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#11 Responsibility Flashcards

1
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un mannequin

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a dummy

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2
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le tabagisme passif

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Second-hand smoke

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Contrôller

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To monitor

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Un chercheur

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A researcher

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Faire de la recherche

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To do research (on/into sth)

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une interdiction

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A ban on sth

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interdire à qq de faire qqch

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To ban sb from doing sth

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8
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L’asthme

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Asthma

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Un râle

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A wheeze

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une otite

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A glue ear

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11
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La mort subite du nourisson

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Cot death

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12
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un lit d’enfant

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a cot

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13
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des preuves

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Evidence (unc)

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14
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intervenir

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To intervene (in sth)

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Opposer des objections, ne pas être d’accord

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To object (to sth/to doing sth/to sb doing sth)

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16
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Empiéter sur

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To encroach on/upon sth

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17
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dépasser les bornes

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To go over the line

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18
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Mauvais / pire / le pire

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Bad / Worse / The worst

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19
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se demander si…

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To wonder if…

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20
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Sensé, raisonnable

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Sensible (adj)

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sensible

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Sensitive

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22
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Etudier, examiner

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To consider

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23
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ouvrir la voie à qqch

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To pave the way for sth

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24
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les vacances

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Holiday(s)

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Partir/etre en vacances

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To go/be on holiday (without “s”)

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un vacancier

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a holiday-maker

27
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un jour ferié

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a public holiday

28
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fumer devrait être interdit dans les bars

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Smoking should be outlawed in bars

29
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un distributeur (boissons par ex)

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A vending machine

30
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un distributeur (billets, argent..)

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An ATM

31
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un 4x4

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A four-wheel drive (vehicle)

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Se permettre (s’autoriser) qqch

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To indulge in sth

33
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un vice

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a vice

34
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une punition / punir

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A punishment - to punish

35
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mener / faire une étude

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To carry out a study

36
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les britanniques

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Britons

37
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Bien réfléchir avant de

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To think twice before +ing

38
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8 personnes sur 10 pensent que…

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Eight people (out of)/in 10 think that…

39
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une femme enceinte - une grossesse

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A pregnant woman - a pregnancy

40
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donner un avertissement

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To give a caution (a warning)

41
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un voyage, une excursion - faire un voyage

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a trip - to (go on)/make a trip

42
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un site superbe (= un grain de beauté)

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A beauty spot

43
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Préserver, protéger l’environnement

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To preserve the environment

44
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un consommateur - la consommation

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A consumer - consumption

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la société de consommation

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The consumer society

46
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interdire (4)

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To ban / to prohibit / to outlaw / to forbid (forbade, forbidden)

47
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limiter l’emploi de

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To restrict the use of…

48
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mettre en place des restrictions

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To set up restrictions

49
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autoriser

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To allow / to authorize

50
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légaliser

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To legalize

51
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obliger qq à faire qqch

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To make sb do sth

52
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permettre à qq de faire qqch

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To let sb do sth

53
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To VERB sb do sth (without “to”) (2)

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To make sb do sth, to let sb do sth

54
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To VERB to do sth (17…)

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To afford, to attempt/try, to choose, to decide, to expect, to fail, to hesitate, to hope, to intend, to manage, to offer, to pretend, to promise, to refuse, to seem, to want, to threaten…

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To VERB sb to do sth

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To advise, to recommend, to allow/permit, to ask, to request, to beg (supplier), to compel/oblige, to encourage, to expect, to force, to force, to invite, to need, to order, to persuade, to convince, to teach, to tell, to want…

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VERB +ing

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To admit, to appreciate, to avoid, to consider/contemplate, to deny, to dislike/resent, to enjoy, to imagine, to mind (voir un inconvénient à), to put off (repousser), to risk, to suggest, can’t stand/bear, can’t help (ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher de…)

57
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VERB sb +preposition doing sth

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To accuse sb of/ charge sb with, to reproach sb for/with, to criticize sb for, to prevent sb from doing sth

58
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L'homme dont le permis...
La femme dont les chatons...
Le juge dont les avis...
Le juge dont je t'ai parlé...
Le crime dont il a été accusé...
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The man whose licence…
The woman whose kittens…
The judge whose views…
The judge (who(m))/( )/(that) I told you…
The crime (of which) he has been accused (of).

59
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Il envisage d’organiser une fête, ce qui semble être une bonne idée.

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He plans to throw a party, which sounds/seems like a good idea. / He’s thinking of throwing a party, seems to be a good idea.

60
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Ce que je veux dire, c’est que je ne m’attendais pas à ce que le juge me condamne.

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What I (mean)(want to say) is I didn’t expect the judge to sentence/fine me (so much/severly/harshly).

61
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À qui a-t-il parlé avant d’être poursuivi en justice ?

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(Who)(To whom) did he talk (to)( ) before being charged/taken to court?

62
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À qui obéis-tu ?

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Who(m) do you obey?

63
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À qui est cet ordinateur ? C’est à toi ? C’est à lui ?

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Whose computer is it? Is it yours? Is it his?

64
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Video - MPs vote to back car smoking ban

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MPs Members of Parliament (House of Commons)
A dummy at the back at the car, detect second-hand smoking. Researchers carried out an experiment in the car to know how vulnerable children were. Cause respiratory problems : asthma, wheeze, glue ear, possibly linked to cot death. Smoking should be banned (#civil liberty) for pregnant woman… The government should intervene > do we live in a nanny state ? MPs are paving the way for the future.

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