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VOC CORRIGÉ 1 Flashcards

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1
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Scarcity

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manque, pénurie

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To strip

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enlever, déshabiller
Ex : to strip the boys of their humanity

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agneau sacrificiel
bouc émissaire

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sacrificial lamb

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Antiphrasis ?

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consiste à dire ironiquement le contraire de ce qu’on pense
antiphrase

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5
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maigreur

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meagerness

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6
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stingy

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maigre, petit
radin

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pawn

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pion
Ex : a pawn in the system

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to hold together

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rester uni, ne faire qu’un

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disquiet

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trouble, inquiétude

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10
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panacea

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panacée

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11
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to struck

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frapper, atteindre

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12
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complacency

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suffisance, autosatisfaction

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13
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swollen

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enflé, gonflée

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14
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census

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recensement

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burgeoning

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en pleine croissance

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dissenter

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dissident, non conformiste

17
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mores

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moeurs

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stirring

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adj =émouvant, vibrant
n = montée de, prémices de

19
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to remonstrate

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se plaindre de

20
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tactful

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qui a du tact
diplomatique, délicat

21
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to vie with

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se disputer avec
être en concurrence avec

22
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reap the benefit

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récolter les fruits

23
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clutter

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désordre

24
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eclecticism

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éclectisme ( having many influences )

25
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sacredness

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le sacré

26
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to enshrined
+ cas particulier

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conserver précieusement
to enshrined in : inscrire… dans

27
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relevance

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pertinence

28
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upheaval

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révolte, agitation

29
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to debilitate

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affaiblir / diminuer

30
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to usher
+ cas particulier

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conduire, mener
to usher in : inaugurer ex : The fall of the Berlin wall ushered in a new period in Germany’s history.

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the tide of

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la vague de

32
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privé quelqu’un d’un droit

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to disfranchise sb

33
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widespread

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étendu, courant, généralisé

34
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overhaul

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révision, remaniement

35
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vanguard

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avant garde

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