7: important notions !!!! Flashcards

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un endroit, un emplacement

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a location, a place

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le bord, la lisière

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the edge (of the land, of the storm ?)

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le bord (falaise)

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the brink

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le sommet (de la montagne, ou de Paris )

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the summit of the mountain, the Paris Summit

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le fond

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the bottom

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l’avant, le devant

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the front

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le côté

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the side

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à

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at

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sur

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on

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poser SUR

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to put ONTO

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dans

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in

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dans (avec un mouveent)

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into

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à l’intérieur

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insite, in ou into

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à l’extèrieur

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outside

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sous

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under

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au-dessous de

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below

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au-dessus

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above

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le long de

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along

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à travers (avec un mouvement)

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across

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à travers ( sans mouvement, je la vis à travers ..)

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through

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dans tout le pays

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throughout the country

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à côté de

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by

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vers, en direction de

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towards

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en haut

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up

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au sommet du monde

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on top of the world

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à côté de

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next to

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près de

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beside

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près (de)

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near, close to

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au-delà

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beyond

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(s’éloigner de ..)

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away from

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devant

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in front of

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derrière

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behind

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être allongé

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to lie lay lain

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poser, déposer

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to lay laid laid

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à ce moment la

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at that time/moment

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en ce temps-là

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in those days

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il y a quelques temps

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some time ago

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jusqu’à présent

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up till now

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à ce jour, à cette date

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by now/ by then

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ce moment arrivé

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by this/that time

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déjà

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already

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en ce moment

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at the moment

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actuellement

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these days

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à partir de maintenant ( désormais, …)

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from now on

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à partir de ce moment (mais dans le passé)

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from then on

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tandis que

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while

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entre temps

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in the meantine

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pendant ce temps là

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meanwhile

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bientôt

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soon

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à peine avait il dit … que

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no sooner had he saif … than

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bientôt

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by and by

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enfin

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at last

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à la fin

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in the end (linkin parkkkkkk)

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toujours, souvent, fréquemment, rarement, presque jamais

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always, often, frequently, seldom (rarely), hardly never

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chaque fois (que)

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every time

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chaque fois que

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whenever

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57
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à maintes reprises

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over and over again

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de temps en temps

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from time to time

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jamais …

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Never

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précédemment

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previously

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tout de suite

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straightaway, right away

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progressivement

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gradually

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à dix heures précises

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at ten sharp

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presque (midi)

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nearly (almost) noon

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environ midi

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about noon

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jusqu’à demain

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until tomorrow

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avant 2 h, en moins de 2h

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within two hours

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à tout jamais pour toujours

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forever

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définitivement

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for good

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70
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la quantité

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quantity

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l’ensemble de

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the whole of

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une partie de

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part of

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la moitié

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a half

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un quart de

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a quarter of

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une paire

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a pair, a couple

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une douzaine

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a dozen

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le manque, la pénurie

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lack, shortage

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seul

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only ( the only man)

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il est seul

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he is alone (lucky luck)

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80
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tout

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everything

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81
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rien

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nothing

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82
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trop de livres

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too many books

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trop de lait (indénombrable)

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too much milk

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84
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l’un des deux (livres)

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either

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aucun des deux

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neither

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n’importe lequel

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any

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chaque

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every

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88
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trop haud

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too hot

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légèrement

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slightly

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assez, suffisamment

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enough

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presque

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almost/nearly

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en partie

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partly

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à temps partiel

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part-time

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entièrement

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entirely

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par rapport à

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in relation to

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moyen

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average

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manquer, être en quantité insuffisante

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to lack

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par manque de

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for lack of

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99
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ne plus avoir de

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to run (ran run) out of

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la taille

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the size

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le poids

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the weight

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la longueur

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the length

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la largeur

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the width

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la hauteur

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the height

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la profondeur

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the depth

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le kilométrage

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the mileage

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un kilomètre carré

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a square kilometre

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la propreté

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cleanliness

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109
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une tache

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a stain, a spot

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la saleté

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dirt

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énorme

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huge, enormous

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de grande taille

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large-scale

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minuscule

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tiny

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moyen

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average, medium

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large

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wide, broad

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épais

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thick

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peu profond

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shallow

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mince

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thin

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lourd

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heavy

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léger

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light

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volumineux

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bulky

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plat

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flat

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(un mètre) cube

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one cubic meter

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incurvé

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curved

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convexe

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convex

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creux

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hollow

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droit

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straight

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sec

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dry

129
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humide

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damp

130
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mouillé

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wet

131
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bien rangé, net

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tidy

132
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net, impeccable

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neat

133
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impecable

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spotless

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sale

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dirty

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bondé

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crowded

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véritable, authentique

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genuine

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sembler (visuel)

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to look (+ adj)

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sembler (auditif)

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to sound + adj

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en bon état de marche

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in good working order

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Ca ne marche pas.

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It’s out of order, It’s not working.

