Voc séance 2 Flashcards

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1
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luxe

A

luxury

luxure=lust

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2
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niveau de vie

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living standard

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3
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stream

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ruisseau, courant, flot

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4
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sound

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sain, solide

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5
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restraint

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retenue

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6
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répression

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crackdown

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7
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WASP

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white anglo saxon protestant

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8
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boarding schools

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pensionnat, internat

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9
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oblivious

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oublieux, inconscient

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10
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innocuous

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inoffensif, anodin

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11
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toll

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prix à payer, nombre, étendue

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12
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hedge fund

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fonds spéculatifs

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13
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to amount to

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s’élever à, se monter à

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14
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augmenter fortement

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to shoot upward, to surge

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15
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wonk

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expert

One who studies an issue or a topic thoroughly or excessively

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16
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outward

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vers l’extérieur

17
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shift

A

changement

18
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slide

A

glissade, baisse

19
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Red /blue states

A

red : républicains

blue : démocrates

20
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righteous

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droit, vertueux, moralisateur, satisfait de soi

21
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to be entitled to

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avoir droit à

22
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appropriation

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dotation, crédit budgetaire

23
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regardless of

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quelque soit, sans se soucier de

anyway

24
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self denial

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abnégation

Sacrifice of one’s own desires or interests

25
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countervailing

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contraire ou qui compense

26
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un colon

A

settler