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1
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To transport

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Acheminer

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2
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A shortage

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Une pénurie

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3
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Workforce/ labour

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La main-d’œuvre

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4
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Across the channel

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outre-Manche

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5
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Staffing, staff

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Les effectifs

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6
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Near, within, with, alongside

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auprès de

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To interfere, intrude, meddle, come between

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S’immiscer

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8
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Bluntly, categorically,

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Sans ambages

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After / In the wake of / aftermath of

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Au lendemain de

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10
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A bad patch, hard time

Maddie is having a bad time

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Une mauvaise passe

Maddie est dans une mauvaise passe

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11
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Official, officer

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Un fonctionnaire

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12
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Repair, refurbishment, upgrading, rehabilitation

The government has accessed funding to repair the 4 damaged universities

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La réfection

L’état a dégagé des fonds pour la réfection des quatre universités touchées

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13
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To get on one’s soapbox

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enfourcher son cheval de bataille

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14
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It suits me

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ça m’arrange

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15
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She may be … but she is …

She may be beautiful but she is incredibly rude

He may be a liberal but he witnessed those protests

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Elle a beau être belle, elle est odieuse

Il a beau été libéral, il a été témoin de ces manifests

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Even if

I’ll find her even if I have to mobilise the army.

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Quitte à

Je la trouverai, quitte à mobiliser toute l’armée.

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17
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Pleuvoir - subjonctif

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Bien qu’il pleuve

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18
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Residence permit

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Un titre de séjour

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19
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To start doing

I think it’s great that you’ve started baking

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Se mettre à

Je trouve ça très bien que tu te mettes à faire de la pâtisserie

20
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To pay a record fine

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Verser une amende record

21
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Cheat, hustle

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Arnaquer

22
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To blow sth up

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Faire sauter qqch

23
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The remarks made to the UN

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les propos tenus à l’ONU

24
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You brought me into the fold.

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Tu m’a gardé dans ton giron.

25
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An election

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Un scrutin

26
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Off the coast

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Au large de la côte

27
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A major excavation campaign resulted in the discovery of hundreds of everyday objects.

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Une campagne de fouilles importantes a permis de retrouver des centaines d’objets de la vie quotidienne.

28
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To waste away

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S’étioler

29
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Identify, map, list

To identify and manage the risks on its properties

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Recenser

Recenser et gérer les risques touchant ses propriétés

30
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A resident

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Un riverain

31
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A stones throw away from / a few blocks away fro

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À quelques encablures de

32
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Doesn’t intend to

Taiwan doesn’t intend to give in to china’s military activities

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Compter

Taiwan ne compte pas céder face aux activités militaires de la Chine

33
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Embrace, hug, grasp (noun)

They seem frozen in some embrace.

The totalitarian climate allowed capitalism to tighten its grip on society.

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Une étreinte

Ils paraissent presque figés dans une étreinte.

Tout ce climat totalitaire permet au capitalisme de renforcer son étreinte sur la société.

34
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Move to the front / get out in front / lead from the front / stand on the front line

It’s time to lead from the front.

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Monter au front

Il est temps de monter au front

35
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The price varies daily depending on supply and demand.

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Les prix varient d’un jour à l’autre selon l’offre et la demande.

36
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A dictation

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Une dictée

37
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To start, initiate

I’d like to initiate a dialogue with you

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J’aimerais entamer un dialogue avec toi

38
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The backbone / to spearhead

They spearhead the creation of jobs.

Training is the backbone of this organisation.

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Elles sont le fer de lance de la création d’emplois.

La formation constitue le fer de lance de cette organisation.

39
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The government plans to assert its free will and stand up for the interests of its people.

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le gouvernement compte affirmer son libre arbitre et se poser en défenseur des intérêts de son peuple.

40
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A strategy which divides the country, generating a form of enthusiasm but equally fear.

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Une stratégie qui divise dans le pays, suscitant une forme d’engouement mais également des craintes.

41
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Demand, claim, call for, seek, request

45 states demand explanations from Russia.

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Réclamer

45 États réclament des explications à la Russie.

42
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Disposer de

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To have

La Russie dispose de 10 jours pour leur répondre.

43
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Willingness commitment desire wish readiness

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La volonté

44
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Including…

45 states, including France…

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Quarante-cinq États parties, dont la France…

45
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You may feel overwhelmed (vous)

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Vous pourriez vous sentir bouleversé

French Vocab (13 decks)

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