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Vocabulaire Essai (Verbes) Flashcards

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1
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être très sélectif

A

to cream off

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2
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exacerber (2)

A

to exacerbate

to compound

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3
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se tourner vers

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to turn one’s back ON

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4
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infliger des dégâts

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to wreak Havoc ON

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bouleverser, chambouler

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to play havoc With

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6
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contrecarrer

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to thwart

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7
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prendre un bon départ

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to take a headstart

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8
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ralentir, entraver (4)

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to curtail
to hinder
to hamper
to hobble

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9
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Il fait des amalgames entre musulmans et islamistes

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He blends muslims and islamists together

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10
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mettre sur la touche

marginaliser

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to sideline

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11
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se flétrir

s’évanouir (espoir, interet)

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to wither

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12
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entrer en terre inconnue

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to enter uncharted water

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13
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être en proie a

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to be rife with

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14
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faire la une

A

to grab the headlines

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15
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a baissé de …

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decreased by …

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16
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to increase (syn)

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to jump

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17
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batailler

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to scramble

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18
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alimenter

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to fuel

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19
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réprimer

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crackdown

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20
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encourager des politiques d’investissement

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to foster investment policies

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21
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partir à la dérive

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to be drifting

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22
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Les EU ont une grande influence sur le continent Asiatique (2)

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Asia is under the sway of America

The USA hold sway on Asia

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23
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il est voué a l’échec

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it is bound to failure

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24
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déplorer (2)

A

lament

regret

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25
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accorder de l’importance à … dans les discours

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to pay lip service for

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26
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ouvrir la voie

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to pave the way

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27
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mener à bien

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bring off

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28
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être loin derrière

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lag behind

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29
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s’entasser

A

crowd

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30
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agacer

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annoy

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31
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ouvrir une nouvelle voix

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blaze a trail

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32
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se démarquer

se distinguer

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stand out

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33
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ceux qui disent : c un projet bien mais pas chez moi

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a nimby

34
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quelqu’un de la nouvelle génération, non marié, sans enfants

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a dinky

35
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augmenter

3

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increase
soak
skyrocket

36
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plafonner (les revenus, les recettes)

2

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cap

place a cape on

37
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chasser un locataire

A

to evict a tenant

38
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contourner la loi

A

to circumvent the law

39
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un HLM

A

a council housing

40
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réfuter un argument

A

dismiss an argument

41
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catalogué qq comme

A

brand sbdy as

42
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améliorer son sort

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better / one’s lot

improve

43
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il s’en suit que

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it ensue that…

to this ensue the increase in the number of poor people

44
Q

gagner en influence

A

to gain momentum

45
Q

rendre flou

A

to blur

46
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bafouer les droits

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to trample ON sbdy’s rights

47
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remanier

A

to reshuffle

48
Q

entreprendre

A

undertake

49
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se lancer dans

A

embark on

50
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avoir tendance à

s’occuper de

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to tend to

51
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reduce

A

curb

52
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libérer des fonds

A

to release funds

53
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sous estimer

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underestimate

54
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escroquer

A

swindle

55
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ajourner
remettre à plus tard
3

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postpone
delay
put off

56
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allouer
dédier
consacrer (argent, moyens)
2

A

allocate

grant

57
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détourner des fonds

A

embezzle funds

58
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en finir avec

2

A

to bring an end to

to lay off sthg

59
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lancer des critiques contre

2

A

lambast

level criticisms at

60
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étouffer une affaire

A

to hush up a case

61
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être concurrencé par

A

to vie with

62
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faire l’éloge de

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to praise

63
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s’accroitre

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to soar

64
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compromettre

A

imperil

65
Q

réaliser un but

A

meet a target

66
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se débarrasser de

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to have gone off

67
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s’enliser dans

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to get embroiled in

68
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abandonner une mesure, politique

A

to scrap …

69
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faire de la démagogie

A

to play grandstand

70
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faire un accord (économique, politique…)

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to seal a deal

to strike a deal

71
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remplir un papier

A

to fill in

72
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faire qqc adapté à

A

to tailor sthg to sbdy

73
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passer la douane

A

to go through the customs

74
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évaluer

A

asses

evaluate

75
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faire partie de

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to be part of

76
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changer la donne

A

to be a game changer

77
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augmenter les taxes

A

to levy corporate taxes

78
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se retirer de

A

to withdraw from sthg

79
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attirer

2

A

attract

entice

80
Q

être dans l’impasse

A

to have reach a stalemate

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