Week 3 Flashcards

1
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bias

A

inclination/ tendance/ parti pris

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2
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biased

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qui n’est pas impartial

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3
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tendentious

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tendancieux

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4
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to bicker

A

se chamailler

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5
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to quarrel

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se disputer

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6
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to bid

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faire une offre / ordonner/ enjoindre

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7
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takeover bid

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offre publique d’achat

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8
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bill

A

projet de loi / facture/ addition / billet de banque

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9
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to draw up a bill

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rediger un projet de loi

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10
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poster/ billboard

A

panneau d’affichage

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11
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to bind

A

lier/ unir

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12
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to be in bind

A

etre dans une situation difficile

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13
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to bond

A

créer des liens forts

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14
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bondage

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servitude/ esclavage

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15
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to issue a bond

A

émettre un titre

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16
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to binge on

A

faire qqch à l’excès

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17
Q

bishop

A

évêque

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18
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archbishop

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archeveque

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19
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priest

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pretre

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20
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preacher/ clergyman

A

pasteur

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21
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nun

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religieuse

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22
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parish

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paroisse

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23
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rabbi

A

rabbin

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24
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to blackmail

A

faire du chantage

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blast
explosion
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blast-off
lancement d'un véhicule spatial
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blatant
criant/ flagrant
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to blaze
flamber/ flamboyer/ s'emporter
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to blaze a path
frayer un chemin/ innover
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trailblazing
innovateur
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bleak/ gloomy/ dreary/ dismal
désolé/ désert/ sombre/ peu prometteur
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to bleed
saigner
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bloodshed/ bloodletting
effusion de sang
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to blend
mélanger/ allier
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a blend/ a mixture
un mélange
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to bless
bénir
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blessing
benediction
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blessed
bienheureux/ saint
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blizzard
tempête de neige
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to wound
blesser
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block
bloc
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block of flats
immeuble résidentiel
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office block/building
immeuble de bureaux
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condominium
appartements en copropriété
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to block prices
bloquer les prix
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blockade
blocus/ barrage
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to blow
souffler
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a blow
un coup
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to blow over
calmer/ apaiser
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to blow up
exploser/ faire exploser/ s'emporter contre qqn
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to bludgeon
matraquer/ forcer la main à qqn
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(to) blunder
(faire) une faute/ gaffe
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blunt
émoussé/ mal taillé / etre brusque/ sans macher ses mots
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to blur
brouiller/ estomper
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board
planche / comité/ conseil
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Board of Trade
ministère du Commerce
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above board
ouvert/ honnête
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across the board
systématiquement/ à tous les niveaux
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to boast
se vanter/ etre fier de posséder qqch
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to brag
se targuer
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to bode
présager/ augurer/ annoncer
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to be/ get bogged down
s'embourber/ s'enliser
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bold
audacieux/ hardi
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to bolster
soutenir/ renforcer
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to boost
hausser/ faire monter / donner du tonus/ de l'élan
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a boon
une aubaine
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to bounce
rebondir
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to bounce back
revenir à l'état normal
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to be bound to do sth
etre presque sur de faire qqch
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to be bound up in
etre plongé dans
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to be bound by
être tenu par ...
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to be bound for
etre en route pour
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west-ward bound
en route vers l'ouest
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bounds
limites frontière
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within the bounds of possibility
dans les limites du possible
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out of bounds/reach
hors de portée
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boundary/ border
frontière entre 2 pays
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borderline case
cas limite
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to bow (down) to
s'incliner devant/ se soumettre à
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to kow-tow to
courber l'échine devant qqn/ se prosterner
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to bow out
tirer sa révérence
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to brace (up)
soutenir renforcer revigorer
83
bracket
groupe/ tranche / parenthèse
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high-income bracket
tranche à revenu élevé
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to brake
freiner ralentir
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to branch out
étendre ses activités
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to branch off
bifurquer
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brand
marque
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to brand sb
marquer/ accuser/ qualifier de
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brand-new
flambant neuf
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break
rupture/ pause / chance/ veine
92
breach
manquement aux devoirs/ infraction/ rupture de contrat
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to give somebody a break
laisser a qqn sa chance
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tax breaks
réductions d'impots
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to break down
tomber en panne
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nervous breakdown
depression nerveuse
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to break even
rentrer dans ses frais
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to break into
entrer par effraction
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burglary
cambriolage
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to plunder
piller
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to break off
rompre
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to break out
éclater/ se déclencher
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to break through
faire une percée
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a breakthrough
une percée/ une découverte significative
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to break up
rompre/ casser/ interrompre/ faire une coupure
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a breakup
une rupture
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to breathe
respirer
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breath
respiration
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breathtaking
à en avoir le souffle coupé
110
breathless
hors d'haleine/ le souffle coupé
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to breed
élever/ faire de l'élevage / faire naitre/ engendrer
112
well bred/ illbred
bien élevé mal élevé
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a breed
une race/ espèce (animale)
114
breeding/ upbringing
l'éducation