30. The High Speed Age Flashcards

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La vitesse

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Speed

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L’ère de la vitesse

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The high-speed age

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Une course contre la montre

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A race against time / a race against the clock

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Mener une course contre le temps

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To race / to battle against time

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Être toujours en train de courir

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To be continuously on the run

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Courir d’un bout à l’autre de la semaine

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To run 24-7

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Courir, se presser

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To be rushing about / rushing about

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Courir partout

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To rush from place to place

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Vivre à un rythme effréné

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To live at a frantic pace

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Vivre à cent à l’heure

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To live in the fast lane

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Le rythme de la vie moderne

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The pace of modern life

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Mener une vie trépidante

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To lead a hectic life

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Être pressé

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To be in a hurry

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Se dépêcher

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To hurry

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Dépêche-toi

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Hurry up!

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Grouille-toi! Mangne-toi!

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Get a move on / get moving / get your skates on

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Être à court de temps

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To be pressed for time

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Ne pas avoir de temps à perdre

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To have no time to lose

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Perdre un temps précieux

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To waste precious time

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Gagner du temps

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To save time

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Ne pas prendre le temps de vivre

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Not to take the time enjoy life

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Manger avec un lance-pierre

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To rush through a meal

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Il faut que je file, il faut que j’y aille

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I must dash / I’ve got to rush

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Partir en catastrophe

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To leave in a rush

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La course effrénée pour ne pas être en retard

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The made rush not to be late

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Le temps passe à toute vitesse

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Time is flying

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Le temps est précieux

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Time is at a premium

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Il reste peu de temps

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Tile is running out / time is running short

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Le temps c’est de l’argent

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Time is money

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L’accélération du temps

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The acceleration of time

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Le désire d’aller plus vite

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The desire to go faster

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Le turbo-capitalisme

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Turbo-capitalism

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La foire d’empoigne

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The rat race

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Mener plusieurs tâches de front

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To multitask

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Avoir un emploi du temps chargé

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To have a busy timetable

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On n’est pas pressés!

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No rush!

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Nous prenons des énergisantes pour tenir le coup

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We take energy drugs to keep us going

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Le monde moderne ne laisse pas aux enfants le temps de grandir

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Kids are being rushed out of childhood by the modern world

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La vitesse, c’est le critère que nous utilisons pour mesurer la valeur de nos activités

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Speed is the yardstick through which we measure the value of our activities

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La lenteur

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Slowness

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Les loisirs

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Entertainment

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On nous pousse sans cesse davantage à faire qqch

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We are under ever-increasing pressure to do stg

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Un bureau

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A desk (meuble), an office (lieu)

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Nous dormons moins qu’avant

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We sleep less than we used to

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Il est temps de ralentir

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It’s time we slammed on the brakes

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L’accélération de notre consommation des ressources ne peut qu’avoir des conséquences terribles tôt ou tard

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The acceleration in our consumption of resources is bound to have terrible consequences sooner or later

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Rendre qqun progressivement fou

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To gradually drive sbd crazy