Chapitre 17 Flashcards

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arriver, survenir

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to happen, to occur

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avoir lieu

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to take place

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autrefois

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formerly

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le passé

passé

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the past

past

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le présent

présent

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the present

present

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l’actualité

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current events

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en ce moment

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at present, currently

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l’avenir

futur

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the future

future

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passer, s’écouler

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to pass, to elapse

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rapidement

lentement

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quickly

slowly

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fuir

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to fly, to run by

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s’enfuir

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to slip away

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s’écouler lentement

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to wear away, to drag on

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sembler long

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to hang heavy

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tuer, tromper le temps

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to kill time, to while away the time

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fugitif

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fleeting

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durable

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lasting

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éternel

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everlasting

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s’amuser, passer un bon moment

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to have a good time

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Combien de temps faut-il ?

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How long does it take ?

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être à l’heure

arriver à temps

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to be on time

to be in time

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récemment

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lately

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tôt ou tard

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sooner or later

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dernier, ultime

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last, final

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enfin (soulagement)
at last
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d'abord | enfin (énumération)
first (adv.), firstly | lastly
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durer
to last
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se rapprocher
to approach, to draw near
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il est grand temps
it's high time
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sans plus attendre
without further delay
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se hâter | hâtif
to hurry up | hurried
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rattraper le temps perdu
to make up for lost time
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remettre, renvoyer
to put off, to postpone
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des loisirs (cf)
spare time, time to spare
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passer
to spend
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perdre son temps | gagner du temps
to waste one's time | to save time
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finir, se terminer
to end, to come to an end
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tirer à sa fin
to draw to a close
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continuer
to go on, to continue
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ne pas cesser de
to keep (on)
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cesser, s'arrêter
to stop, to leave off
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attendre qqch./qqn.
to wait for sth./s.o.
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attendre que
to wait till
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1. matinal - 2. au début de
early (adj.)
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de bonne heure
early (adv.)
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antérieur | le plus ancien
earlier | earliest
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1. en retard (adj.) - 2. vers la fin de
late (adv.)
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plus tard
later on
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le dernier, le plus récent
the latest
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à la dernière mode
up-to-date
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démodé, dépassé
outdated
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précédent, ancien
former
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le premier, celui-là | le second, celui-ci, ce dernier
the former | the latter
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dire l'heure
to tell the time
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l'aube
dawn
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le point du jour
daybreak, peep of day
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se lever | le lever du soleil
to rise | sunrise
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il fait grand jour
it is broad daylight
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midi
midday, noon
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se coucher | le coucher du soleil
to set | sunset, sundown
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il fait sombre | l'obscurité
it is dark | darkness
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le crépuscule
dusk, twilight
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il fait nuit noire
it is pitch dark
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un sablier
an hourglass
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un cadran solaire
a sundial
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les aiguilles (horloge)
the hands
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le ressort
the spring
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une pile
a battery
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le cadran
the dial
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dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre | en sens inverse
clockwise | counter-clockwise
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le quartz
quartz
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l'affichage à cristaux liquides
liquid crystal display (L.C.D)
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la trotteuse
the second hand
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remonter
to wind up
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retarder | avancer
to be slow | to be fast
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l'horloger
the watchmaker
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l'heure juste
the right time
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exact
accurate
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quelle heure est-il à... ?
what time is it by... ?
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il est 5 heures précises
it is 5 (o'clock) sharp
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5h10
ten past five
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6h moins le quart | 10h moins cinq
a quarter to six | five to ten
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l'heure d'été
summer time
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avancer | retarder une horloge
to put forward, on | to put back a clock
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le décalage horaire
time lag
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un horaire
a timetable, a schedule
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à l'heure (prix) | à l'heure (vitesse)
by the hour | per hour
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depuis (pendant, pour) 3h
for 3 hours
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toutes les demi-heures
every half hour
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2h de plus
another 2 hours
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15 jours
a fortnight
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un trimestre civil | un trimestre scolaire
a quarter | a term
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une année bissextile
a leap year
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tous les 4 ans
every fourth year
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un siècle, une époque
an age
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(un) quotidien
(a) daily
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tous les 2 jours
every other day
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avant J.C. | après J.C
B.C. (before Christ) A.D. (Anno Domini) B.C.E. (before common era = B.C. pour les pays non chrétiens) C.E. (common era = A.D. pour les pays non chrétiens)
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avant-hier | après-demain
the day before yesterday | the day after tomorrow
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d'aujourd'hui en huit
this day week
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demain en quinze
tomorrow fortnight
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le jour suivant
the next day
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les deux derniers | les deux premiers
the last two | the firsr two
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l'avant-dernier
the last but one
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l'année dernière | la dernière année
last year | the last year
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une fête
a festival, a feast-day
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le Vendredi Saint
Good Friday
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le dimanche de Pâques
Easter Sunday
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la Pentecôte | le lundi de Pentecôte
Whitsun(tide) | Whit Monday
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un jour férié
a holiday
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les fêtes légales
Bank Holidays
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le lendemain de Noël
Boxing Day
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les étrennes, les cadeaux de Noël
Christmas boxes, Xmas presents
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le Nouvel An | la Saint-Sylvestre
New Year's Day | New Year's Eve
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la fête du travail
Labor Day
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la première enfance | un enfant en bas âge
infancy | an infant
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grandir
to grow up
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avoir moins de 20 ans
to be in one's teens
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les grandes personnes
grown-ups
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atteindre sa majorité
to come of age
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l'âge adulte
manhood, womanhood
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être dans la fleur de l'âge
to be in one's prime
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d'âge moyen | d'âge mûr
middle-aged | elderly
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avoir la quarantaine avoir entre 40 et 45 ans avoir entre 46 et 49 ans
to be in one's forties (40's) to be in one's early forties to be in one's late forties
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avoir moins de 50 ans | avoir dépassé la cinquantaine
to be on the right side of fifty | to be on the wrong side of fifty
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vieillir | la vieillesse
to grow old | old age
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un bel âge
a ripe old age
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les retraités, le 3ème âge
pensioners, senior citizens