Vocabulary Flashcards

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Un franc-tireur

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A maverick

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2
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Candidat Vice President

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The running mate

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3
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Un homme de compromis

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A flexible man

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4
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Le charisme

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Charisma

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5
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Une mauviette

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A wimp

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6
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Être intègre

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To be upright

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7
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Un pasteur

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A (baptist) minister

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8
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Aller en tourner (artiste)

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To go on a tour

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9
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Un gala de charité

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A benefit

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10
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Liste des candidats à la présidentielle

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The electoral roll

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11
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Un brasier

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A blaze

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12
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Rugir/barrir (animaux),crier, souffler (vent,feu)

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To roar

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13
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Entacher, ternir

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To stains, to tonish, to sully, to smear

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14
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Sensé

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Sensible

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15
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Sensible

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Sensitive

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16
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Un remaniement ministériel

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A Cabinet reshuffle

17
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Passer sous silence

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To overlook

18
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Oublier (un sac)

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To leave smg behind

19
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Oublier (qq chose mentalement)

20
Q

Descendre en courant

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To rush down

21
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La cours (de l’école)

22
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Un héritage (concret,argent)

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An inheritance

23
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Un héritage (sens figuré, culturel)

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A legacy/ A heritage

24
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Éclater de rire

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To burst out laughing

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Inviter qqun à
To treat sb to smg
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Une reprise (Econ)
An upturn/upswing
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Une solution temporaire
A cosmetic solution
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Agité
Hectic
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Le numéro de cette semaine (journal)
This week’s issue
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Intransigeant
Adamant
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Encombrant
Cumbersome, bulky
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Résolument
Emphatically, unmistakably
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Corrosif
Abrasif
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Fumant
Smouldering
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Décliner, refuser
To turn down
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Accord à la miable
Mutual agreement
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Jubiler, maîtriser, contrôler
To curb