Vocabulaire Blaise Pascal (4) Flashcards

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concerner, toucher

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to involve

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se retourner contre

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to backfire on

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minimiser

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to play … down

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obsessionnel

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obsessive

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discutable

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questionable

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subtil

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subtle

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provoquer, susciter

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to bring sth about

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remettre qch en cause

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to call sth into question

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la télécommande

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the remote control

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joindre les deux bouts

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to make ends meet

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le seuil de pauvreté

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the breadline

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contradictoire

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contradictory

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satisfaisant

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satisfactory

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disproportionné

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disproportionate

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significatif

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significant

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corrompu

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corrupt

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paranoïaque

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paranoid

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un support médiatique

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media outlet

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spontané, désinvolte

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offhand

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une action (boursière)

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a share

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impressionnant

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impressive

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manipulateur

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manipulative

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séparé

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separate

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utopique

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utopian

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être provoqué par, résulter de

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to stem from

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ce qui est fait est fait

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don’t cry over spilt milk

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changer de chaîne

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to switch over to another channel

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lam notée soudaine de

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the upsurge in

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supposer que

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to assume that

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obligatoire

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compulsory

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prometteur

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promising

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légitime

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legitimate

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indigné

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indignant

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serein

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serene

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une ampoule

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a bulb

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un sosie

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a lookalike

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l’opium du peuple

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the opium of the people

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fuites

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leaks

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les services de renseignement américain

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the American intelligence services

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lanceur d’alerte

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whistleblower

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vol à l’étalage

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shoplifting

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augmenter fortement (2)

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to skyrocket / to soar

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réticent

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unwilling

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dernier recours

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last resort

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rattraper

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to catch up on

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resurgir

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to re-surface

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une transplantation

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a transplant

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abonder

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to abound

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le battage médiatique

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media hype

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pot-de-vins

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bribes

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la côte d’Azur

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the Riviera

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avoir froid, chaud, très chaud

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be cold, warm, hot

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avoir mal

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be in pain

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en avoir assez de qch

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be fed up with

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anachronique

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anachronistic

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énergique

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energetic

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ambigu

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ambiguous

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anonyme

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anonymous

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landau

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pram

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joyeux

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light-hearted

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désastreux

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disastrous

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humoristique

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humorous

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humanitaire

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humanitarian

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évoquer, faire penser à

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be reminiscent of

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les risques du métier

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occupational risks

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quitter la scène politique

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to step down

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se remettre de

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to recover from

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une bosse

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a bump

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faire du battage autour de qch

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to hype sth up

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un journal de qualité

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a broadsheet

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avoir sommeil

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be sleepy

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avoir faim, soif

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to be hungry, thirsty

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avoir le vertige

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be dizzy

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avoir des ennuis

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be in trouble

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enthousiaste

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enthusiastic

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compatissant

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sympathetic

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vertueux

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virtuous

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vaisselle (en général)

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crockery

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terre à terre, réaliste

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down-to-earth

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le pot (pour bébé)

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potty

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jaloux

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jealous

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autoritaire

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authoritarian

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égalitaire

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egalitarian

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près de

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close to

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gentil avec (2)

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kind / nice to

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injuste envers

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unfair to

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une manne

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a windfall

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kitch, de mauvais goût

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tacky

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chaussons

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bootees

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biberon

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feeding-bottle

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luxueux

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lush

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haut de gamme

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up-market

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bureaucratie

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bureaucracy

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une augmentation de salaire

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a pay rise

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survenir

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to arise (arose, arisen)

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mettre le couvert

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to lay the table

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caresser

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to stroke

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un coup de chance

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a stroke of luck

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soulager

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to ease

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une promesse

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a promise

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101
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se mettre en tête que

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to set one’s mind on v+ing

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102
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le décalage

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the discrepancy

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103
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un sèche-linge

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a tumble drier

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104
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malheureux

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unhappy

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105
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à huit clos

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behind closed doors

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évident pour

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obvious to

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grossier avec

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rude to

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108
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doubler (tripler…)

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to increase twofold (threefold…)

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grenouillère

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baby-gros

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tape à l’oeil

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garish

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111
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un choc, un sursaut

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a jolt

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camelote

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tat

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113
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bavoire

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bib

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114
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un mot d’esprit

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a witticism

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115
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un atout

