all french vocab Flashcards by Funto Akarakiri

lifestyle/ way of life

le mode de vie/ la façon de vivre

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daily habits

les habitudes quotidiennes

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how we behave with others

la manière de se comporter avec les autres

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how we consume

la manière de consommer

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to have a sedentary lifestyle

avoir une vie sédentaire

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to be a couch potato (familier)

flemmarder devant la télé

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I lead an active life

Je mène une vie active

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outdoor activites

les activités de plein air

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the great outdoors

la vie au grand air

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your lifestyle depends a lot on the country where you happen to be

le mode de vie dépend beaucoup du pay où on se trouve.

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Our life choices are often determined by the social environment to which we belong

Nos choix de vie sont souvent déterminés par le milieu social auquel on appartient

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Our way of life reflects our attitudes, our values and the way we see the world in which we live.

Notre mode de vie reflète nos attitudes, nos valeurs et notre façon de voir le monde dans lequel on vit.

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The ideal would be to be able to choose a lifestyle…

L’idéal serait de pouvoir choisir une façon de vivre ….

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in good/ poor health

en bonne/ mauvaise santé

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(chronic/ childhood) illness/ disease

une maladie (chronique/ infantile)

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viral/ bacterial infection

une infection virale/ bactérienne

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cold/ hayfever

le rhume/ le rhume des foins

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sore throat

le mal de gorge

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flu

la grippe

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mental health problem

un problème de santé mentale

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anxiety

l’anxiété

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depression

la dépression

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trauma

la traumatisme

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wound

la blessure

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pain/ painful

la douleur/ douloureux

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to cough and to sneeze

tousser et éternuer

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studying is stressful

étudier est stressant

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an increasing number

un nombre croissant

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increasing dramatically

augmentent de façon spectaculaire

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behaviours that indicate a malaise, such as

des comportements dénotant un mal-être, telles

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overweight

en surpoids

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tablet/ pill/ capsule/ lozenge

le comprimé/ le cachet/ le gélule/ la pastille

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antiseptic cream/ ointment

la crème/ la pommade antiseptique

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painkiller

un anti-douleur/ un antalgique

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cabinet

une armoire

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bandage/ plaster

le pansement

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sterile swabs

des compresses stériles

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a prescription

une ordonnance

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screening/ testing

le dépistage

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X-ray/ultrasound

la radio(graphie)/ échographie

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surgical

chirurgicale

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to make an appointment with a therapist

prendre rendez-vous chez un thérapeute

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addicted

accoutumance

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towards

vers

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junk food

la malbouffer

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fat

les matières grasses

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addiction to

l’addiction à …

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to let yourself go

se laisser aller

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to skip a meal

sauter un repas

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weight-loss diets

régimes amaigrissants

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unhealthy

malsain

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an unhealthy lifestyle, often due to unfavourable socio-economic factors, reduces life expectancy

une mauvaise hygiène de vie, souvent liée à des facteurs socio-économiques défavorables, réduit l’espérance de vie.

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despite (en ..)

en dépit des

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harm/ damage, be detrimental to

nuire à

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it is better to

il vaut mieux + infinitive (valoir)

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nutritional deficiencies

les carences alimentaires

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malaria

la paludisme

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teenage pregnancy

la grossesse précoce

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outbreak

une flambée

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out of date

périmés

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unsanitary

insalubres

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to manage, handle

gérer

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dedication

le dévouement

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kindness

la bonté

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open-minded

ouvert d’esprit

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open-mindedness

ouverture d’esprit

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mutual support

l’entraide

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selflessness/ altruism

l’altruisme

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to express

exprimer

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to establish relationships based on respect for others

établir des relations basées sur le respect d’autrui

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(To learn )to get to know and respect each other better

apprendre à mieux se connaître et se respecter

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i am sick and tired of

j’en ai ras le bol (de)

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you must be aware of the impact of your behaviour and beliefs on others

Il faut avoir consciences de l’impact de son comportement et de ses convictions sur les autres

