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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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a sleeve

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une manche

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a jersey

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un maillot

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a handkerchief

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un mouchoir

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a scarf (not echarpe)

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un foulard

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the clothing (not vêtements)

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l’habillement

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a cloakroom

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un vestiaire

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an apron

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un tablier

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a ring

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une bague

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a clog (shoe)

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un sabot

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suspenders

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bretelles

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a jacket

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un veston

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to reach

I am happy to have reached the end

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parvenir

  • je suis content d’être parvenu au bout*
  • I am happy to have reached the end*
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to sustain / support

many of us supported his innocence

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soutenir

  • nous avons été nombreux à soutenir son innocence*
  • many of us supported his innocence*
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moreover / besides / for that matter

besides, I don’t intend to keep it a secret

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d’ailleurs

  • je n’entends d’ailleurs pas le tenir secret*
  • besides, I don’t intend to keep it a secret*
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to treat

two chapters, at last, address the issue

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traiter

  • deux chapitres, enfin, traitent de la question*
  • two chapters, at last, address the issue*
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according to

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d’après

  • qui a bâti les pyramides d’après vous?*
  • according to you, who built the pyramids?*
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brief

the report was brief and precise

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bref

  • le rapport était bref et précis*
  • the report was brief and precise*
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18
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to name

it’s members are apointed by the prime minister

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nommer

  • ses membres sont nommés par le premier ministre*
  • it’s members are apointed by the prime minister*
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capable

I’m not capable of responding to your question

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capable

  • je ne suis pas capable de répondre à votre question*
  • I’m not capable of responding to your question*
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nearby / close to

he had much success with women

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auprès

  • il avait beaucoup de succès auprès des femmes*
  • he had much success with women*
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21
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a consequence

hence, there are extremely serious consequences

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une conséquence

  • il y a donc des conséquences etrêment sérieuses*
  • hence, there are extremely serious consequences*
22
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opposite / contrary

but the opposite is also true

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contraire

  • mais le contraire est vrai aussi*
  • but the opposite is also true*
23
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a success

​the success proves that my books were worthwhile

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un succès

  • le succès prouve que mes livres avaient du mérite*
  • the success proves that my books were worthwhile*
24
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to prove

​I have no need to prove anything to anybody at all

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prouver

  • je n’ai rien besoin de prouver à qui que ce soit*
  • I have no need to prove anything to anybody at all*
25
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a growth

the growth rates were important

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une croissance

  • les taux de croissance ont été importants*
  • the growth rates were important*
26
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to consider / estimate

I consider this to be inexcusable

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estimer

j’estime que cela est inadmissible

I consider this to be inexcusable

27
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a committee

committee deliberations may be recorded

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un comité

  • les délibération des comités peuvent être enregistrées*
  • committee deliberations may be recorded*
28
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the proof

you give us the proof, and we’ll protect you for the rest of our life

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la preuve

  • vous nous donnez les preuves, et nous vous protégeons à vie*
  • you give us the proof, and we’ll protect you for the rest of our life*
29
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to aim

what’s your goal?

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viser

  • quel bout visez-vous?*
  • what’s your goal?*
30
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across

the hero walked across the world

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travers

  • le héros se promenait à travers le monde*
  • the hero walked across the world*
31
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to grant

the banks stopped granting loans

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accorder

  • les banques ont cessé d’accorder des prêts*
  • the banks stopped granting loans*
32
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thereabouts

my father and my mother have been married for about 60 years

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environ

  • mon père et ma mère sont mariés depuis environ 60 ans*
  • my father and my mother have been married for about 60 years*
33
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to admit

I must admit that I’m still single

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admettre

  • je dois admettre que je suis toujours célibataire*
  • I must admit that I’m still single*
34
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to pass

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dépasser

  • personne ne dépasse son potentiel*
  • no one exceeds his potential*
35
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to affirm

this witness alleged to have seen three men

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affirmer

  • ce témoin a affirmé avoir vu trois hommes*
  • this witness alleged to have seen three men*
36
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to submit

back at their place, she put him to the final test

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soumettre

  • de retour chez eux, elle l’a soumis à un ultime test*
  • back at their place, she put him to the final test*
37
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the process

I was kept informed at each stage of the process

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le processus

  • j’ai été renseigné à chaque étape du processus*
  • I was kept informed at each stage of the process*
38
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an industry

tourism is a seasonal industry

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une industrie

  • le tourisme est une industrie saisonnière*
  • tourism is a seasonal industry*
39
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material / equipment

we already have new material on the construction site

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matériel

  • nous avons déjà du nouveau matériel en chantier*
  • we already have new material on the construction site*
40
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to note / notice

I notice that fact

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constater

  • je constate de ce fait*
  • I notice that fact*
41
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energy

energy is the lynchpin of our economy

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énergie (f)

  • l’énergie est le pivot de notre économie*
  • energy is the lynchpin of our economy*
42
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a network

this network moght help me establish contacts

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un réseau

  • ce réseau peut me servir à établir des contacts*
  • this network moght help me establish contacts*
43
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at present / at the moment

I am very alone at the moment

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actuellement

  • je suis très seul actuellement*
  • I am very alone at the moment*
44
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to provide / supply

she didn’t want to provide any efforts

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fournir

  • elle ne souhaitait fournir aucun effort*
  • she didn’t want to provide any efforts*
45
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to intervene

he must intervene un the market

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intervenir

  • il doit intervenir sur le marché*
  • he must intervene un the market*
46
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to protect

I’m here to protect you

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protéger

  • je suis ici pour te protéger*
  • I’m here to protect you*
47
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to give up / abandon

the property seemed abandoned

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abandonner

  • la propriété semblait abandonnée*
  • the property seemed abandoned*
48
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opinion / mind

I changed my mind

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avis

  • j’ai change d’avis*
  • I changed my mind*
49
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to beat / hit

let’s not fight against each other

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battre

  • ne nous battons pas l’un contre l’autre*
  • let’s not fight against each other*
50
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to state / specify

I will only specify two things

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préciser

  • je préciserai seulement deux choses*
  • I will only specify two things*

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