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an asset

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116
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susciter, éveiller, exciter

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to arouse

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pondre un oeuf

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to lay an egg

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frappe chirurgicale

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surgical strike

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avoir une attaque

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to have a stroke

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un joueur invétéré

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a compulsive gambler

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121
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prendre le dessus

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to get the upper hand

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122
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selon toute vraisemblance

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in all likelihood

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considérer

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to regard

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justifier son engagement

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to account for his commitment

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125
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que cela te plaise ou non

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whether you like it or not

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être à la pointe de

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to be the spearhead of

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connaître son jour de gloire

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to have one’s heyday

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adroitement

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adept

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s’infiltrer

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to seep

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PIB

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GDP

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détrôner

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to oust

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bien être

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well being

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miner, sapper

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to undermine

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un rouage

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a cog in the machine

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un euphémisme

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an understatement

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épargner

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to spare

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la manière forte

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strong-arm tactics

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mettre à jour, dénoncer

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to expose

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magnats

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moguls

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un médecin généraliste

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a GP

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141
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dans les décennies à venir

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in decades to come

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142
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cela ne lui ressemble pas du tout

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it is not at all like him

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s’assurer (assurance)

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to get insured

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une précision audacieuse

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a daredevil precision

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les ordures ménagères

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domestic waste

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146
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crever les yeux

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to stare in the face

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une perspective

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a prospect

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les recettes $

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the proceeds

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déborder de

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to be brimming with

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cajoler

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to coddle

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ONG

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NGO

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le hiatus criant

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wild gap

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une boussole

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a compass

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étancher

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to quench

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la chaîne de montage

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assembly line

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dépression nerveuse

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nervous breakdown

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dep remier plan

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prominent

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négliger

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to neglect

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avoir de l’influence sur

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to hold sway over

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échafaudage

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scaffolding

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jusque-là ça va

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so far so good

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nappe de pétrole

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oil slick

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des sociétés écran

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bogus companies

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des nerfs d’acier

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nerves of steel

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l’OTAN

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NATO

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réviser & assouplir

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review & ease

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envisager

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to contemplate

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sans soupirs ni sanglots

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without sighs or sobs

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cultivé

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well-read

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imprécis

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vague

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coûter les yeux de la tête

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to cost the earth

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remplir ces formulaires

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to fill in these forms

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épargne

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savings

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chahuter, interrompre

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to heckle

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se liguer contre

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to gang up against

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s’implanter

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to gain a foothold

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prendre en compte

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to take into account

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plaquer qn

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to walk out on sb

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situation catastrophique

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disastrous outcome

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les femmes en âge d’avoir des enfants

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women of child bearing age

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la bibliothèque municipale

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the public library

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sans trop entrer dans les détails

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without going into too much detail

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il a perdu la tête

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he has gone soft in the head

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une vision du terrain

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a hands-on vision

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exagérer

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to overdone

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fréquentation

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footfall

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être florissant

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to be thriving

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allocations

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benefits

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prêteur à court terme

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payday lender

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selon la rumeur

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rumour has is that

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un fonctionnaire

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a civil servant

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une assurance vie

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a life insurance policy

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une pension alimentaire

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alimony

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comme c’est la règle

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as is the rule

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vacarme, tapage

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din

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par conséquent, ce qui explique

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hence

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usines d’assemblages

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assembly plants

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avantages non inclus dans le salaire

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fringe benefits

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abstinent (alcool)

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teetotaler

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traverser à la voile

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to sail across

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s’évanouir

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to pass out

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la librairie du coin

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the local bookshop

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excentrique

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eccentric

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introspection

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soul-searching

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forcer le trait

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to strive for effect

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locataire

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tenant

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sur le fil du rasoir

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on a knife edge

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une société à 2 vitesses

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a two tier society

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propriétaires (terriens)

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landlords

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usuriers

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loan sharks

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la caisse enregistreuse

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the cash register

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rapide

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brisk

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faire la navette

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to commute

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l’omniprésence

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the pervasiveness

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temps d’antenne

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airtime

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jeter l’éponge

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to throw in the towel

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peu de marge de manoeuvre

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a little sway

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antique

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ancient

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la paille

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the chaff

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le troc

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bartering

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être à la hauteur de

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to live up to

222
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renfort

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reinforcement

223
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Varsovie

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Warsaw

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il a été prouvé que

A

there is evidence that

225
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la campagne des élections législatives

