97. The United Kingdom Flashcards by Mathilde Lacroix

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les Iles britanniques

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the British Isles

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la Grande-Bretagne

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(Great) Britain

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l’Angleterre

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England

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l’Écosse

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Scotland

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le Pays de Galles

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Wales

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l’Irlande du nord

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Nothern Ireland / Ulster

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la République d’Irlande / l’Eire

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(the Republic of) Ireland / Eire

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les Britanniques

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the British

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un Britannique

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a Briton

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un rosbif

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a Brit

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les Anglais

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the English

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un Anglais / une Anglaise

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an Englishman / an Englishwoman

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les Écossais

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the Scots

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un Écossais

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a Scot / a Scotsman

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un accent écossais

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a Scottish accent / a Scots accent

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les Gallois

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the Welsh

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un Gallois

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a Welshman

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parler gallois

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to speak Welsh

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les Irlandais

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the Irish

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un Irlandais

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an Irishman

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un fort accent irlandais

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a strong Irish accent

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la Grande-Bretagne d’aujourd’hui

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cool Britannia

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l’Union Jack (=drapeau du Royaume Uni)

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the Union Jack

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traverser la Manche

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to cross the (English) Channel

le tunnel sous la Manche

the Channel Tunnel

un taxi londonien

a London cab

un autobus à deux étages

a double decker

(prendre) le métro (à Londres)

(to take) the tube

conduire à gauche

to drive on the left-hand side of the road

la livre / la livre sterling

the pound / the pound sterling

un pays fou de sport

a sports-mad country

un pays dynamique

a dynamique country

savoir évoluer

to know how to evolve

être tourné vers l'extérieur

to be outward-looking

innover

to innovate

avoir le vent en poupe

to be riding high

un pays en plaine réussite

a highly successful country

être créatif et innovateur

to be creative and innovative

le sentiment d'euphorie de la GB

Britain's feel-good factor