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le mouvement

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motion

142
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le départ

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the departure

143
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la destination

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the destination

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une arrivée

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an arrival

145
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une halte

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a stopover

146
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l’allure

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pace

147
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immobile

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motionless

148
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rapide

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quick, fast, swift

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hâtif

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hasty

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s’approcher

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to approach

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atteindre

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to reach

152
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rester

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to stay, to remain

153
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traîner

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to hang around

154
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partir s’en aller

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to leave left left

155
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revenir

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to come again

156
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gravir, grimper

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to climb

157
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entrer

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to go/get in

158
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sortir

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to go/get off

159
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entrer sortir

A

to come in to come out

160
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descendre d’un bus

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to get off/down /out the bus

161
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faire la queuea

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to wait in line

162
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monter dans un trainun bus

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to get on

163
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embarquer (avion)

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to board

164
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ramper

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to crawl

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faire un pas

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to take a step

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flâner

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to stroll

167
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flotter

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to float

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éviter

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to avoid, to prevent

169
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s’échaffer

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to escape

170
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fuir

A

to flee fled fled

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le début

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the beginning

172
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la durée

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duration

173
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une entrancte, une pause

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an interval, a break

174
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le bon vieux temps

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the good old days

175
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court

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short

176
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tôt

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early

177
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pas en retard

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in time

178
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à l’heure

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on time

179
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momentané

A

momentary

180
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soudain

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sudden (sudden death)

181
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à court terme

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short-term

182
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continuel

A

endless

183
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finalement

A

finally, eventually

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précédent

A

former, previous

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de dernière minute

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last-minute

186
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démodé, vieux jeu

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outdated, old-fashioned

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d’occasion

A

second-hand

188
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actuel

A

current

189
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éclater, se déclencher

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to break (broke broken) out

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passer du temps

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to spend (spent spent)

191
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continuer

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to go (went gone) on

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repousser

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to put off (put put), to pospone

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retarder

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to delay

194
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il n’y a pas de temps à perdre

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there is no time for delay

195
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s’épuiser

A

to run out (run ran run)

196
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être trop beau pour durer

A

to be too good to last

197
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rattraper le temps perdu

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to make up for lost time (make made made)

198
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gagner du temps

A

to play for time

199
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un jeu d’intérieur

A

an indoor game

200
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un jeu d’extérieur

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an outer game

201
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le plus éloigné

A

outermost

202
Q

de plein air

A

open-air

203
Q

un regard de côté

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a sidelong look

204
Q

les voisins d’à côté

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next-door neighbour

205
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voisinant

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neighbouring

206
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environnant

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surrounding

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éloigné, lointain

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remote ( remote control => télécommande)

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loin

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far away

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montant

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upward

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descendant

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downward

211
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incliné

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slanting

212
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plat

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flat

213
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du nord; du sud

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northern, southern

214
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en bas, en haut

A

down there, up there

215
Q

quelque part/nulle part

A

somewhere, nowhere

216
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par ici

A

over there !

217
Q

partout

A

everywhere

218
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n’importe ou

A

anywhere

219
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il est chez lui

A

he is in

220
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à l’intérieur

A

indoors

221
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à l’envers

A

inside out

222
Q

à moins de 6 km, 2h

A

within 6 miles, within 2 hours

223
Q

de côté

A

sideways

224
Q

bord à bord

A

alongside

225
Q

côte à côte

A

side by side

226
Q

au loin, dans le lointain

A

far away

227
Q

cela va jusqu’à

A

it goes as far as

228
Q

à part

A

apart

229
Q

de côté

A

aside

230
Q

DIRECTION

A

WARD

231
Q

vers l’avant

A

forward

232
Q

vers l’arrière

A

backward

233
Q

en arrière

A

backwards

234
Q

vers le haut

A

upward

235
Q

vers le bas

A

downward

236
Q

de long en large

A

to and fro

237
Q

en haut, à l’étage

A

upstairs

238
Q

en bas, au rez de chaussé

A

downstairs

239
Q

en dessous

A

below

240
Q

l’aube

A

dawn

241
Q

le lever du soleil

A

sunrise

242
Q

midi

A

midday, noon

243
Q

le soir

A

the evening

244
Q

la tombée de la nuit

A

nightfall

245
Q

le coucher du soleil

A

sunset

246
Q

une demi-heure

A

half an hour

247
Q

un quart d’heure

A

a quarter of an hour

248
Q

une quinzaine

A

a fortnight

249
Q

un trimestre

A

a term

250
Q

le printemps; l’été

A

spring; summer

251
Q

l’automne; l’hiver

A

autumn; winter

252
Q

une année bissextile

A

a leap year

253
Q

une époque; une ére

A

an age ; an era

254
Q

le Moyen Âge

A

the Middle Ages

255
Q

un chronomètre

A

a stopwatch

256
Q

les aiguilles d’une horloge

A

the hands of a clock

257
Q

un jour férié

A

a bank holiday

258
Q

récemment

A

recently

259
Q

hier

A

yesterday

260
Q

cette nuit

A

tonight

261
Q

demain

A

tomorrow

262
Q

du jour au lendeain

A

overnight

263
Q

avant-hier

A

the day before yesterday

264
Q

après-demain

A

the day after tomorrow

265
Q

le lendemain

A

the day after

266
Q

après JC

A

AD (Anno Domini)

267
Q

Avant Jésus-Christ

A

BC (Before Christ)

268
Q

chaque jour/semaine/mois

A

daily; weekly; monthly

269
Q

saisonnier

A

seasonal

270
Q

dans le sens des des aiguilles d’une montre

A

clockwise

271
Q

sens inverse des A d’une Montre

A

anticlockwise

272
Q

qui avance, qui retarde

A

fast slow

273
Q

deuw fois plus lent que

A

twice as slow as

274
Q

en un rien de temps

A

in no time