Week 17 Flashcards by benjamin Huet

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Reviser complètement, vérifier, reparer

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To overhaul

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Surmonter

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To overcome

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Renverser un gouvernement

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To overthrow a government

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Etre accablé, etre débordé/confus

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To be overwhelmed by

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Devoir

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To owe

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Modele, motif

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Pattern

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Retraite, pension

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Pension

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Prime (avantage en plus du salaire)

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Perks

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Harceler

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To plague

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Promettre, s’engager

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To Pledge

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Un stratagème

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A ploy

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Dégringoler

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To plummet

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Vote, scrutin, sondage

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Poll

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Quand on veut, on peut

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way

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Boulot pèpéres

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Cushy jobs

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Atteindre leur prix plancher

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To bottom out

Q

Des atteintes aux droits de l’homme

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Human rights abuses

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Etre partagé sur/a propos de

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To have mixed feelings about…

Q

Tirer la sonnette d’alarme

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To sound the alarm

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Négocier

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To broker

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Soupçonné de fraude fiscale

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Suspected of evading taxes

Q

His plate is full

- He has a lot on his plate

A

Il a du pain sur la planche

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To rest easy

A

Dormir sur ses deux oreilles

Q

To play hardball

A

Employer la manière forte