Vocabulaire Cours Flashcards

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La douane

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The customs

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Un travailleur de l’ombre

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A low profile

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Un demandeur d’asile

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An asylum seeker

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Un bagage (cognitif, culturel)

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A credential

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Les opprimés

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The downtrodden

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Reconnaissons le

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Admittedly

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Le cycle de la spéculation

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The boom burst cycle

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Faire sensation

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To make a splash

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Un jour férié

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A day off

A day’s rest

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Être en arrêt maladie

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To be on sick leave

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Un rebondissement

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A latest dvt

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Oublier qqch

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To be oblivious to stg

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L’oubli

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The oblivion

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Un élève boursier

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Un élève boursier

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Être plus rusé que

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To outfox sb

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Rude, sévère

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Harsh

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Criminalité

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Crime

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La petite délinquance

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Petty crime p

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Mesquin

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Petty

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Attirer la critique au sens négatif

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To draw flak

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Antiquated/outmoded

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Suranné

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Subvertir

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Subvert

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Comprendre saisir percevoir

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To grasp

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À l’amiable

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Out of court

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In court

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Au tribunal

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Être imprégné de

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To be steeped in

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Un rabat-joie

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A wet blanket

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Par la suite

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Subsequent

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Inciter

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To spur

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Empêcher qqn de faire qqch

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To prevent sb from doing sth

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Émerger rapidement

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To sprout

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Une affaire bâclée

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A botched affair

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À l’insu de

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Unbeknown

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Tierces personnes

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Third parties

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Une usine

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A Plant

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Raffiner

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To refine

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Un oléoduc

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A pipeline

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Englober

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To encompass

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Tissu

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Fabric

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39
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Allant de ….à

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Ranging from….to

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40
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Cancérigène

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Carcinogenic

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41
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Financer à grandes liasses

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To bankroll

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42
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Être au bord des nerfs

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To be on edge

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43
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Ne pas tenir en place

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To be restless

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44
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Un artisan

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A craftsman

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45
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Être l’artisan d’une victoire

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To engineer victory

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Méfiant

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Wary

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Bridés (yeux)

Biaisés (opinions)

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Slanted

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Aller voter

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To go to the polls

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49
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Les sondés

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The polled

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50
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Un organisme de sondage

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A pollster

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51
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Une urne

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A ballot box

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52
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Massacrer

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To slaughter

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53
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Un abattoir

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A slaughterhouse

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54
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Une offensive

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An onslaught

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55
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Diffmer qqn par écrit

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To libel

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Mettre qqn à genoux

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To bring sb to One ´ s knees

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57
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Faire du bénévolat

Prendre des initiatives

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To volunteer

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58
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Haut de gamme

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Upmarket

Upscale

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59
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Délabré

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Dilapilated

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60
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Une quête (d’argent)

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A collection

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Contribuer à

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To contribute to + v ing

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62
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Être sur le devant de la scène

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To hold center stage

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63
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Se tromper de cible

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Barking up the wrong tree

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Poursuivre en justice pour faute professionnelle

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To sue sb for malpractice

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65
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Rapport qualité prix

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Cost-eficiency

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Éclairer un sujet

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To shed light

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Donner du fil à retordre

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To give a hard Time

To give the run around

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Le porte du voile

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Wearing the veil

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69
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Chiite

Sunnite

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Shiite

Suni

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70
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Mettre tlm dans le même sac

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To paint everybody with the same brush

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71
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A défaut de

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For lack of

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S’abstenir de faire qqch

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To refrain from stg/doing stg

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Se mêler de qqch

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To meddle in stg

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Se vanter

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To boast of stg/doing stg

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75
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Se débarrasser de qqch

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To dispose of stg

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Se lasser

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To tire of stg/doing stg

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77
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Dénoncer qqn

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To tell on sb

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78
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Se trouver à court de

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To run out of

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79
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Regorger de

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To abound with

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80
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Céder à qqch

