B2-Unit 3 - L’ÉVÉNEMENT Flashcards

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l’accident (m.)

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accident

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la catastrophe

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disaster

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3
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le conflit

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conflict

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4
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la crise

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crisis

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5
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l’émeute (f.)

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riot

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6
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l’incident (m.)

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incident

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7
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la tragédie

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tragedy

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avoir lieu

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to take place

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9
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se déclencher

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[sonnerie, dispositif] to go off

[offensive] to be launched

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éclater

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[pneu] to burst

[bombe] to explode

[guerre, épidémie] to break out

[groupe, parti] to break up

La Seconde Guerre mondiale a éclaté en 1939. The Second World War broke out in 1939.

éclater de rire to burst out laughing

éclater en sanglots to burst into tears

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se produire

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[événement] to take place

to happen

Ces changements se sont produits l’an dernier. The changes took place last year.

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12
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grave

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[maladie, accident, problème] serious

une maladie grave a serious illness

blessé grave seriously injured person

ce n’est pas grave ! it doesn’t matter!

« J’ai oublié ma clé. »- - « Ce n’est pas grave, j’ai la mienne. » “I’ve forgotten my key.” - - “It doesn’t matter, I’ve got mine.”

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dramatique

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[musique, oeuvre] dramatic

(tragique) tragic

l’art dramatique drama

une situation dramatique a tragic situation

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14
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étrange

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strange

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15
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imprévu

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unforeseen

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16
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exceptionnel

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[mesure, loi, phénomène] (extraordinaire) exceptional

[prix] special

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inquiétant

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worrying

disturbing

18
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inattendu

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unexpected

19
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préoccupant

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worrying

20
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tragique

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tragic

21
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violent

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[personne, réflexe] violent

[remède] drastic

[besoin, désir] intense

urgent