Vochelle 4 Flashcards

1
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Embouteillages

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Traffic jam

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2
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Un moyen de transport

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A mean of transport

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3
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Disfonctionnement

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Disruption

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4
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Fiable

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Reliable

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5
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Faire avec

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To make do with

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6
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Douceur

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Gentleness

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7
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Pivoter

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To swivel

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Être sincère

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To be genuine

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Un bon moment

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Quite a while

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Idiot

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Foolish

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Avarice

Cupidité

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Greed

Cupidity

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12
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Par égard pour moi

Pour l’amour de Dieu

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For my sake

For heaven’s sake

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13
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Manger pour le plaisir de manger

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Eat for the sake of eating

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14
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La campagne

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The countryside

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15
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Un grenier

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An attic

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16
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Défaire une politique

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To undo a policy

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17
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Abroger une loi

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To repeal a law

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18
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Délivrer des décrets exécutifs

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To issue executive orders/decrees

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19
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La pierre angulaire

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The cornerstone

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20
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Marge de manœuvre

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Leeway

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21
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Faire un procès

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To sue

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22
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Un canular

A

A hoax

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23
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Être dépendant de

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To be reliant on

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24
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Développement durable

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Sustainable development

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25
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Énergie renouvelable

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Renewable energy

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26
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Octroyer des subventions

Être subventionné

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To grant subsidies

To be granted by subsidies

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27
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Près de la

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Nearby

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28
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Aspirer ardemment à

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To yearn to

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29
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Hausser les épaules

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To shrug

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30
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Chérir l’idée

Nourrir l’espoir

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To cherish the idea of

To nurture the hope of

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31
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Banlieue difficile (3)

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A problem area
An inner city
A socially-deprived area

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32
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Un conté

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A county

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33
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Bétonner

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To concrete

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34
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Un cambrioleur

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A burglar

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35
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Un agresseur

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A mugger

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36
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Capot (voiture)

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Bonnet (U.K.)

Hood (U.S.)

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Coffre (voiture)

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Boot (U.K.)

Trunk (U.S.)

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38
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Vous quelqu’un en chair et en os

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To see sbody in the flesh

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39
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Un personne très dépensière (2)

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An extravagant person

A spendthrift

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40
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Être excellent

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To be outstanding

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41
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Nous sommes censé comprendre

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We are meant to understand

42
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Une conspiration

Un complot

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A conspiracy

A plot

43
Q

Comploter contre qqn

A

To plot against sbody

44
Q

Bidon (2)

A

Bogus/ fake/phony

45
Q

Causer

A

To bring about

46
Q

Ternir la réputation de qqn

Saper la crédibilité de qqn

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To tarnish sbody’s reputation

To undermine sbody’s credibility

47
Q

Campagne de diffamation

A

A smear campaign

48
Q

Faire deux poids deux mesures

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To operate double standards

49
Q

Calomnier (journaux, discours)

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Newspaper : to libel

Speeches : to stander

50
Q

Dominer/surpasser/

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To outgun sbody

51
Q

A un bas niveau record

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At a record low

At a all-time low

52
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Être voué à l’échec

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To be doomed to failure

53
Q

Rester au second rang

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To take a back seat

54
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États indécis (pour vote)

A

Purple/swing/battleground States

55
Q

sceller le sort de qqn

A

To seal the fate of sbody

56
Q

La haine

A

The hatred

57
Q

Revenir en force

A

To come roaring back

58
Q

Un traître (2)

A

A traitor

A turncoat

59
Q

Le plafond de verre

A

The glass ceiling

60
Q

À en croire l’éditorialiste

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If the columnist is to be believed

61
Q

La messe était dite

A

The writing was on the wall

62
Q

Infortuné

A

Ill-fated

63
Q

Mal interprété

A

Misconstruing

64
Q

Force de volonté

A

Willpower

65
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Audace

A

Boldness

66
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Malveillance

A

Malice

67
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Tromperie

A

Deceitfulness

68
Q

Une soif interchangeable de pouvoir

A

An unquenchable thirst of power

69
Q

Être déterminé à faire

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To be intent to do sthg

70
Q

Ne pas ménager ses efforts

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To spare no expense and effort

71
Q

Faire la caricature

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To lampoon

72
Q

Être englué dans un scandale

A

To be embroiled in a scandal

73
Q

Déjouer

Être roulé

A

To outwit

To be outwitted

74
Q

Reprendre son cours (2)

A

To go back to normal

To be business as usual

75
Q

Souffrance (2)

A

Pain

Suffering

76
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Tristesse (2)

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Sadness

Sorrow

77
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Se serrer les coudes (2)

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To stand side by side

To stand shoulder by shoulder

78
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Avoir un rôle majeur

A

To play a major role

79
Q

Être au cœur de l’économie

A

To be in the core of the economy

80
Q

Une position (2)

A

A stance, a position

81
Q

Nuancer

A

To qualify

82
Q

Avoir des comptes à rendre

A

To be accountable

83
Q

Capitalisme éclairé
Éthique commerciale
Commerce équitable

A

Enlighted capitalism
Business ethics
Fair trade

84
Q

Donner un exemple

3 façons

A

A telling example of…is…
. Witness,… which is…
…, as exemplified by…

85
Q

Tenir qqn responsable pour

A

To hold sbody responsible for sthg

86
Q

(Ne pas) avoir des sculptures

A

To have (no) qualms about sthg

87
Q

Être agité

A

To be restless

88
Q

Cela ne vaut pas la peine

A

It is not worthwhile

89
Q

On arrête pour aujourd’hui

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Let’s call it the day

90
Q

Embarrassant

Gênant

A

Embarrassing

Awkward

91
Q

La gêne

A

The awkwardness

92
Q

Coléreux

A

Quick-tempered

93
Q

Un accès de colère

A

A fit of anger

94
Q

S’occuper de qqn

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To look after sbody

95
Q

Se méfier de (2)

A

To be wary/distrustful of

96
Q

Ni… ni…

A

Neither… nor…

97
Q

Mal à l’aise (2)

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Ill-at-ease

Inconfortable

98
Q

Se mettre en colère

A

To fly into a temper/rage

99
Q

Être en colère

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To be angry

100
Q

Un casse-cou (2)

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A daredevil/ a hothead