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monk

le moine

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priest

le curé

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pilgrimage

le pèlerinage

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as soon as

dès que, aussitôt que

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fast (like ramadan)

le jeûne

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ecumenism (promoting unity among the world’s Christian Churches.)

l’œcuménisme

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external/ conspicuous (clearly visible)

ostensible

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from the moment that

dès lors que

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as long as

dans la mesure où

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need to belong to a group

le besoin d’appartenir à un groupe

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to follow a trend to blend in

suivre une tendance pour se fondre dans la masse

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share the same tastes

des goûts commun

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teenagers

les ados

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to assert yourself

s’affirmer

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to free/ remove the branding from

démarquer

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heritage

le patrimoine

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landscape

le paysage

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to feel at home

se sentir chez soi

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to be attached to your birthplace

être attaché à sa terre natale

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roots

racine

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a cultrally enriching experience

une expérience enrichissante sur le plan culturel

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opens new horizons

ouvre des horizons nouveaux

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mould

un moule

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to prevent

empêcher

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circuler

to circulate, move along

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(give a) report/ summary on

rendre compte de

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pilote de chasse

fighter pilot

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homme au foyer

house husband

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to release, emit

rejeter

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help, assist, support

épauler

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appearance

apparition

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slave trade, trafficking

traite

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place

lieu

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master, understand (language) have a good command of, be fluent in

maîtriser (savoir utiliser)

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instead of, in place of

au lieu de

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target

cible

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hunter, predator

chasseur

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advert

pub

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put up, stick up, post, display

afficher

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the same, identicale

pareil

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heritage

patrimoine

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locate, situate, pinpoint, find, identify

localiser

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steal, plunder

piller

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uncomfortable, ill at ease

mal à l’aise

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enter - condom

pénétrer dans

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genius

génie

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come from, originate from

provenir de

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to reach (a place), gain, achieve

parvenir (à), atteindre

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du coup

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out of the picture, not involved

hors du coup

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to suspect

soupçonner

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remove, take out

supprimer

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to chain yourself

s’enchaîner

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benefit, gain, asset, knowledge

acquis

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easy-peasy

fastoche

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stateless (person)

apatride

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to shut up, lock away

enfermer

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person whose property has been seized

saisi

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route, path, process

parcours

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route, path, process

parcours

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experience, life, background

vécu

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failure

échec

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outsider

marginal

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communal living

la vie en communauté/ communautaire

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on the margins of society

en marge de la société

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gears, cycle, spiral

engrenage

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to live in inadequate and impoverished conditions

vivre dans la précarité

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government benefits

allocations sociales

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create, produce (think gender)

engendrer

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be a part of

faire partie de

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knowing french opens the doors of french-speaking countries

la connaissance du français ouvre les portes des pays francophones

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I’m not alone in claiming.

Je ne suis pas le seul à prétendre

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whatever the case may be

Quoi qu’il en soit

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it may seem silly, but

Cela peut paraître idiot, mais

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it’s not surprising that

Rien d’étonnant que.. (+ subj)

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it should also be stressed that

Il faut également souligner que

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we tend to believe that

On a tendance à croire que

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it goes without saying that

Il va sans dire que

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having weighed up the pros and cons

Ayant pesé le pour et le contre

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personal information

l’état civil

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digital foorprint

l’empreinte digitale

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family tree

un arbre généalogique

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at [sb]’s expense/ cost

aux dépens de

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to have a passion for

avoir une passion pour

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to unwind

se détendre, se relaxer, se divertir

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blooming, growing

épanoui

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fulfilment

épanouissement

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to sew

coudre/ faire de la couture

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workshop

atelier

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rise (figurative)

essor

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booming, fast-growing

en plein essor

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board game

le jeu de société

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to harvest, collect

récolter

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to grow, push

pousser

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to borrow

emprunter

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(paid) leave

les congés (payés)