A

the run-up to the general election

226
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dans un premier temps

A

in the short run

227
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aborder le sujet

A

to broach the subject

228
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le conseil de sécurité de l’ONU

A

the UN security council

229
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l’urne (pour voter)

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the ballot box

230
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fustiger

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to blast

231
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les commerçants, grande rue

A

high street

232
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une escale, un relais

A

a staging post

233
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renforcer

A

to bolster

234
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une étiquette

A

a price tag

235
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fou, dérangé

A

loony

236
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faire l’autruche

A

to bury one’s head in the sand

237
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justifier

A

to vindicate

238
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une demeure en ruine

A

a dilapidated dwelling

239
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une solution miracle

A

a silver bullet

240
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à toutes fins utiles

A

for whatever purpose it may serve

241
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l’enquête piétine

A

the investigation is making no headway

242
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possessif

A

stifling

243
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se retrousser les manches

A

to roll up his sleeves

244
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des heurts

A

clashes

245
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être dans le droit fil de

A

to be in keeping with

246
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divertissant

A

entertaining

247
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réflexion faite

A

on second thoughts

248
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sécurité routière

A

road safety

249
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le bureau de vote

A

the polling station

250
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Je te le promet

A

You can take my word for it

251
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gardien de prison

A

jailer

252
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autrement

A

otherwise

253
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la réunification allemande

A

German unification

254
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des observateurs

A

observers

255
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être quitte

A

to be square

256
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supporter (nom)

A

well-wisher

257
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la poste

A

the post office

258
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à l’étranger

A

abroad

259
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sans papier (adj)

A

undocumented

260
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un barreau (d’une échelle)

A

a rung

261
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les MP

A

the raw materials

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peu à peu

A

gradually

263
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dans l’état actuel des choses

A

as things stand

264
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un rachat

A

a takeover

265
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ni plus ni moins

A

altogether

266
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un kiné

A

a physiotherapist

267
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déposer une gerbe

A

to lay a wreath

268
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banlieusard

A

suburbanite

269
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visiblement

A

by the look of it

270
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pour la toute dernière fois

A

for the very last time

271
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la forêt amazonienne

A

the Amazone rainforest

272
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représaille, vengeance

A

retaliation

273
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à l’issue de

A

at the close of

274
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il reste une lueur d’espoir

A

there is a glimmer of hope left

275
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affairiste, magouiller

A

wheeler dealer

276
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accueillir

A

to greet

277
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prendre garde à

A

to heed sth

278
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le marché commun

A

the Common Market

279
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expulsion

A

deportation

280
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une mesure faute de mieux

A

a stopgap measure

281
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l’armée

A

the military

282
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le privilège

A

the preserve

283
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de la naissance à la mort

A

cradle to grave

284
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les volets

A

the shutters

285
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pâlir

A

to be on the wane

286
Q

enrayer

A

to stamp out

287
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on n’arrive pas à expliquer ce

A

there is no accounting for this

288
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en bas de chez lui

A

round the corner

289
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bizarrement

A

funnily enough

290
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louche

A

fishy

291
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les funérailles

A

the memorial service

292
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le tabagisme passif

A

passive smoking

293
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sécessionniste

A

breakaway

294
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ils auront tôt fait de

A

it won’t be long before they

295
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s’attribuer le mérite de

A

to take credit for

296
Q

des documents secrets

A

classified information

297
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l’Afrique australe

A

Southern Africa

298
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la crédulité

A

gullibility

299
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friser

A

to border on

300
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faire du stop

A

to hitchhike

301
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le piston

A

string-pulling

302
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les chocs de la crise

A

the blows of crises

303
Q

affecter des fonds

A

to earmark funds

304
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inventer

A

to coin

305
Q

douillet

A

cosy

306
Q

jaunir

A

to turn yellow

307
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vide

A

empty

308
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antiquaire

A

antic dealer

309
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vivant

A

vivid

310
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doué

A

gifted

311
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faire les 400 coups

A

to paint the town red

312
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amortir

A

to soften

313
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PME

A

small and medium-sized business

314
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la SPA

A

RSPCA

315
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tirer profit de la situation

A

to cash in on the situation

316
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ils redoublent de vigilance

A

they are doubly careful

317
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entamer ma conviction

A

lessen my conviction

318
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reprendre le travail

A

to resume work

319
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prendre qch pour argent comptant

A

to take sth at face-value

320
Q

commencer à ne pas aimer

A

to go off

321
Q

affluer

A

to pour

322
Q

veuve

A

widow

323
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l’épicier

A

the grocer

324
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un néologisme

A

a coinage

325
Q

battre monnaie

A

to mint coins

326
Q

à vue d’oeil

A

before your very eyes

327
Q

hourah pour ! vive ..

