to fool

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22
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un avion

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an aircraft

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habilement

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skillfully

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troubler, agiter, froisser (des gens par exemple…)

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to ruffle

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la couture

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the seam

26
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estimer, évaluer

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to assess

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s’élargir, s’agrandir / agrandir, élargir

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to widen

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profondément enraciné

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deep-rooted

29
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un rebel

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a rebel

30
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causer, provoquer

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to wreak

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plaider

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to plead

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un mélanger / mélanger

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a/to blend

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le fourrage, la substance, la matière (donner de la matière…)

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the fodder

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le vaurien, bandit

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the scoundrel

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échouer

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to strand

36
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un tremblement de terre

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an earthquake

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la prudence

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the wariness

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le maximum, le + haut degré

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the utmost

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dénigrer, décrier

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to disparage

40
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la sagesse ou le jugement

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the wisdom

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embobiner, déboussoler

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to bamboozle

42
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retirer, se retirer, reculer…

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to withdraw

43
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La golden rule :

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“do unto others as you would have them do unto you”

44
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faire marche arrière

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to backpedal

45
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terre-à-terre

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down-to-earth

46
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l’éducation

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the upbringing

47
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homicide involontaire

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a manslaughter

48
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près d’ici

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nearby

49
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la croyance, la conviction

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the belief

50
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envoyer, balancer (un middle finger…)

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to flip

51
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l’éloge, les louanges

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the praise

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repère

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reference point, landmark

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accompagner

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to usher

54
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en apparence, à ce qu’il paraît…

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seemingly

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sûr qui on peut compter, de confiance…

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reliable

56
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largement, en général

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broadly

57
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la constitition

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the establishment

58
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Phrase de transition résumé/commentaire

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Now id’ like to come back on a few points that are particularly relevant in the text

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jeune, mineur

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juvenile

60
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fermement, avec constance…

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staunchly

61
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la façon de voir les choses

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the mindset