Vocab Vochelle 1 Flashcards

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1
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Froncer les sourcils

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To frown at sb / to knit one’s brows

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2
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Car

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For

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3
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Être en colère

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To get angry/cross with sb

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4
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Se fâcher contre qqn

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To get made

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5
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S’emporter contre qqn

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To fly into a temper against sb

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6
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Hurler

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To yell at sb

To scream at sb

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7
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Finir par faire qqch

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To end up doing sthg

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8
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Au bout du rouleau

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At the end of her tether

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9
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Oui madame

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Yes madam

Yes ma’am (personnel avec maître de maison)

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10
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Pleurer

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To cry/ weep

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11
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Être habitué

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To be used to doING sthg

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12
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S’habituer à qqn

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To get used to

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13
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Un avocat

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A solicitor (UK)
A barrister (UK)
An attorney (US)
A lawyer
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14
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Et voila le bus

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Here come the bus

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15
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Un voyou

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A ruffian
A thug
A hoodlum
A rogue

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Qqn qui s’abstient de boire de l’alcool

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An abstainer
A teetotaller
To be teetotal

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17
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Recommander qqn a qqn d’autre

Chanter les louanges

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To commend sb to sb

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18
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Remarquable/ brillant/ excellent

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Distinguished

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19
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Simplement

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Merely

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20
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Une simple formalité

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A mere formality

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21
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Mention TB
Mention B
Mention AB

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First-class honours 
Second-class honours
Third-class honours
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22
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Si….. alors

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If….. then

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23
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Minimiser

Atténuer

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To mitigate the effect of

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24
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Des circonstances atténuantes

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Mitigating circumstances

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25
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J’ai des sentiments partagés

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I have mixed feelings about such an issue

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26
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Être pris pour qqn d’autre

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To be mistaken about sb

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27
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Être induit en erreur

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To be misled

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28
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Faire attention à sa ligne

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To watch one figure

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29
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Un pardessus

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An overcoat

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30
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Un foyer

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A household

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31
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Un foyer (d’une cheminée)

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A fireplace/ a hearth

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32
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Le foyer des etudiants

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The student common room

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33
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Faire du tourisme

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To go sightseeing

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34
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Impôt sur les sociétés

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Corporate tax

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35
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Espace Schengen

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Schengen area

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36
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La dévaluation du cours

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The devaluation of the currency

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37
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Être sous le feu de l’actualité

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To be in/come under the spotlight

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38
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Tirer le meilleur parti de qqch

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To make the most of sthg

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39
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Ce que le future a en réserve

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What the future holds in store

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40
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Jeter un pavé dans la mare

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To set the cats among the pigeons

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41
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La pilule est dur à avaler

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It’s a bitter pill to swallow

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42
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Faire un référendum

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To hold a referendum

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43
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Un sexist/ un macho

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A male chauvinist

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44
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Un chauvin (fort patriotisme)

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To be chauvinistic

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45
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Une virgule

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A comma

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46
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Des guillemets

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Inverted commas/ quotation marks

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47
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Un système à deux niveaux

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A two-tier system

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48
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Faire 2 poids 2 mesures

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To operate double standards

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49
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Donner des privilèges, dérouler le tapis rouge

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To give the red carpet treatment

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50
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Un labyrinthe

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A maze

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51
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Empiéter dans la vie privée

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To intrude on their privacy

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52
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Subir

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To undergo

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53
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Vérifier la solvabilité de qqn

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To check their solvency

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54
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Renforcer des liens

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To strengthen links

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55
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Pro-Brexit

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Brexiteers

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56
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Une promesse vide

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A hollow promise

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57
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La démagogie

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Grand standing

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58
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Conclure un accord de commerce

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To seal a trade deal

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59
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Ça sent/ ça a des relents de

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It smacks of

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60
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Délivrer un visa

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To issue sb with a visa

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61
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Gens de pouvoir / la bourgeoisie

