Vochelle 2 Flashcards

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1
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Relever un défi

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To take up a challenge

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Se mesurer à un problème

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To face up with a problem

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Une société laïque

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A secular society

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Introspection

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Soul-searching

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Tirer une leçon

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To draw a lesson

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Donner une leçon à qqn

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To teach sbody a lesson

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Lever une interdiction

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To lift a ban

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Imposer une interdiction

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To impose a ban

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Décrire un plan

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To outline a plan

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Un pays méritocratique

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A meritocratic country

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Une société fondée sur les classes

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A class ridden society

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Les opprimés
Ou
L’outsider

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The underdog

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13
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Pousser au meilleur

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To stretch

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Huppé, chic

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Posh, upmarket

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Insalubre

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Deleterious, unhealthy

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16
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L’emporter sur

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To outweigh over

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17
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Nuire à

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To harm

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18
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Faire les frais de

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To bear the brunt of

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Être en retard, à la traîne

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To lag behind

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20
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Un avantage social

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A social benefit

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21
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Une cellule de réflexion

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A think tank

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22
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Un sondage d’opinion

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An opinion poll

A survey

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23
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Sondée qqn sur

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To poll sbody on

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24
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Souligner

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To point out

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25
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Aller de l’avant

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To go ahead (with)

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26
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Quand il s’agit de

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When it comes to

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27
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L’écologie

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Environmentalism

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28
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Pertes économiques

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Economic losses

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29
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L’utilisation d’engrais

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The use of fertilizers

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30
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Est censé

On estime que

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Is said to
Is believed to
Is thought to

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S’avère être

Semble être

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Prouves to be

Seems to be

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32
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En témoigne

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Witness

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33
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La publication de

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The release of

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34
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La découverte de

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The disclosure of

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35
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Rassemblée

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Gathered

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36
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Encourager

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To cheer

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37
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Les huées

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Boos

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38
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Divulguer

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To leak

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39
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Une vidéo divulgué, qui a fuité

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A leaked video

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40
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Se vanter

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To brag

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41
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Retirer, se retirer

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To withdraw

42
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Des dizaines

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Dozens

43
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Des dizaines de milliers

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Tens of thousands

44
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L’approbation

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The endorsement of

45
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Susciter la polémique, la curiosité

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To arouse controversy, curiosity

46
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Rassembler, recueillir

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To gather

47
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Rencontrer par hasard

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To encounter sbody

48
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Rencontrer des problèmes

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To encounter problems

To meet with difficulties

49
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Un porte-parole

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A spokesman for

50
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Un conseille

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A piece of advise

51
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Tolérer, cautionner

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To condone

52
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Fermer les yeux sur

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To turn a blind eye to

53
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Répondre à la demande, au besoins, aux attentes

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To meet demand
To meet needs
To meet expectation

54
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Empiéter sur la vie privée

A

To infringe on privacy

55
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Des + …

A

Most …

56
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En proie à

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In the grip of

57
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Subir des discriminations

A

To be discriminated against

58
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Déclencher

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To trigger

59
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Pour le moment

A

For the time being

60
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Faire connaître publiquement

A

To publicize

61
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Illustrer

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To exemplify

62
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Pour le moins …

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… to say the least

63
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Un peu partout

A

All over the place

64
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Être catégorique

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To be adamant

65
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Mettre à l’écart

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To crowd out

66
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Embourgeoisement

A

Gentrification

67
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Génération Y

A

Millenials

68
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Mépriser

A

To despise

69
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Regarder de haut

A

To look down

70
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Un quartier sensible, difficiles

A

A tough neighborhood

71
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Corrompre

A

To bride

To corrupt

72
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Monter en flèche (2)

A

To soar

To skyrocket

73
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Énervé

A

Upset

Annoyed

74
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Se débarrasser de

A

To get ride of

75
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Un vide juridique

A

A legal loophole

76
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On force les locataires à partir par la ruse

A

Tenants are tricked into leaving

To trick sbody into doing sthg

77
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Améliorer le sort de qqn

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To better sbody’s lot

78
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Améliorer (3)

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To better
To improve
To enhance

79
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Entraver

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To impede

80
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Influence

A

Leverage

81
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Octroyer des subventions

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To grant subsidies

82
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Subventionner

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To subsidize

83
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Être taxé de

A

To be granted as

84
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Ne pas apprécier

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To resent

85
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Être accusé de faire

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To be taxed with doing sthg

To be accused of doing sthg

86
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Les Pauvres

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The poor
The have-nots
The badly off

87
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HLM

A

Dwellings

88
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Un objet de ridicule

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A laughing stock

89
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Plein de (2)

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A lot of

A wealth of

90
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Généralisé

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Widespread

91
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Avantages // inconvénients

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Upsides//downsides

Edges//drawbacks

92
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Qui a suivi (2)

A

Ensuing

Following

93
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Éviter

A

Shun

Avoid

94
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Être attiré par

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To be drawn to

To be attracted to

95
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Surcharger

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To burden

96
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Resserrer, renforcer, durcir

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To tighten up

97
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Desserrer, relâcher, assouplir

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To loosen

98
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Un fardeau social

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A social burden

99
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S’élever par le travail

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To working one´s way up

100
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Abuser de l’hospitalité

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To overstay