Chapitre 16 : Le Danger Et La Sécurité Flashcards

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1
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Le danger / péril

A

Danger

= peril

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Dangereux

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Dangerous

= perilous

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Dangereusement

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Dangerously

= perilously

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Mettre en danger

A

To endanger
= to imperil
= to jeopardize

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Le mal

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Harm

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Faire du mal

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To harm

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Nuisible/ nocif

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Harmful

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Inoffensif

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Harmless

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Un risque

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A risk

= a hazard

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Risqué

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Risky

= hazardous

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Une problème/ une difficulté

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A Snag

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Une menace

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A threat

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Menacer quelqu’un

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To threaten sb

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Menaçant

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Threatening

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Un avertissement

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A warning

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Avertir quelqu’un de qqch

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To warn sb of sth

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17
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Exposé au risk

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Exposed to risk

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18
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Le fait de prendre des risques

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Risk-taking

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Courir le risque de+ infinitif

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To run the of / noun/ gerund

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20
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Signal de danger

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Risk warning

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Prendre le risque de faire qqch

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To risk doing sth

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Être en danger

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To be in danger/ peril/ jeopardy

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23
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S’exposer quelqu’un au danger

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To expose oneself to danger

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Être au bord de la catastrophe / de l’effondrement/ de la faillite

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To be dangerously close to disaster/ collapse/ bankruptcy

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C’est à tes/ vos risques et périls !

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You do it at your peril!

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26
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Nous risquons gros…

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We have a lot at stake…

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Il s’en est fallu de peu

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It was a narrow escape/ hairbreadth escape / close shave/ near thing

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28
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Jouer un jeu dangereux

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To sail too near the wind

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Précaire

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Precarious

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Précairement

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Precariously

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31
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Précarité

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Precariousness

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Traître / perfide/ dangereux

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Treacherous

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Peu sûr/ dangereux

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Unsafe

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Une situation difficile/ malencontreuse

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A predicament

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35
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L’inquiétude

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Alarm

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36
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Inquiéter/ effaroucher/ faire peur à

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To alarm sb

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37
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Inqui”tante

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Alarming

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38
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D’une manière inquiétante

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Alarmingly

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39
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Vulnérable/ sans défense

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Vulnerable

= defenseless

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40
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Vulnérabilité

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Vulnerability

= defenselessness

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41
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Ne pas se sentir en sécurité

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To feel unsafe

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42
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Il faut qu’ils trouvent un moyen de sortir de ce guêpier

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They must find a way out of this predicament

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43
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Il n’y a pas de raison de s’inquièter

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There’s no cause for alarm

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44
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Cela ne présage rien de bon pour nous

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That bodes ill

= bodes no good for us

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45
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Avoir un faible/ une faiblesse de caractère

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To have feel of clay

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Être sur un terrain glissant / miné

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To be on slippery ground / on thin ice

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47
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Être dos au mur

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To be with one’s back to the wall

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48
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Être aux abois

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To be at bay

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49
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Se jeter dans la gueule du loup

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To put one’s head in the lion’s mouth

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50
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Accidentel

A

Accidental

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51
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Accidentellement

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Accidentally

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52
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La conduite en état d’ivresse

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Drunken driving

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53
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La conduite imprudente

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Reckless driving

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54
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Conduire en état d’ivresse

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To drink and drive

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55
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Un chauffard

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A reckless driver/ a road hog

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56
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Un délit de fuite

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A hit-and-run

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57
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Un alcootest

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A breathalyzer

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58
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Un accident de voiture

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A car crash

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59
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Entrer en collision avec

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To collide (with)

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60
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Une collision

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A collision

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61
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Déraper

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To skid

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62
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Une épave

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A wreck

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63
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Une voiture cabossée

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A battered car

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64
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Renverser quelqu’un

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To knock sb down

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65
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Écraser quelqu’un

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To run over sb

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66
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Les victimes (les morts et les blessés)

A

Casualties

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67
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Les morts

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Fatalities

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68
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Le nombre des morts

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The death toll

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69
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Les dégâts

A

Damage

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70
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Endommager qqch

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To damage sth

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71
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Un accident mortel

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A fatal accident

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72
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Un accrochage

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A minor car accident

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73
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Avoir un accident

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To have an accident

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74
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Heurter qqch de plein fouet

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To collide head-on with sth

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75
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Percuter un mur

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To hit/ to run into / crash into a wall

76
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Être gravement blessé/ tué sur le coup

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To be seriously injured/ killed on the spot

77
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Il y a beaucoup de morts et blessés/ de victimes

A

There were heavy casualties

78
Q

On les a emmenés d’urgence à l’hôpital

A

They were rushed to the hospital

79
Q

La visibilité n’était pas bonne

A

Visibility was poor

80
Q

J’ai perdu le contrôle de la voiture et j’ai dérapé

A

I lost control of the car and went into a skid

81
Q

Ma voiture est cabossée

A

There’s a dent in my car

82
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Nous nous en sommes sortis indemnes

