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Vocabulary 10.22.18 Flashcards

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1
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salir, entacher, ternir

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besmirch

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produit de base, marchandise, denrée

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commodity

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règlement, accord, entente, colonie

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settlement

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prêt, hypothèque, prêt hypothécaire

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mortgage

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hypothéquer

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to mortgage

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tampon, pare-choc

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buffer

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protéger, tamponner

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to buffer

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fuir, quitter qqch, s’enfuir, filer

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to flee sth (fled, fled)

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devoir

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ought to (+verbe)

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apporter

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introduce

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signer qqch (3)

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sign sth
ratify sth
ink sth (US)

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adopter, appuyer, approuver, cautionner, adhérer à qqch

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to endorse (sb, sth)

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poursuite (en justice)

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lawsuit

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objectif, but, intention

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aim

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donc, ainsi, par conséquent

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thus

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habile

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deft

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tentaculaire

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sprawling

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suites, conséquence

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aftermath

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s’élever, monter

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rise (rose, risen)

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habiter, insister, demeurer

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dwell (dwelt, dwelt)

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un temps d’arrêt

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dwell time

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s’attarder sur (qqch), s’appesantir sur (qqch)

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dwell on (sth) (dwelt, dwelt)

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prétendument

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allegedly

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présumé, supposé

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alleged

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promettre, engager

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to pledge

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engagement, gage, serment, promesse

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pledge

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coupable

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guilty

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culpabilité, faute

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guilt

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enlèvement

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abduction, kidnapping

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qqch qui a mal tourné

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sth gone bad

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prise, adhérence, mainmise, emprise

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grip

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saisir, serrer qqch, agripper qqch

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to grip (sth)

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déni

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denial

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déni de responsabilité

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disclaimer

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contestable, discutable

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dubious

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couper, interrompre qqch, couper les vivres à qqn, couper les ponts avec qqn, retirer qqch

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cut off (sth)
cut (sth) off
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date limite, date butoir

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cut-off date

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heure limite

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cut-off time

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valeur seuil, valeur limite

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cut-off value

40
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continue de…, reste à…

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still + verbe conjugué

41
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chanter, se vanter, pavoiser

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to crow

42
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chant du coq

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rooster crow

43
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gonflé, exagéré

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inflated

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gonfler, exagérer, majorer

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to inflate

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compromettre, mettre qqch en péril, menacer

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to jeopardise sth

46
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se cacher, rôder

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to lurk

47
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qui observe en silence (adj), qui observe d’un coin de l’oeil (adj)

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lurking

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actes répréhensibles, méfaits

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wrongdoing (peut rester au singulier, mais pluriel en français)

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croissance, hausse

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growth

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croissant, en hausse (adjectif)

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surging

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monter, déferler, augmenter fortement, enfler

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to surge

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florissant, vigoureux (adjectif)

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thriving

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prospérer, se développer, s’épanouir, fleurir

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to thrive (throve, thriven)

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réprimer, apaiser, atténuer

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to quell sth

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chuter, tomber, dégringoler

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to tumble

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inégal, irrégulier

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uneven

57
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élan, dynamisme, moment

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momentum

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élan positif, lancée positive

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positive momentum

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rythme de croissance

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growth momentum

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nerveux, tendu, énervant, inquiétant, stressant

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nervy (adjectif)

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brader, liquider

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to sell off (sold, sold)

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inciter, demander, provoquer, déclencher qqch, susciter, entraîner

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to prompt sth

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un coup d’oeil, un regard, un aperçu

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a glance

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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to glance

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impair, étrange, curieux, singulier, bizarre

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odd

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rapidement, énergiquement, vivement

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briskly

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alors que, tandis que

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whereas

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la dette, l’endettement

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debt

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financement par l’emprunt

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debt financing

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se démarquer, ressortir, se détacher

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to stand out (stood, stood)

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monnaie, devise, unité monétaire

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currency

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renflouer

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to bail out

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un renflouement

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a bail-out

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caution

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bail

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durable

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sustainable

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plusieurs, divers

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several

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quelques

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few

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effet de levier, influence, force

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leverage

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exploiter qqch, tirer parti, mettre à profit qqch

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to leverage

80
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les attentes

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the expectations

81
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doucement

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gently

82
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presser, précipiter, hater

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to speed up (sped, sped)

83
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plutôt, en lieu et place

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instead

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au lieu de

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instead of

85
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rendement, produit, récolte

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yield

86
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lever quelque chose

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to raise sth/sb

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renforcer, consolider, solidifier

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to strengthen

88
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légèrement, un peu, faiblement, sensiblement

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slightly

89
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offenser qqn

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to slight sb

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traiter, manipuler, gérer, manier, supporter, réussir, vendre

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to handle sth/sb

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savoir, connaitre

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to know (knew, known)

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un “je-sais-tout”

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a “know-it-all”

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