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to lower, decrease

baisser

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withdrawal, retreat

repli

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support

appui

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chosen, elected, selected

élu

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loss

perte

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relief, respite, alleviation

soulagement

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loitering, wandering

divagation

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cattle, livestock

bétail

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arouse, provoke

suscité

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filling, feed

fourrage

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bargain

aubaine

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to be overflowing with, brimming with

regorger

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to invade, overrun

envahir

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to resolve, solve

résoudre

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thaw, melting

fonte

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to commit

s’engager

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matter, affair

affaire

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inn, hostel

auberge

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to stay (journey)

séjourner

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guesthouse

un gîte

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be synonymous with, go with

rimer avec

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sleeping in

grasse matinée

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make the most of, take advantage of

profiter de

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it is important to mention

il faut faire état de

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it should be emphasised that

il faut bien souligner que

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trip, journey

le trajet

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high

haute

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houseboat cruise

une croisière en péniche

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seat

siège

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difference, gap, shift, movement

décalage

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glue back together

recoller

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stuck to their screens

coller à leur écrans

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demand, require

exiger

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without actually

sans pour autant

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to complain

râler

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to weaken

fragaliser

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traffic jam

l’embouteillage

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native, indigenous

autochtone

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damage

dégât

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inaccessible, unaffordable, unavailable

inabordable

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no matter how important tourism is, it can lead to

quelle que soit l’importance du tourisme, il peut mener à ..

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transforms poverty into a tourist attraction and perpetuates stereotypes

transforme la pauvreté en attraction touristique et perpétue les stéréotypes

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death

le décès

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pregnancy

la grossesse

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infant

nourrisson

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to retire

prendre sa retraite

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to grow old

viellir

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to remember

se souvenir de

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memory

souvenir

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according to some

à en croire certains

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to be lucky

avoir la chance

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to have the opportunity to

avoir la chance de

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to move (house)

déménager

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account, story

récit

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disappear

disparaître

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Lent

Carême

engagements (marriage)

fiançailles

critic

détracteur

to do (familier)

foutre

damaged

endommagé

immigrant, citizen, national

ressortissant

global nomade

residence permit

le titre de séjour

complete poverty

misère

to escape

échapper

to trigger

déclencher

to fill, make up for it

combler

belonging to two cultures

la double appartenance culturelle

mixing of cultures

le métissage de la société

to elect

élire

elected “officials”

d’élus

increase

hausse

mixing, intermingling

brassage

taxes

împots

removal of the partition, breaking down barriers

décloisonnement

fundamentalism

intégrisme

i maintain that a society in which minorities can retain their cultural identity is more harmonious and balanced.

je soutiens qu’une société dans laquelle les minorités peuvent conserver leur identité culturelle est plus harmonieuse et plus équilibrée

exceed, far outweigh, surpass

dépasser

to observe

constater

illegal trafficking

le trafic clandestin

smugglers

passeurs

makeshift boat

embarcation

scapegoat

bouc émissaire

losing your nationality

la déchéance de nationalité

to harden, toughen

durcir

recruitment, employment

l’embauche

source of pleasure

la source de plaisir

to fight against boredom

combattre l’ennui

to stimulate your imagination

stimuler son imagination

to discover the outside world

découvrir le monde extérieur

video games give the opportunity to experience new sensations that are not possible in real life

les jeux vidéos donnent la possibilité de ressentir de nouvelles sensation inaccessibles dans la vie réelle.

the educational value

la valeur éducative

entertaining yourself is an universal need and a feature of each culture

se divertir est un besoin universel et un trait de culture

culture can both entertain and educate us about the world around us

la culture peut à la fois distraire et poser un regard instructif sur le monde qui nous entoure.

normalisation of vulgarity/ violence

la banalisation de la vulgarité/ de la violence

to encourage laziness

favoriser la paresse

technology allows you to switch between different activities, which affects concentrations

la technologie permet de zapper entre différentes activités ce qui nuit à la concentration.

some video games are dangerous and damaging to mental health because they are mind-numbing, or possible violent

certains jeux vidéo sont dangereux et nuisibles à la santé mentale car ils sont abrutissants, voire violents.

series bring together a wide range of audiences (public) and encourage (facilitates) contact between people who discuss them.

