Week 1-2 Flashcards by b m | Brainscape

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blurry

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flou

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plea, appeal, petition, defense

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plaidoyer (noun)

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to postpone

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deplacer, reporter

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unsettling, unnerving

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déstabilisant

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convoluted/complicated

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alambiqué

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skilled person

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horloger/horlegere

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retired

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retraité

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to break down the barriers

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briser les barrières

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sympathetic to [sth], mindful of [sth]

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sensible à [qch]

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urgently, immediately

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d’urgence

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consistent, logical, substantial, important

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conséquent

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take the floor

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prendre la parole

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gerontologist

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un(e) gérontologue

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to pen/coop up, confine

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parquer

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backward, outdated

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arriéré

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campaign, agir pour une cause

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militer

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lack of privacy, overcrowding

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la promiscuité

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with, thanks to, by way of

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moyennant

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in all likelihood

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vraisemblablement

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to dispense, give

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prodiguer

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think of [sth], consider

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songer à [qch]

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disappointing

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décevant

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to highlight, feature, showcase

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mettre en avant

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speed bumps

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des dos d’âne

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sudden entrance

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l’irruption

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supposedly

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prétendument

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over-indebtedness, debt burden

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le surendettement

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digital war

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une guerre numérique

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word of mouth

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le bouche-à-oreille

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propaganda

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la propagande

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to assert, enforce, exercise

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faire valoir [qch]

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the mainstream

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le courant dominant

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to leap, jump

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bondir

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to beat [sb] up

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tabasser

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to deforest, clear

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déboiser [qch]

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not pay much attention to [sth], pay little attention to [sth], take little notice of [sth]

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faire peu de cas de [qch]