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Oligarchs 
The Establishment (la bourgeoisie)
The happy few 
A-list people 
The overdog 
Au contraire:
The underdog 
Second-class citizens
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62
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Marchander

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To be on a weak bargaining position

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63
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Être impitoyable

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To be hard-nosed

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64
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Dans la mesure ou

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Insofar as…

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65
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Des relations tendues

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Tense/ strained relationships

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66
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Être mal éduqué

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To be ill-mannered

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67
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Une usine désaffectée

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A disused factory

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68
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Éclater de rire

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To burst out laughing

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69
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Les couverts

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Cutlery

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70
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Un couteau
Une fourchette
Une cuillère

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A knife
A fork
A spoon

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71
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Un placard

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A cupboard

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72
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Renier qqn

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To disown sb

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73
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Un stagiaire

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A trainee

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74
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Un retraité

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A retiree

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75
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Une OPA

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A takeover bid

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76
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Être docile/obéissant/soumis

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To be biddable

To be submissive

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77
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Ça n’a vraiment aucun sens!

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It’s utter nonsense!

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78
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Absurde

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Nonsensical

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79
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Société qui n’utilise pas d’argent liquide

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Cashless society

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80
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Des billets

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Bank notes

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81
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Produits bruts

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Raw products

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82
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Dormir à la belle étoile

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To sleep rough

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83
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Le vol (le fait de voler qqn)

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Theft

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84
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Route a 2 fois 2 voies

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Dual carriageway

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85
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Une fouille

Un site de fouille

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Excavation

Excavation site

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86
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Des embouteillages

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Traffic jam

Traffic congestion

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87
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Élargir

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Widen

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88
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Parler du travail (même quand on y est plus)

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To talk shop

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89
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Des frais allégés

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Mitigation fee

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90
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Un enfant âgé de 1-2 ans

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A toddler

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91
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Les revenus

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Incomes

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92
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Tir à la corde

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Tug-of-war

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93
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La bible

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Bible/ The Holy

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94
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Une perspective

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An outlook

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95
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Lugubre

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Bleak/ gloomy/ grim

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96
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Une victoire écrasante

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An overwhelming/landslide victory

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97
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Être dépensier

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To spend lavishly

To be extravagant

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98
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Un choix au hasard

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A random/haphazard choice

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99
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Licencier pour raisons économiques

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To lay sb off

To make sb redundant

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100
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Une fusion d’entreprise

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A merger

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101
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Être en deuil

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To be in mourning

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102
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Un héritage

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Inheritance

Inheritance tax=droit de succession

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103
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Chercher ses mots

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To drop for words

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104
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Porter atteinte aux droits

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To impige on/infringe on/encroach on–rights

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105
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Empêcher

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To hinder/ prevent/ hamper/ impede from doing sthg

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106
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Faire l’expérience de qqch

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To undergo
To experience
To go through

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107
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Un mot d’ordre

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A watchword

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108
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Prôner

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To advocate

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109
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Étouffer/ empêcher de respirer

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To stifle

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110
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Faire taire les contestataires

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To stifle dissenters

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111
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Mettre en place des discriminations positives

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To implement affirmative action (USA)/positives discrimination (UK)

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112
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Gens politiquement correct

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PC people (political correctness)

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113
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Un tollé

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An uproar/a backlash

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114
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Sur un fond de

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Against a backdrop

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115
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Rendre des comptes

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To be accountable to sb

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116
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Être évalué par ses collègues

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To use peer review

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117
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Demander des indemnités

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To ask/sue for damages

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118
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Il y a 4 fois plus d’hommes que de femmes

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There are 4 times as many male as female.

