Voc en Vrac 22 Aout Flashcards

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1
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Une arnaque, une escroquerie

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a scam

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2
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un renseignement

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a tip-off

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3
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être inflexible, catégorique

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to be adamant

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sur ses gardes, méfiant

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wary

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5
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éblouir, aveugler

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to dazzle

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cacher, occulter, effacer

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to blot out

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être monnaie courante, répandu, commun

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to be rife

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détestable, énervant, odieux

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obnoxious

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ce n’est pas quelque chose d’exceptionnel

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this is not a one-off

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kitch, de mauvais goût

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tacky

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11
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un mandat (police)

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a warrant

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12
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être en deuil

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to mourn

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endiguer, enrayer, freiner, juguler

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to stem the tide/ the flow

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14
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faire marche arrière

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to climb down

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15
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accablé de, chargé de

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laden with

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essence, huile essentiel

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an attar

17
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l’amidon

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starch

18
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encourager

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to foster

19
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faire passer illégalement

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to smuggle

20
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donner du courage, enhardir

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to embolden

21
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tituber, chanceller

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to lurch, to stagger

22
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tanguer (pour un bâteau)

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to pitch

23
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s’accrocher, se cramponner

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to cling to

24
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inquiétant, étrange

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eerie

25
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gaspiller

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to fritter away, to squander, to waste

26
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Quelle révélation a fait le Guardian à propos d’une Grammar School?

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Celle-ci a déclaré que 16 élèves en difficulté avaient été virés pour que l’école possède de meilleurs résultats.

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Une étreinte, l’embrayage d’une voiture, une poigne (de mains)

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a clutch

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une sauce, une diminution, une pente

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a dip

29
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se vanter, fanfaronner

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to boast