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1
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Ne…ni…ni

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Neither…nor

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Ne…aucun

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Not only

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S’occuper de

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To look after

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Faire du lèche-vitrines

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To do window shopping

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5
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Faire la grosse matinée

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To have a lazy morning/day

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Faire le pont

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To have a bank holiday

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7
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Bosser

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To work hard

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8
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What are the imperfect endings?

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Je - ais
Tu - ais
Il/elle/on - ait
Nous - ions
Vous - iez 
Ils/ elles - aient
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Formidable

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Great

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Génial

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Great

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Chouette

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Terrible

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Barbant

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Boring

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Des inondations

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Floods

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Des tants de

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Piles of/ a lot of

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Neuf

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Nine or new

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L’alpinism

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Rock climbing (mountains)

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L’escalade

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Rock climbing (rocks)

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18
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Le VTT

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Mountain biking

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19
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Le parapente

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Paragliding

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20
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Le canyoning

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Abseiling

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21
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Sauf

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Except

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22
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Droite

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Right

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Droit

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Straight

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Gauche

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Left

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25
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Le carrefour

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Crossroads

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Les feux

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Traffic lights

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Un pont

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Bridge

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28
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Le passage a niveau

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Level crossing

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29
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Fumeur

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Smoking

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30
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Le quai

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Platform

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31
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Un jour de congé

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Bank holiday

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32
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What are these days?

La fête national, Le viellé de Nöel, Le jour de l’an

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14th July Independence Day, 24th December Christmas Eve, 1st January New Years Day

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33
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Une usine

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Factory

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34
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Passer

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To take (exams)/ spend (time)

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35
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Réussir

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To pass (exams)

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36
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Une retenue/ colle

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Detention

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37
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Un avertissement

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A warning

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38
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Frapper

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To strike/ fight

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39
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Des notes

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Grades

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40
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Remember these irregular present participle verbs!

A

Être - étant
Avoir - ayant
Savoir - sachant

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41
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Faire la vaiselle

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To do the washing up

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42
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Un stage prefessionel

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Part time job

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43
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Ensoleillé

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Sunny

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44
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Nuageux

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Snowy

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45
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Averse

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Heavy rain

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46
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Orage

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Storm

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47
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Éclaircie

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Sunny intervals

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48
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Se plaindre

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To complain

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49
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Sucré(e)

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Sweet

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50
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Salé(e)

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Salty

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51
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Cuit

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Overcooked

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52
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Sec/ séche

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Dry

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53
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Cher

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Expensive

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54
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Une boume

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Party

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55
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Un grand huit

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Roller coaster

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56
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Faire de la voile

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To sail

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57
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Traîner

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To hang/ wait around

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58
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S’inquieter de

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To be worried about

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59
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Grâce à

A

Thanks to

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60
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De potage

A

Soup

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61
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Ça/ cela m’a plu

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I enjoyed it

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62
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Est ce que cela t’a plu?

A

Did you enjoy it?

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63
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(Mal)sain

A

(Un)healthy

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64
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La peau

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Skin

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65
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Le sang

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Blood

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66
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Grignoter

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To snack

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67
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Être enrhumé/ avoir un rhum

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To have a cold

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68
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Avoir la grippe

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To have the flu

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69
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Tousser

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To cough

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70
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Éternuer

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To sneeze

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71
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Du sparadrap

A

Plasters

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72
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Au lieu de

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Instead of

73
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Clouer

A

To glue

74
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Être dépendent de/ accro à

A

To be addicted to

75
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Du gaspillage d’argent

A

A waste of money

76
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Gaspiller

A

To waste

77
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Mourrir du cancer des poumons

A

To die of lung cancer

78
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Le sida

A

AIDs

79
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La drogue

A

Drugs

80
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Le tabagism

A

Smoking

81
Q

L’obésité

A

Obesity

82
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L’anorexie

A

Anorexia

83
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Le stress

A

Stress

84
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L’alcool

A

Alcohol

85
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Être celibataire

A

To be single

86
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Je viens de

A

I just started to

87
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Egoiste

A

Selfish

88
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Être sur le point de

A

To be about to

89
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Décus

A

Disappointed

90
Q

Améliorer

A

To improve

91
Q

Se soucier

A

To worry

92
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Les bêtes

A

Animals/ beasts

93
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J’en ai marre

A

To be fed up (with it)

