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Chapitre 17 Flashcards

1
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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)

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at last

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d’abord

enfin (énumération)

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first (adv.), firstly

lastly

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durer

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to last

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se rapprocher

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to approach, to draw near

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il est grand temps

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it’s high time

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sans plus attendre

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without further delay

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se hâter

hâtif

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to hurry up

hurried

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rattraper le temps perdu

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to make up for lost time

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remettre, renvoyer

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to put off, to postpone

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des loisirs (cf)

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spare time, time to spare

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passer

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to spend

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perdre son temps

gagner du temps

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to waste one’s time

to save time

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finir, se terminer

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to end, to come to an end

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tirer à sa fin

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to draw to a close

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continuer

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to go on, to continue

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ne pas cesser de

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to keep (on)

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cesser, s’arrêter

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to stop, to leave off

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attendre qqch./qqn.

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to wait for sth./s.o.

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attendre que

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to wait till

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  1. matinal - 2. au début de
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early (adj.)

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de bonne heure

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early (adv.)

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antérieur

le plus ancien

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earlier

earliest

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  1. en retard (adj.) - 2. vers la fin de
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late (adv.)

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plus tard

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later on

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le dernier, le plus récent

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the latest

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à la dernière mode

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up-to-date

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démodé, dépassé

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outdated

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précédent, ancien

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former

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le premier, celui-là

le second, celui-ci, ce dernier

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the former

the latter

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dire l’heure

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to tell the time

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l’aube

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dawn

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le point du jour

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daybreak, peep of day

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se lever

le lever du soleil

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to rise

sunrise

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il fait grand jour

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it is broad daylight

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midi

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midday, noon

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se coucher

le coucher du soleil

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to set

sunset, sundown

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il fait sombre

l’obscurité

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it is dark

darkness

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le crépuscule

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dusk, twilight

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il fait nuit noire

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it is pitch dark

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un sablier

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an hourglass

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un cadran solaire

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a sundial

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les aiguilles (horloge)

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the hands

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le ressort

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the spring

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une pile

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a battery

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le cadran

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the dial

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dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre

en sens inverse

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clockwise

counter-clockwise

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le quartz

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quartz

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l’affichage à cristaux liquides

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liquid crystal display (L.C.D)

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la trotteuse

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the second hand

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remonter

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to wind up

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retarder

avancer

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to be slow

to be fast

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l’horloger

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the watchmaker

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l’heure juste

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the right time

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exact

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accurate

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quelle heure est-il à… ?

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what time is it by… ?

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il est 5 heures précises

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it is 5 (o’clock) sharp

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5h10

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ten past five

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6h moins le quart

10h moins cinq

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a quarter to six

five to ten

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l’heure d’été

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summer time

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avancer

retarder une horloge

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to put forward, on

to put back a clock

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le décalage horaire

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time lag

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un horaire

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a timetable, a schedule

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à l’heure (prix)

à l’heure (vitesse)

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by the hour

per hour

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depuis (pendant, pour) 3h

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for 3 hours

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toutes les demi-heures

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every half hour

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2h de plus

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another 2 hours

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15 jours

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a fortnight

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un trimestre civil

un trimestre scolaire

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a quarter

a term

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une année bissextile

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a leap year

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tous les 4 ans

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every fourth year

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un siècle, une époque

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an age

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(un) quotidien

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(a) daily

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tous les 2 jours

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every other day

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avant J.C.

après J.C

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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

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the day before yesterday

the day after tomorrow

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d’aujourd’hui en huit

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this day week

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demain en quinze

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tomorrow fortnight

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le jour suivant

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the next day

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les deux derniers

les deux premiers

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the last two

the firsr two

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l’avant-dernier

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the last but one

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l’année dernière

la dernière année

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last year

the last year

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une fête

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a festival, a feast-day

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le Vendredi Saint

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Good Friday

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le dimanche de Pâques

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Easter Sunday

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la Pentecôte

le lundi de Pentecôte

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Whitsun(tide)

Whit Monday

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un jour férié

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a holiday

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les fêtes légales

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Bank Holidays

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le lendemain de Noël

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Boxing Day

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les étrennes, les cadeaux de Noël

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Christmas boxes, Xmas presents

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le Nouvel An

la Saint-Sylvestre

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New Year’s Day

New Year’s Eve

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la fête du travail

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Labor Day

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la première enfance

un enfant en bas âge

A

infancy

an infant

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grandir

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to grow up

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avoir moins de 20 ans

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to be in one’s teens

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les grandes personnes

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grown-ups

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atteindre sa majorité

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to come of age

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l’âge adulte

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manhood, womanhood

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être dans la fleur de l’âge

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to be in one’s prime

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d’âge moyen

d’âge mûr

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middle-aged

elderly

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avoir la quarantaine
avoir entre 40 et 45 ans
avoir entre 46 et 49 ans

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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

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to be on the right side of fifty

to be on the wrong side of fifty

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vieillir

la vieillesse

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to grow old

old age

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un bel âge

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a ripe old age

128
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les retraités, le 3ème âge

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pensioners, senior citizens

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