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Voc 4 Flashcards

1
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saisir, s’emparer de

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to seize

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2
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poignée

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handle

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3
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élan

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momentum

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4
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habituel

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accustomed

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5
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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to glance

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6
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café-restaurant, snack-bar

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diner

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7
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le regard

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the gaze

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8
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faire mauvais usage de

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to misuse

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9
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corruption

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bribery

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10
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calomnie, diffamation

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slander

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11
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écrit diffamatoire

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libel

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12
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un mal pour un bien

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a blessing in disguise

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13
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où se trouve l’obscurité, se trouve aussi la lumière

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every cloud has a silver lining

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14
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feuilleter

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to leaf through

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15
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aguerri à

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inured to

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16
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en floraison, déploiement

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still-unfolding

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17
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une bande (de cire, de papier, etc)

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a swath

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18
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annoncer

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to herald

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19
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complètement plat

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pancake-flat

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20
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reconnaître/admettre

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to reckon

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21
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paroisse

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parish

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22
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couverture médiatique

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media coverage

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23
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atténué

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subdued

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24
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furtif

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sneaking, stealthy

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25
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bilan humain (nb de morts)

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death toll

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26
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réprimander

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to chide

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27
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freiner, ralentir (gêner)

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to hamper

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28
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querelle

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wrangling –> to wrangle

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29
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garanti, assuré

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underwritten

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30
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subventionner

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to subsidise

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31
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législateur

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policymaker

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32
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sujet aux inondations

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flooding-prone ; prone to flooding

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33
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contracter une assurance

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to underwrite insurance

34
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causé par

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entailed by

35
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laisser expirer (abonnement, assurance)

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to let lapse (suscription, insurance)

36
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le tiers-monde

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the third world

37
Q

détourner de l’argent

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to embezzle money

38
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palier (maison)

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landing

39
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rampe, balustrade

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railing

40
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embrasure de la porte

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doorway

41
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large sourire, rictus

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grin

42
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sans surveillance

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unattended

43
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le regard vide

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a blank expression in one’s eyes / gazing in the distance

44
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donner la tétée

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to breastfeed

45
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nouveau né

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infant / newborn baby

46
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craintif

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fearful

47
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affamé

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famished / starving

48
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poser qqch, étendre qqch

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to lay something

49
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lie prétérit, p passé

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lie, lay, lain

50
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drap

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sheet

51
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gémir/geindre

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to moan

52
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se frayer un passage dans

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to force, make one’s way into / to struggle to get into / to elbow one’s way into

53
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c’est inutile de

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it is useless to

there is no point to

54
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oisiveté

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idleness

55
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devant (temporel)

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before

56
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chagrin

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grief

57
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à son tour

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in turn

58
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dents/poing serré(es)

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clenched teeth/fist

59
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entre-temps, en attendant

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meanwhile, in the meantime

60
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révéler, mettre à nu

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to expose

61
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mourir de froid

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to die of exposure

62
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formules conte

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once upon a time - and they lived happily ever after

63
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activité à l’extérieur

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outdoor

64
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contempler

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to behold

65
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regarder fixement

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to stare at

66
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négliger, oublier, omettre

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to overlook

67
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scruter

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to peer at

68
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lancer un regard furieux

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to glare

69
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grande tristesse

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sorrow

70
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îlot

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islet

71
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À peine

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Scarcely

72
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En aucun cas/ sous aucun prétexte

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On no account

Under no circumstances

73
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À glacer le sang

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Blood-curdling

74
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Prononcer, dire

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to utter

75
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Culpabilité

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Guilt

76
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Comprendre (cerner)

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To grasp

77
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Etre tenu pour responsable

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To be held responsible

78
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Au cas où / si

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Should + sujet + vb (ex: should he call)

79
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Si jamais

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Were + sujet + infinitif (ex : Were the U.N. troops to pull out)

80
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N’eût été, sans

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Had it not been for

81
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Chêne

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Oak-tree

82
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Se faire avoir

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To be taken in

Anglais (23 decks)

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