5 Flashcards

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instead of, in place of

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à la place

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2
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in bulk

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en vrac

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3
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jar, jars

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le bocal, les bocaux

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4
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packaging

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emballage

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5
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empty

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vide

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6
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inside

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dedans

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7
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cleaning products

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les produits d’entretien

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8
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something silly

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un truc tout bête

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9
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super good

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hyper bien

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10
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the housework, chores

A

le ménage

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11
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dish soap

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le produit vaisselle

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12
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it’s not easy

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ç’est pas évident

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13
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zero waste lifestyle

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le mode de vie zéro déchets

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14
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to save money

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faire des économies

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15
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child’s play

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un véritable jeu d’enfant

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16
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to support

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soutenir

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17
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to greet, to welcome

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accueillir

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18
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disposable

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jetables

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19
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it became the norm

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ç’est devenu la norme

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20
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an approach

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une démarche

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21
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What else?

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Quoi d’autre ?

22
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On the West coast
On the East coast

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Sur la côte Ouest
Sur la côte est

23
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it’s a more conservative region

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c’est une région plus conservatrice

24
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we recycle

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on recycle

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I would like to reduce...
j’aimerais réduire ...
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I buy second-hand clothes
j’achète des habits de seconde-main
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flea market
brocante
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A thrift store = a second-hand clothing store
Une friperie = un magasin d’habits d’occasion
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second-hand clothes (2 options)
les fripes les habits d’occas’
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a novel
un roman
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a romance novel
un roman à l’eau de rose
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a non-fiction book
un livre de non fiction
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a self-help book
un livre de développement personnel
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the writer
l’écrivain(e)
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I'm a little annoyed/bothered
je suis un peu embêté
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we can't do otherwise
on ne peut pas faire autrement
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to make ends meet
joindre les deux bouts
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I'm flattered
je suis flatté
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it skews (lit. 'biases') the results
ça biaise les résultats
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I confess
je vous avoue
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there are a lot of (a synonym of "il y a beaucoup de")
y’a pas mal de
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the best book I've ever read
le meilleur livre que j’aie jamais lu
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a book (slang)
un bouquin
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to read (slang)
bouquiner
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I have a quarter hectare
j’ai un quart d’hectare
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my favorite book (2 options)
mon livre fétiche = mon livre préféré
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I like my books to stay clean
j’aime que mes livres restent nickel
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we want to teach French to our children
nous voulons apprendre le français à nos enfants
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he sells works of art
il vend les oeuvres d’art
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to teach someone (less formal than "enseigner")
apprendre à quelqu’un
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a greenhouse
une serre
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edges
les bords