Compréhension Flashcards by Erin L

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R

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An outbreak of violence

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F

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To take sides

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Un but annoncé

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An avowed aim

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Un troupeau

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A flock

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Se battre

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To tussle

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exceptionnel, marquant, non résolu

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outstanding

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japper

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to yap

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chuter

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to plummet

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faire rentrer

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to shoehorn

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plonger dans, fouiller dans

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to delve into

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il est vrai que …

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granted

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se précipiter

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to scramble

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aboyer

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to bark

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superficiel

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shallow

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condescendant

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condescending

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en péril

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in peril

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véritable

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genuine

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discréditer

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to debunk

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lésiner sur, économiser sur

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to skimp on

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assiduité, application

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diligence

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bâtard (chien)

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mutt

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chien de garde

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watchdog

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petit chien

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lap dog

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OMC

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WTO

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décider de ne pas participer

to opt out of

tarder à faire qqch

to delay doing sthg

exercer une pression

to exert pressure

donner le feu vert

to give the green light / the go-ahead

un brevet

a patent

contrebalancer

to compensate for

toutes conditions sociales

all walks in life

les démunis

the destitute

ignorer

to disregard

répondre aux besoins de qqn

to cater to sbdy's needs

marge

leeway

pertinent

relevant

être de connivence

to collude

caniche

poodle

mensonge

falsehood

faux

phoney

incompréhensible

nonsensical

déclencher

to trigger sthg

aigu

acute

amèrement

bitterly

agresseur

abuser

sévir

to crack down on

flagrant

blatant

catégoriquement

adamantly

incertitude

limbo

détresse

plight

alléger

alleviate

pourrir

to rot

conditions sordides

squalor

insensible

callous

infliger

to mete out

moyen de dissuasion

a deterrent

incrusté

ingrained

indéfendable

indefensible

borné

obdurately

mettre un point d'honneur à

to make a point of ...

borné

blinkered

absurde

preposterous