Buzz N11 Flashcards

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Rivaliser

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To compete with someone

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Obliger
Inconstestable, irrefutable
Une preuve irrefutable
Un argument irrefutable

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To compel
Compelling
Compelling evidence
Compelling argument

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Un concours

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A competitive examination

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Obligatoire

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Compulsory

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Conformement a

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In compliance with

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L’autosatisfaction, la suffisance

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Complacency

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Se conformer à, adherer

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To comply

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Respecter, se plier à

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To comply with

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Dissimuler

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To conceal

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L’inquietude, le souci

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Concern

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Concretement

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In concrete terms

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Trouver des excuses

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To condone

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To conduce to

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Mener a, conduire a

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Envisager, etudier

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To consider

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Un mure reflexion

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Careful consideration

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Criant, qui saute aux yeux

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Conspicuous

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Le mepris

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Contempt

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Lutter contre, se disputer, combattre

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To contend with

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Pretendre que

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To contend that

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A contender

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Un rival

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A contentious issue

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Une question litigieuse, controversée

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Une enventualité

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A contingency

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Dependre de, etre subordonné à

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To be contingent on ( to depend on )

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The family unit

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Le noyau familial

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Kith and kin

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Les parents et les amis

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Elever un enfant

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To bring up a child

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Fonder une famille

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To start a family

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A family allowance

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Les allocations familiales

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Bien elevé

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Well-bred

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Divorcer de qqun

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To divorce someone

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Un foyer desuni

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A broken home

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Un couple desuni

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An estranged couple

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A broken familly

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Une famille eclatee

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Avoir le droit de garde

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To have custody

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Joint custody

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La garde conjointe

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Naitre hors du marriage

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To be born out of wedlock

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Les descendants, la releves

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The offspring

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Une maison de retraite

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An old’s people home

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Le mode de vie

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The way of life

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Tout le monde sans exception

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Every Tom, Dick and Harry

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Un organisme internationnal

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An international organisation

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Un travail interessant

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An interesting piece of work

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Offrir un cadeau

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To give a present

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Habs des UK

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The British, The British people

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Durant les dernieres annes

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Over the past years/ for the past few years

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Il est en fonction depuis

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He has been in office for …

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Moins de gens

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Fewer people

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Les US veulent que ca change

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The USA wants this situation to change

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Il n’y a pas ltgps

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Not long ago

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Dans 2 ans

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In two years’ time

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S’interesser à

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Interested in

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One off + pluriel

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One of the most significant events

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The first time + present perfect ou past perfect

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It is the first time I have visited this museum

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Used to ( utilisé au preterit et qui exprime action passee)
To be used to + V-ing ( etre habitué a qqch, s'emploie a ts les tps)
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I am used to going to school by bus
He is twice as old as me
Me car is half as expensive as yours
The day when he cam
To avoid doing smthg