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Book 1 Flashcards

1
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Concocter

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To concoct

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Un pêcheur

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Fisherman

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Un pécheur

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sinner

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Chocolate, I can’t get enough of it

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le chocolat, j’en raffole

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5
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To be mad about something

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Raffoler de qqc.

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End, tip At the other end of the corridor

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Bout (masc) l’autre bout du couloir

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To discover, unearth.

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dénicher

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8
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To disturb

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déranger

Je ne veux pas vous déranger.

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9
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I have just [done, etc]

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je viens de [+ infinitif]

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10
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J’ai eu de la chance que

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I was lucky that

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11
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to shed a tear

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verser une larme

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12
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to put [s.t.] back down

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Reposer qqc

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13
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I couldn’t prevent /stop myself

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je n’ai pas pu m’en empêcher

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14
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X has nothing to do with Y

That has nothing to do with it

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X n’a rien à voir avec Y

Cela n’a rien à voir.

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15
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book

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bouquin m

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16
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to deal with/as

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traiter de qqc

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17
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to read

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bouquiner

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18
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In the past few decades,

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Durant les quelques décennies passées

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19
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The droughts

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les sécheresses

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20
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They have increased both in intensity and in number

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Ils ont augmenté à la fois en intensité et en nombre

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21
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due to climate change.

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en raison du changement climatique

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22
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would you like a lift?

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voulez-vous que je vous emmène ?

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23
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Although

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Bien que

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24
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Même si

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Even though

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25
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However

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Pourtant

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26
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Malgré

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Despite

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27
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That’s why … (3 options)

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C’est pour cela que C’est pourquoi Voilà pourquoi

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28
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Thus, so, (3 options)

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Donc Alors Ainsi

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29
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Amid

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En plein de cœur

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30
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Following, after

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Suite à

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31
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The president has resigned

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Le président a démissionné

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32
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I should have + verb

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J’aurais dû

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33
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I could have + verb

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J’aurais pu

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34
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I could go but I will probably be busy.

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Je pourrais y aller mais je serai probablement occupé

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35
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I would go if I wasn’t so busy

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J’irais si je n’étais pas si occupé

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36
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I should go but I am busy

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Je devrais y aller mais je suis occupé

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37
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I would go but I am busy

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j’irais mais je suis occupé

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38
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I am used to it.

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j’en ai l’habitude

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39
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although, I also like to relax and watch a good film.

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bien que j’aime aussi me détendre et regarder un bon film.

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40
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we are noticing, or observing, an evolution towards a cashless society.

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on constate une évolution vers une société sans argent liquide

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41
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What do you think of all this?

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Que penses-tu de tout cela ?

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42
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Frankly

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Franchement,

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43
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Frankly, this is a very worrying development in my opinion.

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Franchement, il s’agit d’une évolution très inquiétante à mon avis

44
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contactless payments

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les paiements sans contact

45
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It is a matter of

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Il s’agit de

46
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No need to…

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Plus besoin de..

47
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it can be advantageous

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cela peut être avantageux

48
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I would prefer that we have/I would prefer that one has

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Je préférerais que l’on ait …

49
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At a time At the same time Together

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à la fois

50
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I am opposed to it/to this.

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Je m’y oppose …

51
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when it comes to…

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quand il s’agit de..

52
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En outre

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In addition

53
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I would be happy if you accompanied me.

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Je serais heureux si tu m’accompagnais. (Il s’agit d’un premier verbe au présent du conditionnel suivi d’un deuxième verbe à l’imparfait.)

54
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that infuriates me….

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cela me met hors de moi …

55
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I see this as a major intrusion of my privacy.

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Je vois cela comme une intrusion majeure de ma vie privée.

56
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the horse has fled (bolted)

A

Le cheval s’est enfui

57
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I’m afraid it’s too late

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Je crains que ce soit trop tard

58
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The idea whereby one can …

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L’idée selon laquelle on peut…

59
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I want for us to simply have the choice …

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je veux simplement qu’on ait le choix (le subjonctif s’emploie après vouloir que)

60
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And so on.

