Vocab P.40 Flashcards by Giogi Tng

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needless to say

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inutile de dire

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noxious, harmful

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nocif

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oddly enough

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assez curieusement

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on second thoughts

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à bien y réfléchir

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opponent, adversary, a

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un opposant

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outcome, an

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résultat

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outgrowth of sth, an

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un résultat de chose, une conséquence finale

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outline, an

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plan

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outspoken answer

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une réponse franche

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outstanding

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remarquable

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overlook, to

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négliger, passer outre, ne pas voir que

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partiality

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subjectivité

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play down, to

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minimiser

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play up, to

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insister sur

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point out, to

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souligner, mettre en avant

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pointlessness, uselessness

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inutilité

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political hot potato, a

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un sujet que les politiciens évitent

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preposterous

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grotesque

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previous, former

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ancien(ne), antérieur(e), vieux/vielle

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problem at hand, the

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le problème présent

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prone to [doing sth]

A

enclin à

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proponent, advocate, a(n)

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un partisan

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pros and cons

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le pour et le contre

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pove one’s point

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prouver ce qu’on avance

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pun, play-on-words, a

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un jeu de mots

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put forward, to

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mettre en avant

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puzzling

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déconcertant

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puzzling, odd

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curieux

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qualify, to

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nuancer

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question, to

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remettre en cause

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question somebody’s good faith

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mettre en doute la bonne foi de

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raise an issue, to

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soulever une question

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react, to

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réagir

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reliable

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fiable

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reluctance to do sth

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répugnance à faire qqch

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reword/ rephrase, to

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reformuler

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rise, increase, an [in sth]

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une hausse, une augmentation

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run counter to, to

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aller à l’encontre de

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scatching [attak]

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virulent(e)

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scheme, a

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un plan

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sensitive issue, a

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une question sensible

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shame, to

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culpabiliser

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sharp

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net

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side-effects

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effets secondaires