Voc Flashcards

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Se soumettre à

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To abide by

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Expliquer

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To account for

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Se conformer à

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To adhere to

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Soutenir (argumenter, être partisan de)

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To advocate

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Avoir pour objectif quelque chose

Avoir pour objectif de faire quelque chose

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To aim at something

To aim at doing something

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Susciter

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To arouse

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Soutenir (supporter)

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To back up

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Renoncer à

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To back off from

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Confirmer

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To bear out

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Présenter quelque chose comme

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To bill something as

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Éclater

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To blow up

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Se résumer à

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To boil down to

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Friser

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To border on

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Se retirer de

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To bow out of

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S’incliner devant

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To bow to

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Échouer

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To break down

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Surmonter

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To break through

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Prendre fin

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To break up

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Provoquer (engendrer, donner naissance à)

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To bring forth

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Stimuler

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To buoy up

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Nécessiter

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To call for

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Inciter quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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To call on somebody to do something

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Effectuer

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To carry out

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Avoir des répercussions sur

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To carry over into

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Rattraper
To catch up with
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Céder à
To cave in to (something)
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Prétendre
To claim
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Prendre des mesures drastiques contre
To crack down on
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Se produire
To come about
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Revenir à
To come down to
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Être l’objet de (être la cible de, faire l’objet de)
To come in for
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Entrer en vigueur
To come into force
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Se heurter à
To come up against
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Proposer
To come up with
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Être dévoué, engagé dans quelque chose
To be committed to | To be devoted to
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Mener, organiser
To conduct
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S’opposer avec force à
To cry out against
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Réduire
To cut back on
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Exiger, nécessiter | Exigeant
To demand | Demanding
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Dépendre de
To depend on
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Consacrer à
To devote to
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Mettre de côté, rejeter
To discard
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Discriminer
To discriminate AGAINST
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Exclure, écarter quelqu’un
To dismiss sb (licencier)
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Être voué à
To be doomed to | Être voué à l’échec: to be doomed to fail/ to break down
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Faire monter | Faire baisser
To drive up | To drive down
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Donner des détails sur
To elaborate on
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Entreprendre dans
To embark on
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Être confronté à, rencontrer
To be faced with | To encounter
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Exercer, faire preuve de
To exercise
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Connaître, éprouver, rencontrer
To experience
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Faire face à, accepter la réalité de
To face up to
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Disparaître, diminuer fortement
To fade away
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S’effondrer
To fall apart
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Se ranger au point de vue de
To fall in with
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Décroître
To fall off
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Comprendre
To figure out
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Concorder avec
To fit in with
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Se concentrer sur
To focus on
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Imposer à
To foist on
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Prévoir
To foresee, to forecast
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Accomplir
To fulfill
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Acquérir, gagner, obtenir
To gain
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Contourner
To get around
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Donner naissance à
To give rise to
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Aller à l’encontre de
To go against
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Mettre à exécution
To go ahead with
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Octroyer, accorder
To grant
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Remettre
To hand in
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Être réticent à
To hang back from / to be reluctant to
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Ralentir
To hold back
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Tenir, organiser
To hold
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Traquer
To hunt down
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Avoir un impact sur
To impact on
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Empiéter sur
To impinge on
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Appliquer, exécuter
To implement
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Restreindre
To keep down
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Ne pas cesser de
To keep on +V-ing
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Faire face à
To keep up with
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Avoir du retard, être à la traine
To lag behind
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Mettre de côté
To lay aside
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Licencier
To lay off (to dismiss)
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Vivre aux dépens de
To live off
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Être à la hauteur de
To live up to, to measure up to
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Regarder de haut, mépriser
To look down on
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Attendre avec impatience
To look forward to
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Examiner
To look into
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Être à la recherche de
To look out to
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Satisfaire
To meet
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Diriger, pratiquer
To operate
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Décéder
To pass away
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Accomplir, exécuter
To perform
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Introduire progressivement | Supprimer progressivement
To phase in | To phase out
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Redémarrer
To pick up
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Faire remarquer
To point out
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Poursuivre
To pursue
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Mettre en avant, proposer
To put forward
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Superviser
To oversee
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Raviver
To rekindle
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Être fondé sur
To rest on
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Avoir pour conséquence
To result in
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Diriger
To run
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Mener à terme
To see through
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S’occuper de, veiller à
To see to
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Saisir
To seize
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Déclencher
To set off
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Établir
To set
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Prendre forme
To shape up
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Prendre pour cible
To single out
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Ralentir
To slow down
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Mettre de l’ordre dans, résoudre
To sort out
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Résulter de
To stem from
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Défendre
To stand up for
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Prendre du recul par rapport à
To step back from
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Démissionner
To step down
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Attiser
To stoke
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Insister sur, souligner
To stress, to lay stress on
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Trouver, conclure
To strike (an agreement)
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S’attaquer à
To tackle
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Être dupé, trompé
To be taken in
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Décoller
To take off
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Anticiper, réfléchir à l’avenir, prévenir
To think ahead
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Contrecarrer, contrarier
To thwart (schemes)
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Rejeter
To turn down
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Déclencher
To trigger off
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Connaître, éprouver
To undergo
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Être à l’origine de, introduire, inaugurer
To usher in
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Défendre, soutenir
To uphold
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Éradiquer
To wipe out
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Être d’accord avec quelque chose mais ne rien faire pour l’encourager
To pay a lip-service to something
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Au détriment de
At the expense of
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Passer outre
To flout
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Prendre de l’importance
To gain momentum
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Rejeter la faute sur
To lay the blame on
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Mettre l’accent sur
To lay the emphasis on