86. The Olympic Games Flashcards by Tanguy Cloix

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Les Jeux d’hiver / d’été

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The winter / summer games

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Le plus grand spectacle sur Terre

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The greatest show on earth

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Accueillir les Jeux

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To host the Games

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Organiser les jeux

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To stage the Games

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Le comité international olympique

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The international olympic commitee

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Un membre du CIO

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An IOC member

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Corrompre qql

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To bribe somebody

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La cérémonie d’ouverture

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The opening ceremony

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La flamme olympique

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The Olympic torch

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Le stade olympique

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The olympic stadium

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Les anneaux olympiques

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The Olympic rings

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La cérémonie de fermeture

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The closing ceremony

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Participer à

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To participate in

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Concourir

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To compete

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À vos marques, prêt, partez

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On your marks, get set, go

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Un compétition

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An event

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Un athlète

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An athlete

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L’athlétisme

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Track and field events

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Les sports individuels

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Individual sports

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Les sports collectifs

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Team sports

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La ruée vers l’or olympique

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The Olympic gold rush

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Un sérieux prétendant à une médaille

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A strong contender for a medal

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Etre l’homme à battre

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To be the one to beat

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Un médaillé d’or

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A gold medallist

Le podium olympique

The Olympic podium

Jouer l'hymne national

To play the national anthem

L'esprit olympique

The Olympic spirit

Produire des héros

To produce heroes

Rapporter des millions de dollars

To generate millions of dollars

Devenir trop commercial

To get too commercial

Les droits de télévision

TV rights

Etre couvert par les médias

To be covered by the media

De nouvelles installations

New facilities

Une manne financière incroyable

An amazing cash bonanza

Une catastrophe financière

A financial disaster

Les Jeux olympiques

The Olympics