Voc 8 Flashcards

1
Q

lancer au début des 80’s

A

to launch in the early 80s (in the late)

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2
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de manière convaincante, efficace

A

tellingly

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3
Q

prochaine élection

A

upcoming election

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4
Q

perdre de son rayonnement

A

to lose its shine

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5
Q

tomber physiquement

A

to falldown

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6
Q

remonter le temps (régresser)

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to turn back the clock

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7
Q

experience syn

A

to face, to witness, to go through (positif) ≠ undergo (négatif)

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8
Q

pays émergents

A

emerging countries

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9
Q

lancer un appel à qq

A

to launch an appeal to someone

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10
Q

la belle époque

A

heyday

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11
Q

le bilan

A

the toll, the fallout

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12
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lourde, qui balaye tout

A

far-reaching, sweeping

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13
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très important, colonne vertébrale

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backbone, spine

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14
Q

automatisation

A

automation

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15
Q

increasingly syn

A

growly

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16
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better off antonyme

A

worse off

17
Q

raisonnable

A

sensible

18
Q

devenir la loi

A

to become the gospel

19
Q

challenging syn

A

daunting

20
Q

être contradictoire

A

to be antithetical, to be antagonistic

21
Q

to fall syn

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to decrease, to decline, to wane, to go down dramatically

22
Q

to plunge = chuter

A

to nosedive, to plummet, to collapse

23
Q

to increase

A

to go up

24
Q

to skyrocket

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to soar, to go to the roof

25
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to amplify

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to magnify

26
Q

to blame

A

to hold responsible for

27
Q

crédibilité

A

trustworthiness

28
Q

céder à

A

to pander to, yield to