148 - L'histoire de la Tour Eiffel Flashcards

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I can read and understand a historical text.

A

Je peux lire et comprendre un texte historique.

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I can talk more about the history of France.

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Je peux parler davantage de l’histoire de France.

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further

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davantage

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Subsequently, Gustave Eiffel won the competition which authorized him to build the tower for the Universal Exposition. Then, it took (lit. ‘will take’) twenty-four months to build it.

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Par la suite, Gustave Eiffel gagne le concours qui l’autorise à construire la tour pour l’exposition universelle. Puis, il faudra vingt-quatre mois de travaux pour la construire.

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history
ancedote
notable fact
event

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histoire
anecdote
fait marquant
événement

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to trace

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retracer

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My grandpa knows many stories. He likes to tell them to us in the evening before going to sleep.

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Mon grand-père connaît de nombreuses histoires. Il aime nous les raconter le soir avant d’aller dormir.

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These stories are always full of extraordinary actions and events.

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Ces histoires sont toujours pleines d’actions et d’évènements extraordinaires.

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This man wrote a book to trace the life of his father.

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Cet homme a écrit un livre pour retracer la vie de son père.

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It’s a biography that tells the notable events of his life.

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C’est une biographie qui raconte les faits marquants de sa vie.

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It/he describes a lot of interesting things about his time, but it especially tells a lot of very funny anecdotes.

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Il décrit beaucoup de choses intéressantes sur son époque mais il raconte surtout beaucoup d’anecdotes très amusantes.

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growing interest

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l’intérêt croissant

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France therefore decided in turn to organize…

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La France a donc décidé à son tour d’organiser…

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(they) were already thinking about…

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réfléchissaient déjà à…

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At the time

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À l’époque

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to possess, keep, detain

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détenir

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regarding its aesthetics

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concernant son esthétisme

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to arrange, develop

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amenager

19
Q

a wireless telegraph network

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un réseau télégraphique sans fil

20
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lightening the structure

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allègement de la structure

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to be the emblem of

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être l’emblême de

22
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back and forth

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allers et retours

23
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context

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un contexte (UN! MASC!)

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verb

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un verbe (UN! MASC!)

25
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to heal

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guérir