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119
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Avec nostalgie/ mélancolie

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Wistfully

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120
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Être mal élevé

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To be ill-bread

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121
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S’arrêter avec une voiture / garer sa voiture

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To draw up

To pull up

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122
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Un avion à réaction

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À jet plane

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123
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Le tonnerre

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Thunder

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124
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Mouvement de recul, se recroqueviller

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It makes me cringe

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125
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Dans l’exercice de tes fonctions

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In the line of duty

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126
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De toute façon

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Anyway

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127
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Exagérer

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To play something up

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128
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L’autoroute de Londres vers le nord

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The M1

Au USA c’est un I avant le chiffre

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129
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Mettre sur écoute

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To tap a phone

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130
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Les strass et les paillettes du showbiz

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The glamour and glitter of show-business

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131
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Exploiter les ressources naturelles

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To tap natural ressources

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132
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Bière à la pression

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Beer on tap

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133
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Les tensions de la vie en société

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The stresses and strains of modern life

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134
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L’écart de salaire entre hommes et femmes

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The gender pay gap

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135
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Un sujet tabou

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The elephant in the room

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136
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Sévir

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To be rife

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137
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C’est plus intéressant qu’il n’y paraît

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There is more to it than meets the eye

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138
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Faire une remarque pertinente

A

To make a point

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139
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Avoir un mot à dire

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To have a say

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140
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Révéler/ dévoiler/ divulguer

A

To disclose

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141
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Vénérer

A

To worship

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142
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Déposer plainte

A

To lodge a complaint with sb against sb

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143
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Raviver un débat

A

To rekindle a debate

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144
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Combler une lacune

A

To close a loophole

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145
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Prêt à l’emploi/ clé en main

A

Out-of-the-box

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Suivre qqch à la lettre

A

To stick to rules/to follow rules to the letter

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147
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Faillir à sa réputation

A

Failed to live up to its reputation

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148
Q

Etre a la hauteur

A

Live up to

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149
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Etre dans la mouise

A

To be in a bind/ to be in a predicament

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150
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Passer un savon/ réprimander

A

To dress down/ to tell sb off

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151
Q

La roue tourne

A

Every dog has its day

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152
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Journee les plus chaudes en été /vague de chaleur

A

The dog days

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153
Q

Une journee porte ouverte

A

An open day

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154
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Une inauguration

A

A grand opening

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155
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Une œuvre d’art

A

A work of art

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156
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Londres héberge de nombreuses entreprises

A

London is home to many companies

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157
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Une salle de réception

A

A venue

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158
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Établissement/ installation

A

A facility

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159
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Une ère

A

Era

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160
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Site classé au patrimoine mondial

A

A world heritage site

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161
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Un héritage

A

Inheritance

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162
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Un client régulier

A

A patron

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163
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Ces étudiants la dont 2 sont britanniques

A

These students, two of whom are British

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Je serais bien incapable de nommer une autre personne

A

I would be hard pressed to name a person

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165
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Ancêtres

A

Ancestors/ forebears

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166
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Mettre un téléphone sur écoute

A

To bug a phone

To wiretap a phone

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167
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Un passant

A

A bystander

A passer by

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168
Q

Agitation/ activité grouillante

A

A bustle

169
Q

Monsieur tout le monde

A

«The man in the street»