A

three cheers for …

328
Q

pourrissant

A

rotting

329
Q

dans la mesure où, lorsque

A

insofar as + ing

330
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un avare

A

a miser

331
Q

être livré à soi même

A

to be left to himself

332
Q

tenter de sortir de cette impasse

A

to try & break the deadlock

333
Q

révéler

A

to reveal

334
Q

la digue

A

the causeway

335
Q

le comité

A

the council

336
Q

un blocus économique

A

an economic blockade

337
Q

tergiversations

A

dilly-dallying

338
Q

mis à part le fait que

A

apart from the fact that

339
Q

un chèque

A

a chaque

340
Q

la serre

A

the greenhouse

341
Q

la concertation

A

collective bargaining

342
Q

son parti-pris

A

his being-biaised

343
Q

ses diagrammes

A

his graphs

344
Q

faire la une des journaux

A

to be front page news

345
Q

se tromper de numéro

A

to dial the wrong number

346
Q

une pièce de théâtre de S.

A

a play by S.

347
Q

un barrage de police

A

a police roadblock

348
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être sur le banc des accusés

A

to stand in dock

349
Q

démolier

A

to smash up

350
Q

être mal placé pour faire le difficile

A

to be in no position to pick & choose

351
Q

l’ouvre-boîte

A

the tin-opener

352
Q

le vide-ordures

A

the rubbish-chute

353
Q

vulgaire

A

vulgar, common

354
Q

qui fait ouvrir les yeux, sensationnel

A

eye-popping

355
Q

gâcher

A

to spoil

356
Q

scandaleux

A

outrageous

357
Q

se rendre aux urnes

A

to go to the polls

358
Q

une grève pour le salaire

A

industrial action over pay

359
Q

les moustiques

A

mosquitoes

360
Q

l’entrepot

A

the warehouse

361
Q

réparer

A

to mend

362
Q

ne pas être en service

A

to be off duty

363
Q

le conseiller d’orientation

A

the careers officer

364
Q

être tout sauf complet

A

be anything but comprehensive

365
Q

le médicament

A

the medicine

366
Q

il est facile à vivre

A

he is easy-going

367
Q

la garde des enfants (divorce)

