Voca 2 Flashcards

1
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un remarquable paradoxe

A

a remarkable paradoX

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2
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une réalisation, réussite

A

achievement

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3
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apogée

A

pinnacle

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4
Q

atteindre un seuil

A

reach a threshold

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5
Q

offenser

A

offend

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6
Q

enfreindre

A

offend against

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7
Q

prospérer

A

to thrive

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8
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minimiser

A

to downplay

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9
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continuellement

A

endlessly

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10
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maitriser, freiner

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to rein in

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11
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consolider

A

to shore up

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12
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face à

A

in the face of

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13
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mettre en danger, compromettre

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jeopardize

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14
Q

bulle immobilière

A

property bubble

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15
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rebondir

A

to rebound

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16
Q

injecter de l’argent dans une affaire

A

to pump cash into a business

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17
Q

raviver, rallumer

A

rekindle

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18
Q

être loin du compte

A

to be wide of the mark

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19
Q

se débrouiller

A

to fend (for)

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20
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compenser

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to offset

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21
Q

emprunter

A

to borrow

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22
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s’endetter

A

to get into debt

23
Q

un tereau

A

a breeding ground

24
Q

stimulé

A

spurred

25
Q

proliférer

A

to mushroom

26
Q

un terrain d’entente

A

a middle ground

27
Q

à portée de main

A

within reach

28
Q

poser sa candidature pour quelque chose

A

to apply for sth

29
Q

méditerranée

A

Mediterranean

30
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une multitude de

A

a host of

31
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conclure un accord

A

to strike a deal

32
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faire face à

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to cope with

33
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déplorer

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to lament

34
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être mécontent de quelque chose

A

to be disgruntled about sth

35
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une situation délicate

A

a tricky situation

36
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manquer cruellement de qqch

A

to be woefully of sth

37
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sombre, obscur

A

murky

38
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situation critique

A

plight

39
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avenir sombre

A

bleak outlook

40
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entrainer

A

prompt

41
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prix des produits de base

A

commodity prices

42
Q

incliner, pencher

A

tilt

43
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répartition

A

distribution

44
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Détroit de Malacca

A

Strait of Malacca

45
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saboter

A

to scupper

46
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mettre en place

A

to set up

47
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à la suite de

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in the wake of

48
Q

déplacer

A

shift (from….to)

49
Q

exigence, pre-requis

A

requirement

50
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reprendre

A

retake

51
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capacité

A

ability

52
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traumatiser

A

to traumatize

53
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mal tourner

A

go sour