170
Q

L’émancipation des femmes

A

Female empowerment

171
Q

Un exemple à suivre

A

Role models

172
Q

Prendre un congé maternité

A

To go on/ to take maternity leave

173
Q

Faire bouillir la marmite

Un gagne pain

A

To bring home the bacon

A breadwinner

174
Q

Une mère au foyer

A

A caregiver mom

A stay at home mom

175
Q

Jongler entre une carrière et une famille

A

To juggle a career and a family

176
Q

Une crèche

A

A childcare center

177
Q

Un mal nécessaire

A

A necessary evil

178
Q

Trembler de peur

A

To shake with fear

179
Q

Se débrouiller

A

To manage

180
Q

Flâner, voguer

A

To wander

181
Q

Petit boulot

A

Odd jobs

182
Q

Changer de

A

To switch

183
Q

Un conflit

A

A dispute

An industrial dispute =une grève
A wage dispute=conflit salarial

184
Q

Je ne cherchais pas à être la première

A

I was not seeking to be first

185
Q

Atteindre un sommet

A

To reach a pinnacle

186
Q

Etre en infériorité numérique

A

To be outnumbered

187
Q

Être plus nombreux, surpasser en nombre

A

Outnumber

188
Q

Estime de soi/ amour propre

A

Self-esteem

189
Q

Concerner / inclure

A

Encompass

190
Q

Inspirant/ exaltant

A

Uplifting

191
Q

Une altérité

A

Otherness

192
Q

Ça va causer ta perte

C’est ce qui te perdra

A

It will lead to your downfall/ That’ll be your undoing

193
Q

Être à découvert

Je suis à découvert de 50€

A

Have an overdraft

I’m overdrawn by 50€

194
Q

Rusé comme un renard

A

As sly as a fox

195
Q

N’en fait pas trop

A

Don’t overdo it!

196
Q

Mettre trop de parfum

Boire trop de bière

A

To overdo the perfume/the béer

197
Q

Directeur adjoint

A

Deputy director

198
Q

Une polémique

A

A controversy

199
Q

Être en sureffectif

A

To be overmanned

200
Q

Des licenciements économiques sont inévitables

A

There is bound to be redudancies

201
Q

Le précurseur

A

The forerunner

202
Q

Le bulletin météo

A

The weather forecast

203
Q

Un homme averti en vaut 2

A

Forewarned is forearmed

204
Q

Magasin spécial grandes tailles

A

Outsize(d) shop

205
Q

Être surchargé de

A

To be overloaded with

206
Q

Être surchargé par des mauvaises herbes

A

To be overgrown by weeds

207
Q

J’ai du payé 8€ de plus

A

I was overrated 8€

208
Q

A été multiplié par 10

A

To increase tenfold

209
Q

Le problème est double

A

The problem is twofold

210
Q

Selon toutes vraisemblances

A

In all likelihood

211
Q

Il y a peu de chances que…

A

There is little likelihood that…

212
Q

Être plein de culpabilité

A

To be debt-laden

213
Q

Avoir la fibre écologique

A

To be green-minded

214
Q

Avoir beaucoup de volonté

A

Be strong-minded

215
Q

Contre tout attente

A

Against all odds

216
Q

Une vingtaine d’années

A

Twenty-odd years —> odd pour l’approximation

217
Q

Les dangers de la rue

A

Street-wise

218
Q

Dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre

A

Clockwise

219
Q

Ça ne va pas très bien question santé

A

Things aren’t too good Health-wise

220
Q

Sangloter !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A

To sob

221
Q

Sangloter sans retenue

A

To sob unrestrainedly

222
Q

Un débordement de violence

A

An outbreak of violence

223
Q

Prendre parti pour

A

To take sides

To side with sb

224
Q

Intolérance extrême/sectarisme

A

Racial bigotry

Bigoted people

225
Q

Un but déclaré

A

An ovowed aim

226
Q

La Guerre de Sécession

A

The Civil War

227
Q

Un problème épineux

A

A thorny debate

228
Q

Un signe avant coureur

A

A harbinger

229
Q

Épuration ethnique

A

Ethnic cleansing

230
Q

Ils nous ont fait payer trop cher

A

They overcharged us

231
Q

La viande est trop cuite/bien cuite

A

The meet is overdone/well-done

232
Q

Le ministre des Affaires étrangères

A

The Foreign Secretary (UK)

233
Q

Faire la guerre

A

To wage war on sb

234
Q

Critiquer violemment

A

To lambast sb
To castigate sb
To lash out at sb

235
Q

Passer l’épreuve de passage

A

To pass the acid test

236
Q

Appelons un chat un chat

A

Let’s call a spade a spade

237
Q

Une courbe citation

A

A soundbite

238
Q

Tourner autour du pot

A

To beat around the bush

239
Q

Un groupe d’extrême droite

A

A far-right group

240
Q

Une pharmacie

A

A drug-store (USA)

