22.03.16 Flashcards

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Prévention

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Prevention

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Évitable

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Preventable

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Préventif

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Preventative

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Préventif(médecine, mesures, droit)(adj)

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Preventive

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Mesure préventive, médicament préventif(n)

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Preventive

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Fosse, tombe/accent grave

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Grave

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Grave, sérieux (adj)

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Grave

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Aggraver

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To aggravate

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Aggravation(n)

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Aggravation

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Aggravant(adj)

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Aggravating

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Patience(n)

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Patience

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Patient(n, adj)

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Patient

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Allongement(n, process)

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Lengthening

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Longueur(n)

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Length

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  • à hauteur de (in compounds)
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-length

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S’allonger(shadow), rallonger(day), se prolonger(holiday, visit),
Allonger(vêtement-garment)

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Lengthen

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Longuement (adv)

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Lengthily

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Dans le sens de la longueur, longitudinalement (adv)

En longueur, longitudinal (adj)

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Lengthways, lengthwise

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(Très) long (adj)

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Lengthy, lengthier, lengthiest

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(Amusement) Amusement, divertissement (n)

Performance) spectacle, attraction (n

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Entertainment

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Amuser, divertir

(Hospitalité) recevoir

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To entertain

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Comique, amuseur, artiste/fantaisiste(de music-hall)(n)

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Entertainer

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(Hospitalité) le fait de recevoir, réception(n)

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Entertaining

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Amusant, divertissant(adj)

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Entertaining

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(Investigation)Enquête dans (n)

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An enquiry into sth

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Demande (de renseignement) (n)

Se renseigner sur qqch

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Enquiry

To make enquiries about something

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Renseignements(plural noun)(information desk, department)

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Enquiries

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Demander(ask), se renseigner, demander

Demander des renseignements/se renseigner sur qqch

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Inquire

To inquire about sth

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Accueil(bureau) (n)

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Enquiry office/desk

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Recherche, recherches (uncountable n)

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Research

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De recherche(travail, établissement) (compound)
Chercheur/chercheuse
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Research

Research worker

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Faire des recherches sur/ de la recherche(v)

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Research

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Chercheur, chercheuse(n)

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researcher

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Enquête(droit) (n)

Enquête menée pour établir les causes des morts…

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Inquest

An inquest into the death of sb

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Enquêter sur, se renseigner sur, faire des recherches sur (v)

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Inquire into

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Demander des nouvelles de (v)

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Inquire after

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Investigateur, investigatrice(n)

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Inquirer

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Interrogateur(voice, look), curieux(mind) (adj)

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Inquiring

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D’un air interrogateur(adv)

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Inquiringly

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Inquisition(pejorative), enquête(droit) (n)

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Inquisition

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Curieux, indiscret(pejorative) (adj)

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Inquisitive

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Avec curiosité(adv)

De manière indiscrète(pejorative)

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Inquisitively

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Curiosité
Indiscrétion(pejorative)
(n)

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Inquisitiveness

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Enquêteur, interrogateur, inquisiteur(Histoire) (n)

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Inquisitor

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Inquisitorial(adj)

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Inquisitorial

46
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Prévenir

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To prevent sb from doing sth

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  • expliquer dans les grandes lignes(theory, plan)
  • resumer, passer en revue(facts)
  • esquisser (les traits de), tracer (art)
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to outline

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  • silhouette, contour
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outline

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  • decouvert (e.g. food)
  • sans couverture (finance)
    sth that wants to be hidden
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uncovered/exposed

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representer des defis pour

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to present challenges to sb/sth

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soulever/poser une question

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to raise questions

it raises the question of/as

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choisir

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to choose sth

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difficile(informal)

etre difficile pour qqch

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choosy

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selectionner

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to select sth

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  • chic, select(elite-restaurant, neighbourhood)
  • fermé, select(club)
  • de (premier choix) (in quality-goods)
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select (adj)

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decider

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to decide on sth

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suddenly(expression)

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out of the blue

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un type(informal)

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a bloke

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de mec(behaviour, humour) (adj)
macho (joke)
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blokeish/blokey