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Volume 5 Flashcards

1
Q

soustraire

A

to subtract,
to take away
to take out, remove

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peiner

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to struggle

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3
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un ralliement

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gathering, rally

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un meurtrissure

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bruise

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5
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planer sur

A

hangs over

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6
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fouiller

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to search

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une envergure

une operation d’envergure à l’echelle du pays

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wingspan, spread

a country-wide operation

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8
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fouler

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to trample

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9
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s’essouffler

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to run out of steam

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10
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récompenser

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to reward

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11
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entamer

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to start, institute, broach

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12
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montrer du doigt

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to point (the finger) at

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13
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surenchérir

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to overbid, to raise the stakes

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14
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la surenchère

il s’accusest mutuellement de surenchère et des manoeuvres dangereuses.

A

high bid
escalation

They accuse each other of raising tensions and of dangerous manoeuvres.

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15
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entériner

A

to confirm, verify, ratify

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16
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un blindé

A

a tank (military)

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17
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accoster

A 
to accost  (a person)
to dock     (a ship)
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18
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être porté disparu (expression)

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to be reported missing

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19
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inconscient (adj)

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unconscious

reckless

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20
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le bistouri

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scalpel

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21
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onusien (adj)

A

to do with the UN

UNO: Organisation des Nations Unies

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22
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l’OTAN

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NATO

OTAN: Organisation du Traité de l’Atlantique Nord

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23
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une clause crépusculaire

A

a twilight clause (automatic termination)

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24
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ALENA

A

NAFTA

ALENA: Accord de Libre-Échange Nord-Américain

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25
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faire marche arrière (expression)

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to backpedal

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26
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dérisoire (adj)

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derisive, laughable, paltry

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27
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limoger

A 
to dismiss (fire)
transfer
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28
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nul autre que

A

none other than

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29
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fulminer

A

to be seething mad

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30
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abroger

A

to repeal

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31
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répartis (adj)

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shared

distributed

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32
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imposable (adj)

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taxable

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33
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une expoitation agricole

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agricultural concern

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34
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un barrage

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dam

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35
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un augure

Cette annonce est de mauvais augure.

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omen

This announcemeent is a bad omen.

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36
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destituer

destituer qn de ses fonctions

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to discharge
depose

to relieve sb of their duties

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37
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l’inconduite (f)

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misconduct

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38
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la décence

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decency

39
Q

assermenter

A

to swear an oath of office

40
Q

cuisant (adj)

A

stinging
bitter

from cuire = to cook

41
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un bain-marie

A

double boiler

42
Q

cuire à l vapeur

A

to steam

43
Q

un revers

A

reversal

setback

44
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un ténor

A

tenor

leading figure

45
Q

briguer

A

to crave

set one’s sights on

46
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contre-productif

A

counter productive

47
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resonner

A

to resonate

48
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envenimer

A

to inflame

aggravate

49
Q

atténuer

A

to attenuate

ease

50
Q

enfreindre

Les effets négatifs enfreindents les droits territoriaux de la Nation SSN.

A

to infringe
break

The negative effects infringe the territorial rights of the SSN Nation.

51
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vulgariser

A

to make accessible to the public

to explain

52
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un recomptage

A

recount

53
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un scrutin

A

ballot

54
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un partiel

A

by-election

55
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une baisse

A

drop
reduction
lowering

56
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délurée (adj)

A

bold, with sexually derrogatory overtones

57
Q

chipoter

A

nibble
quibble
haggle

58
Q

à une telle vitesse

Le temps passe à une telle vitesse.

A

so fast

Time goes so quickly.

59
Q

pouponner

A

to dote

60
Q

la gailladise

A

bawdy remark

61
Q

impavide (adj)

A

unruffled

62
Q

fredonner

A

to hum

63
Q

un peloton

un peloton d’éxecution

A

squad

firing squad

64
Q

l’andouille (f)

A

sausage

clot (colloquial)

65
Q

le cou

être dans la merde jusqu’au cou

tordre le cou de qn

A

neck

to be up to one’s neck in shit

towring sb’s neck

66
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ricaner

A

to snigger

67
Q

se gausser

A

to deride

68
Q

une longère

A

long house

farm house

69
Q

démanger

A

to itch

70
Q

C’est peu importe!

A

It’s of little importance!

71
Q

la retombée

les retombés

A

fallout
effect

consequences

72
Q

sous-entendre

A

to imply

73
Q

jouer au chat et à la souris

A

to play cat and mouse

74
Q

faire l’amour

A

to make love

75
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subit (adj)

A

sudden

76
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rétive (adj)

A

unwilling

reticent

77
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complaisant (adj)

A

complacent

accommodating

78
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une fadaise

les fadaises

A

trifle

twaddle

79
Q

un flacon

A

bottle

80
Q

s’enticher de

A

to become infatuated with

81
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un glissement de terrain

A

landslide

82
Q

un débardeur

A

docker
logger (UK)
tank top

83
Q

une corneille

A

crow

84
Q

le croassement

A

cawing

85
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la pelure

A

peel (fruit, vegetable)

coat (informal)

86
Q

léser

A

to wrong

87
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une chaîne d’assemblage

A

assembly line

88
Q

garnir

A

to stuff
be copious
garnish

89
Q

en deçà

en deçà de 2%

A

on this side (of qc)
below (fig)

below 2%

90
Q

en dessous de

A

below

91
Q

prix de revient

A

cost price

92
Q

réunir

A

join
unite
fullfil all necessary conditions

93
Q

la scolarité

A

schooling

94
Q

la perspective

A

perspective

prospect

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