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To yield to stg

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Être résolu à faire qqch

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To be intent on doing stg

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Être à la hauteur de

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To be equal to stg

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83
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Être passible de

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To be liable to stg

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Avoir hâte de

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To be eager to do stg

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85
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Sécurité sociale

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National health service

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86
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Avoir du pouvoir de négocier

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To leverage

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87
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Blesser qqn ds son orgueil

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To pique sb

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88
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Joindre l’action à la parole

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To suit the action to the world

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89
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Un pépin

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A glitch

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90
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Le mauvais côté

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The downside

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91
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Un service rendu

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A good turn

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92
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Droit

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Righteous

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Un délai

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A time frame

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Remettre sur le devant de la scène

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To bring to the fore

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Une proie

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A prey

–> to prey on sb

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Des chiffres

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Figures

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Avide

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Greedy

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Les démunis

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The destitutes

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99
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Qqch qui te met tt le TPS ds la merde

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A bane

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100
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Foires

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Fairs

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101
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Un embouteillage

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À traffic-jam

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102
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Capoter

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To stall

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103
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En collaboration avec

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In lockstep with

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104
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Une pente

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A slope

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105
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Armement

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Armament

Weaponry

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106
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Un chantier naval

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A shipyard

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107
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Une collection de

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A spate of
An array of
A rang of

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108
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Une arme cachée

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A concealed handgun

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109
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Exercer une influence

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To wield power

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110
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Dissuader

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To deter

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111
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Descendre en trombe

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To plummet

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112
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Compulsif

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Spree

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113
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Tirer fierté de

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To pride oneself on

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114
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Réviser, repenser

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To overhaul

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115
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Logement

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Housing

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116
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Housing projects

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HLM

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117
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Montrer à nouveau

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To réinforce the lesson

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118
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Ne pas avoir d’avoir tranché

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To sit on the fence

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119
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Bien passer

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To strike a chord

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120
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Être accusé de

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To be accused of

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121
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Une position

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A stance

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122
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Faire obstacle à

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To hinder

—> an hindrance

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123
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Rester en suspend

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To stay in pending

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124
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Décrets

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Exécutive orders

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125
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Singer

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To ape

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126
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Par tous les moyens

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By fair means or foul

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127
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Être conformé à

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To be well in keeping with

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128
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Une victoire écrasante

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A landslide victory

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Un projet de grande envergure

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A far-reaching project

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130
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Les intentions cachées

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The hidden agenda

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Une eco en difficulté

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An ailing economy

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132
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Faire un retour en force

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To be back with a vengeance

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133
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Couleur politique

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Political hue

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134
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Devenir une priorité

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To climb high on the agenda

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135
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Une contradiction entre

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A discrepancy b/

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136
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1 campagne visant à susciter la peur

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A fear-mongering campagn

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137
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Un moment décisif

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A make-or-break mmt

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138
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Le juste milieu

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The golden mean

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139
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Monter en flèche

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To skyrocket

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140
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Prospérer

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To blossom

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141
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Être la quintessence de

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To epitomize

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142
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Un rôle central

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A pivotal role

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143
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Le clientélisme pol

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Pork barreling

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144
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Une réforme timide

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A tentative reform

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145
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Le capitalisme débridé

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Anything goes capitalism

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146
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Courir a la ruine

A

To go to rack and ruin

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147
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Un point controversé

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A moot point

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148
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Minimiser l’importance de

