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Voc vacances Noël Flashcards

1
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sommet, apogée

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pinnacle

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ignoré, dont on ne tient pas compte

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unheeded

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pervertir, détourner du droit chemin/ induire en erreur

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to lead astray

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saisissant, rude, nu, extrême…

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stark

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5
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bidonville

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shanty town, slum

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un magnat de la presse

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a press baron

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un magnat des médias

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a media mogul

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une violation de la vie privée

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a breach of privacy

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un exemplaire

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a copy

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un numéro

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an issue

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un sujet d’actualité

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a topical issue

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un article en couverture / en une

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a cover/ a front-page story

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un titre

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a heading

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14
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évaluer, estimer

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appraise

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15
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battage médiatique

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media hype

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16
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diriger une entreprise

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to head a firm

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17
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aller droit au désastre

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to head for disaster

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18
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rentrer dans le rang, se conformer aux règles

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to toe the line

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19
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les débouchés extérieurs

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foreign markets

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20
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une balance commerciale excédentaire/déficitaire

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a favourable/negative balance of trade (the trade surplus/deficit)

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une barrière douanière

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a trade barrier

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22
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les droits de douane

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customs duties

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23
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passer une commande

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to place an order

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débouché

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outlet

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25
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un grossiste

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a wholesaler

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la manutention

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handling

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27
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une facture

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an invoice

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une marque

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a brand, a trademark

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29
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une affaire

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a bargain

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30
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exorbitant

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extortionate

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31
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artisanat/ objets artisanaux

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handicraft(s)

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32
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boucherie

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butcher’s

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33
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librairie

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bookshop

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34
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grand magasin

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department store

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35
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friperie

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second-hand clothes shop (UK)/store (US), thrift store

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un écran tactile

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a touch screen

37
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une sauvegarde

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a backup

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une mise à jour

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an update

39
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une pièce jointe

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an attachment

40
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un moteur de recherche

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a search engine

41
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surfer sur le net

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to browse the internet

42
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faire défiler vers le haut/bas

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to scroll up/down

43
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pirater

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to hack into

44
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à commande vocale

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voice-activated

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traiter des données

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to process data

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vol

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theft

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appareil (électronique), dispositif

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(electronic) device

48
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figure de style

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literary device

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rénover, réparer

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to refurbish

50
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un impératrice

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an empress

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gouverner un pays

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to rule a country

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évincer qqun

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to unseat sb

53
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un changement de régime

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a regime change

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faire un coup d’Etat

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to stage a coup

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analogue à, semblable à

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akin to

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le parti au pouvoir

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the ruling party

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le principal parti d’opposition

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the main opposition party

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une politique

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a policy

59
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se présenter aux élections législatives

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to stand for Parliament

60
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se présenter contre qqun

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to run against sb

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être candidat à la présidence

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to run for President

62
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l’échiquier politique

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political spectrum

63
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la quiétude, le repos

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peace and quiet

64
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l’ordre public

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law and order

65
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sain et sauf

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safe and sound

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le pour et le contre

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pros and cons

67
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les objets trouvés

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lost and found (objects)

68
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on verra bien

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wait and see

69
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allez, debout !

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rise and shine

70
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un tourbillon d’activités, l’effervescence

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huslte and bustle

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impeccable

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spick and span

72
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juste et loyal

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fair and square

73
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arrogant

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high and mighty

74
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un prêté pour un rendu

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tit for tat

75
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contre vents et marées

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through thick and thin

76
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faire partie intégrante de

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to be part and parcel of

77
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les hauts et les bas

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ups and downs

78
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des objections

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ifs and buts

79
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les tenants et les aboutissants

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ins and outs

80
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dans la misère, indigent

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down and out

81
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aller-retour, de long en large

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back and forth

82
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de temps à autre

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now and again

83
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lentement mais sûrement

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slowly but surely

84
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tout d’abord, en premier lieu

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first and foremost

85
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couvert de bleus

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black and blue

86
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percer, forer

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to drill

87
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baie, anse, golfe

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bight

88
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plateforme pétrolière

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oil rig

89
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entreprise risquée

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venture (–> to venture)

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