step_25 Flashcards

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un pionnier

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a pioneer

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être à l’avant-garde de

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to pioneer - to spearhead

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une mine

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a pit

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il est mineur

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he works in the pits

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descendre dans la mine

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to go down the pit

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une trappe, un piège

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a pitfall

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un fléau

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a plague, a scourge

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être tourmenté par

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to be plagued by

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un projet

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a plan

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planification

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planning

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le contrôle des naissances

le planning familial

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family planning

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l’urbanisme

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town planning

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un urbaniste

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a town planner

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une usine

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a plant

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une centrale nucléaire

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a nuclear plant

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plaider pour/contre

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to plead for/against

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implorer la clémence

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to plead for mercy

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plaider coupable/non coupable

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to plead guilty/ not guilty

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s’engager solennellement

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to pledge

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une promesse solennelle

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a pledge

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une situation critique/ dramatique

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a plight

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dans un état critque

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in a serious plight

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descendre en flèche

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to plummet

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piller

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to plunder, to loot

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faire ressortir | souligner
to point out
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le but/ l'intérêt
a point of no return
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pertinent
(an argument) to the point
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à côté de la plague
beside the point
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inutile
pointless
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catégorique
point-blank (a point-blank refusal)
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à brule manque d'assurance
a point-blank question
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balance
poise
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retrouver son sang-froid
to recover one's poise
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manquer d'assurance
to lack poise
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tenir en équilibre, l'équilibre
to poise
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être prêt à
to be poised for
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oscille entre
(the country) is poised between peace and war
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une politique
policy
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politique étrangère
foreign policy
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politique intérieur
domestic policy
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mener une politique
to carry out a policy
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``` la politique (en général) la science politique ```
politics
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quelles sont ses opinions politiques
what are his politics?
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un politicien
a politician
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un décideur politique
a policy-maker
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un sondage
a poll (an opinion poll)
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un bureau de vote
a polling station
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méditer, réfléchir
to ponder on/over | to consider
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remettre à plus tard, reporter
to postpone, to delay
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le pouvoir
power
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prendre le pouvoir
to come to power, to take power
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une lutte pour le pouvoir
a power game
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une centrale électrique
a power station
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une panne de ocurant
a power failure
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puissant
powerful
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un préjugé
prejudice (faux-amis)
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préjugé racial
racial prejudice
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la pression
pressure
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faire pression sur
to pressurize somebody, tu put pressure on...
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faire semblant
to pretend (faux-amis)
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congé de maladie
sick-leave
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la fierté, l'orgueil
pride
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être fier de
to take pride in
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primordial
prime
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un facteur fondamental
a prime factor
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les heures de grande écoute
prime time
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être à la fleur de l'âge
to be in the prime of life/ to be in one's prime
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la vie privée, l'intimité
privacy
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fier, orgueilleux
proud
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des bénéfices
profit
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des bénéfices inattendus
windfall profits
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faire des bénéfices illicites
to profiteer (péjoratif)
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inciter, pousser quelqu'un
to prompt
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payrise
augmentation de salaire
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prone to (to be prone to)
être enclin à
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propager
to propagate
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l'immobilier, les biens immobiliers
property
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un promoteur
a property developer
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un défenseur, un partisan de..
a proponent (ant: an opponent)
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poursuivre en justice
to prosecute
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une action en justice
prosecution
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une perspective
a prospect
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une manifestation
protest a protest movement a protest march
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un manifestant
a protester
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fournir
to provide
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subvenir aux besoins de
to provide for
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une peine, une sanction
a punishment
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capital punishment
la peine capitale
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acheter
to purchase
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un achat
a purchase
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le pouvoir d'achat
purchasing power
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le but
purpose
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exprès
to do sth on purpose
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poursuivre
to pursue
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poursuivre une carrière
to pursue a career
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a pursuit
recherche | poursuite
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la recherche du bonheur
the pursuit of happiness
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supporter, tolérer
to put up with