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To downplay

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149
Q

Toucher la corde sensible

A

To touch a raw nerve

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150
Q

relancer l’exo

A

To jumpstart the eco

151
Q

Un mal pour un bien

A

A blessing on disguise

152
Q

Camper sur ses positions

A

To dig in One’s heels

153
Q

Dernier Cri

A

State-of-the-art

154
Q

Se retourner contre

A

To backfire on

155
Q

Faire faillite

A

To go bust

156
Q

Supprimer des emplois

A

To axe jobs

157
Q

Être au point mort

A

To be at standstill

158
Q

Une sit difficile

A

A plight

159
Q

Mener un combat perdu d’avance

A

To fight an uphill battle

160
Q

Prétendument

A

Allegedly

161
Q

Subir les csq

A

To bear the brunt

162
Q

De gré ou de force

A

By hook or by crook

163
Q

À l’aube de

A

At the dawn of

164
Q

Une allusion

A

A hint

165
Q

Une station (touristique…)

A

A resort

166
Q

Se révéler être

A

To turn out to be

167
Q

Un itinéraire

A

A route

168
Q

Les heures sup

A

Overtime payments

169
Q

Dépasser

A

To outstrip

170
Q

Faire qqch exprès

A

To do stg on purpose

171
Q

Se débarrasser de

A

To get rid of

172
Q

Valoir

A

To worth

173
Q

Une marchandise

A

A commodity

174
Q

Un sujet sans importance

A

A trifling matter

175
Q

Être impressionné par

A

To be impressed at

176
Q

Encourir

A

To incur

177
Q

L’avant dernier

A

The last but One

178
Q

Une prise de recul

A

A hind-sight

179
Q

Ne pas courir les rues

A

To be cheap on the ground

180
Q

Peser sur qqch

A

To weigh in on stg

181
Q

Être redevable

A

To be beholden

182
Q

Ne pas tarir d’éloge

A

To be lavish with praise

183
Q

Bon sens

A

Common sense

184
Q

To set stg sb straight

A

Remettre qqn qqch à sa place

185
Q

Un conseil des ministres

A

A cabinet meeting

186
Q

Industrie automobile

A

Automotive industry

187
Q

N’avoir jamais été aussi haut/bas

A

To reach an all-time low/high

188
Q

amiante

A

asbestos

189
Q

épuiser

A

to deplete

190
Q

une hécatombe

A

a die-off

191
Q

provoqué par l’homme

A

human-induced

192
Q

tribunal pour mineur

A

juvenile court

193
Q

porter plainte contre qqn

A

to lodge a complaint against sb

194
Q

témoigner

A

to testify

195
Q

selon la loi

A

by statute

196
Q

un litige

A

a litigation

197
Q

promulguer 1 loi

A

to enact a law

198
Q

une garde à vue

A

a custody

199
Q

un détenu

A

a convict

200
Q

l’effet de serre

A

the greenhouse effect

201
Q

trier

A

to screen

202
Q

un emploi précaire

A

a tenuous job

203
Q

un exemple typique

A

a case in point

204
Q

bouche à oreille

A

word-of-mouth

205
Q

qqn qui se créé une fausse identité sur un réseau social pour faire des commentaires élogieux sur son propre compte

