vocabulaire utile Flashcards

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insister sur le fait que

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hammer home + sth

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divergences

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discrepancy

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vu d’un mauvais œil

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frowned upon

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fustiger

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lambast= lash out at

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remettre qqch en question

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to call sth into question
jeopardize

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générer

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to spark= to trigger = to bring about= to foster(+)

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au détriment de

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at the expense of

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malgré

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despite

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bonne illustration

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a case in point / epitomize

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souligner

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highlight= underline = emphasize = point out

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augmenter

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to soar(V)= to surge (N)= to skyrocket= to increase

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baisse

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to plunge= to plummet = to slump = to crash

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polémique

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controversial= contentious= polemical

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peut-être

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perhaps= maybe

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peut-être

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perhaps= maybe

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parmi

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amongst

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préjugés

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bias, prejudice

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à long terme

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in the long way

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être témoin de

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be witness to

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quoi qu’il arrive

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come what may

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revenir en arrière
faire un pas en arrière

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turn back the clock
to step back

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une différence flagrante

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a striking difference, a blatant difference

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toucher

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concern, affect

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avoir tendance à

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tend to

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traiter
deal with, tackle
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être dépourvu, dénué de
to be bereft
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accélérer, stimuler
to expedite
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imaginer, comprendre, concevoir
to fathom
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enfreindre, ne pas respecter
to infringe on
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nourrir (émotion, illusion, suspicion)
to harbour
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susciter (inquiétude, curiosité, colère)
to arouse (concern, curiosity, anger), to provoke
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trouver un compromis/ un terrain d'entente
to work out a compromise/ to find a middle ground
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atténuer, amortir
to cushion
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résulter de
to ensue from
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se réjouir de
to gloat over the
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rassembler, réunir
to muster, to gather
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dénigrer
to disparage sth
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décliner, estomper (pv,intérêt)
to wane
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c'est pourquoi
that's why
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estimer
to estimate that to reckon
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admettre, reconnaître
to acknowledge
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penchant politique
political leaning
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qui présente des défaut, imparfait
flawed
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monter au créneau
to come back to the fore
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une aubaine ≠ un fléau
a boon ≠ a bane
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aborder
to broach
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faire l'éloge de, blâmer
to praise, to blame
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tiré par les cheveux, exagéré
far-fetched, exaggerated
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comme l'illustre le doc 1
as exemplified in document 1
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conséquences, répercussions, à la suite de
aftermaths , in the aftermath
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faire de l'ombre à, cacher
to overshadow
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fermer les yeux sur
to turn a blind eye to
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mettre en péril
jeopardise
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rejeter la faute sur
laid the blame firmly with put the blame on
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à propos de
regarding (X) about concerning when it comes to
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on dirait que rien ne va changer
it seems to be unlikely to get any better
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conclusion
at the end of the day
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de plus
furthermore besides in addition (to) moreover on the other hand
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donc
thus therefore
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d'où
hence
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sévir contre
crack down on
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remplacer les mots interdits very (ex:very big, very interesting) good bad big/ little things
very => essayer de trouver un ajd (ex: very big=huge=enormous very interesting= fascinating) good: positive, superior, high-quality, significant, substantial, major, amazing bad: harmful, detrimental, serious, terrible, horrible big: major, huge, large / little: slight, tiny
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à tel point que
to such an extent
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revendications
claims
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faire semblant de s'intéresser à
pay lip service to
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à cet égard
in that respect
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on peut se demander si
one may wonder if
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provenir de
steam from
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dans le document 1
in document 1
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un grand nombre de
a great number of
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il est nécessaire de relativiser
it needs to be put in perspective
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l'administration de Trump
The Trump administration mais Trump's government (jamais the avec un génitif)
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décrédibiliser
to debunk
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déclarer
state
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comme conséquence
as a consequence
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les deux articles
both articles worry highlight
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inciter à
to urge
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souligner
to point out to highlight to hammer home to mention (mentioNed) to report to say to state
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cependant
yet, nevertheless, however
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faire de même
to follow suit
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énorme, immense, phénoménal
tremendous
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récolter les fruits de
to reap the benefits of
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le fardeau, le poids
the burden
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garantir
guarantee the guarantee
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sous les projecteurs
in the spotlight
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un décret présidentiel
an executive order (ruling est vraiment juridique)
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peser dans le sens métaphorique
be worth
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les réseaux sociaux
social media social networks
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une mesure d’envergure
a sweeping measure
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dans l'ensemble, globalement
as a whole
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souligner
underscore
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résumer
encapsulate
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trouver un équilibre
to strike a balance
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craindre
fear + could
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une baisse de
a drop in
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efficient/ effective
efficient: plus général effective: obtient bien son résultat
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mot interdits bad good things people
bad= awful, unpleasant, mean, poor, good= excellent, amazing things= à déterminer people= society, franches particulières de la pop
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expression personnelle
In my opinion, I strongly believe, As far as I'm concerned, I agree, I disagree
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une majorité de
a vast majority of
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de la part de
on the part of
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avec (l'émergence de..)
what with
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etc
and the likes
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il n'y a pas moyen de
there is no doing
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faire cavalier seul
to go it alone
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aux environs de
in the region of
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inversion.
NOT ONLY (aux, vb) but also Barely/hardly ..........when No sooner .........than (dès que, aussitôt que)
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ce dernier le premier
the latter the former
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à la suite de juste avant
in the wake of in the run-up TO