les séries rassemblent des publics très divers et facilitent les contacts entre les gens qui en discutent entre eux

reach, land on, address

aborder

including

y compris

put it place, staged

mise en scène

masterpiece

chef-d’œuvre

to flip through

feuilleter

new ways of consuming information

nouveaux modes de consommation de l’information

personalised content

contenus personnalisés

fake news

l’infox

duty of objectivity

le devoir d’objectivité

media bias

le biais médiatique

reliability

fiabilité

search engine

moteur de recherche

instantly

en direct

to reproduce, run riot, multiply

proliférer

deceptive, misleading

trompeur

tool

outil

digital

numérique

be wary of

méfier

bubble

bulle

sealed

hermétique

report, bring attention to

signaler

household appliance

l’appareil électroménager

micro chip

la puce électronique

software, programme

logiciel

smart home

la maison connectée/ intelligente

to facilitate/ simplify everyday life

faciliter/ simplifier la vie de tous les jours

to save time

faire gagner du temps

from now on, now

désormais

supply

l’offre

obsolescence (the process of becoming obsolete or outdated and no longer used.)

obsolescence

cutting-edge technology

technologie de pointe

way, route

voie

expensive

coûteuse

supplie, provider

fournisseur

ecom

le commerce électronique

to have access to all kinds of information instantly and free of charge

avoir accès à toutes sortes d’information instantanément et gratuitement.

to be reachable anywhere, anytime

être joignable partout et à tout moment

wisely

à bon escient (goes at the end)

same interests

les mêmes centre d’intérêt

way, means, slant, skew

biais

for instance

par exemple/ prenons à titre d’exemple

make do, oblige to do

obliger

if the internet no longer existed, it would be the end of the computer age and man would have to readapt in all areas of activity such as education, health, commerce, finance, leisure.

si l’internet n’existait plus, ce serait la fin de l’ère informatique et l’homme serait obligé de se réadapter dans tous des domaines d’activités comme l’education, la santé, le commerce, la finance, les loisirs …

device

terminal

identity theft

l’usurpation d’identité

scam/ phishing

l’arnaque, l’escroquerie, l’hameçonnage

to withdraw socially

se désocialiser

wave

onde

erase, wipe away

effacer

warehouse

entrepôt

curse, plague

fléau

means?

cela veut dire

achievement, reaching

atteinte

origin, stub

souche

helix

l’hélice

try, trial

essai

fertilisation, pollination

fécondation

leap, jump

bond

go back, reverse, diminish

reculer

stretch out, extend

allonger

overtake, be higher than

dépasser

warning

mise en garde

back

arrière

break

enfreindre

ethics

déontologie

thorny, prickly

épineux

nightmare

cauchemar

legitimacy

bien-fondé

while acknowledging that

tout en reconnaissant que

end in, lead to

aboutir à

spouse

conjoint(e)

alternating custody

la garde alternée

surround

encadrer

shame

honte

grudge

rancune

parish

la paroisse

referee

l’arbitre

build, weave, forge

tisser

friendly

convivial

stop/ prevent the rise of loneliness especially amongst older people

empêcher la montée de la solitude surtout chez les personnes âgées

overseas

d’outre-mer

to deny

nier

keep quite about, ignore

se taire

un paid work

un travail non rémunéré/ rétribué

bring your support

apporter son soutien

to rescue

porter secours

management

gestion

to rally/ get involved

se mobiliser

taxes

impôts

social security contributions

les cotisations sociales

en tant que

employee

salarié

polling booth

l’isoloir

ballot paper

le bulletin de vote

to hear

entendre

i dont care about it at all - familiar

je m’en fiche complètement

rate

taux

votes

scrutin

school report

le livret scolaire

pathway, course, subject

filière, l’orientation

to fail

écoucher

training, schooling

formation

degree

une licence

outlet, job opening

débouché

forecast, predict, plan

prévoir

educational

pédagogique

age, ripen, polish, mature, sharpen

affiner

condemned

condamné

apply for a job

postuler pour un emploi

available

disponible

on the one hand … on the other hand

d’une part … d’autre part

civil servant

fonctionnaire

untangle, arrange

se débrouiller

moreover, also (sweet)

