An apple a day Flashcards

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stupéfiant

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amazing

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intrigant

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puzzling

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déroutant

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bewildering

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pénible

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distressing

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caresser

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to stroke

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un coup de chance

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a strock of luck

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d’un trait de plume

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with a stroke of the pen

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perdre

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to shed* (shed, shed)

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jeter

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to cast* (cast, cast)

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offrir

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to bid* (bid, bid)

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rivaliser avec

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to rival

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inaptitude

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inability

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honnêté

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hoNesty

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le pb réside dans la société elle-même

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the problem LIES WITH the society itself

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hic

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snag

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déterrer

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to dig up

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le charbon rpz 10% de notre conso d’énergie

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coal ACCOUNTS FOR 10% of our energy consumption (ou represents, makes up)

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18
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analphabétisme

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illiteracy

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19
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un mot d’esprit

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witticism

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s’accorcher

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cling, clung, clung

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jeter violemment

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fling, flung, flung

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tordre

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wring, wrung, wrung

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tourner

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spin, spun, spun

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se faire opérer

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have an operation, have surgery

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se faire avorter
have an abortion
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à quelque chose malheur est bon
every cloud has a silver lining
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augmentation de salaire
payraise
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survenir
to arise, arose, arisen
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sucsiter, exciter, éveiller
to arouse
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certes
grantes, true, admittedly
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laïcité
secularism
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intégrisme
fundamentalism
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avidité
greed
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l'économie française va plutôt bien ces derniers temps
the French economy has been doiung rather well lately
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résider
to dwell, dwelt, dwelt
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ramper
to creep, crept, crept
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bondir
to leap, leapt, leapt
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lier
to bind, bound, bound
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moudre
to grind, ground, ground
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bénéfique
beneficial
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personnel
persoNal
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un colis
a parcel
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décerner un prix a qqn
to award sb a prize
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refuser un visa a qqn
to deny sb a visa
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être fâché avec qqn
to be cross with sb
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impressionné par qqch
impressed WITH sth
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couvert de
covered WITH
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chauve
bald
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engendrer
to breed, bref, bref
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avoir le vertige
to be dizzy
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avoir assez de qqch
to be fed up with sth
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avoir droit à qqch
be entitled to sth
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la vertue
virtue
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monstrueux
monstrous
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humoristique
humorous
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ce tableau rappelle boticelli (évoque)
this picture is REMINISCENT OF Boticelli
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qui aime bien, châtie bien
spare the rod and spoil the child
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responsable dvt une assemblée
accountable to an assembly
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égal à
equal to
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connu de
known to
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ce qui est fait est fait
don't cry over spilt milk
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indigné
indignant
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paranoïaque
paranoid
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resurgir
to re-surface
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pétrole
oil
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monter en flèche (prix)
to soar
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arpenter
to stride, strode, stridden
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Tisser
Weave, wove, woven
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Bondir
Spring, sprang, sprung
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Sentir mauvais
stink, stank, stunk
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Rétrécir
Shrink, shrank, shrunk
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Couler
Sink, sank, sunk
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Indépendant
Independent
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Rentable
Profitable
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Subtil
Subtle
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Chercher du travail
Seek work, look for work
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Chercher refuge
Seek refuge
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Rira bien qui rira le dernier
He who laughs last laughs best
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Préconiser, prôner
Advocate
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Provoquer
To bring sthg about
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Donner lieu a, provoquer
Give rise to sthg
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Se traduire par
To result in
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Être provoqué par, résulter de qqch
Result from, stem from
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Remettre en cause
To call sthg into question
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Contester
Dispute, question
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Contredire
Contradict
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Homologue
Counterpart
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Tout de suite
Straightaway
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Malgré cela
Even so
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Bonne volonté
Good will/goodwill
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En tout
Altogether ?
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Censurer
To censor
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Exprimer
To voice
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Faire connaître
To air
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Faire taire
To silence
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Présider
To chair
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Commercialiser
To market
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Influencer
To shape
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risquer
to risk + ing
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cela le contrarie que...
he resents + ing
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un industriel
an industrialist
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un militaire
a serviceman
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le responsable
the person in charge, the person responsible
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le coupable
the culprit
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le nucléaire
nuclear energy ou the nuclear industry (contexte)
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bonne volonté
willingness
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préciser
to add, to point out, to specify
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laisser entendre que
to suggest/imply that...
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pollueur
polluter
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agriculteur
farmer
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éditeur
publisher
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fournisseur
supplier
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électeur
voter
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sauveteur
rescuer
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envahisseur
invader
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plannificateur
planner
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manifestant
protester
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ethnique
ethnic
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islamique
islamic
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problematique
problematic
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scientifique
scientific
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toxique
toxic
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tragique
tragic
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biologique
biological
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critique
critical
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écologique
ecological
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ethique
ethical
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hypocrite
hypocritical
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identique
identical
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idéologique
ideologial
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logique
logical
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paradoxal
paradoxical
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psychologique
psychological
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technique
tehcnological
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théorique
theroretical
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historique au sens gal
historical
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historique (fait d'une impttce hist)
historic
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responsable des ventes
sales manager
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Traître
Traitor
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par les temps qui courent
in this day and age
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à ce stade
this point in time
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partager le pouvoir
to share power
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avoir un faible pour qqch
to go in for sthg
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tenir qqn pour responsable de qqch
to hold sb responsible for sthg
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attribuer à qqn la responsabilité de qqch
to blame sthg on sb
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candidat (à un emploi...)
applicant
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représentant
representative
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partisan (d'une idée)
proponent
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un mendiant
beggar
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colporter
to peddle
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colporteur
pedlar
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cambrioleur
burglar
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hériter
inherit
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héritier
heir
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de l'époque
then (adj)
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un voyant
a psychic
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ridiculiser
to ridicule
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de premier choix
choice (adj)
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en ce qui concerne
as regards
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en fonction de
in terms of
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à la lumière de
in the light of
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quel que soit
regardless of/irrespective of