2 Flashcards by Paul Cril

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Courage, caractère

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Mettle

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Etre prêt a donner le meilleur de soi même

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To be on onés mettle

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Baromètre, indicateur

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Bellwether

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Pamphlet

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Lampoon

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Hard working person

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Grafter

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Opulence

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Poshness

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Jugeote, bon sens

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Saavy

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Enthousiaste

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Enthused

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Défaut

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Blemish

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Imitation

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Mimicry

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Jetable

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Disposable

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Flipper

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Creep out

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Être ému

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To be moved

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Être le portrait craché de qqn

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To be the spitting image of sbdy

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Froisser

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Crumple

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Ralentir, se relâcher, retomber

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Slacken

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Stain

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Smudge

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Lavabo

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Washbasin

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Tourner qqn en ridicule

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To make a fool of someone

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Sanglier

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Boar

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Frénésie

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Frenzy

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Houle, soulever

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Heave

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Ravin

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Gully

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Serpillère

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Mop

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En mouvement

Astir

Cahot, secousse

Jolt

Branche

Bough

Caché, secret

Covert

Jet, accélération, sursaut

Spurt

Décousu

Rambling

Fermeture

Shutdown

Sourd

Deaf

Nonchalament

Casually

Couler, échouer

Founder

Se pâmer

Swoon

Tuer le veau gras

Kill the fatted calf

À savoir

Namely

Petits chevaux

Ludo

Partager les frais

To go Dutch

Connaissance

Acquaintance

Piste (un indice)

Lead

Si seulement

Had I but + pp

Réconfort

Solace

Baisser, calmer, apaiser

Abate

Orge

Barley

Soulagement

Relief

Ancien site industriel

Brownfield site

Site vierge

Greenfield site

President of the UKIP

Niggel Farage

Aborder qqch

To adress sth

Faux pas

Stumble

Ricannement

Snigger

Gémissement, plainte

Moan

Larmoyant, pleurnicheur

Snivelling

Encouragement

Prodding

Absorbé, attentif

Intent

Incliné

Slanting

Cri perçant

Squeal

Soigné, entretenu

Trim

Rame

Oar

Volaille

Fowl

Travailler sans relache

To keep onés nose to the grindstone

Meule

Grindstone

Devancer

Forestall

Mother earth

Pachamama

Bosseur, conseiller politique

Wonk

Atténuant

Mitigating

Événement très important, qui fait date

Epoch-making event

Apprivoiser, fade

Tame

Semblable à

Akin to

Tour de passe passe

Sleight hand

Jusqu'au bout

All the way through

Essayer

To have a go

Arnaque

Scam

Se reproduire, appliquer

Be mirrored

Ranger

Tidy up, put away

Extrème

Utmost

Provoquer, improviser, s'arranger pour faire qqch

To contrive

Tonneau

Cask

Se faire avoir

To fall for

Bouilloner, couver

Simmer

Joshua Wong

Hong Kong pro-democracy movement leader

Braconner

Poach

Phénomène ou obsédè

Freak

Arbitre (tennis, cricket)

Umpire

Poutre/ rayon

Beam

Être à bout de nerf

To be a nervous wreck*

Se faire avoir

To be had

Sain

Wholesome

Effet de levier

Leverage

Avoir de l'influence sur qqn

To have leverage with sb

Déplacé, inadmissible

Out of line

Sans consistance

Wishy-washy *

S'engager

Opt-in

Se désengager

Opt- out

Cruche

Pitcher

Four

Kiln

Gloussement

Chuckle

Se rencontrer

Hang out

Insipide

Tedious