Voc 5 Flashcards by sixtine Dabée | Brainscape

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epochal

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d’époque/marquant

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trigger

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déclencher

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approvisionnement

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taming

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scale down

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réduire

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étendue

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extent

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slay

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tuer / tu me tues (rire)

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réagir

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to respond

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pertinent

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relevant

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rédiger la constitution

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to draft

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to consider

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to regard

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prétendre

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to allege

–> he is alleged to have kill him (certains prétendent qu’il l’a tué)

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faille

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failings

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un fléau essentiel

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a prime plague / scourge

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la société US

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society US (pas de the)

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la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase

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the last draw that broke the elephant’s back

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lobbies

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advocacy groups

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porte-parole

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a spokeman (diplo) / the mouthpiece

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aspirer à

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yearn for

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qui semble inattaquable

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seemingly unassailable

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forcefully

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avec force, énergie

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Président Obama

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President Obama (sans the)

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purchase / a purchase

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acheter / un achat

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contraire de the latter

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the former

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synonyme turning point

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a landmark

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overall

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adv -> globalement

adj -> global (≠ global en anglais = mondial)

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donner un coup fatal

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to deal a blow

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une frénésie

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a spree

-> a shooting spree (folie meurtrière)

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les médias

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the media

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émettre un jugement

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to issue a ruling

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étincelle

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a sparkle

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pretend to

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faire semblant de

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munitions

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ammunitions

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renforcer

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to back up

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defeat

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verbe : gagner, vaincre

nom : défaite

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a chilling statement

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déclaration qui donne des frissons