A

a sock puppet

206
Q

le garant

A

the guarantor

207
Q

un casier judiciaire

A

a criminal record

208
Q

les frais d’inscription

A

the tuition fees

209
Q

vol à l’étalage

A

shoplifting

210
Q

un loubard

A

a yob

211
Q

la violence gratuite

A

wanton violence

212
Q

un couvre feu

A

a curfew

213
Q

un pot-de-vin

A

a bribe

a back-hander

214
Q

Un bien immobilier

A

A real estate

215
Q

Un agent immobilier

A

A realtor

216
Q

Ascension sociale

A

Upward mobility

217
Q

Prendre/retirer des vies

A

To claim lives

218
Q

Le travail au noir

A

Moonlighting

219
Q

Demander la nationalité

A

To apply for citizenship

220
Q

Au passage

A

In the process

221
Q

Reste que

A

The fact remains that

222
Q

Une mep

A

A setting-up

223
Q

Le sens des affaires

A

The business acumen

224
Q

Boucler ses fins de mois

A

To make ends meet

225
Q

Prêts immobiliers

A

Home loan

Montgage

226
Q

Sans repères

A

In poor repair

227
Q

Ramassage des ordures

A

Garbage collection

228
Q

Être bien avisé de

A

To be wise to

229
Q

Une organisation de défense des droits des jeunes

A

A youth advocacy organization

230
Q

Y insérer

A

To sprinkle in

231
Q

tâches ménagères

A

Household chores

232
Q

Faire la tête, bouder

A

To sulk

233
Q

Divers et variés

A

Wide-ranging

234
Q

Maniaque

A

Cleaning-freak

235
Q

Elle a eu sa période …

A

She has done …

236
Q

Aventure, entreprise

A

Venture

237
Q

Nous avons tous intérêt à ce que

A

We all have a stake

238
Q

Contretemps

A

Hiccup

239
Q

Ne pas avoir été freiné par un revers

A

To take a setback in one s stride

240
Q

Un rappel à l’ordre

A

A tut-tutting

241
Q

Préalable

A

Prion

242
Q

Soupe populaire

A

Soup kitchen

243
Q

Creusé (pour un visage)

A

Thinnish

244
Q

Bon débarras !

A

Good riddance !

245
Q

Dire en rigolant, glousser

A

To chuckle

246
Q

Pavé

A

Cobbled

247
Q

Se frayer un chemin

A

To weave

248
Q

Revenir à, équivaloir à

A

To amount to

249
Q

Suggérer

A

To hint

250
Q

Une réputation

A

A repute

251
Q

Faire face

A

To witness

252
Q

Exigence

A

Fortitude

253
Q

D’ailleurs

A

Incidentally

254
Q

Sur un coup de tête

A

On the spur of the mmt

255
Q

Avant toute chose

A

First and foremost

256
Q

être bien avisé de

A

to be wise to

257
Q

une organisation de défense des droits des jeunes

A

a young advocacy organization

258
Q

y insérer

A

to sprinkle in

259
Q

taches ménagères

A

household chores

260
Q

à des conditions avantageuses

A

on easy terms

261
Q

faire la tête, bouder

A

to sulk

262
Q

divers et variés

A

wide-ranging

263
Q

manique

A

cleaning-freak

264
Q

elle a eu sa période….

A

she has done…

265
Q

entreprise

A

venture

266
Q

nous avons tous intérêt à ce que

A

we all have a stake

267
Q

un contretemps

A

an hiccup

268
Q

ne pas avoir été freiné par un revers

A

to take a setback in one’s stride

269
Q

un rappel à l’ordre

A

a tut-tutting

270
Q

préalable

A

prion

271
Q

soupe populaire

A

soup kitchen

272
Q

creusé (visage)

