Voc séance 7 Flashcards by Ludivine Simehand | Brainscape

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to hawk

A

vendre

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kudos

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gloire, prestige

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untramelled

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sans entraves

= not hindered, not hampered

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it’s not my wont

as is someone’s wont

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il n’est pas dans mes habitudes

comme à son habitude

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guidance

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conseils

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watchdog

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organisme de contrôle

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to berate

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réprimander

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roughly

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en gros

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sketchy

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imprécis, inachevé

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the former / the latter

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le premier / le dernier

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to distort = to skew

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déformer

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void of

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dépourvu de

void = manque, vie

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to undermine

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ébranler, affaiblir

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trifling

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insignifiant

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a rally

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amélioration, reprise

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hitherto

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jusque là, jusqu’à maintenant

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Under way

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en cours

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to oversee

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superviser

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steep

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escarpé, raide

steeply = baisse ou hausse rapide

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lackluster

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terne, médiocre

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come …September/summer

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ne fois Septembre/été venu

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to shuffle

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battre des cartes

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deck

A

jeu de cartes

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to coast

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avancer en roue libre

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to entail

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to require, to involve

= impliquer

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neat

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propre, rangé

neatly = de manière ordonné, précise

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to loathe

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déterster, abhorrer

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foreordained

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décidé à l’avance

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.. in kind

to respond in kind

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de la même manière, même façon façon

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to dissemble = to conceal

A

dissimuler

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to linger

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s’attarder, se prolonger

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aganda

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intensions cachées

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astray
go astray
to lead sb astray

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hors du chemin
se perdre, disparaître
induire en erreur, détourner du droit chemin

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sting

float like a butterfly, sting like a bee

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piquer

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stupendous = amazing

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prodigieux

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shenanigans

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magouilles

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word-of-mouth

A

bouche à oreille

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not abide sth

abiding

A

ne pas supporter, ne pas tolérer
durable, permanent
law abiding = respectueux de la loi