Vocabulaire 1ère année Flashcards

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ce film vaut la peine d’être vu

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this film is worth seeing

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ça vaut la peine

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worthwhile worth the effort

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licenciement

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lay off

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être responsable de

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responsable for

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théorie / effet des retombé (regan)

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trickle down theory / effect

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embellir son image

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to varnish their image

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jeter des paroles en l’air

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to pay lip service

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se méfier

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to mistrust

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délocalisé

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relocated

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graviter autour de

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to revolve around

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avoir aucune hésitation

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to have no qualms about

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acteurs économiques

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economic players

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automatisation

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automation

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assumer ses responsabilités

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to face up with its responsibilities

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par exemple

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Witness, …
,as exemplified by…
a telling example of… is…
to be a case in point

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se mettre en colère

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to fly into a rage / a temper

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faire du sentimentalisme

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to get sentimental

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un épicier

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a grocer

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prendre partie pour

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to side with

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un signe avant-coureur

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a writing of the wall

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être voué à

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to be bound to

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invectiver

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to hurl abuse at

to castigate

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être victime de … par…

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to suffer … to the hands of / from

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remonter une affaire à la surface

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to unearth / to dig a scandal

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être remarquable

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outstanding

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diaboliser

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demonize

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provoquer sa perte

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to bring about his ruin his downfall

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salir la réputation de quelqu’un

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to tarnish to stain reputation

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saper sa crédibilité

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to undermine credibility

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être assoiffé de pouvoir

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to be power-hungry

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à fort caractère

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strong welling

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être dévoué

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to be devoted

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campagne de diffamation

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smear campaign

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calomnier

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to libel / to slander

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être de bonne volonté

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to show good welling

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faire deux poids deux mesures

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to operates double standards

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se faire discret

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to take a back seat

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être sans armes

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to be outgunned

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se venger, en représailles

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to retaliate / in retaliation for

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niveau de popularité au plus bas

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approval rating at its lowest, at it record low, at an all time low

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taux de participation

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turn out rate

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les états clefs (élection américaine)

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battleground / purple / swing state

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mort politique

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political demise

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un élan

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a momentum

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concourir à

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to race for

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le sort

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the fate

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malice

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sly

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48
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assouvir la soif

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to quench one’s thirst

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49
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cela vise à

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it is intended in

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50
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mettre tout en oeuvre

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to spare no effort in

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ça ne fait aucun doute que

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there is no denying that

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52
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satiriser

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lampoon satirize somebody

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53
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elle n’était pas seulement…

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not only was she

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54
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esprit

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wit

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55
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causer

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to bring about

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diriger un pays

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to run a country

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57
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téméraire

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reckless

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audacieux

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a bold man

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les taches ménagères

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the household shores

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se faire à l’idée de

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to get made at

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s’énerver contre quelqu’un

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to get cross angry with

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se mettre en colère contre

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to fly into a temper with

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crier sur quelqu’un

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to yell at to scream at

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être à bout de nerfs

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at the end of one’s tether

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un avocat

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a lawyer a barrister

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un procureur

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an attorney solicitor

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un voyou

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a thug hoodlum a rogue

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s’abstenir de faire

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to abstain from doing

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abstinent

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an abstainer a teetotaler

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recommander

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to commend

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commander

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to order to command

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brillant

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distinguished

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flatteur

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flattering

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une simple formalité

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merely a mere formality

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atténuer

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mitigate

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se tromper

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to be mistaken about something

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être confondu

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to be mistaken for somebody

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être déterminé à

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to be intent on doing

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un foyer

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a hole

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relation USA UK

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the special relationship the award partner

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faire un usage généreux de quelque chose

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to make liberal use of

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une promesse en l’air

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a hollow promise hot air

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tromper quelqu’un

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to fool / to deceive / to take in people

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démagogie

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grand standing

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signer des traiter commerciaux

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to seal trade deals

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ça ressemble à

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it smacks of

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arrogant

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condescending

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délivrer un visa

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to issue somebody with a visa

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permit de travail

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work permit

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permit de séjour

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residency permit

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une fuite des capitaux vers les paradis fiscaux

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a flight of capital to tax shelters

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faire son temps

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to outlive

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ca va mener à ta perte

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it will lead to your downfall

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défaire sa veste

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undo a jacket

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à découvert

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overdraw (I am overdrawn by 50)

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être plus malin

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outwit

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en faire trop

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overdo => she has overdone the perfume

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adjoint

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depute

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surclassé

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upgraded

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continuel

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ongoing

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vendre à perte

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underprice

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être mal-à-l’aise

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to be overdressed

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surenchérir

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outbid

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faire une offre

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bid

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exaltant

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uplifting

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impressionné

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overwhelmed

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déçu

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underwhelmed

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en sur effectif

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overstaffed

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licenciement

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redundancy

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précurseur

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forerunner of the liner

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ancêtre

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forefather

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bulletin météo

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weather forecast

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un homme averti en vaut deux

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forewarned is forearmed

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devenir trop grand pour ses habits

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outgrown one’s clothes

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être submergé par

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to be overburdened / overloaded / overwhelmed with

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faire payer quelque chose 8€

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to charge 8€ for something

I was overcharged 8€ for the room

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être envahi

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to be overgrown / overrun

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être surfait

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overrated

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parvenir

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to achieve

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multiplier par 10 / 4 / 8

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to increased tenfold fourfold

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le problème est double

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the problème is twofold

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retraités

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pensioners retirees

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Selon toute vraisemblance

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In likelihood

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Il y a un peu de chance

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there is little likelihood

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éphémère

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short-lived

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surmonter

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overcome

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contre toutes attentes (probabilité)

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Against all odds

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à peu près 20 ans

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20 years or so

for 20-odd years

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la perte

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the losses

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la perte

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the losses

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être conscient des danger de la rue

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to be street-wise

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ca va pas très bien question boulot

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things aren’t too good business-wise

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mal conduire les opération

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mishandle

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sangloter sans retenu

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to sod unrestrainedly

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déformer les propos

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to misquote somebody

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à deux vitesses

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two-tier

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dérouler le tapis rouge pour eux

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they are given the red carped treatment

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subir

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undergo

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renforcer les liens

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to strengthen

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la classe dominante

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the over-dog the A-list people

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être solvable

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to be credit-worthy

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taillé sur mesure

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tailored to your need

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ne pas être en position de négocier

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to be in a weak bargaining position

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tout ne lui est pas dû

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the world does not owe somebody a living

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en manque d’argent

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defunded cash-strapped money

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être fustigé

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to be lambasted

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accablant

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damning

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dans la mesure où

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insofar as

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relations houleuses

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strained relationship tense relationships

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être informé

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to be apprised of

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friche industrielle

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disuse factory

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éclater de rire

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burst out laughing

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les couverts

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cutlery

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abrutissant

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deadening

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un hors la loi

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an outlaw

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ordener à quelqu’un de faire

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to bid somebody to do something

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faire une offre à 100€

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to bid 100€

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Une OPA

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a takeover bid

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prédire

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to foretell

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prévoir

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to foresee

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raisonnable

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sensible

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sentimental

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sensitive

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rallier quelqu’un à une cause

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to win people over a cause

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la différence homme femme sera lissée en 2186

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Gender gap will be achieved in 2186

165
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conflit social

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industrial dispute

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grève

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strike