Vocab

Question 0

evil (n). evil (adj)
evils, ills, pains ,sorrows

mother of all evils

Answer 0

mal (m), mauvais, diabolique
maux (mpl)

la mère de tous les maux

Question 1

to claim/lay claim to

claiming

Answer 1

revendiquer

revendiquant

Question 2

to reactivate, reawaken, revive

to come to, reawaken, to revive

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réactiver, réanimer

se ranimer, se réanimer

Question 3

to deny, denounce, disown

Answer 3

renier

Question 4

to take root, establish

Answer 4

s’enraciner

Question 5

grievance, complaint

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doléance (f), plainte (f), réclamation (f)

Question 6

at best, at most

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tout au plu(s)

Question 7

idleness

the devil makes work for idle hands

Answer 7

oisiveté (f), paresse (f)

l’oisiveté est la mère de tous les vices

Question 8

scorn, contempt, disregard

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mépris (m), dédain (m)

outrage ‘ootrahj’ (m) (legal - verbal,sexual assault)

Question 9

to crush, squash, flatten

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écraser

Question 10

capable of healing

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capable de guérir

Question 11

renounce, deny, disown

Answer 11

renier

Question 12

to emerge, loom, take shape, appear

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se dessiner

Question 13

dispute, debate, disagreement, protest, questioning

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la contestation

Question 14

the heavens, the skies

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des cieux

Question 15

weighed down, stricken, overburdened

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accablé

Question 16

to take part, enter

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concourir

Question 17

consideration

In this respect/regard

In many ways, in many respects

Answer 17

l’égard

à cet égard

à bien des égards

Question 18

to confine/limit yourself

to be confined/limited to

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se borner

Question 19

…which pleases him

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qui lui plaît, qui lui est sympathique

Question 20

outburst, surge

brought up short, stopped in his tracks

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élan (m)

coupé dans son élan

Question 21

unspeakable, inexpressible, undescribable

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indicible, inexprimable

épouvantable, atroce

Question 22

break through, jump over, cross

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franchir

Question 23

dazed, stunned

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hébété

Question 24

incredible, unheard of

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inouï, abasourdi, sidéré, stupéfait

Question 25

darkness, obscurity

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tenebras (fpl)

Question 26

to persist, persevere

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s’obstiner

Question 27

to mislead, to pervert

to lose, misplace

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égarer

Question 28

a grudge, rancour

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rancune (f)

Question 29

misdemeanour, offence, crime

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délit (m)

Question 30

to think of, consider

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singer à

Question 31

towards us

the other side

back to front

despite all opposition

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envers nous

envers

à l’envers

envers et contre tout

Question 32

the development, focus

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le mise au point

Question 33

(In that) respect, connection

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à l’égard

Question 34

Don’t beat about the bush

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Ne pas aller par quatre chemins

Question 35

takeover, redemption, repurchase

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rachat (m)
reprise (f)
prise de contrôle (f)

Question 36

editorial

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rédactions (f)

Question 37

to walk on eggs

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marcher sur des œufs

Question 38

The flag-bearer

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le porte-drapeau

Question 39

they sit (fall) between two stools

Answer 39

il sont assis entre deux chaises