12 English 1/3 Flashcards

1
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la langue planétaire

A

global language

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2
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une langue maternelle

A

a mother-tongue

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3
Q

une lange de travail

A

a working language

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4
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un pays anglophone

A

an English-speaking country

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5
Q

un anglophone (2)

A

a native English speaker, an Anglophone

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6
Q

la progression de l’anglais

A

the spread of English

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7
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l’hégémonie de l’anglais

A

the hegemony of English

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8
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la langue soignée, soutenue

A

formal language

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9
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la langue familiére

A

informal language, colloquial language

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10
Q

l’argot

A

slang

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11
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l’anglais écrit / l’anglais parlé

A

written English / spoken English

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12
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une expression

A

a phrase, an expression

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13
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une formule, un slogan

A

a catch phrase

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14
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un mot à la mode

A

a buzz word

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15
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une expression figée, toute faite

A

a set phrase

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16
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un cliché

A

a cliché

17
Q

la langue de bois

A

cant

18
Q

verbiage, blabla (2)

A

waffle, twaddle

19
Q

un néologisme

A

a neologism

20
Q

inventer un mot

A

to coin a word

21
Q

un pléonasme

A

a pleonasm

22
Q

épeler un mot

A

to spell a word