Voca 1 Flashcards

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1
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Tirage (livres) / circulation (du sang)

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circulation

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circulation

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traffic

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moyen

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means

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4
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parodie

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travesty

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un héritier

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an heir

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le parti Républicain

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the GOP (Grand Old Party)

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le parti démocrate

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the Democrats

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assurance

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insurance

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droits de douane

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customs duties

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essence

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gas (US), petrol (UK)

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concurrent

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competitor, contender, challenger

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dette

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debt, liability

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13
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PDG

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CEO (US), Managing Director (UK

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conseil municipal

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city council

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rentrée (scolaire)

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resumption

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facture

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bill

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17
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boussole

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compass

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18
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discours

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address

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19
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embouteillage

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trafic jam

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20
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ivrogne

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drunkard

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21
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tournée des bars

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pub crawling

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22
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enjeux

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stakes

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23
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virage / tendance

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bent

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24
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des bagages

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luggage

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25
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parasite

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sponger, scrounger

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portail

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gate

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27
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criminalité

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crime

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28
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apprentissage

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apprenticeship

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29
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toit

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roof

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30
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les siens

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one’s relatives

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31
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chariot

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waggon

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32
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wagon

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carriage (UK), car (US)

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33
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écoles publiques

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state schools

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34
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écoles d’aristocrates

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public schools

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35
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projectile

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missile

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36
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moteur

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engine

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37
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force motrice

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driving force

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38
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enterrement

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burial

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39
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les décombres

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the rubbleø, wreckageø, ruins

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40
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majorité absolue

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overall majority

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41
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plaisir, faveur

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treat

42
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évadés fiscaux

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tax evaders

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rangée, dispute

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row [o]

44
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cicatrice

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scar

45
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soulagement

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relief

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vitrines

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shop windows

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avenues

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avenues

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passants

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passers-by

49
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performance

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feat, exploit

50
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représentation (théâtre)

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perfomance

51
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scène

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stage

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coulisses

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backstage

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décor

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setting

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jeux d’argents

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gambling

55
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parties prenantes

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stakeholders

56
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programme

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agenda

57
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projet

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scheme [k]

58
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longueur d’avance

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edge

59
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clochard

A

tramp

60
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matelas

A

mattress

61
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racaille, rebut

A

scum

62
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voyou

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thug

63
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rivages

A

shores

64
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colonne vertébrale

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backbone

65
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position

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stance

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estrade

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stump

67
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toilettes

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lavatory, loo, toilet / bathroom

68
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enclos

A

pen

69
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habits

A

garments

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vêtements

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clothes

71
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beaux habits

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fancy garments / clothes

72
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HLM

A

council housing

73
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automne

A

fall (US), autumn

74
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framboises

A

rapberries

75
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loisirs

A

leasureø

76
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testament

A

will

77
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préjugé

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prejudice / bias

78
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gorge

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throat

79
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ruisseaux

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brooks

80
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peuple / classe populaire

A

the folks

81
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influence, poids

A

clout

82
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éclat

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luster

83
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un lieu (de rendez-vous)

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venue

84
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l’âge d’or, les beaux jours

A

the heyday

85
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ombre

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shadow (people), shade (sun-protect)

86
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pénombre

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half-darkness

87
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bureau (pièce de la maison)

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study

88
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canard boiteux

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lame duck

89
Q

période de remplacement du president US (entre élection et mis au pouvoir)

A

the inter-regnum period (8N->28J)

90
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président sortant

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lame-duck president

91
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match nul, cravate, lien

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tie

92
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colline

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hill

93
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une bavure (policière), une gaffe

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a blunder

94
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la discrimination positive

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affirmative action

95
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l’informatique

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data processing, computing

96
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un critère, des critères

A

a criterion, criteria

97
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une prise de sang

A

a blood test

98
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un palais de justice

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a courthouse

99
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la confiture

A

jam

100
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un bouchon (de liège)

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a cork