241
Q

Soi-disant/ en apparence/ apparemment

A

Ostensibly

242
Q

Une maladie chronique

Maladie

Des troubles

A

A condition (a heart condition)

A disease, illness

Disorders

243
Q

Une stratégie paradoxale

A

A counter-intuitive strategy

244
Q

Faire de l’exercice physique

A

To work out

To exercise

245
Q

Faire des pompes /des abdos

S’étirer

A

To push-ups
To seat-ups

To stretch

246
Q

Un trimestre

A

Quarter (dans le monde des affaires)

Term (école UK)
Trimester (école Us)

247
Q

Un magazine trimestriel

A

A quarterly magazine

248
Q

Un programme de fidélité

Une carte de fidélité

A

A loyalty program

A loyalty card

249
Q

La ville se vente de posséder 5 musées

A

The city boasts 5 museums

250
Q

Un artisan

A

A craftman

251
Q

Artisanat

A

Crafts

252
Q

Être avare (radin)

A

To be stingy
To be mean
To be miserly
To be close-fisted

253
Q

Désirer ardemment

A

To pine for

To yearn for

254
Q

Être susceptible de

A

Be likely to

255
Q

Une pancarte

A

A placard

256
Q

Une brique (de lait)

A

A carton of milk

257
Q

Du carton

A

Carboard

258
Q

Un asile

A

A mental hospital

259
Q

Rattraper le temps perdu

A

To make up for lost time

260
Q

Un sans-papier

A

An undocumented migrant

261
Q

Un migrant en situation irrégulière

A

An illegal immigrant

An illegal alien

262
Q

Expulser

A

To evict (d’un appartement, d’une maison)
To expel a student from school
To deport migrants