A

We came out unscathed = unharmed

83
Q

Nous nous en sommes sortis sans une égratignure

A

We came out without a single scratch

84
Q

Nous nous en sommes sortis sains et saufs

A

We came out safe and sound

85
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Un incendie

A

A fire / a blaze / a conflagration

86
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Flamber

A

To blaze

87
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En flemmes

A

Blazing

88
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Brûler

A

To burn

89
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En feu/ en flammes

A

Burning

90
Q

La fumée

A

Smoke

91
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Fumant

A

Smoking

92
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Une étincelle

A

A spark

93
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Jeter des étincelles

A

To spark

94
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Une flamme

A

A spark

95
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Une flamme

A

A flame

96
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Flamber

A

To flame up

97
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(In)flammable

A

(In)flammable

98
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Ininflammable

A

Non-flammable

= fireproof

99
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Le feu

A

Fire

100
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Un extincteur

A

A fire extinguisher

101
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Un pompier (volontaire)

A

A fire fighter

102
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Un pompier (de métier)

A

A fireman

103
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Un bouche d’incendie

A

A fire hydrant

104
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Un escalier de secours

A

A fire escape

105
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  1. Exploser

2. Faire exploser

A

To explode / to detonate

106
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Une explosion/ une détonation

A

An explosion/ a detonation

107
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(Faire) sauter/ exploser

A

To blow up

108
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Prendre le feu

A

To catch fire

109
Q

Éteindre un incendie

A

To put out

= to extinguish a fire

110
Q

En feu/ en flammes

A

On fire

111
Q

Mettre le feu à qqch

A

To set fire to sth

= to set sth on fire

112
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S’entendre à merveille

A

To get on like a house on fire

113
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“Au feu!”

A

“Fire!”

114
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Maitriser un incendie

A

To bring a fire under control

115
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Il est interdit de fumer ici car cela représente un risque d’incendie

A

Smoking is forbidden here because it is a fire hazard

116
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Une fuite

A

A leak

117
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Prendre l’eau

A

To leak

118
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Chavirer

A

To capsize

119
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(Faire) somber/ couler

A

To sink

120
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S’échouer

A

To run aground

121
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Être naufragé

A

To be shipwrecked

122
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Un canot de sauvetage

A

A lifeboat

123
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Un gilet de sauvetage

A

A life jacket

124
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Un râteau (de sauvetage)

A

A (life) raft

125
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Passer par-dessus bord

A

To fall overboard

126
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(Se) noyer

A

To drown

127
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‘Un homme à la mer’

A

“Man overboard”

128
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Lancer un sos

A

To send out an SOS

129
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Mourrir noyé

A

To die of drowning

130
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Une noyade

A

A case of (death by) drowning

131
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Une île déserte

A

A desert island

132
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Secourir quelqu’un

A

To rescue sb

133
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Une équipe de secours

A

A rescue party

134
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Sauver quelqu’un

A

To save sb

135
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Les premiers soins

A

First aid

136
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Un secouriste

A

A first-aid worker

137
Q

(Équivalent) SAMU.

A

The Paramedics

138
Q

Un brancard

A

A stretcher

139
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Une urgence

A

An emergency

140
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Les urgences (hosp)

A

The emergency ward = the casualty ward UK

The emergency rooms US

141
Q

Une urgence (med)

A

An emergency case

142
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Une opération à chaud

A

An emergency operation

143
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Sûr, sans danger

A

Safe

144
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Sans danger, en toute sécurité, sans risque

A

Safely

145
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Protéger

A

To safeguard

146
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Une garantie

A

A safeguard

147
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Sûr/ solide

A

Secure

148
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Attacher/ protéger solidement

A

To secure

149
Q

La sécurité

A

Security

150
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Un refuge

A

A refuge

151
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Un hâvre (de paix)

A

A haven (of peace)

152
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Protéger

A

To protect

153
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Protection

A

Protection

154
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Protecteur

A

Protective

155
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Une serrure

A

A lock

156
Q

Un cadenas

A

A padlock

157
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Un verrou

A

A bolt

158
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La prudence

A

Caution

159
Q

Prudent

A

Cautious

160
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Ceinture de sécurité

A

Safety belt = seat belt

161
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Un casque de protection

A

Safety helmet

162
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Mesure de sécurité

A

Safety measure/ precaution

163
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Une marge de sécurité

A

A safety margin

164
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Sain et sauf

A

Safe and sound

165
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Un coffre-fort

A

A safe deposit

166
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Un atterrissage réussi

A

A safe landing

167
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Un lieu sûr

A

A safe house

168
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Un refuge

A

A safe haven

169
Q

Être à l’abri des soucis d’argent

A

To be financially secure

170
Q

La sécurité de l’emploi

A

Job security

171
Q

Se porter garant de quelqu’un

A

To stand security for someone

172
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Chercher / trouver refuge

A

To seek/ to find refuge

173
Q

Se réfugier dans…

A

To take refuge in…

174
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Par mesure de sécurité

A

For safety’s sake

175
Q

En lieu sûr

A

In a safe place

176
Q

En de bonnes mains

A

In safe hands

177
Q

Par précaution/ pour plus de sûreté

A

(Just) to be on the safe side

178
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Être hors de danger

A

To be safe from harm

179
Q

L’eau est potable

A

The water is safe to drink

180
Q

Je ne le répèterai pas

A

Your secret is safe with me

181
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On peut affirmer sans trop s’avancer que

A

It is safe to assume that

182
Q

Il est fort probable/ il y a toutes les chances pour que…

A

It’s a pretty safe guess/ bet that…

183
Q

Bon voyage

A

Have a safe journey!

184
Q

Appelle-moi pour me dire si tu es bien arrivé/ arrivé sans encombres

A

Give me a call to let me know that you’ve got home safely

185
Q

Hors d’atteinte

A

Out of reach

186
Q

Hors de danger

A

Out of danger