2011 Higher Reading Flashcards by Adam Harward

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mes parents sont fonctionnaires tous les deux

A

my parents are both civil servants

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j’habite trop loin pour y aller à pied

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I live too far to go there by foot

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chez mes grand-parents

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at my grandparents’ house

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Près de chez moi

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near my home

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je ne mets pas de vêtements chers

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I don’t put on expensive clothes

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pantalons de marque

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fashionable trousers

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argent de poche

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pocket money

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faire couper les cheveux

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to have one’s hair cut

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Il n’y a rien à faire à la campagne

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there’s nothing to do in the countryside

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malheureusement je l’ai perdu

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unfortunately I lost it

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des tomates cerises ont plus de goût

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cherry tomatoes have more taste

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le couvercle s’était détaché

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the lid came off

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il y avait du yaourt partout

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there was yoghurt everywhere

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rester à l’intérieur

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to stay inside

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mon père s’occupait de mon frère

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my father looked after my brother

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près du cinéma

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near the cinema

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nous espérons partir ensemble

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we hope to leave together

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j’avais oublié son cadeau !

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I had forgotten his present

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pour réussir il faut commencer jeune

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to succeed, you have to start young

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Je m’achèterais pas mal de vêtements

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I would buy quite a lot of nice clothes

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Je voudrais être vedette de cinéma

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I would like to be a cinema superstar

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on nous prend pour des jumeaux

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people take us for twins

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j’étais toujours très sage à l’école

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I was always very good (well-behaved) at school

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je ne veux pas obéir à un patron

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I don’t want to obey a boss

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un métier sérieux

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a serious job