263
Q

Des centaines de villes

A

Hundreds of cities

264
Q

Un contrecoup

A

A backlash against

265
Q

Provoquer un tollé

A

To cause an outcry

266
Q

Adopter Un projet de loi

A

To adopt A bill

267
Q

Voter une loi

A

To pass a law

268
Q

dont 30% de latinos

A

30% of whom are Latinos

269
Q

30 millions d’habitants

A

39 million inhabitants

270
Q

Un débat animé

A

A lively debate

A heated debate

271
Q

Faire respecter une loi

A

To enforce a law

272
Q

Un titre de séjour

A

A residant permit

A residency permit

273
Q

Des agents de police

A

Police officers

274
Q

Une infraction au code de la route

A

A driving offence

275
Q

Le code de la route

A

Road safety rules

276
Q

Laxisme

A

Laxity

277
Q

Mettre en danger

A

To jeopardize

To threaten

278
Q

Appeler à faire qqch

A

To call FOR sthg

279
Q

Le financement

A

Financing

Funding

280
Q

Réduire des financements/ des budgets/des prix

A

To cut

To scrap

281
Q

Retirer un financement

A

To withdraw

282
Q

La vengeance

A

Revenge

283
Q

Se multiplier

A

To multiply

284
Q

La 6eme économie du monde

A

The world sixth largest economy

285
Q

Pousser comme des champignons

A

To mushroom

286
Q

Franc, direct, spontané

A

Outspoken

287
Q

15 jours

A

Fortnight

288
Q

Porter le nom de qqch

A

To bear the name of

289
Q

Tondre la pelouse

A

To mow the lawn

290
Q

Râler/rouspeter/ronchonner

A

To grumble

291
Q

Le chêne

A

Oak tree

292
Q

Il est grand temps

A

It is high time

293
Q

Au bord de la banqueroute

A

On the verge of bankruptcy

294
Q

Maltraiter

A

Ill-treat

295
Q

Pas étonnant

A

No wonder

296
Q

Un actionnaire

A

Shareholder

297
Q

Rarement

A

Seldom

298
Q

La déclaration de revenus

A

The tax form

299
Q

HLM

A

Council houses

300
Q

Un chef d’état

A

A head of state

301
Q

Se présenter à des élections

A

To run for office

302
Q

Bouleversement

A

Upheaval

303
Q

Principal défaut

A

Main shortcoming

304
Q

La zone commerciale

A

The shopping precinct

305
Q

A midi

A

At noon

306
Q

Un atout

A

A trump card

307
Q

Course automobile

A

Motor racing

308
Q

Plongée sous-marine

A

Deep-sea diving

309
Q

Une belle mère

A

A mother-in-law

310
Q

D’occasion

A

Second-hand

311
Q

De première qualité

A

First-rate

312
Q

Réduire le chômage

A

To curb unemployment

313
Q

Les choses vont de mal en pis.

A

Things are going from bad to worse.

314
Q

Je ne peux pas m’en empêcher

A

I can’t help myself

315
Q

Racler

A

To scrape

316
Q

Un paillasson

A

A doormat

A boot scraper

317
Q

Abandonner (un plan)

A

To scrap (a plan)

318
Q

Avoir du mal à joindre les 2 bouts

A

To scrape a living

319
Q

Un set de table

A

A tablemat

320
Q

Une tâche

A

A stain/ a spot

321
Q

Prendre ses jambes à son cou

A

To take to one’s heels

322
Q

Éteindre un feu

A

To put out a fire

323
Q

Briller

A

To shine

324
Q

Étinceler

A

To glitter

325
Q

Luire, rougeoyer

A

To glow

326
Q

Un ver luisant

A

A glow worn

327
Q

Charbon

Charbon de bois

A

Coal

Charcoal

328
Q

Une boîte de conserve

A
A tin (UK)
A can (USA)
329
Q

Un tir bouchon

A

A corkscrew

330
Q

Une étagère

A

Shelf (shelves au pluriel)

331
Q

Un chauffe-eau

A

An immersion heater

332
Q

Chambre d’amis

A

Spare room

333
Q

Une roue de secours

A

A spare wheel

334
Q

Une pièce de rechange

A

A spare parts

335
Q

Du temps libre

A

Spare time

336
Q

Épargner la vie de qqn

A

To spare sb’s life

337
Q

Epargne moi les détails

A

Spare me the details

338
Q

As-tu le temps?

A

Can you spare the time?

