Vocabulaire 1 Flashcards by jean de miramon | Brainscape

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Forcer quelqu’un

A

To compell

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Slogan

A

Motto

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Marché d’action

A

Stock exchange

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Il est temps que tu parte

A

It is high time you left

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Quand j’irai en Angleterre

A

When I go to england

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Ça vaut la peine

A

It is worth

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démissionner

A

to resign

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étouffer une affaire

A

To cover up

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FBI

A

Federal Bureau Investigation

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CIA

A

Central Intelligence Agency

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Detourner un avion

A

To hijack a plane

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Beton

A

Concrete

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Prevoire

A

Foresee

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NSA

A

National security agency

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Affrontement

A

Showdown

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Un obstacle

A

A hurdle

A stumbling block

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Defendre quelque chose

A

To advocate

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Crete idee ne tient pas la route

A

This theory does not hold water

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Terre a terre

A

Down to hearth

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Vetu de

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Clad in (trousers)

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Compter sur

A

To bank on

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Benediction

A

A boon

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Recommencer du début

A

To start from scratch

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Enjeux

A

Stakes

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Coude a coude

A

Neck and neck

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Déclencher

A

Trigger

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Administratif, lenteurs de l’administration

A

Red tape

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Canicule

A

Dog days

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Sur Le point de

A

On the verge of

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Manifester

A

Demonstrate

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Date de l’independance de l’Irlande

A

1922

Q

Renflouer. Banques. Pays.

A

To bailout

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Une. Arnaque. Arnaquer.

A

A scam

To scam someone.

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Nonchalant

A

Complacent (complacency )

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Complain

A

To whinge about

To gripe

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Peter un plomb

A

To go ballistic

To go supernova

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Complicated situation

A

A muddle

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Supposition

A

Assumption

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Un fardeau

A

A burden

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To complain

A

To rail against

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Etre dans une situation deseperee

A

To be in dire straits

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Poll tax

A

A flat tax
Rich pay as much as pore
Caused thatcher’s demise / resignation

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Locataire

A

Tenant

=/= landlord

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Déstabiliser

A

To wrong foot someone

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Un vendeur

A

Salesman

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Être majeur

Être mineur

A

To be of age

To be underage

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Épreuve de force

A

Trial of strength

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Faire du saut a l’elastique

A

Bungee jumping