Vocabulaire 1 Flashcards
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Forcer quelqu’un
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To compell
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Slogan
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Motto
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Marché d’action
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Stock exchange
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Il est temps que tu parte
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It is high time you left
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Quand j’irai en Angleterre
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When I go to england
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Ça vaut la peine
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It is worth
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démissionner
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to resign
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étouffer une affaire
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To cover up
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FBI
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Federal Bureau Investigation
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CIA
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Detourner un avion
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To hijack a plane
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Beton
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Concrete
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Prevoire
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Foresee
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NSA
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National security agency
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Affrontement
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Showdown
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Un obstacle
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A hurdle
A stumbling block
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Defendre quelque chose
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To advocate
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Crete idee ne tient pas la route
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This theory does not hold water
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Terre a terre
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Down to hearth
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Vetu de
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Clad in (trousers)
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Compter sur
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To bank on
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Benediction
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A boon
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Recommencer du début
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To start from scratch
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Enjeux
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Stakes
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Coude a coude
Neck and neck
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Déclencher
Trigger
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Administratif, lenteurs de l'administration
Red tape
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Canicule
Dog days
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Sur Le point de
On the verge of
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Manifester
Demonstrate
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Date de l'independance de l'Irlande
1922
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Renflouer. Banques. Pays.
To bailout
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Une. Arnaque. Arnaquer.
A scam
| To scam someone.
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Nonchalant
Complacent (complacency )
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Complain
To whinge about
| To gripe
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Peter un plomb
To go ballistic
| To go supernova
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Complicated situation
A muddle
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Supposition
Assumption
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Un fardeau
A burden
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To complain
To rail against
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Etre dans une situation deseperee
To be in dire straits
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Poll tax
A flat tax
Rich pay as much as pore
Caused thatcher's demise / resignation
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Locataire
Tenant
| =/= landlord
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Déstabiliser
To wrong foot someone
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Un vendeur
Salesman
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Être majeur
| Être mineur
To be of age
| To be underage
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Épreuve de force
Trial of strength
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Faire du saut a l'elastique
Bungee jumping