339
Q

Se pencher

A

To lean out

340
Q

Des tendances politiques

A

Political leanings

341
Q

Retenir sa respiration

A

To hold one’s breath

342
Q

S’effondrer

A

To slump

343
Q

Une relation tendue

A

A strained relationship

344
Q

Se faire une entorse à la cheville

A

To strain one’s ankle

345
Q

Se casser la voie

A

To strain one’s voice

346
Q

Connaître une ascension spectaculaire

A

To go from rags to riches

347
Q

Un informaticien

A

A computer scientist

An IT engineer

348
Q

Les riches et les plus pauvre

A

The haves and the have nots

349
Q

Soyons réaliste

A

Let us face the facts

350
Q

Détruire un mythe

A

To dispel/ to debunk a myth

351
Q

Cela appartient au passé

A

It is a thing of the past

352
Q

Sonner le glas

A

To toll the knell for sthg

353
Q

Sur l’état d’esprit américain

A

On the American psyche

354
Q

Un nouveau poumon économique

A

A new powerhouse

(Chinese Dream/ Indian Dream

355
Q

Briser un rêve

A

To shatter a dream

356
Q

Une pépinière à talent

A

A breeding ground for talents

357
Q

Elle l’a envoyé sur les roses

A

She sent him packing

358
Q

Pieds nus

A

Barefoot

359
Q

Avoir qqn dans sa poche

A

To have sb in the palm of one’s hand

360
Q

Garder/contenir ses sentiments

A

To bottle one’s fellings up

361
Q

Se confier à qqn

A

To confide in sb

To confide a secret to sb

362
Q

Une opportunité

A

Opportunity/ chance

363
Q

Ils ont tendance à rester entre eux/ a se mélanger/ a se mettre à l’écart

A

They tend to keep themselves to themselves

364
Q

Lire les lignes de la main

A

To rend sb’s palm

365
Q

Faire semblant

A

To pretend

Attention c’est un faux amis

366
Q

Amis d’enfance

A

Childhood friends

Si c’est des gars :boyhood friends

367
Q

Un porte-feuille

A

A wallet

368
Q

Un porte-monnaie

A

A purse

369
Q

Tendre qqch à qqn

A

To hand sthg to sb

370
Q

Délicatement

A

Carefully

371
Q

Une aile

A

A wing

372
Q

Saisir/ empoigner

A

To grab/ grasp

373
Q

Mettre la table

A

To lay the table

374
Q

Le troisième à partir de la gauche

A

The third from the left

375
Q

Le marié

A

The groom

The bridegroom

376
Q

La mariée

A

The bride

377
Q

Se pomponner

A

To groom oneself

378
Q

Brosser un cheval

A

To groom à horse

379
Q

Préparer/ former qqn

A

To groom sb for a post

380
Q

Pedophilie

A

Child grooming

381
Q

Un portier

A

A doorman

382
Q

Un bagagiste

A

A porter/ a groom / a bellboy

383
Q

Un parking

A

A car park/ a parking place

384
Q

Un lifting

A

A facelift

385
Q

Un jogging

A

A jogging outfit

A tracksuit

386
Q

Des baskets

A

Trainers/sneakers

387
Q

Un cadis

A

A trolley

388
Q

Faire des grands discours sur/ donner des leçons sur

A

To pontificate on sthg/ to pontificate about sthg

389
Q

Discréditer

A

To debunk

390
Q

Chien de garde

Petit chien (d’appartement, de compagnie)

A

Watchdogs

Lapdogs

391
Q

La partie émergée de l’iceberg

A

The tip of the iceberg

392
Q

Pas le moindre

Pas le moins du monde

A

In the least

393
Q

Un bijou de grande valeur

A

A valuable jewel
A priceless jewel

ATTENTION un bijou qui n’a aucune valeur:
Worthless jewel
Valueless jewel

394
Q

Arborer, porter

A

To sport

395
Q

Un soutien important

A

Valuable support
Invaluable support

CE N’EST PAS LE CONTRAIRE, ILS VEULENT DIRE LA MÊME CHOSE

396
Q

Commissariat

A

A police station

397
Q

Bouleverser, retourner, renverser

A

To be turned upside down

398
Q

Une couverture médiatique

A

A coverage

399
Q

Un travail bâclé

A

A botched job

400
Q

Booster le Taux d’écoute/ d’audience

A

To boost audience ratings

401
Q

Être a la limite de

A

To verge on sthg, to border on sthg

402
Q

Un savant

A

A scholars

403
Q

Se faire avoir par qqn

A

To be take in by sb

To be deceived by sb

404
Q

Déterrer des scandales

A

To dig up/ to unearth/ to uncover scandals

405
Q

Les méfaits

A

Wrongdoing

406
Q

Aboyer

A

To bark

407
Q

Clébard, corniaud

A

Mutt

408
Q

Être ébloui

A

To be dazzled

409
Q

Il a fermé la porte en la claquant

A

He slammed the door shut.

410
Q

Progéniture

A

Offspring

411
Q

Fonds spéculatifs

A

Hedge funds

412
Q

PMA

A

LDCs

413
Q

Les ONG

A

NGOs

414
Q

Les OGM

A

GMOs

415
Q

Membres du Parlement

A

MPs

416
Q

PDG

A

CEO
Chief executive
Managing director (UK)
Chairman

417
Q

Monnaie d’un pays (devise)

A

Currency

418
Q

Les pièces de monnaie

A

Coins

419
Q

De la monnaie (avoir de la monnaie)

A

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