de surcroît

in addition

par ailleurs

strenuous, arduous, hard

pénibilité

retirement

retraite

the moment that, as soon as, since

dès lors que

even more so, especially

à plus forte raison

especially as, all the more as

d’autant plus que

window display, stand , stall

étalage

fraud, swindle

escroquerie

fraudulent use of data

l’utilisation frauduleuse de données

data

donnée

drug

stupéfiant

to break

enfreindre

to break in/ burgle

cambrioler

dropping out of school

le décrochage scolaire

left out

mis à l’écart

misjudged

mésestimé

offence

délit

police station

gendarmerie

mudslide

le glissement de terrain

militer

to campaign

couloir

hallway

casier

locker

l’oisivieté

idleness

parental failure to take responsibility

la démission des parents

the seismic tremors have claimed thousands of lives

les secousses sismiques ont coûté la vie à des milliers de personnes

missing

disparue

delivery

l’acheminement

the use of chemical fertilisers

l’utilisation d’engrais chimiques

increase in energy consumption

la croissance de la consommation d’énergie

endangered species

les espèces en danger d’extinction

oil spills

les marées noires

curve

courbe

soil erosion

l’érosion des sols

coral reefs

récifs coralliens

air/ road transport

transports aériens/ routiers

no longer in doubt

n’est plus à mettre en doute

melting of the ice cap

la fonte de la calotte glaciaire

illegal degassing at sea

les dégazages sauvages en pleine mer

to dump

déverser

to favour local/ seasonal organic produce

privilégier les produits bio locaux/ de saison

wrapping, packaging

emballage

sort your waste for recycling

faire le tri sélectif des (vos) déchets

to reduce your carbon/ ecological footprint by minimising your travel

réduire son empreinte carbone/ écologique en minimisant ses déplacements

ocean acidity levels

le niveau d’acidité des océans

to consume responsibly

consommer de façon responsable

encourage carpooling and the use of electrical vehicles

encourager le covoiturage et l’utilisation des véhicules électriques

transport network and cycle path networks

le réseau de transports en commun et des pistes cyclables

zero-waste lifestyle

le mode de vie zéro déchet

reducing plastic waste is a crucial issue in the protection of the planet

réduire les déchets plastiques est un enjeu crucial dans la protection de la planète

it would be desirable to innovate more with regard to sustainable architecture

il serait souhaitable de plus innover en ce qui concerne l’architecture durable

it is essential to

il est primordial de + infinitive

follow the advice of climatologists who give stark warnings

suivre les conseils des climatologues qui tirent la sonnette d’alarme

carbon-neutral footprint

un bilan carbone neutre

wind/ hydroelectric/ geothermal energy

l’energie éolienne/ hydraulique/ géothermique

biofuels

les biocarburants

tidal power plant

l’usine marémotrice

to develop the organic food industry

développer l’industrie agro-alimentaire biologique

to buy products from sustainable sources

acheter des produits provenant de sources durables

to maintain the ecological balance by reducing the risks to the environment

maintenir l’équilibre écologique en réduisant les risques environmentaux.

to move towards a fair and environmentally-friendly world

aller vers un monde équitable et respectueux de l’environnement.

we must take into account the

on se doit de tenir compte dans

tarn, pond, pool, lake

l’étang

isolation

l’isolement

a healthy, serene and green living environment

un cadre de vie sain, serein et verdoyant

low density housing

l’habitat dispersé

scarcity

la rareté

mobile shops make up for the lack of local shops

les commerces itinérants/ ambulants pallient à l’absence de commerces de proximité

move, commute

déplacement

apartment block

immeuble

commuter

banlieusard

organisation, construction

aménagement

during rush hour

aux heures de pointe

equal access to public services

l’égal accès aux fonctions publiques

unlawful arrest

la détention arbitraire

without charge or trial

sans inculpation ni procès

ethnic cleansing

le nettoyage ethnique

i would question whether

je me demande si

a spirit of understading/ tolerane/ justice

un esprit de compréhension/ de tolérance/ de justice

the recognition of cultural diversity

l’appréciation de la diversité culturelle

gender and ethnic equality

l’égalité entre les sexes et les groupes ethniques

the desire to live in a free society

le désir de vivre dans une société libre

reinforce respect for human rights

renforcer le respect des droits de l’homme

to adopt views and behaviours that are respectful of other

adopter des points de vue et des comportements respecteaux des autres.

