Week 1-2 Flashcards

1
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blurry

A

flou

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2
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plea, appeal, petition, defense

A

plaidoyer (noun)

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3
Q

to postpone

A

deplacer, reporter

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4
Q

unsettling, unnerving

A

déstabilisant

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5
Q

convoluted/complicated

A

alambiqué

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6
Q

skilled person

A

horloger/horlegere

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7
Q

retired

A

retraité

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8
Q

to break down the barriers

A

briser les barrières

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9
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sympathetic to [sth], mindful of [sth]

A

sensible à [qch]

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10
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urgently, immediately

A

d’urgence

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11
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consistent, logical, substantial, important

A

conséquent

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12
Q

take the floor

A

prendre la parole

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13
Q

gerontologist

A

un(e) gérontologue

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14
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to pen/coop up, confine

A

parquer

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15
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backward, outdated

A

arriéré

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16
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campaign, agir pour une cause

17
Q

lack of privacy, overcrowding

A

la promiscuité

18
Q

with, thanks to, by way of

19
Q

in all likelihood

A

vraisemblablement

20
Q

to dispense, give

21
Q

think of [sth], consider

A

songer à [qch]

22
Q

disappointing

23
Q

to highlight, feature, showcase

A

mettre en avant

24
Q

speed bumps

A

des dos d’âne

25
Q

sudden entrance

A

l’irruption

26
Q

supposedly

A

prétendument

27
Q

over-indebtedness, debt burden

A

le surendettement

28
Q

digital war

A

une guerre numérique

29
Q

word of mouth

A

le bouche-à-oreille

30
Q

propaganda

A

la propagande

31
Q

to assert, enforce, exercise

A

faire valoir [qch]

32
Q

the mainstream

A

le courant dominant

33
Q

to leap, jump

34
Q

to beat [sb] up

35
Q

to deforest, clear

A

déboiser [qch]

36
Q

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

A

faire peu de cas de [qch]