Chapitre 30 : The pursuit of happiness (la recherche du bonheur) Flashcards

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être à la recherche du bonheur

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to be in pursuit of happiness

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chercher , rechercher le bonheur

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to be looking for/ to seek happiness

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la quête du bonheur

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the quest for happiness

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la Journée internationale du bonheur

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the International Day of Happiness

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être heureux, se sentir heureux

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to be happy/ to feel happy

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être heureux dans la vie/ au travail

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to be happy in your life/ in your job

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être satisfait/ content de son sort

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to be happy/ content with your lot

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rendre qn heureux

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to make sb happy

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9
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le bonheur parfait

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bliss

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la joie, la gaieté/ la joie de vivre

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joy/ joie de vivre

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la gaieté, la bonne humeur

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cheerfulness

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être gai, joyeux

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to be cheerful

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13
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nager dans le bonheur

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to be blissfully happy

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être fou de joie

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to be overjoyed/ to be thrilled

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être aux anges

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to be over the moon/ on cloud nine

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être plein de vie

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to be full of life

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éprouver un sentiment de bien-être

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to have a sense of well-being

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être optimiste/ pessimiste de nature

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to be optimistic/ pessimistic by nature

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un optimiste/ un pessimiste

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an optimist/ a pessimist

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l’optimisme/ le pessimisme

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optimism/ pessimism

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positiver

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to think positive

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avoir une approche positive de la vie

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to have a positive attitude to life

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être heureux de vivre

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to have a happy-go-lucky attitude

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voir le bon côté des choses

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to look on the bright side

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prendre les choses comme elles viennent
to take everything in your stride/ to take the rough with the smooth
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faire contre mauvaise fortune bon coeur
to make the best of it
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le prendre sur soi
to grin and bear it
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relativiser les choses
to keep things in perspective
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voir la vie en rose
to view life through rose-coloured glasses
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avoir le moral à zéro, broyer du noir
to be down in the dumps
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ne pas avoir le moral
to be feeling down/ to be feeling blue
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garder le moral
to keep your spirits up
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remonter le moral à qn
to cheer sb up/ to lift sb's spirit
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c'est bon pour le moral
it's good for morale
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croquer la vie à belles dents
to make the most of life
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profiter de la vie au maximum
to enjoy every minute of life