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voc 5 Flashcards

1
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bouc-émissaire

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a scapegoat –> to scapegoat

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diffuser, émettre

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to broadcast

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esprit critique

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a critical mind

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soutenir, appuyer

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to endorse

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5
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médias traditionnels

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mainstream media

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réviser, revoir, éditer

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to edit

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éditeur

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publisher

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rédacteur en chef

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editor

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attaquer en justice

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to sue someone, to take someone to court

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qui partage ses idées, qui est dans le même état d’esprit

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like-minded

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11
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fil d’actualités

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newsfeed

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déformer, voiler, pervertir

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to warp

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13
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un peu tiré par les cheveux

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far-fetched

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14
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atout, carte maîtresse

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trumpcard

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15
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las

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weary

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16
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souiller, ternir

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to sully

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17
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méfiant

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suspicious, wary, cautious

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18
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se référer à , évoquer, rappeler, revenir sur

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to hark back to

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19
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PDG

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CEO

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20
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truqué

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rigged

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21
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courant descendant

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downdraft –> an economic downdraft

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22
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une flambée

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a flare-up

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23
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soupçon ou relent

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whiff

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24
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savourer, se délecter de

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to relish

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25
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impasse

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deadlock

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26
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marginal, anticonformiste

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maverick

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27
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délit

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misdemeanour

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28
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justification

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vindication –> to vindicate

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29
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taux de participation (élections)

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voter turnout

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30
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titulaire, en exercice

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incumbent

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31
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suporter, tolérer

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to stomach

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32
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nord est des USA, ancienne manufacturing belt

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the Rust Belt

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33
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dès que

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no sooner + inversion

34
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se vanter, se targuer de, fanfaronner

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to boast

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décider de ne pas faire

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to decide against doing

36
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avoir hâte de

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to look forward to +vb-ing

37
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être habitué à faire

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to be used to doing

38
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profession

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occupation

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affectation, mission

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assignment

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reconnu

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acknowledged

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intense, grave

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acute

42
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potentiel, éventuel, futur

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prospective

43
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séjour, période de travail, mission ponctuelle

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a stint

44
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symbole de prestige

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status symbol

45
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ultérieur

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subsequent

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être attrayant pour

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to appeal to

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complaisance, auto-satisfaction

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complacency

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intégralité, totalité

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entirety

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avec du recul, rétrospectivement

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in hindsight

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pivoter, basculer

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to pivot

51
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estime de soi

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self-esteem

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approuver, appuyer

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to endorse

53
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industrie familiale, entreprise artisanale

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cottage industry

54
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agréable

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enjoyable, pleasant

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particulier

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private individual

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malheur, infortune

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woe

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notoriété, importance, place de premier plan

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prominence

58
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piquer la curiosité de qqun

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to pique sb’s interest

59
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marge de bénéfit

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profit margin

60
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rachat (d’une entreprise) –> OPA

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takeover –> takeover bid

61
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ne pas honorer sa parole

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to renege

62
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revenir sur une promesse

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to renege on a pledge

63
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poids

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heft

64
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surveillance, examen approfondi

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scrutiny

65
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breveter

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to patent

66
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cadre, champ, étendue

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scope

67
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bouleverser, perturber

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to disrupt

68
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terne, morne

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lacklustre

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obstacle

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hurdle

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stressant, tendu

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fraught

71
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entrepôt

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warehouse

72
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magasin de vente au détail

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retail store

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à peu près

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roughly

74
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production, rendement

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output

75
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étagère, rayon

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shelve

76
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marchandises, biens

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wares (goods for sale)

77
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une pile

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a stack

78
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être en concurrence avec

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to vie with

79
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snober

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to snub

80
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une décharge

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a landfill

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