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et ainsi de suite

61
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It’s not necessarily that.

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Ce n’est pas forcément ça.

62
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Part-time

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à temps partiel à mi-temps

63
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Although it is part-time …

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Bien que ce soit à temps partiel …

64
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To be back’ – at work, or back home

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être de retour …

65
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I have been back in the office for a few weeks now.

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je suis de retour au bureau depuis quelques semaines maintenant.

66
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I hope your exams went well.

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J’espère que tes examens se sont bien passés ?

67
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these measures

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ce dispositif

68
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efficiency

A

l’efficacité.

69
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how has remote work been for you?

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comment le travail à distance s’est-il passé pour toi ?

70
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how has it been for you?

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comment ça s’est passé pour vous?

71
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My lesson this morning went well.

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Ma leçon ce matin s’est bien passée.

72
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I said to myself, I was saying to myself …

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Je me disais …

73
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the management

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la direction

74
Q

This is how things should have been/gone/happened

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C’est ainsi que les choses auraient dû se passer …

75
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I should have eaten something before leaving.

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J’ aurais dû manger quelque chose avant de partir.

76
Q

We should have explained to them that …

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Nous aurions dû leur expliquer que…..

77
Q

most of the time i prefer….

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la plupart du temps je préfère…

78
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The rainwater flows through the gutters

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L’eau de pluie s’écoule par les gouttières. Retenez bien le verbe pronominal s’écouler qui veut dire ‘to flow’ (pour un liquide), ‘to go by’, ‘to elapse’ (pour une période de temps).

79
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It’s been a half an hour since we have arrived and Jack is still not here. (Littéralement, ‘A half-hour has passed since our arrival and …’

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Une demi-heure s’est écoulée depuis notre arrivée et Jack n’est pas encore là.

80
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Time is flying by

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Le temps s’écoule à toute vitesse.

81
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But the more time has passed…

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Mais plus le temps s’est écoulé

82
Q

To be honest…

A

Pour être honnête

83
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our well-being

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notre bien-être

84
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I’ve dealt with it.

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je l’ai traité

85
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Although my colleagues are …

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Bien que mes collègues soient … Present subjunctive required

86
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Working remotely is in line with (in keeping with) your professional activity.

A

Travailler à distance est en adéquation avec ton activité professionnelle.

87
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I am only there

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Je n’y suis que….

88
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However, yet

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Pourtant

89
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To reach, to approach

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aborder

90
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Au brouillon

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In draft

91
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Today’s society

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La société actuelle

92
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As the elder brother, he makes most of the decisions.

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En tant En tant que frère aîné, il prend la plupart des décisions.

93
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That could…

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ça pourrait ça pourrait leur faire détester ce sport ;

94
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Nous avons mangé des pommes. Les pommes que nous avons mangées sont bonnes.

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Lorsqu’il est précédé du verbe AVOIR, le participe passé s’accorde avec le complément d’objet direct seulement si celui-ci est placé avant le participe.

95
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Suddenly

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tout à coup

96
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Pour exprimer l’heure au passé, nous ne pouvons pas utiliser le passé composé : il faut toujours utiliser l’imparfait.

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« Il a été 22h quand le train est arrivé. » mais « Il était 22h quand le train est arrivé. »

97
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What is it about?

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De quoi s’agit-il

98
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Concerns

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des inquiétudes

99
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Privacy, personal information

A

les données personnelles

100
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Shipwreck

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Une épave

101
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Stereotypes, preconceived ideas.

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d’idées préconçues

102
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To belong to

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Appartenir à

103
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So much

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Tant

104
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Sieve

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Un tamis

105
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To blossom Fulfilling

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épanouir épanouissant

106
Q

to help one another

A

s’entraider

Dan's new French words (3 decks)

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