Vocabulary week 36 Flashcards

1
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être contraint de

A

to be forced to

to be compelled to

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2
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forcé

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compelled

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3
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contraindre quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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to compel someone to do something

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4
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en raison de

à la suite de

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in the wake of

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5
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Au cours des dernières années, ceci est devenu une question d’intérêt commun

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n the recent years that became a matter of common concern

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6
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Il est universellement reconnu que

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It is universally acknowledged that

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7
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susciter l’attention

A

To raise awareness

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8
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se rassembler

regrouper

A

to cluster

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9
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promouvoir

encourager

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to foster

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10
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une hache

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a axe

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11
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une bûche de Noel

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a Yule log

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12
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Hongrie

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Hungary

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13
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pousser a faire quelque chose

stimuler

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to spur to do something
spurred
spurred

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14
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déclencher

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to trigger

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15
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purée

A

mashed potatoes

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16
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une pierre

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a stone

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17
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un briquet

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a cigarette lighter

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18
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Pâques

A

Easter

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19
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la forteresse

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the fortress

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20
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franc

franche

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frank

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21
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être en poste

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be in office

be in the post

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22
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un job

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a post

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23
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un journaliste

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a journalist

a reporter

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24
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un ennemi

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an enemy

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la démocratie
democracy ( pas d'article )
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le sénateur
Senator ( pas article )
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Le président Kennedy
President Kennedy ( pas article )
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toute sa vie
all his life | his whole life
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la côte ouest
West Coast ( majuscule obligatoire )
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les Asiatiques
The Asians
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s'installer ( au sens emménager )
to settle ( regular )
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la politique énergétique
energy policy
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un déficit budgétaire
a budget deficit
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déterminer ( au sens identifier )
to determine | to ascertain
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établir fonder installer
to establish
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énormément
tremendously
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ces dernières années
over the last few years
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les pays en développement
the developing countries
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dans une majorité de dans une majorité de pays en developpement,
in a majority of in most ... in most developing countries
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s'agrandir s'élargir ( devenir de plus en plus grand )
to widen
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rejoindre au sens d'un groupe
to join
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devenir membre d'un club
to join a club
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entrer dans la police
to join the police
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entrer dans l'OTAN
to join NATO
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se fiancer à
to get engaged to someone
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peu avant ils s'étaient fiancés quelques semaines auparavant, peu avant....
shortly before they had got engaged a few weeks before, shortly before...
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divorcer de quelqu'un
to get divorced from somebody
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la marine
the Navy
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les forces armées
the armed forces
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l'armée de l'air
the Air Force
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la mort
the death
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prédire
to predict
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rien de tel
nothing of the sort
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l'incendie durait
the fire burn
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un témoin oculaire
a eyewitness
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paradoxale
paradoxical
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une tentation ( attirance )
a temptation
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tenter ( au sens donner envie )
to tempt ( regular )
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céder le passage
to give way to | to yield to
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céder au sens tentation
to give in to | to yield to
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un hypocrite
a hypocrite
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rester ( au sens continuer à être )
to remain
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le sud des États-Unis
the South of the United States
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à cette époque
at that time
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longue
long
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rester au pouvoir
to stay in power
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être réélu
to be re-elected
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à part
apart from
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tenir des promesses
to keep promises | to keep pledges
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un gage
a forfeit
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``` un meurtrier ( autre que murderer ) un assassin ```
a slayer
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un divorce
a divorce
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à plein temps c'était la première fois qu'elle travaillait à plein temps
full-time it was the first time, she had worked full-time
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entrer en contact | prendre contact avec quelqu'un
to get in touch with
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un intérêt ( bienveillance )
a concern | an interest