Voc 3 Flashcards by Paul JULLIEN | Brainscape

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le vent a tourné

A

the wind has changed

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comme le prouve

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as evidenced by

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mouvements de contestations

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protest movements

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Ministre des affaires étrangères

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Foreign Secretary

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le dernier (en date)

A

the latest

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diffuser (des spots publicitaires etc) (2)

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to broadcast

to air

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une malédiction

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a curse

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provoquer, éveiller (une peur par exemple…

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to arouse

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se mettre à

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to set about

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un grenier

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an attic

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tôle ondulée

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corrugated iron

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délabré

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ramshackle

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l’épicerie

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the grocery

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un fainéant

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a slacker

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arriéré (d’impôt…)

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arrears

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avec la plus grande générosité

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out of the goodness of his heart.

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mère de famille

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housewife

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le linge

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linen

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l’empressement

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the assiduousness

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présence d’esprit

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presence of mind

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enjoué

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jolly

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tenir (par la main etc)

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to hold

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tour à tour

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alternately

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la perplexité

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the perplexity

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l’émerveillement

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the wonder

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la désapprobation

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the disapproval

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crier de joie

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to shout for joy

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intelligible

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intelligible

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le propriétaire

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the landlord

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feuillu

A

leafy

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un petit trou, une marque (d’usure…)

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a pockmark

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pourrir, se décomposer…

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to decay

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déborder

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to brim

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un prêt (immobilier) / hypotéquer

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a mortgage / to morgage

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s’attrouper, se regrouper

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to flock

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inciter, favoriser

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to spur

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la propriété, le domaine

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the estate

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prêter

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to lend

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une aubaine, une bénédiction

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a boon

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l’urne

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the ballot box

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la vertu

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the virtue

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gravement

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gravely

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menacer

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to threaten

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l’épargne

A

savings

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ordures ménagères (PLURIEL)

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household refuse

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Descendre dans la rue (manifester)

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to take to the streets

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solennellement

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solemnly

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combler (un déficit)

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to make up for

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la couche d’ozone

A

the ozone layer

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une armoire, penderie

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a wardrobe

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appuyée sur (un meuble appuyée sur…)

A

propped against…

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l’obscurité, ténèbres

A

the gloom

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de la camelote, pacotille

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junk

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couver (oiseau), broyer du noir

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do brood

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sangloter

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to sob

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virer

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to sack

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cesser, s’arrêter (un emploi par exemple)

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to cease

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de toute façon, en tout cas

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in any event

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filer, dégager

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to clear out

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le tirage (d’un journal)

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the circulation

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silencieux

A

silent

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faire (ses bagages)

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to pack

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passer voir qqln, faire une petite visite

A

to pop in

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bruyant

A

bruyant