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Voc Seance 1 Flashcards

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Advocacy / advocate

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Speaking for a cause

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Gordian knot

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Resolve a very complicated situation with a direct/brutal way

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Quid pro quo

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Give something for something else - corruption

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Mandatory / obligatory ?

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Mandatory : law

Obligatory : moral

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To bemoan

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Déplorer qqch

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Gridlock

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Impasse, embouteillage

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Pundit

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Expert médiatique (commentateur, critique)

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To stem from

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Provenir de, découler de

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Perfect Storm

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Worst case scenario : everything is going wrong

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Patently

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Obviously, absolutely

Patently obvious : absolument évident

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Feed

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A flow of information

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Set (noun)

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Ensemble

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Liberal

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Left wing

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To tailor

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Ajuster, faire sur mesure

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Incentive

This student lacks incentive
The club offered incentives to attract new members

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something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.

Avantage, incitation, motivation, encouragement

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Draft

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Brouillon

Circonscription

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Deferment

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Report, ajournement, renvoi

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Thereby

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Ainsi, de cette

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To engage

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  • Engager quelqu’un pour un job
  • Engager la conversation (in convo)
  • attirer (his good nature engages everyone) : to attract or please
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Community service

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Travaux d’intérêts général

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Feedback loop

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boucle de rétroaction

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feedback

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réaction, impression

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licensing

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octroi de license

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