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Chapter 4 Flashcards

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to remain

white-collar crimes remain largely unpunished

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demeurer

  • les crimes économiques demeurent largement impunis*
  • white-collar crimes remain largely unpunished*
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to attract

the recent attacks have attracted too much attention

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attirer

  • les attentats récents ont attiré trop d’attention*
  • the recent attacks have attracted too much attention*
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a figure / number

I don’t know if this figure is exact

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un chiffre

  • j’ignore si ce chiffre est exact*
  • I don’t know if this figure is exact*
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to devote / consecrate

I consecrated much time to research

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consacrer

  • j’ai consacré beaucoup de temps à la recherche*
  • I consecrated much time to research*
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diverse / various

widely varying patterns dance before your eyes

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divers

  • des formes très diverses surgissent sous vos yeux*
  • widely varying patterns dance before your eyes*
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to apply

the law must be applied

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appliquer

  • il faut que la loi soit appliquée*
  • the law must be applied*
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a struggle / fight / conflict

you fought an unrelenting battle

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une lutte

  • tu as mené une lutte acharnée*
  • you fought an unrelenting battle*
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to solve / resolve

that will resolve all our problems

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résoudre

  • ça va résoudre tous nos problèmes*
  • that will resolve all our problems*
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the road (not rue)

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la voie

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the ship

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le navire

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a helicopter

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un hélicoptère

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a truck driver

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un routier

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a submarine

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un sous-marin

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a steamship

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un vapeur

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the rocket

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la fusée

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however (t———)

however, the industry is experiencing real problems

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toutefois

toutefois, l’industrie connaît des problèmes réels

however, the industry is experiencing real problems

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speech / talk

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discours

  • j’ai écouté ce discours avec intérêt*
  • I listened intently ro this talk*
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particularly

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particulièrement

  • ce sont là des problèmes particulièrement délicats*
  • those are particularly delicate questions*
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common

it has something in common with the other problems we’re experiencing

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commun

  • il a quelque chose de commun avec d’autres problèmes que nous vivons*
  • it has something in common with the other problems we’re experiencing*
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to satisfy

they won’t satisfy the required conditions

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satisfaire

  • ils ne satisfont pas aux conditions requises*
  • they won’t satisfy the required conditions*
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an authority

​she took my arm with authority

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une autorité

  • elle prit mon bras avec autorité*
  • she took my arm with authority*
22
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an exchange

we discuss, we exchange ideas

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un échange

  • on discute, on échange des idées*
  • we discuss, we exchange ideas*
23
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a capacity

one must not underestimate the reading ablity of young people

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une capacité

il ne faut pas sous-estimer la capacité de lecture des jeunes

one must not underestimate the reading ablity of young people

24
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to designate

this world designates several very distinct realities

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désigner

  • ce mot désigne plusieurs réalités bien distinctes*
  • this world designates several very distinct realities*
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a scene

the scene ressembled an enourmous forest fire

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une scène

  • la scène ressemble à un énorme feu de forêt*
  • the scene ressembled an enourmous forest fire*
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to please

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plaire

  • réponds, s’il te plaît*
  • answer me, please*
27
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to reveal

​I want you to reveal everything to the world

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révéler

  • je veux que tu révèles tout ça au monde*
  • I want you to reveal everything to the world*
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to situate / locate

I find myself somewhere between the two

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situer

  • je me situe quelque part entre les deux*
  • I find myself somewhere between the two*
29
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to underline / stress

I have two points to stress

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souligner

  • j’ai deux points à souligner*
  • I have two points to stress*
30
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precedent / previous

​the previous merry-go-round was built in 1950

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précédent

  • le manège précédent a été construit en 1950*
  • the previous merry-go-round was built in 1950*
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to increase / raise

consumer spending is rising

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augmenter

  • les dépenses à la consommation augementent*
  • consumer spending is rising*
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to gather / reunite / raise

​I know how to raise money

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réunir

  • je sais comment réunir l’argent*
  • I know how to raise money*
33
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the training

I’m still in my training stage

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la formation

  • je suis toujours dans ma période de formation*
  • I’m still in my training stage*
34
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the contract

I broke the contract, I didn’t honor it

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le contrat

  • “jai rompu le contrat, je l’ai trompé*
  • I broke the contract, I didn’t honor it*
35
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the fault / mistake / error

you will understand how serious your errors are

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la faute

  • vous comprendrez combien vos fautes sont graves*
  • you will understand how serious your errors are*
36
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to represent / appear

among the signatures appeard 42 mayors

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figurer

  • parmi les signataires figurent 42 maires*
  • among the signatures appeard 42 mayors*
37
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the pressure

this pressure is part of the negotiation

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la pression

  • cette pression fait partie de la négociation*
  • this pressure is part of the negotiation*
38
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access

there are the access codes

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accès

  • voici les codes d’accès*
  • there are the access codes*
39
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a field / realm

in the administration realm, uncertainties can exist

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un champ

  • dans le champ administratif, il peut y avoir des incertitudes*
  • in the administration realm, uncertainties can exist*
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to view / contemplate

I couldn’t imagine that his condition was serious

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envisager

  • je ne pouvais pas envisager que son état fût grave*
  • I couldn’t imagine that his condition was serious*
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the resource

​he has the necessary resources

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la ressource

  • il dispose des ressources nécessaires*
  • he has the necessary resources*
42
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to promise

if he promisses something, he keeps his word

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promettre

  • s’il promet quelque chose, il tient parole*
  • if he promisses something, he keeps his word*
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to concentrate

I’m concentrating on my physical condition

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concentrer

  • je me concentre plus sur ma condition physique*
  • I’m concentrating on my physical condition*
44
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the usage

he had lost the use of short-term memory

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l’usage

  • il avait perdu l’usage de la mémoire immédiate*
  • he had lost the use of short-term memory*
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the conflict

they’re preparing for a possible conflict

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le conflit

  • ils se préparent à un éventuel conflit*
  • they’re preparing for a possible conflict*
46
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except / outside

they moved in outside the city

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hors

  • ils s’installèrent hors de la ville*
  • they moved in outside the city*
47
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an inquiry / investigation

criminal investigations are costly

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une enquête

  • cela coûte cher de faire enquête sur les activités criminelles*
  • criminal investigations are costly*
48
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a space

I’m inventing a magic space just for myself

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un espace

  • je m’invente un espace magique pour moi tout seul*
  • I’m inventing a magic space just for myself*
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to entrust

I entrust you with this baby

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confier

  • je te confie ce garçon*
  • I entrust you with this baby*
50
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consideration / respect / regard

nothing has been planned in this regard

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égard

  • rien n’est prévu à cet égard*
  • nothing has been planned in this regard*

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