Week 25 Flashcards

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1
Q

To undermine

A

Affaiblir, miner, compromettre

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2
Q

Entreprendre

Employé des pompes funèbres

A

To undertake

Undertaker

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3
Q

To be under way

Ongoing

A

Être en cours

En cours actuellement

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4
Q

Entreprendre de financer ou garantir

A

To underwrite

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5
Q

Unravel

Unruly

A

Défaire, démêler

Turbulent, indiscipliné

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6
Q

Être consulat à une élection

Être au courant

Être en train de

Être honnête

Avoir le dessus

A

To be up for élection

To be up on

To be up to

To be on the up and up

To have the upper hand

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7
Q

Upheaval

A

Bouleversement crise

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8
Q

Haut de gamme

A

Upmarket

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9
Q

Uproar

Upshot

A

Tumulte, protestation

Resultat, issue à court terme

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10
Q

Vacuum cleaner

Vacuous

A

Aspirateur

Sans expression

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11
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Valide

De valeur

Valeur

A

Valid

Valuable

Value

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12
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To veer

A

Changer de direction

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13
Q

Entreprise, projet

Capital-risques

A

Venture

Venture capital

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14
Q

Vicinity

A

Voisinage

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15
Q

Innocenter, donner raison à

A

To vindicate

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16
Q

Vif, évocateur

Se porter garant de

A

Vivid

To vouch for

17
Q

To wage

A

S’engager dans une lutte

18
Q

Sillage

A la suite de

A

Wake

In the wake of

19
Q

To wane

Warmonger

A

Diminuer, décliner

Personne qui croit en l’utilisation

20
Q

Parler, se protéger de

Avertir

A

To ward off

To warn

21
Q

To warrant

Warranty

A

Justifier, légitimer

Droit, garantie

22
Q

Veille

Hésiter

Faiblir

A

Watch

To waver

To weaken

23
Q

To wear out

Wear and tear

To tear

A

S’user

Usure

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