Voca 27/11 Flashcards

1
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Wildlife

A

La faune et la flore

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2
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Tuna fishery

A

pêche au thon

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3
Q

To call smth into question

A

Remettre en cause quelque chose

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4
Q

the advent of consumer society

A

L’avènement de la société de consommation

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5
Q

To soar

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Monter en flèche

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6
Q

To reach a climax

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atteindre un sommet

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7
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to threaten to crumble

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Menacer de s’effriter/se morceler

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8
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To collapse

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S’effondrer

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9
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a reminder

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Un rappel

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10
Q

Unfettered profits

A

des profits irréfrénés

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11
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to tip the scales

A

Faire pencher la balance

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12
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To appear out of thin air

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Se former à partir de rien/surgir de nulle part

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13
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to raise awareness

A

sensibiliser

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14
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As of (June 1st)

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Dès le/À compter du 1er juin

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15
Q

the reach of smth

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La portée de qqc

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16
Q

wasteful

A

gaspilleur/qui occasionne du gâchis

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17
Q

a magic trick

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Un tour de magie

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18
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a daunting task

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une tâche décourageante

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19
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tirelessly

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sans relâche

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20
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a complex set of

A

un ensemble complexe de

21
Q

to benefit from smth

A

Bénéficier de

22
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Environment

A

Environnement

23
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paradoxically

A

paradoxalement

24
Q

to advertise

A

faire la promotion de

25
Q

wisely

A

Judicieusement

26
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to be construed as smth

A

être interprété comme qqc

27
Q

to foreground the conservation of smth

A

mettre la conservation de qqc au premier plan

28
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high-minded rhetoric

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haute rhétorique/discours véhément (?)

29
Q

a selling point

A

un argument de vente

30
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Likewise

A

De la même manière

31
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shortly afterwards

A

peu après

32
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wishful thinking

A

Des vœux pieux

33
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to intimate

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insinuer (?)

34
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the intricacies of

A

les subtilités de

35
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to raise the issue of

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soulever la question de

36
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Admittedly

37
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to meet consumer demand

A

Répondre à la demande des consommateurs

38
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to goad someone into something

A

inciter quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

39
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The latter… while the former…

A

Ce dernier… alors que “ce premier”…

40
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to concede

41
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too reliant on

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trop dépendant de

42
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flimsy hopes

A

de fragiles espoirs

43
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red tape

A

paperasse/formalités administratives

44
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Namely

45
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an average three years

A

Une moyenne de 3 ans

46
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to boil down to

A

Se résumer à

47
Q

raising awareness will guarantee…

A

La sensibilisation garantira…

48
Q

All parties involved

A

tous les acteurs impliqués