Vocab The Economist Flashcards

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1
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tronçonneuse

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chainsaw

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2
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Amadouer

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to coax

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3
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Céder / aboutir à

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To yield

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4
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Succesfull, spectaculary (s)

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barnstorming

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5
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Lutte acharnée

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Tug-of-war

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Dépensier

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Spendthrift

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Endetté, être endetté

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Indepted, to be in in hock

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Belliciste, agressif

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Hawkish

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Florissant

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Thriving

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10
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Subvention

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Subsidy, grant

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11
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Trouble

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Unrest

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12
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Déclencher

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To trigger

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13
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L’acclamation

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The cheer

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14
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Renforcer

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To bolster

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15
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Une escroquerie

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A swindle

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Un prêt / un crédit

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A loan

17
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Un palier

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A bearing

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Visionnaire (adj)

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prescient

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Complexe, finement ouvragé (adj)

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Intricate

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Malgré

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Despite

21
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Un apprentissage

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An apprenticeship

22
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Authentique

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Genuine

23
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Entourer

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To surround

24
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Les terrains de jeu

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The playing fields

25
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La station de métro

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The tube station

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To stick or to hold something/ someone tightly

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To cling

27
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Souligner

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To underline

28
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To move from side to side in an awkward way

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To squirm

29
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ADHD

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Sensory sensitives

30
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Speaking or behaving in a way that makes intentions and beliefs clear

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Upfront

31
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Les enjeux

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The stakes

32
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Le dénigrement

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the bashing

33
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Engager

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To incur

34
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Un bouclier

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A shield