21/9/23 Flashcards

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1
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une aubaine (pour la France)

A

a godsend (for France)

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2
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nuisible

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harmful

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3
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la crise du coût de la vie

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cost of living crisis

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4
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susceptibles

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likely

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5
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reboiser / le reboisement

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to reforest / reforestation

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se rebiffent

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to rebel / rebuttle / rebuff an argument / fight back

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7
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la falaise

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cliff

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8
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la gestion

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the management

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9
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entamer =

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debuter
to start

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10
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bouleverser

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to upset / change dramatically / turn upside-down

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l’afflux de visiteurs

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the influx of visitors

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12
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non plus

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neither

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13
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les gens du coin

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locals

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14
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creuser

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to dig

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poubelles qui débordent

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overflowing / spilling rubbish bins

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16
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éboulements

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landslides

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17
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vidées de leurs galets
why is this bad?

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emptied of their pebbles
L’enlèvement des cailloux fragilise les falaises, ce qui entraîne leur érosion. Cependant, ils ont des maisons au-dessus d’eux

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18
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empirer

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to get worse

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19
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un rapidite désolante

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awful / unfortunate speed

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20
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se garer

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to park

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21
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plage horaire

A

time slots

22
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en créneaux de reservation

A

in booking slots

23
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affaibli

A

weakened

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fragilisés

A

weakened

25
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salutaire

A

salutary

26
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vraisemblable

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plausible

27
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jeunisme

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ageism

28
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se réjouiser

A

to rejoice

29
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dépeindre

A

to paint

30
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ça change un jeune

A

it changes a young person

31
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d’enfants débraillés

A

sloppily dressed

32
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les paysages à superlatifs

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superlative landscapes (incredible)

33
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la cacahuète

A

peanut

34
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le genre

A

kind / type

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se plaindre

A

to complain

36
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plaindre quelqu’un

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to feel sorry for

37
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frappant

A

striking

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râler

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to moan

39
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pointilleux

A

pernickety

40
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le gaspillage

A

waste

41
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réticent

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reticent / withdrawn / reserved

42
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tenter

A

to tempt

43
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le chantier

A

building site

44
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binôme

A

binomial

45
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rejoindre

A

to go back to

46
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au fils des jours

A

day by day / as the days go by

47
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faire un ourlet à

A

to hem

48
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faire un tour

A

to go for a walk

49
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la foule

A

crowd

50
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affamer

A

to starve