to promote democracy, social justice and solidarity

promouvoir la démocratie, la justice sociale et la solidarité

doctors without borders

médecins sans frontières

weapon

armes

surrender

la capitultion

historical and geopolitical reasons

raisons historiques et géopolitiques

witness

le témoin

les siens

his/ her family

truce

la trêve

clashes

affrotements

establish

instaurer

rebuild

rebatîr

threshold, entrance

seuil

poverty

la précarité

total deprivation

le dénuement total

destitution

l’indigence

deprivations

les privations

wealthy, well-off, comfortable

aisé

support

subvenir

commodity, food stuff

denrée

overdraft, uncovered

découvert

it is not time to

n’est-il pas temps de + inf.

hostel, household

foyer

graduate, made redundant/ sacked

licencié

income

revenus

widowhood

veuvage

illiteracy

analphabétisme

charities

associations caritatives

with the result that

si bien que

equal opportunity

l’égalité des chances

glass ceiling

la plafond de verre

gender imbalance

la disparité entre les sexes

carrer woman

la femme qui fait carrière

to do a menial job

occuper un emploi subalterne

to be financially dependent on somebody

dépendre financièrement de quelqu’un

to have a successful career

réussir sa carrière

to juggle a career and family life

jongler pour concilier carrière et vie de famille

to aim

viser

positions of power

les postes liés au pouvoir

within, in

au sein de

gendre inequalities

les déséquilibres entre hommes et femmes

fatality, inevitability, destiny

fatalité

i am appalled that

je suis indigné(e) que + subjunctive

loower prices for consumers

des prix plus bas pour le consommateur

investment

investissements

competition

la concurrence

pooling of resources

la mise en commun des ressources

ladder, scale

échelle

free trade

le libre échange

an increase in the global standard of living

la hausse du niveau de vie global des populations de la planète

to reduce inequalities between developed and developing countries

réduire les inégalités entre pays développés et pays en développement

the preservation of biological diversity

le maintien de la diversité biologique

relocation

délocalisation

workforce

main-d’œuvre

advocates

les défenseurs

loan, ready

prêt

stock market

boursier

cheap

bon marché

anti-globalisation

l’altermondialisme

geo-engineering

la géoingénieurie

controversy

polémique

use of intensive medication

acharnement thérapeutique

to supprt

cautionner

to advocate, make an apologist argument

faire l’apologie de

to ignore

ne pas tenir compte de

harmful

délétère

sustainability, longevity

pérennité

misappropriate

détourner

design

concevoir (je conçois)

call out

interpeller

blog - i am writing this post today

j’écris ce billet aujourd’hui

blog - leave your commments

laissez des commentaires, n’hésitez pas à partager

speech - the subject that i am going to talk about here

le dont je vais vous parler ici

speech - lets now move on to

passons ensuite à

speech - i will conclude by saying that

je vais donc conclure en disant que

which is to say to that

ce qui revient à dire que

of course

bien entendu

toy

jouet

box, case

caisse

session, sitting

séance

alluring, attractive

affriolant

average, regular

lambda

uncertainty

incertitude

to poison

empoisonner

ordeal, hardship, trial

épreuve

stock exchange b

La Bourse

scholarship, grant, bursary

bourse

to access

accéder

offload, dump

fourguer

glance, quick look

d’un seul coup d’œil

needle

aiguille

to worsen

empirer

to transport towards

acheminer

just as much as

tout autant que

to handcuff

menotter

controversial

polémique

devastate, overwhelm, move [sb] deeply

bouleverser

collect, pick up (litter)

ramassage

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