29/04/'13 Flashcards

1
Q

une bombe

A

bomb

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2
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un canard
un canard laqué
Le Canard Enchaîné

A

duck;
newspaper, rug (half-size paper)

Peking duck
A title of a French newspaper

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3
Q

Le feu tue la dernière survivante

A

Fire kills last survivor

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4
Q

Syrie: Attentat contre le Premier Ministre

A

Syria: assassination attempt against Prime Minister

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5
Q

Pakistan: 8 morts dans un attentat suicide

A

Pakistan: 8 die in suicide attack

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6
Q

Italie: Premier discours pour une alliance inédite

A

Italy: First address for new union

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7
Q

un attentat-suicide

A

suicide attack

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8
Q

un attentat à la voiture piégée

A

car bomb explosion

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9
Q

inédite

A

[jamais vu] new, original

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10
Q

les actualités

A

current affaires, the news

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11
Q

piéger

la police les a piégés.

A

To trap

The police trapped them.

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12
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un/une fonctionnaire

A

civil servant

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13
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un piège

A

trap

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14
Q

percuter

La moto a percuté le mur.

A

To crush, to run into

The motorbike crushed into the wall.

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15
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un présentateur, une présentatrice

A

announcer, newscaster

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16
Q

viser

Il visait un candidat aux législatives.

A

to aim at

He was aiming at (becoming) a candidate of the general election.

17
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Il va demander la confiance de député.

A

He is going to demand the confidence (of vote) of the member of parliament.

18
Q

licencier

A

To make redundant

19
Q

une exigence des créanciers

A

creditors’ demands

20
Q

un chômage

un chômeur/ une chômeuse

A

unemployment

unemployed man / unemployed woman

21
Q

fondre

A

to melt

22
Q

Un effondrement

A

collapse

23
Q
quotidien 
hebdomadaire 
mensuel
bimensuel
annuel
A
daily 
weekly
monthly
bimonthly (twice monthly)
annual