Vocab 13/12 Flashcards

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1
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Un Conducteur/ Un contrôleur

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a conductor

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2
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Assourdir/ Rendre sourd

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to deafen

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3
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Abandonner

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Surrender/ (or Give up)

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4
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Retomber

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to fizzle

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5
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Une équipe d’experts

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a crack team

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6
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prendre les armes

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to take up arms

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7
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Muer (pour un serpent)

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to scale

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8
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prendre les commandes

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to man

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9
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vertigineux

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Dizzying

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10
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Une gamme

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an Array

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11
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nouveau (adj)

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novel

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12
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Positif

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upbeat

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13
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Faire du profit (sur le dos de qqn)

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to profiteer

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14
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faire un festin

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to feast

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15
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Les richesses

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The riches

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16
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Démarrer/ Lancer

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to ramp up

17
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entamer

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to dent

18
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à but non lucratif

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non-profits

19
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être à la traine

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to lag behind

20
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Transformer

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to channel

21
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être ébloui

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to be dazzled

22
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être obstiné

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to be dogged

23
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l’Altruisme

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Selflessness

24
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être soumis/ à plat ventre

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to be grovelling

25
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jurer/ promettre

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to pledge

26
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Affirmer que OU Lutter/Combattre

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to contend that OR to contend for

27
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être équivalent à

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to be akin to

28
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un stratagème

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the ploy

29
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faire la même chose

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to do suit

30
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promouvoir/ encourager

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to foster

31
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polir

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to burnish

32
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s’assurer

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to ascertain

33
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Il le vit apparaitre derrière moi

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He saw it appear behind me

34
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J’ai vu le chien qui sortait de la propriété

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I saw the dog coming out of the grounds

35
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De son propre chef

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On his own accord

36
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Vous êtes tombé sur la tête

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You must be out of your mind