Vocab 6 Flashcards

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To transport

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Acheminer

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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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9
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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

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.

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An election
Un scrutin
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Off the coast
Au large de la côte
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A major excavation campaign resulted in the discovery of hundreds of everyday objects.
Une campagne de fouilles importantes a permis de retrouver des centaines d’objets de la vie quotidienne.
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To waste away
S’étioler
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Identify, map, list To identify and manage the risks on its properties
Recenser Recenser et gérer les risques touchant ses propriétés
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A resident
Un riverain
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A stones throw away from / a few blocks away fro
À quelques encablures de
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Doesn’t intend to Taiwan doesn’t intend to give in to china’s military activities
Compter Taiwan ne compte pas céder face aux activités militaires de la Chine
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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.
Une étreinte Ils paraissent presque figés dans une étreinte. Tout ce climat totalitaire permet au capitalisme de renforcer son étreinte sur la société.
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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.
Monter au front Il est temps de monter au front
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The price varies daily depending on supply and demand.
Les prix varient d’un jour à l’autre selon l’offre et la demande.
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A dictation
Une dictée
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To start, initiate I’d like to initiate a dialogue with you
J’aimerais entamer un dialogue avec toi
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The backbone / to spearhead They spearhead the creation of jobs. Training is the backbone of this organisation.
Elles sont le fer de lance de la création d’emplois. La formation constitue le fer de lance de cette organisation.
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The government plans to assert its free will and stand up for the interests of its people.
le gouvernement compte affirmer son libre arbitre et se poser en défenseur des intérêts de son peuple.
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A strategy which divides the country, generating a form of enthusiasm but equally fear.
Une stratégie qui divise dans le pays, suscitant une forme d’engouement mais également des craintes.
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Demand, claim, call for, seek, request 45 states demand explanations from Russia.
Réclamer 45 États réclament des explications à la Russie.
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Disposer de
To have La Russie dispose de 10 jours pour leur répondre.
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Willingness commitment desire wish readiness
La volonté
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Including… 45 states, including France…
Quarante-cinq États parties, dont la France…
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You may feel overwhelmed (vous)
Vous pourriez vous sentir bouleversé