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Birmingham 7 Flashcards

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1
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C’est un exercice d’évacuation d’incendie

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It’s a fire drill /drɪl/

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C’est quoi la marche à suivre / ce qu’il faut faire ?

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What’s the drill?

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3
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La pâte à modeler

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Play dough /dəʊ/

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La pâte (nourriture)

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Pastry /ˈpeɪstrɪ/

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Un hommes a éventrer une femme.

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A man disemboweled /dɪsɪmˈbaʊəl/ a woman.

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Jonas est tombé lorsqu’il est descendu du bord du trotoir.

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Jonas fell as he stepped off the kurb. /k3ːb/

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Il n’a guère contribué à réduire la pauvreté.

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It has done so little for poverty alleviation. /əˌliːvɪˈeɪʃən/

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8
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Je m’endormais.

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I was drifting off to sleep. /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/

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9
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Une dispute.

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A brawl. /brɔːl/

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Un informaticien.

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A computer engineer /kəmˈpjuːtəʳ/ /endʒɪˈnɪəʳ/

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Cette école est comparable aux meilleures du pays.

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This school compares with the best in the country. /kəmˈpɛəʳ/

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Être en panique, être dans tout ses états.

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To be in a tizzy. /ˈtɪzi/

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J’ai appris ça sur le tas.

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I learned it on the job. /dʒɒb/

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Cet ordinateur peut beaucoup stocker.

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This computer has great storage. /ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/

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Syn. Downright

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Outright /ˌaʊtˈraɪt/

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16
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Bredouiller

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To babble /ˈbæbl/

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17
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Grazouiller

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To babble /ˈbæbl/

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18
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Un polycopié

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A handout /ˈhændaʊt/

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Un jet, une giclée

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A spurt /sp3ːt/

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20
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Des événements marquants

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Milestones /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/

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21
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Un sursaut, une poussée

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A spurt /sp3ːt/

22
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Syn. Reward (une friandise, un cadeau)

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A treat /triːt/

23
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Syn. To a certain extent

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Somewhere

24
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Lorsque ces deux produits chimiques se combinent, une explosion en résulte.

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When the two chemicals combine, an explosion occurs. /ˈkemɪkəl/ /ˈkɒmbaɪn/

25
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Il vit à Londres ou près de là.

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He lives in London or thereabouts. /ˈðɛərəbaʊts/

26
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Physiquement diminué.

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Physically impaired. /ɪmˈpɛəd/

27
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Syn. A point of view

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A standpoint /ˈstændpɔɪnt/

28
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De ce point de vue, Dave pouvait voir qui pouvait approcher sa maison.

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From his standpoint, /ˈstændpɔɪnt/ Dave could see anyone approaching the house.

29
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Tout porte à croire qu’il est impliqué.

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Everything points /pɔɪnt/ to his being involved. /ɪnˈvɒlvd/

30
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Hier soir nous avons commandé un repas chinois car nous n’avions pas envie de cuisiner.

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Last night, we sent out for chinese food because we didn’t fancy cooking.

31
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Je passe toujours mes livres préférés à ma sœur.

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I always hand on my favourite books to my sister.

32
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Je ne lèverai jamais la main sur mes enfants ; je ne crois pas au châtiment corporel.

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I would never lay a hand on my children; I don’t believe in corporal punishment. /’kɔːrpərəl/ /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/

33
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Une tombola

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A raffle /ˈræfl/

34
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Un arroseur automoatique

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A sprinkler /ˈsprɪŋkləʳ/

35
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Un gicleur (sécurité incendie)

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A sprinkler /ˈsprɪŋkləʳ/

36
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Un parachute

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A parachute /ˈpærəʃuːt/

37
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Un parachutiste

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A parachutist /ˈpærəʃuːtɪst/

38
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Parachuter

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To airdrop /ˈɛədrɒp/

39
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Je me suis réveillé en sursaut !

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I woke up with a start!

40
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Un coup d’un soir

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One-night stand /ˌwʌnnaɪtˈstænd/

41
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L’avion s’aligne.

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The airplain is lining up.

42
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Deux heures (pronc.).

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Two hours. /aʊəz/

43
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La Russie intensifie / accroît les frappes aériennes sur les cibles syriennes.

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Russia steps up /step/ air strikes on Syrian targets.

44
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Je ne te paie pas à rien faire !

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I don’t pay you to sit around all day doing nothing!

45
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Les placards ont besoin de rangement.

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The cupboards /ˈkʌbədz/ need sorting out.

46
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Si tu vas à la gare routière, est-ce que tu peux t’occuper des tickets pour demain ?

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If you’re going to the bus station, can you sort out the tickets for tomorrow?

47
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Pourrais-tu trier les jouets qu’on pourrait jeter ?

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Could you sort out the toys that can be thrown away?

48
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Le chien bave.

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The dog is drooling. /druːl/

49
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Il bruine.

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It’s drizzling. /ˈdrɪzl/

50
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Une gouttière.

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A gutter. /ˈgʌtəʳ/

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