33 The importance of English Flashcards

1
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la langue anglaise

A

the English language

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2
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la langue de Shakespeare

A

the language of Shakespeare

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3
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la langue véhiculaire du monde

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the lingua franca of the world

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4
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l’anglais enseigné dans les écoles

A

standard English

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5
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l’anglais britannique/ américain

A

British English/ American English

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6
Q

l’anglais de la Reine

A

Queen’s English

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7
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une variété d’anglais

A

a variety of English

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8
Q

l’utilisation de l’anglais

A

the use of English

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9
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surmonter la barrière de la langue

A

to overcome the language barrier

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10
Q

la prononciation anglaise

A

English pronuncation

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11
Q

la prononciation standard

A

Received Pronunciation (RP)

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12
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un accent mi-anglais mi-américain

A

a mid atlantic accent

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13
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un fort accent irlandais

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a broad Irish accent

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14
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un accent londonien

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a cockney accent

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15
Q

rouler les “r”

A

to roll one’s r’s

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16
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ne pas prononcer les “h”

A

to drop one’s h’s

17
Q

le vocabulaire anglais

A

English vocabulary

18
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la grammaire anglaise

A

English grammar

19
Q

bien parler anglais

A

to speak good English/ to speak English well

20
Q

parler anglais couramment

A

to be fluent in English/ to speak fluent English

21
Q

parler couramment

A

to speak fluently

22
Q

l’aisance

A

fluency

23
Q

l’anglais parlé/ l’anglais écrit

A

spoken English/ written English

24
Q

être bon/ être mauvais en anglais

A

to be good at/ bat at English

25
Q

avoir une bonne maîtrise de l’anglais

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to have a good command of English

26
Q

améliorer son anglais

A

to improve one’s English

27
Q

suivre des cours d’anglais

A

to take English course

28
Q

des cours intensifs d’anglais

A

a crash course in English

29
Q

une méthode d’enseignement inefficace

A

an ineffective teaching method

30
Q

un anglophone

A

a native speaker of English

31
Q

qn qui parle/ qui ne parle pas anglais

A

a(n) English/ non-English speaker

32
Q

un pays anglophone

A

an English-speaking country

33
Q

avoir quelques notions d’anglais

A

to have smattering of English

34
Q

se débrouiller en anglais

A

to get by in English

35
Q

être nul en anglais

A

to be hopeless at English

36
Q

il est très mauvais en anglais

A

his English is very poor

37
Q

du mauvais anglais

A

pidgin English