A

the custody of the children

368
Q

on n’arrivera jamais dans les temps

A

we’ll never make it

369
Q

prendre de la valeur par rapport à

A

to appreciate against

370
Q

la tuyauterie

A

the pipes

371
Q

faire les petites annonces

A

to read the ads

372
Q

le fer à repasser

A

the iron

373
Q

la conférence

A

the lecture

374
Q

furieux

A

infuriated

375
Q

l’afflux

A

the inflow

376
Q

l’indignation

A

the outrage

377
Q

en ruine

A

crumbling

378
Q

flambant neuf

A

spanking new

379
Q

de … à … en passant par …

A

ranging from … to … including …

380
Q

perruque

A

wig

381
Q

raviver

A

to rekindle

382
Q

truqué

A

rigged

383
Q

un ensemble de mesure

A

the batches of measures

384
Q

cause toujours

A

yawn, yawn, yawn

385
Q

ne pas avoir la moindre chance

A

one hasn’t got a hope in hell

386
Q

mettre les couverts

A

to put the knifes & forks out

387
Q

un paradis fiscal

A

a tax heaven

388
Q

ne rien faire, ralentir

A

to idle

389
Q

écouter une émission

A

to tune in a broadcast

390
Q

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

A

to rock the boat

391
Q

un prêteur sur gage

A

a pawn broker

392
Q

panser une plaie

A

to dress a wound

393
Q

avoir le sens des affaires

A

to have a good nose for a bargain

394
Q

s’atteler à une tâche

A

to get your teeth into sth

395
Q

déborder d’enthousiasme

A

to be as keen as mustard

396
Q

quitter le nid familial

A

to fly the nest

397
Q

c’est mortellement ennuyeux

A

it’s such a drag

398
Q

on frappe à la porte

A

there was a knock on the door

399
Q

tout puissant

A

almighty

400
Q

engendrer

A

to breed

401
Q

inconvénients/bons côtés

A

downsides / upsides

402
Q

truquer

A

to rig

403
Q

repérer précisément, épingler

A

to pinpoint

404
Q

politiques sécuritaires

A

law-and-order policies

405
Q

décrocher / raccrocher

A

to pick up / hang up the phone

406
Q

je peux sortir de table ?

A

Can i get down?

407
Q

nu comme un ver

A

in your birthday suit

408
Q

tourner autour du pot

A

to beat around the bush

409
Q

être oisif

A

to be idle

410
Q

en vouloir à qn

A

to bear sb a grudge

411
Q

un pion

A

a pawn

412
Q

l’échiquier

A

a chess board

413
Q

le creux de la main

A

the hollow of the hand

414
Q

serrer les dents

A

to grit one’s teeth

415
Q

rouer de coups

A

to beat sb black & blue

416
Q

la mort dans l’âme

A

iron had entered his soul

417
Q

une taffe

A

a drag of a cigarette

418
Q

une cravate

A

a tie

419
Q

un quartier sordide

A

a slummy area

420
Q

demander le divorce

A

to fill a petition for divorce

421
Q

Mon dieu, j’ai failli gaffer

A

Goodness me, I nearly made a blunder

422
Q

tout est bien qui finit bien

A

all’s well that ends well

423
Q

ne pas hésiter à

A

to be quick to

424
Q

compenser

A

to compensate for

425
Q

un ensemble de mesure attrayantes

A

a fine incentive packages

426
Q

boire la coupe jusqu’à la lie

A

to drink one’s cup of sorrow to the dregs

427
Q

être rongé de chagrin

A

to be tormented with grief

428
Q

bestiole

A

small animal / creepy-crawly (insecte)

429
Q

digne de

A

worthy of

430
Q

piqûre

A

bite (insecte), sting (guêpe, abeille)

431
Q

bizarre, curieux

A

peculiar

432
Q

presque

A

virtually

433
Q

mettre en danger, compromettre

A

to jeopardize, to imperil

434
Q

à court terme

A

in the short term

435
Q

être pris sur le fait

A

to be caught red-handed

436
Q

les heures qui ont suivis

A

subsequent clashes

437
Q

à titre d’exemple

A

for the sake of argument

438
Q

béton

A

concrete

439
Q

le crédit immobilier

A

the mortgage

440
Q

un vaccin

A

a vaccine

441
Q

ses bijoux

A

his jewelry

442
Q

interrompre qn

A

to cut sb short

443
Q

l’audience

A

the hearing

444
Q

travaux d’intérêts général

A

community service

445
Q

les industriels

A

industrialists

446
Q

les vestiges

A

the remains

447
Q

adjoint

A

assistant, deputy

448
Q

ronger son frein

A

to champ at the bit

449
Q

retenir

A

to keep, to detain

450
Q

prognate

A

undershot

451
Q

fardeau

A

burden

452
Q

particulier à, propre à

A

peculiar to

453
Q

une fraude majeure

A

a gross fraud

454
Q

à plus longue échéance

A

in the longer run

455
Q

passer en contrebande

A

to smuggle

456
Q

portant le nombre de victime à

A

bringing the toll to

457
Q

les conditions requises sont bien respectées

A

the requirements are complied with

458
Q

médiateur

A

mediator

459
Q

concret (nom), concret (adj)

