Volume 6 Flashcards

1
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l’obtention (f)

A

attainment

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2
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débourser

A

to pay out

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3
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en vertu de

A

by virtue of

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le retard

A

lateness

delay

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5
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envenimer

s’envenimer

A

to inflame
poison (a relationship)

to worsen
turn ugly

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6
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la manutention

A

handling

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7
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préalable (adj)

A

prior

preliminary

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8
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ébaucher

A

to begin

draft

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9
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clamer

A

to proclaim

cry out

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10
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rogner

rogner sur
rogner une photo

A

to trim
grumble

to cut down on
to crop a photo

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11
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de concert

A

in unison

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12
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inculper de

inculper pour

A

to be charged with

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13
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hisser

se hisser

A

to hoist up

to run up (eg. debt)

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14
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élogieux

A

praiseworthy

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15
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une bagarre (entre)

A

fight (between)

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16
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friand (adj)

être friand de qc

A

very fond of

to be very fond of st

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17
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cinglant (adj)

A

biting
scathing
stinging

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18
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regretté (adj)

A

late lamented

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19
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la prévision

en prévision de

A

forecasting

in anticipation of

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20
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laissant de côté

A

leaving aside

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21
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à propos de

A

about

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22
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ébaucher

A

to sketch out

state in rough terms

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23
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détenir

A

possess

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24
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ogive nucléaire

A

nuclear warhead

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25
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refroidissement éolien

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wind chill

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26
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la chaussée

A

road surface

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27
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un abrasif

A

abrasive

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28
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la pouderie

A

explosives facory

driven snow

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29
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assujettir à

A

to subject to

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30
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assujetti (adj)

A

liable for

subject to

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31
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reporter

A

postpone
transfer
take back
wear again

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32
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une déneigeuse

A

snow plow

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33
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résorber

A

to absorb

to reduce

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34
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un traversier

A

ferry (Canadian)

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35
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l’amiante (m)

A

asbestos

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36
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sous peu

A

shortly

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37
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la denrée de base

denrées alimentaires

denrées congelées

denrées de luxe/périssables

A

staple

foodtuffs

frozen foods

luxury/perishable foodstuffs

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38
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dénombrer

A

to count

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39
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un huis clos

A

closed hearing

40
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d’affilé (adj)

A

at a stretch

on end

41
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ferroviaire (adj)

A

rail transport

42
Q

un huard

un huart

A

loon (bird)

loonie (coin)

Canadian dollar

43
Q

le pétrole brut

A

crude oil

44
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l’envoi

les envois en wagon complet

A

shipment

full railcar shipments

45
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suffoquer

A

to suffocate

46
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le mercure

A

mercury

47
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la brousse

en pleine brousse

A

bush

in the middle of nowhere

48
Q

un avertissement

A

warning

caution

49
Q

le changement climatique

A

climate change

50
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s’aggraver

A

to worsen

51
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la superficie

A

surface area

52
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un enjeu

A

stake (something at risk)

issue

53
Q

un cours d’eau

A

watercourse

waterway

54
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côtier (adj)

A

coastal

55
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rejeter

A

reject

eject (effluent for eg)

56
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illustrer de

A

to illustrate with

57
Q

s’illustrer

A

to distinguish oneself

58
Q

graduellement

A

gradually

59
Q

renfermer

A

to contain

60
Q

vivement

A

greatly
sharply
fiercely

61
Q

les pourparlers (mpl)

A

talks

62
Q

désobligeant (adj)

A

discourteous

63
Q

un/une trouble-fête

A

spoilsport

64
Q

plancher

plancher sur

A

to bottom out

work on

65
Q

il y a fort à parier que…

A

It’s a good bet that…

66
Q

effriter

A

to crumble

break up

67
Q

une motte de terre

A

a clod of earth

68
Q

Je ne donne pas cher de sa peau. (idiom)

A

I don’t give him much likelihood of success.

69
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ensevelir

A

to bury

enshroud

70
Q

un droit

A

law

fee

71
Q

refiler

A

to pass along (eg costs)

72
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un aperçu

un aperçu de

un aperçu sur

A

glimpse, taste, outline

glimpse of
taste of

insight into

73
Q

trous à rats

pays de trous à rats

A

shithole

shithole countries

74
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le redoux

A

mild spell (weather)

75
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excessivement

A

excessively

76
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la dureté

A

toughness

77
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continu (adj)

A

continuously

78
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grandissant (adj)

A

growing

79
Q

un embâcle

A

an accumulation of broken ice in a river

80
Q

un secteur

A

sector

administrative area

81
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réclamer

A

to demand

ask for

82
Q

à l’écoute

A

tuned in

83
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à la recherche de

A

in search of

84
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un éternuement

A

sneeze

85
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prévenir de

A

to warn about

86
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un socle

un batteur sur socle

A

stand
plinth

a stand mixer

87
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âpre (adj)

unr âpre bataille judiciaire

A

fierce
bitter

a bitter judicial battle

88
Q

controversé (adj)

A

controversial

89
Q

un repli

A

double fold
retreat
fall (in value)

90
Q

saper

être bien/mal sapé

A

to undermine
to dress

to be well/badly dressed

91
Q

vêtir

A

to dress

92
Q

potentiellement

A

potentially

93
Q

l’essor (m)

prendre son essor
être en plein essor

A

development

spread one’s wings
to be booming

94
Q

concrètement

A

in concrete terms

95
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rallonger

A

to extend

96
Q

une rallonge

A

extension

an extension cord

97
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être en litige

A

in litigation