Vocabulaire articles Flashcards by Jeanne Anna | Brainscape

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to seek a legacy

A

chercher à laisser son empreinte ou sa marque

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to stall

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paralyser

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momentum

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impulsion, élan

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clout

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pouvoir, influence

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at the outset

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au début

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entanglements

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enchevêtrements, imbroglio

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to vow to

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jurer

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to ram

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enfoncer

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wariness

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prudence, précaution

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to wind down

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baisser, diminuer

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to shun

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éviter, fuir

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to sweep

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balayer

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bleak

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triste, sombre, morne

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stakeholders

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acteurs, parties prenantes

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to sink in gloom

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tomber dans le désespoir

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to revolve around

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tourner autour de/du

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youngters

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les jeunes

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to assume

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supposer

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a blunder

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une bourde, une gaffe

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dire

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terrible, affreux

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retail

A

vente au détail, commerce

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reps

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des représentants

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to fathom

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sonder, pénétrer

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second-term

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second mandat

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military commitment

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engagement militaire

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crumbling under

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qui croule sous

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plucky

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courageux

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one jot

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un iota

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caveats

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avertissements, mises en garde

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IT (information technology)

A

informatique

Q

genuinely

A

véritablement, sincèrement

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pensioners

A

les retraités

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to woo

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courtiser

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Life expectancy

A

l’espérance de vie

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mordant

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caustique

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unarguable

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incontestable

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the nuts and bolts

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les détails techniques

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tethered

A

attaché

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underlings

A

les subalternes

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to fume

A

se mettre en colère

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to telecommute

A

travailler à distance

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retailer

A

un revendeur

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a nail in the coffin

A

un trou dans le cercueil

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to dull the pain

A

atténuer la douleur

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to shackle

A

enchaîner