Voc coco : the english textbook Flashcards

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bad

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unfair, ineffective, detrimental to, innapropriate, harmful, poor

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good

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beneficial to, suitable, accurate, effective, adequate, well thought out, wise

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big

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significant, far reaching, widespread, major

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interesting

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thought provoking, noteworthy, unusual

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big consequences

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far reaching consequences

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e conformer à

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to comply with

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obéir à

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abide by

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faut te

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for lack of, for want of

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faire une conf, un referendum

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to HOLD a referendum

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faire le parallèle entre

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to draw the parallel between

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insuffisant

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scant

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susciter

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to prompt

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aspirer à

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yearn for

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dénigrer

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decry

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un exploit, une prouesse

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a feat

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grommeler

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grumble

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sortir

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to release

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faire diminuer

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to curb

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faire un discours

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to DELIVER a speech

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décréter, promulguer

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enact

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frapper, heurter

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strike

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caresser

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stroke

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émettre, générer

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to issue

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dérouter, rendre perplexe

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bewilder

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regarder en fixant

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to gaze at

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appliquer, faire respecter

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to enforce

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une silhouette

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a figure

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mettre en place

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implement

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entrainer

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entail

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laisser aller

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to indulge

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chanceux

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fortunate

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une amende

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fine

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redoutable

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formidable

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contrefaçon, faux

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forgery

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grandiose

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grand

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habitude

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habit

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inopportin

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inconvenient

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espionnage, renseignement

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the intelligence

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ivresse

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intoxication

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main d’oeuvre

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the labour

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démontrer

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to prove

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une conference

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a lecture

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fou

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maniac

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retraité

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pensioner

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calmer, apaiser

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to placate

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s’effondrer

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to plummet

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considération

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regard

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sauvé, récupéré

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salvaged

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personne cultivée

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a scholar

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sensé, raisonnable

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sensible

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trier

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sort

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plein d’nrj

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spirited

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fournir

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supply

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supplier

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to implore

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compatissant

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sympathetic

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écarter

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to fudge

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dénigrer

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disparage

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projet

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scheme

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corriger

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redress

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par lequel

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whereby

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affligeant

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grievious

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épouvantable

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ghastly

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fermer les yeux sur

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to turn a blind eye to

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une série de

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a host of

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discours de campagne

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stump speeches

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affirmer, déclarer

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to asset

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délit

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misdemeanor

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péjoratif

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derogatory

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en règle générale

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as a rule

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une crise financière

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a financial crunch

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déclencher

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to ignite

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la fonction publique

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the civil service

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relancer

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to kick-start

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falsifier les comptes

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to cook the books

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s’amender, corriger le tir

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to clean up one’s act

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intérêts privés

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vested interests

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prestations d’aide sociale

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welfare entitlements

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compenser

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to make up for

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un nouveau souffle, un nouvel élan

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a new lease of life

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les plus fortunés

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the better-off

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flair, perspicacité politique

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the political acumen

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échiquer politique

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political spectrum

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inquiétant, préoccupant

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worrisome

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revenir à

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to amount to

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museler

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to muzzle

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une appellation

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a moniker

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résistance

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the backlash

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une insulte, une atteinte

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a slur

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entrer dans la bataille

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to join the fray

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sciemment

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wittingly

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franchir la ligne rouge

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to crosse the red line

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vertu

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virtue

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réciproque

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mutual

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poli

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civil

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nourrir, encourager, promouvoir

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to foster

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abject

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despicable

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abolie, invalider

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to strike down

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conflit, tension

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strife (pas the)

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louable

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laudable