29/04 Flashcards by Jeanne D

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réparateur (automobile)

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break-down mechanic

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maison de campagne

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a cottage in the countryside
a countryside house

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emprunter

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borrow

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maintenant

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at the moment, right now

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rendre qqch d’emprunté

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give back

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thèse

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thesis ou PhD (acdemic)

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rendre (un devoir)

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give in

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avoir l’intention de faire

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to plan to do/ to intend to do

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immédiatement

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immediately, straight away, right now

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se contenter

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settle for, to make do with

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s’installer qqpart

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to settle somewhere

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s’installer confortablement, se stabiliser, se ranger

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settle down

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être embauché

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be taken on / get hired

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une erreur, une bourde

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a blunder

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par hasard

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by chance

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appeler

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to phone, to give a call

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une offre

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a proposal, an offer

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pour tout l’or du monde

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for all the money in the world
for all the tea in China

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être en mesure de

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to be in a position

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prendre à la légère

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carelessly= lightly

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nombres pairs et impairs

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odd and even numbers

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ingénieur génétique

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genetic engineer , a fertility doctor

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futur parents

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prospective parents

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caractéristiques (physiques)

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traits, features

incrédulité, impossible à croire

disbelief

avoir recours à

resort to

procréation assistée

assisted reproduction, IVF: in vitro fertilization

dépister

screen for

retirer, éliminer

cutting out

tourner en ridicule

to deride

vêtement sur mesure

custom-made clothing

à la mode

be trendy

abandonner

give up