Volume 2 Flashcards

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pas n’importe laquelle/lequel

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not just any

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avoir vocation à

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to be designed for

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une fonctionnaire

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civil servant

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la fonction publique

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public service

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si bien que

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so much that

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un sociologue

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sociologist

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avoir vu le jour

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to be created

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face à

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facing up to

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terni

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tarnished

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la confiance dans

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trust in

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être aux commandes

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to be in charge

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une affinité

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affinity

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neutre (adj)

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neutral

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contradictoire (adj)

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contradictory

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remontrer à

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to go back to

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homogénéiser

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to homogenize

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méritocratique (adj)

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meritocratic

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juste après

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a bit later

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tout juste

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very recently

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en urgence

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urgently

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sur le terrain

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in the field

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rempli (adj)

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filled

fulfilled

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respecter

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to respect

honour

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à l’heure actuelle

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today
at the present time
now

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études supérieures
higher education
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loin de là
far from it
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un issu
offspring
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la mixité
mixing of sexes
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le mode d’emploi
operating instructions
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intégrer
to get into (eg. a school)
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un moule
mold
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formater
to shape
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conditioner
to condition | push in a direction
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supprimer
to get rid of
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une chaussée
road
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d’où
hence | thus
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en quoi
how | in what way
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valider
to validate | to have st recognized (eg. valider une licence)
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une licence
bachelor degree
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pas des moindres
major
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en internat
boarding school
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d’autant plus que
all the more since
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entre parenthèses
in parentheses | on hold
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admissible (adj)
eligible
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un classement
ranking
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le destin
destiny | fate
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quasi
almost
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se faire un carnet d’adresses
build a network
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nouer des liens
establish links
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divers er variés
many and varied
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un open bar
open bar
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fermer les yeux sur
turn a blind eye to
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prétexter
to claim
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l’attractivité (f)
attractiveness | allure
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être montré du doigt
to be blamed
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Ça n’a pas de prix
to be priceless
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l’evasion fiscale
tax evasion
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orienter sur
to turn towards | be interested in
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la dévotion
fervour dedication devotion
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la déférence
deference
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les marques et formules de politesse
signs and forms of courtesy
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particulier (adj)
special particular individual
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guindé (adj)
stiff | formal
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foufou (adj)
crazy
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un codeur
computer programmer
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le niveau de vie
cost of living
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une espèce de
a sort of
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faste (adj)
prosperous
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le vilain petit canard
ugly duckling
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des œufs à la coque
soft boiled eggs
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un alpiniste
mountaineer
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j’ai le vertige
I’m afraid of heights
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au loin
in the distance
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cash (adj) (fam)
forthright | truthful
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les machins
things (like truc)
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d’une part
on one hand
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un profiteur
profiteer
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à juste titre
quite rightly | for good reason
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décupler
increase tenfold
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âpre
harsh | bitter
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pour pas que
so as to not (seem) that
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les petites mains
workers at the bottom
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faire remonter des points
to pass (information) up the ladder
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déraisonnable
unreasonable
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ne serait-ce que
at least (in affirmative statement) not even (in negatve statement)
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spé (adj)
= spéciale bizarre étrange
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incontournable (adj)
unavoidable