94
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Tort

A

Wrong/ incorrect

95
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Malade(s)

A

Ill/ ill people

96
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La guerre

A

War

97
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La faim

A

Hunger

98
Q

Le terrorism

A

Terrorism

99
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Le rechauffement de la planete

A

Global warming

100
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L’éffet de serre

A

The greenhouse effect

101
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La couche d’ozone

A

The ozone layer

102
Q

Les médicaments

A

Medicines

103
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Les pays en voie de dévelopement

A

Developing countries

104
Q

La monnaie

A

Change (money cash)

105
Q

Paix

A

Peace

106
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Tuer

A

To kill

107
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Empêcher

A

To prevent

108
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Du commerce equitable/ le marché equitable

A

Fair trade

109
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Les H.L.M (Habitations à loyer modéré)

A

Blocks of flats

110
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Les heures de pointe

A

Rush hour

111
Q

Les boîtes

A

Night clubs

112
Q

La banlieue

A

Suburbs

113
Q

La zone piétonne

A

Pedestrian zone

114
Q

Les bouteilles

A

Bottles

115
Q

Étroit(e)

A

Narrow

116
Q

Éteindre la lumière

A

To switch off the light

117
Q

Allumer

A

To switch on

118
Q

Baisser la chauffage central

A

To turn down the central heating

119
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(Avoir) monter

A

To turn up (the heating)

120
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Le robinet

A

Tap

121
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Les emballages

A

Packaging

122
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La lessive

A

Washing powder

123
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Le liquide vaiselle

A

Washing up liquid

124
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La javal/ l’eau javal

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Bleach

125
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Des produits bios

A

Organic products

126
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Se baigner

A

To bathe/ have a bath

127
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Être menacés par

A

To be threatened by

128
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Un camion benne

A

Rubbish truck

129
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Un péniche

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Container ship

130
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Le biogaz/biocarburant

A

Biogas/ biofuel

131
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Le compost

A

Compost

132
Q

Les déchets

A

Rubbish

133
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Les épuchures

A

Vegetable peels

134
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Fabriquer

A

To make

135
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Alimenter

A

To fuel

136
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Le covoiturage

A

Car sharing

137
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Tout de suite

A

Straight away

138
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L’abattement d’arbes

A

Cutting down trees

139
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Le sècheresse

A

Drought

140
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Les ordures ménagères

A

Household waste

141
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Le tri sélectif

A

Rubbish sorting

142
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Le déboisement

A

Deforestation

143
Q

Le surpeuplement

A

Overpopulation

144
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Consonmer

A

To consume

145
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Gaspiller

A

To waste

146
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Gérer

A

To manage

147
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Jeter

A

To throw (away)

148
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Détruire

A

To destroy

149
Q

Polluer

A

To pollute

150
Q

Endomager

A

To destroy

151
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Bâtir

A

To build

152
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Abattre

A

To cut down

153
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Brûler

A

To burn

154
Q

Le changement climatique

A

Climate change

155
Q

C’est inquiétant

A

It’s worrying

156
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Se déplacer

A

To travel

157
Q

Les couche-culottes

A

Diapers

158
Q

Les poussières

A

Dust

159
Q

Surpeuplé

A

Overpopulated

160
Q

Les égouts

A

Spillages (oil)

161
Q

Les fumées

A

Fumes

162
Q

Les incedies

A

Fires

163
Q

Les ampoules à basse consommation

A

Low energy lightbulbs

164
Q

Une piste cyclable

A

Cycling lane

165
Q

Bien que

A

Although

166
Q

Ce qui plus est

A

Moreover

167
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Même si

A

Even if

168
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Dans le but de

A

In the way of

169
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Les produits frais

A

Fresh produce

170
Q

Quand même

A

Anyway

171
Q

Les gaz d’échappement

A

Exhaust fumes

172
Q

Le niveau de la mer

A

Sea level

173
Q

Laisser l’ordinateur sur veille

A

Leave the computer on standby

174
Q

Allumés

A

Turned on

175
Q

D’evasion

A

Break

176
Q

Le dépaysement

A

Change of scenery

177
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Les hébergement touristiques

A

Tourist accommodation

178
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Provenir

A

To come from

179
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Le trajet

A

Distance/ journey

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