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Voc 9 Flashcards

1
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gâcher, rendre sordide

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to blight

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abandonné, délabré

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derelict/ run-down

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rénover, réparer

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to refurbish

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jeune cadre dynamique

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a yuppie

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un locataire

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a tenant

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un propriétaire (immob)

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a landlord

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plomb

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lead

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assainissement/ collecte des ordures

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sanitation

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maladies hydriques

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water-borne diseases

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se débrouiller

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to fend for oneself

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être composé de

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to comprise

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12
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préconiser, prôner

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to advocate

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à venir

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forthcoming

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incessant, continuel

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relentless

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légitime/mérité

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rightful

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16
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carte de crédit

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debit card/ credit card

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17
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récipient

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container

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18
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une rixe/bagarre

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a brawl

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19
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juger, considérer (comme

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to deem (as)

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20
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caméra de surveillance

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CCTV

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21
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pédophile

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paedophile

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22
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la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure

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might is right

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23
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tout-puissant

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almighty

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24
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être la proie de, être abusé par

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to fall prey to

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25
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arnaque, escroquerie (ex: email)

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scam

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escroc, arnaqueur

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fraudster

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27
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trompeur, fallacieux

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deceptive

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28
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destinataire

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recipient

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29
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être vigilant concernant

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to be alert of

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30
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le coupable (ou la cause)

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the culprit

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31
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être dans une situation embarrassante

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to be in a predicament

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32
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assigner, attribuer, imputer

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to ascribe stg to so

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33
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chuter rapidement, s’effondrer

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to plummet

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34
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opposant, rabat-joie, défaitiste

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naysayer

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35
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assimiler qqch à qqch

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to equate stg with stg

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36
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un grêlon

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a hail stone

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37
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le verglas

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black ice

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38
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se balader, flâner

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to stroll

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39
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discret

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discreet (au sens qui ne se fait pas remarquer), discrete (maths)

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40
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un cambrioleur

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a burglar –> to burglar

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41
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monnaie (petites pièces)

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change

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42
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blanchiment d’argent

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money laundering

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43
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méfiant, sur ses gardes, circonspect

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wary (of stg)

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44
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criminalité en col blanc/ criminalité financière

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white collar crime

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45
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scrupule

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qualm (–> I have no qualms about…)

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46
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manteau, pardessus

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overcoat

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47
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pincer, un pincement

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to pinch, a pinch

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48
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manoeuvre, tactique

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gambit

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49
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frissonner, trembler

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to shiver

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50
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brouette

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(wheel)barrow

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51
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un coup de tête, une lubie, un caprice

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a whim

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52
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faire un caprice (enfant)

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to throw a tantrum

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53
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trembler, frémir

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to quiver

54
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dramaturge

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playwright, dramatist

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PDG

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CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

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au détriment de

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to the detriment of / at the expense of

57
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faire l’éloge de qqch

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to praise stg

58
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loger, recevoir qqun –> un logement

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to accomodate –> an accommodation

59
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être en voie d’achèvement

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to be close to completion

60
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l’ordre du jour

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the agenda

61
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aménagement, équipement, infrastructures

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amenities, facilities

62
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supposer, présumer

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to assume

63
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assumer

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to take stg upon yourself

64
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la balance

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the scales

65
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vote, scrutin

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ballot

66
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préjugé/ parti pris/ préférence

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bias

67
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titre côté en bourse, obligation

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bond

68
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prudence

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caution –> cautious

69
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une caution

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a deposit

70
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produit, article, marchandise

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commodity

71
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complet, exhaustif

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comprehensive

72
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chef d’orchestre

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conductor

73
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cohérent

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consistent

74
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tromper, duper –> tromperie, duperie

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to deceive –> deception

75
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retarder

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to delay

76
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adjoint, suppléant

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deputy

77
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gaspiller, dilapider

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to squander

78
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spectaculaire

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dramatic

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dramatique

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tragic

80
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rédacteur en chef

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editor

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éditeur

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publisher

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efficace (qui produit l’effet attendu)

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effective

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engagé

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committed

84
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entraîner, impliquer

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to entail

85
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témoignage

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testimony, evidence

86
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compétence

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expertise

87
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excessif, déraisonnable

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extravagant

88
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une lime

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a file

89
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une amende

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a fine

90
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contrefaçon, faux

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a forgery

91
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un diplômer

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a graduate

92
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grappe de raisins

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a bunch of grapes

93
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harcèlement

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harassment

94
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inopportun

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inconvenient

95
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renseignements / services secrets

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intelligence

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une conférence, donner des conférences

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a lecture, to lecture –> a lecturer

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une notice

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instructions, note

98
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un colis, un paquet

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a parcel

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l’essence (GB)

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petrol

100
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refus catégorique

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foursquare refusal

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les locaux

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the premises

102
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un CV

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a résumé

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érudit, intellectuel / boursier

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a scholar

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raisonnable, sensé

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sensible

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fournitures de bureau

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stationery

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compatissant

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sympathetic

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susceptible

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touchy

108
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charges

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utilities

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chariot / voiture break

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wagon

110
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wagon

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carriage

111
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l’informatique

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computer science

112
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un paradis fiscal

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a tax haven

113
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utopique

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utopian

114
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décider de ne pas adhérer, participer (à qqch)

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to opt out of stg

115
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passer outre

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to override

116
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résister à l’examen

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stand up to scrutiny

117
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inaugurer, marquer l’entrer dans

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to usher in

118
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tiède / mitigé, peu enthousiaste

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lukewarm

119
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juridiquement contraignant

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legally binding

120
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équivalent ministre des finances GB

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the Chancellor of the Exchequer

121
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incertitude

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uncertainty

122
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prêter

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to lend

123
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une pincée, une lichette, un chouïa etc

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a smidgen

124
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avoir très envie de, se languir de

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to long for

125
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pertinence, intérêt

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relevance

126
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plongeoir

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diving board

127
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railler, ridiculiser, tourner qqun en dérision

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to deride sb

128
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étrier

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stirrup

129
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s’accrocher à, se cramponner à

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to cling to

130
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c’est chacun pour soi

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everyone is out for himself; every man for himself

131
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avec précipitation, en hâte

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hurriedly (haste: la pécipitation)

Anglais (23 decks)

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