A

concrete

460
Q

être dans la demer financière

A

to be in the red

461
Q

revenir sur sa position

A

do a complet U-turn concerning the matter

462
Q

être de mèche avec

A

to be in cahoots with

463
Q

cohérent

A

consistent

464
Q

authentique

A

genuine

465
Q

être au bout du rouleau

A

to be at the end of one’s tether

466
Q

d’une manière ou d’une autre

A

somehow or other

467
Q

condamner à mort

A

to put sb to death

468
Q

procéder à une exécution

A

to carry out a death sentence

469
Q

être condamné à perpétuité

A

to be sentenced to life

470
Q

anticiper, devancer

A

to pre-emptive

471
Q

violer la loi

A

to infringe on the law

472
Q

un jour férié

A

a holiday

473
Q

être dans le couloir de la mort

A

to be on death row

474
Q

ne pas être à la hauteur de

A

to be not up to

475
Q

s’en tenir à sa décision

A

to abide by his decision

476
Q

ménager le chou & la chèvre

A

to keep everyone happy

477
Q

un savant

A

a boffin

478
Q

manger délicatement

A

to delicately eat

479
Q

un four à micro-onde

A

a micro-wave oven

480
Q

juger, estimer

A

to deem

481
Q

s’attarder, approfondir

A

to dwell on

482
Q

un interne, pensionnaire

A

a boarder

483
Q

école publique (GB)

A

a state school

484
Q

un diplôme papier

A

a diploma

485
Q

un master

A

a master’s Degree

486
Q

cohérent

A

consistent

487
Q

être au bout du rouleau

A

to be at the end of one’s tether

488
Q

condamner à mort

A

to put sb to death

489
Q

l’effet dissuasif

A

the deterrent effect

490
Q

un détenu

A

an inmate

491
Q

c’était inévitable

A

it was bound to happen

492
Q

saisir

A

to grasp

493
Q

à maintes reprises

A

time and again

494
Q

exercer un effet de dissuasion

A

to act as a deterrent

495
Q

quand on pense que de nos jours

A

would you believe that nowadays …

496
Q

l’achevêque

A

the Archbishop

497
Q

mégoter

A

to skimp on

498
Q

se chamailler

A

to squabble

499
Q

avaler gloutonnement

A

to gobble

500
Q

un collégien/lycéen

A

a pupil (GB), student (US)

501
Q

effacer, gommer

A

to erase

502
Q

internat, pensionnat

A

boarding school

503
Q

un externe

A

a day-pupil

504
Q

un diplôme obtenue, une qualification

A

a degree

505
Q

un doctorat

A

a Ph. D.

506
Q

une licence

A

a bachelor’s Degree

507
Q

un ministre

A

a secretary (of State)

508
Q

plafonner

A

to cap

509
Q

un billet ($)

A

a note

510
Q

clair comme le jour

A

crystal clear

511
Q

prouver l’innocence de

A

to clear the name of

512
Q

le moral est bon

A

the spirits are high

513
Q

le PDG

A

the chairman

514
Q

un philosophe

A

a philosopher

515
Q

projeter en avant

A

to thrust forward

516
Q

des répercussions

A

consequential effects

517
Q

apparaître au grand jour

A

to be in public view

518
Q

appeler un chat un chat

A

calling a spade a spade

519
Q

Genève

A

Geneva

520
Q

un imposteur

A

a fraud, an impostor

521
Q

le temps presse

A

time is running out

522
Q

syndicat

A

union trade

523
Q

les civils

A

Civilians

524
Q

une guerre préventive

A

a pre-emptive war

525
Q

un récidiviste

A

a repeated offender

526
Q

le symbole

A

the epitome

527
Q

taxe douanière

A

tariff

528
Q

un secrétaire d’Etat

A

a minister

529
Q

une casquette

A

a cap

530
Q

une tirelire

A

a piggy bank

531
Q

sur l’écriteau on pouvait lire

A

the sign read

532
Q

passer devant tout le monde

A

to jump the queue

533
Q

éluder la question

A

to fudge the issue

534
Q

soit … soit

A

either

535
Q

préoccuper

A

preoccuppy

536
Q

commandant

A

captain

537
Q

un différend quant à

A

a rift on

538
Q

c’est dans l’ordre des choses

A

it’s in the scheme of things

539
Q

le Golfe

A

the Gulf

540
Q

retraite anticipé

A

early retirement

541
Q

des rubans

A

ribbons

542
Q

remettre un travail

A

to hand in a work

543
Q

un présentateur de JT

A

anchorman

544
Q

être aux antipodes de

A

to be at loggerheads

545
Q

sévère

A

stringent

546
Q

repartir à zéro

A

to start afresh

547
Q

exercer une influence sur

A

to wield clout on

548
Q

tousser

A

to cough

549
Q

aggraver

A

to compound

550
Q

creuser le fossé

A

to compound the gap