109 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Flashcards

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la science –> scientifique

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science –> scientific

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un scientifique

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a scientist

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chercher –> la recherche

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to search for –> research

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mener une recherche

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to do a research

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un chercheur

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a researcher

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mener une recherche sur qqch

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to research into sth

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un domaine

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a field

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une équipe

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a team

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le travail d’équipe

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teamwork

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faire équipe avec quelqu’un

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to team up with sb

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faire des expériences sur qqch

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to experiment with / on sth

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une expérience

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an experiment

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l’experimentation

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experimentation

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une hypothèse

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an hypothesis

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une théorie –> théorique

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a theroy –> theorical

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théoriquement

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theorically

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observer –> l’observation

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to observe –> observation

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inférer qqch de / inférer de

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to infer sth that / that

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l’inférence

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inference

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déduire qqch de / que

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to deduce sth from / that

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une déduction

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a deduction

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analyser

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to analyse / analyze

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une analyse

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an analysis

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découvrir

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to discover

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une découverte

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a discovery

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trouver –> des conclusions

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to find –> findings

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un phénomène

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a phenomenon

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décrire –> la description

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to describe –> description

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prouver –> réfuter

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to prove –> to disprove

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une preuve

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a proof

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des preuves

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evidence

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une intuition

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an intuition

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tester –> un essai

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to test –> a test

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vérifier

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to check

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faire des recoupements

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to cross-check

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un recoupement

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a crosscheck

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aléatoire –> au hasard

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random –> randomly

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empirique

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empirical

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confirmer –> la confirmation

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to confirm –> confirmation

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infirmer

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to invalidate

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résouder

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to solve

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synthétiser

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to synthesise

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une synthèse

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a synthesis

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un protocol

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a protocol / a procedure

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un résumé de publication

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an abstract

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mettre qqch au point

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to develop sth

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la mise au point

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developpment

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un brevet –> breveté

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a patent –> patented

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financer

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to fund

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le financement public / privé

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public / private funding

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les crédits

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credits

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subventionner

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to subsidise

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une subvention

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a subsidy

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soutenir

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to support / to back

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le soutient

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support / backing

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promouvoir la science

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to foster sciecne

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parrainer

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to sponsor

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le parrainage

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sponsoring

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donner –> un donnateur

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to donate –> a donor

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un don

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a donation

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réduire

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to cut

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des réductions de

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cuts / curbacks in

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un budget restreint

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a tight budget

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un progrès

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an advance

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une découverte capitale

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a breakthrough

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capital

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momentous

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révolutionnaire

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revolutionary

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révolutionner

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to revolutionize

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une étape importante

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a milestone

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la nanotechnologie

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nanotechnology

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la microchirurgie

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microsurgery

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microchirurgical

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microsurgical

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miniaturiser

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to miniaturize

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un microrobot

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a microrobot

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manipulé à distance

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teleoperated

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visualiser

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to visualize

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un microscope

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a microscope

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grossy

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to magnify

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le grossissement

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magnification

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l’ADN

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DNA

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un gène –> génétique

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a gene –> genetic

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la génétique

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genetics

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un généticien

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a geneticist

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le génome humain

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the human genome

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un chromosome

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a chromosome

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manipuler

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to manipulate

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la manipulation

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manipulation

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un clone –> le clonage

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a clone –> cloning

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une cellule souche

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a stem cell

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un embryon

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an embryo

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embryonnaire

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embryonic

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la médecine à distance

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telemedecine

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la télésanté

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telehealth / wireless health

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la gestion éléctronique des systèmes de santé

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e-health

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éthique != contraire à l’éthique

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ethic != unethic

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controversé / contestable

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controversiol / debatable

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litigieux

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contentious

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une question épineuse

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a thorny / tricky issue

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manipuler (2

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to tamper with

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détourner

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to misuse

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faire une expérience

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to carry out an experiment

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la recherche appliquée

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applied research

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un laborantin

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a laboratory assistant

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une trouvaille

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a stroke of inspiration

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tâtonner

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to proceed by trial and error

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élaborer

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to buid a theroy

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suivre une procédure

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to follow / to abide by a procedure

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respecter une procédure

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to keep to a procedure

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modifier une procédure

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to alter a procedure

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une avancée majeur

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a major / breakthrough

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une découverte capitale

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a groundbreaking discovery

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être à l’avant-garde de la recherche dans un domaine

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to pioneer research in a field

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la recherche sur le cancer

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cancer research

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vaincre / éradiquer une maladie

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to conquer / to eradicate a disease

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la médecine de pointe

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state of the art / cutting edge medicine

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la chirurgie à coeur ouvert

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open-heart surgery

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la chirurgie au laser

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laser surgery

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faire la cartographie du génome humain

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to map the human genome

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un généticien (2)

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a genetic engineer

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le patrimoine génétique

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the genetic make-up / pool / blueprint

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des tests génétiques

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genetic tests

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le dépistage génétique

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genetic screening

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la thérapie génétique

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genetic therapy

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le transfert de gènes

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gene transfer

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la biologie moléculaire

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molecular biology

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des dossiers médicaux éléctroniques

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electronic health records

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soulever des questions éthiques

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to raise ethical issues