Voc 8 Flashcards by Marie Petitalot

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la cible des critiques

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the butt of criticism

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se transformer en

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morphing into

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entreprendre, amorcer, embarquer

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to embark on

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plus on est de fous plus on rit

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the more the merrier

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le plus tôt sera le mieux

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the sooner the better

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la médiation (conflit social)

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arbitration

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un projet

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a plan, a scheme, a project

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la conjoncture

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the economic climate

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un défenseur de l’environnement

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an environmentalist

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un industriel

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an industrialist

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convivial

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user-friendly

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obtenir un excellent diplôme

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to graduate with honours

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cours de rattrapage

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remedial courses

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redoubler

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to repeat a grade

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classe aux USA/RU

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grade/form

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s’accrocher à, se raccrocher à

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to cling to (cling/clung/clung)

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dotation

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endowment

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faire pencher la balance

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to tip the scales

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un conseiller d’orientation

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a guidance conselor

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les meilleures universités

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the highest-ranking universities

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côté en bourse

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listed on the stock exchange

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filière professionnelle

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vocational course

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être en retard sur/être à la traîne

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to lag behind

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le maillon faible

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the weakest link

responsable de

accountable for

un bon, un ticket, chèque-cadeau..

a voucher

pas au niveau

not up to standards

révision, remaniement, refonte

an overhaul

relever un défi

to meet a challenge

adhérer à, adopter

to embrace

distancer, être plus rapide

to outpace

changement radical

sea-change

tenace, entêté

stubborn, dogged

expliquer dans le détail

to spell out

jeter un sort

to cast a spell

prévaloir, régner

to hold sway

un moment marquant

an epochal moment/ momentous occasion

faible, fébrile, piètre

feeble

apprivoiser, dompter

to tame

être réservé sur

to be guarded about

principalement, surtout

chiefly

guide, point de repère, étoile polaire

lodestar

désordre, confusion

disarray

faire au mieux

to muddle through

ranimer

to revive

désordonné, chaotique

shambolic

départ chancelant

shaky start

ressembler à

to resemble

conséquences considérables

far-reaching consequences

relation authentique, significative

meaningful relationship

une somme d'argent importante

a substantial amount of money

engageant, stimulant, intéressant

engaging

palpitant

engrossing

ensorcelant

spellbinding

échapper à + notion abstraite

to escape sans préposition

moins que

fewer than + dénombrable // less than + indén.