2. Human Being : Adulthood, old age Flashcards

Dying, Ageing, Becoming an adult

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1
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to lose* sby

A

perdre qqun

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2
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a loss

A

une perte

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3
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the deceased

A

le défunt

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4
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to commit suicide

A

se suicider

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5
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to kill oneself/
to take* one’s (own) life

A

se tuer / mettre fin à ses jours

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6
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lifeless

A

sans vie

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7
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to die / to pass away / to expire

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mourir / expirer

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8
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dead → the deads

A

mort → les morts

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9
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a dead person / man / woman

A

un(e) mort(e)

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10
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death

A

la mort

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11
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fatal / lethal

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mortel

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12
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a corpse

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un cadavre

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13
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the remains

A

la dépouille mortelle

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14
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BECOMING AN ADULT

A

Le passage à l’âge adulte

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15
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an adult → adulthood

A

l’âge adulte

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16
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a grown-up

A

un adulte

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17
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a man

A

un homme

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18
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manhood

A

l’âge adulte / la virilité

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19
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a woman

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une femme

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20
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womanhood

A

l’âge adulte / la féminité

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21
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mature → maturity

A

mûr → la maturité

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22
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middle age → middle-aged

A

l’âge moyen
d’âge moyen

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23
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ageing

A

le vieillissement

24
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ageing → aged

A

vieillissant → âgé

25
Q

to get old / to grow old / to age

A

vieillir

26
Q

old → old age

A

vieux → la vieillesse

27
Q

the old / old people

A

les vieux / les gens âgés

28
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the elderly / senior citizens (us)

A

le troisième âge / les seniors

29
Q

an old man / woman

A

un vieux / une vieille

30
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an elderly person / a third-ager

A

une personne âgée

31
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to retire

A

prendre sa retraite

32
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retirement age

A

l’âge de la retraite

33
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a pensioner / an old-age pensioner

A

un retraité

34
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to turn grey / white

A

devenir gris / blanchir

35
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to go grey

A

grisonner

36
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to decline

A

décliner

37
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declining

A

sur le déclin

38
Q

decrepit

A

décati

39
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to dodder

A

marcher avec difficiulté

40
Q

crippled

A

invalide

41
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impotent

A

impuissant

42
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impotence

A

impuissance

43
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senile → senility

A

sénile → la sénilité

44
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to dote

A

radoter

45
Q

doting

A

gâteux

46
Q

dotage

A

le gâtisme

47
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to go / be gaga

A

devenir / etre gaga

48
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a line / a wrinkle

A

une ride

49
Q

wrinkled

A

ridé

50
Q

a hearing aid

A

un appareil auditif

51
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a denture

A

un dentier

52
Q

life expectancy

A

l’espérance de vie

53
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a life span

A

une durée de vie

54
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autonomous / still green

A

autonome / encore vert

55
Q

a centenarian

A

un centenaire