Voca 2 Flashcards by alexandre poppa

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un remarquable paradoxe

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a remarkable paradoX

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une réalisation, réussite

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achievement

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apogée

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pinnacle

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atteindre un seuil

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reach a threshold

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offenser

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offend

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enfreindre

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offend against

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prospérer

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to thrive

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minimiser

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to downplay

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continuellement

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endlessly

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maitriser, freiner

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to rein in

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consolider

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to shore up

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face à

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in the face of

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mettre en danger, compromettre

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jeopardize

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bulle immobilière

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property bubble

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rebondir

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to rebound

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injecter de l’argent dans une affaire

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to pump cash into a business

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raviver, rallumer

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rekindle

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être loin du compte

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to be wide of the mark

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se débrouiller

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to fend (for)

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compenser

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to offset

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emprunter

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to borrow

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s’endetter

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to get into debt

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un tereau

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a breeding ground

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stimulé

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spurred

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proliférer

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to mushroom

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un terrain d’entente

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a middle ground

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à portée de main

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within reach

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poser sa candidature pour quelque chose

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to apply for sth

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méditerranée

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Mediterranean

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une multitude de

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a host of

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conclure un accord

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to strike a deal

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faire face à

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to cope with

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déplorer

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to lament

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être mécontent de quelque chose

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to be disgruntled about sth

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une situation délicate

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a tricky situation

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manquer cruellement de qqch

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to be woefully of sth

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sombre, obscur

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murky

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situation critique

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plight

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avenir sombre

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bleak outlook

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entrainer

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prompt

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prix des produits de base

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commodity prices

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incliner, pencher

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tilt

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répartition

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distribution

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Détroit de Malacca

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Strait of Malacca

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saboter

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to scupper

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mettre en place

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to set up

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à la suite de

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in the wake of

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déplacer

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shift (from….to)

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exigence, pre-requis

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requirement

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reprendre

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retake

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capacité

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ability

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traumatiser

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to traumatize

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mal tourner

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go sour