2011 Higher Reading Flashcards

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1
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mes parents sont fonctionnaires tous les deux

A

my parents are both civil servants

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2
Q

j’habite trop loin pour y aller à pied

A

I live too far to go there by foot

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3
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chez mes grand-parents

A

at my grandparents’ house

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4
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Près de chez moi

A

near my home

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5
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je ne mets pas de vêtements chers

A

I don’t put on expensive clothes

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6
Q

pantalons de marque

A

fashionable trousers

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7
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argent de poche

A

pocket money

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8
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faire couper les cheveux

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to have one’s hair cut

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9
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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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10
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malheureusement je l’ai perdu

A

unfortunately I lost it

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11
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des tomates cerises ont plus de goût

A

cherry tomatoes have more taste

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12
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le couvercle s’était détaché

A

the lid came off

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13
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il y avait du yaourt partout

A

there was yoghurt everywhere

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14
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rester à l’intérieur

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to stay inside

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15
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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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16
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près du cinéma

A

near the cinema

17
Q

nous espérons partir ensemble

A

we hope to leave together

18
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j’avais oublié son cadeau !

A

I had forgotten his present

19
Q

pour réussir il faut commencer jeune

A

to succeed, you have to start young

20
Q

Je m’achèterais pas mal de vêtements

A

I would buy quite a lot of nice clothes

21
Q

Je voudrais être vedette de cinéma

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I would like to be a cinema superstar

22
Q

on nous prend pour des jumeaux

A

people take us for twins

23
Q

j’étais toujours très sage à l’école

A

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

24
Q

je ne veux pas obéir à un patron

A

I don’t want to obey a boss

25
Q

un métier sérieux

A

a serious job