A

thinninsh

273
Q

bon débarras

A

good riddance

274
Q

dire en rigolant, glousser

A

to chuckle

275
Q

un hôtel particulier

A

a mansion

276
Q

ardoise

A

slate

277
Q

pavé

A

cobbled

278
Q

rideaux

A

curtains

279
Q

se frayer un chemin

A

to weave

280
Q

revenir à, équivaloir à

A

amount to

281
Q

suggérer

A

to hint

282
Q

une réputation

A

a repute

283
Q

exigence

A

fortitude

284
Q

faire face

A

to witness

285
Q

d’ailleurs

A

incidentally

286
Q

sur un coup de tête

A

on the spur of the moment

287
Q

avant toute chose

A

first and foremost

288
Q

une étude de notaire

A

a solicitor’s office

289
Q

un notaire

A

a solicitor

290
Q

publicitaire

A

advertising copywriter

291
Q

transmettre, faire comprendre

A

to convey

292
Q

un brevet

A

a patent –> to patent

293
Q

remplir

A

to fill

294
Q

éviter

A

to shun

295
Q

superviser

A

to oversee

296
Q

inutile, vain

A

pointless

297
Q

une prétexte pour se dédouaner

A

a cop-out

298
Q

poursuivre en justice

A

to prosecute

299
Q

inoffensif

A

harmless

301
Q

faire du mal, nuire

A

to harm

302
Q

sur les traces de

A

on the trail of

303
Q

macabre

A

gruesome

304
Q

s’inspirer de

A

to draw inspiration from

305
Q

déployer

A

to display

306
Q

conte de fée

A

fairytale

307
Q

en quête de

A

in quest of

308
Q

un lancement

A

a launch

309
Q

sidérer

A

to awe

310
Q

l’émerveillement, l’effroi

A

the awe

311
Q

faire apparaitre

A

to conjure up

312
Q

un hommage

A

a tribute

313
Q

raviver

A

to reklindle

314
Q

de longue date

A

long-running

315
Q

sans précédent

A

unprecedented

316
Q

le maintien

A

the remaining

317
Q

chancelant

A

shaky

318
Q

distribuer

A

to dole out

319
Q

une aide sociale

A

a welfare

320
Q

s’en sortir

A

to make out

321
Q

un propritétaire

A

a homeowner

322
Q

délirant

A

staggering

323
Q

une déduction fiscale

A

a tax break

324
Q

pour l’instant

A

for now

325
Q

être mis à la porte de chez soi

A

to be booted from one’s dwellings

326
Q

une saisie

A

a foreclosure

327
Q

octroyer

A

to pill on

328
Q

titrisation

A

securitization

329
Q

s’intégrer

A

to fit in

330
Q

ministère des affaires étrangères (USA)

A

State Department

331
Q

mépriser

A

to scorn

332
Q

soumettre

A

to subdue

333
Q

renflouer

A

to bail out

334
Q

un courtier

A

a broker

335
Q

une accumulation

A

a build-up

336
Q

une alloc chômage

A

a dole

337
Q

atténuer

A

to mitigate

338
Q

une pension de retraite

A

a pension

339
Q

un nègre

A

a ghost writer

340
Q

tiré par les cheveux

A

far-fetched

341
Q

attirer un public

A

to draw an audiance

342
Q

un chef d’orchestre

A

a conductor

343
Q

Alloc chômage en GB

A

JSA

344
Q

assurance santé aux US

A

NHS

345
Q

médiatique

A

newsworthy

346
Q

la presseà sensation

A

the yellow press

347
Q

surnom de la BBC

A

Auntie

348
Q

Mandatory Work Activity ?

A

en GB, force les chômeurs de longue durée à travailler

349
Q

abandon des quotas immigration aux USA

A
  1. mais tout de m^me limitation annuelle à 270 000 migrants
350
Q

Cross Border Health Directive

A

directive UE : tt européen peut se faire soigner gratos ds UE

351
Q

déambuler

A

to stroll, to amble

352
Q

traîner

A

to dawdle

353
Q

rayonner

A

to glow

354
Q

heurter

A

to smash into

355
Q

sangloter. les sanglots

A

to sob. sobbing

356
Q

bondir

A

to leap out

357
Q

plastronnner

A

to swag

358
Q

sauter aux yeux de qqn

A

to leap out at sb

359
Q

à contrecoeur

A

reluctantly

360
Q

gémir

A

to wail

361
Q

se plaindre

A

to whine

362
Q

En dire long

A

to speak volumes

363
Q

la n ieme

A

the ump teeth

364
Q

masser

A

to massage

365
Q

tout à l’heure

A

earlier ou later…

366
Q

élections législatives

A

general election

367
Q

cachottier

A

secretive

368
Q

Tiens donc !

A

there !

369
Q

discernement

A

discrimination

370
Q

bien assorti

A

well-matched

371
Q

sensé

A

sensible

372
Q

faiblement

A

loosely

373
Q

en vertu

A

by virtue

374
Q

le fait d’avoir échappé à

A

an abstinence from

375
Q

réjouissance

A

rejoicing

376
Q

au milieu de, parmi

A

amid

377
Q

prévoyance

A

foresight