Deck 1 Flashcards

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rivières en crue

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swollen rivers

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l’espace aérien

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air space

Note: l’espace (m)

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dit pacifique (accord avec nom)

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apparently peaceful

so-called peaceful

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4
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à coeur

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at heart

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5
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et dès lors

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and therefore

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6
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prendre en compte

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to take into account

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7
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à savoir

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namely

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8
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conduire à

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to lead to

mener à

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9
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la conjoncture

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situation

entire context

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10
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sans commune mesure

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disproportionate

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11
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caduque (adj)

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obsolete

obsolète

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12
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complexé (adj)

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feeling of inferiority

being self-conscious

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ambiguë (adj) also ambigu, ambigüe

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ambiguous

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14
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privilégier

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to favour

give priority to

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15
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tenir tête à

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to stand up to

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16
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méridional (adj)

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southern

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17
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plafonner

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to cap

put a ceiling on

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18
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un cottage

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cottage

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19
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La couleur m’est indifférente

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I don’t care what colour

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20
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Pourvu qu’il puisse venir!

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I hope he can come!

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21
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Sans blague!

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No kidding!

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22
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j’ai hâte de

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I look forward to

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23
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Je suis rassasié.

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I’m full.

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24
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rassasier

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to satisfy (appetite, desire)

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les articulations
joints
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heureusement que …
good thing that … | fortunately…
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faire des films
get worked up | imagine things
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sous-jacent à
underlying
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Stp, fais attention!
Please, be careful!
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Le test s’est avéré négatif.
The test came back negative.
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répugnant
repugnant
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un brancard
stretcher civière à bras
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un remonte-pente
chair lift | ski lift
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un tire-fesses
ski tow
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en altitude
at higher elevations
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la moisissure
mold
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le chiffrement
encoding
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un monopole
monopoly
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recherché (adj)
rare exotic sought after
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le bras droit de qn
main advisor | assistant
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l’excédent (m)
surplus
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un lobby
lobby (to promote products)
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émailler
to enamel coat punctuate (sprinkle with diversions), eg speech
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le démiurge
creator (of the universe)
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à en juger par…
judging by….
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un récif corallien
coral reef
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minutieusement
carefully
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une parution
publication | appearance (article, book…)
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parlé: exceptionnellement… | écrit: ?
à titre exceptionnel … = in this special case…
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parlé: par exemple | écrit: ?
notamment
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parlé: beaucoup | écrit: ?
considérablement
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parlé: pas mal de… (beaucoup de…) | écrit: ?
de nombreux | de nombreuses
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parlé: jamais | écrit: ?
à aucun moment
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à l’heure qu’il est
now
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considerer comme acquis
to take for granted
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d’arrache-pied
around the clock
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sous l’égide de (f)
under the aegis of | under the protection of
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un exutoire
outlet
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une donne
deal (cards) | order (political, social)
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débouter
to reject a suit (law)
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résigner se résigner à qc/faire
to relinquish to resign oneself to st/do
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une bure porter la bure
homemade dress to be a monk
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pouvoir d’achat
buying power
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Une fois toutes les lunes
Once in a blue moon
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déplorer
to deplore
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fermer face
to close ranks
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offenser être offensant
to offend to be offensive
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en partenariat avec
in partnership with
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odieux
odious
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à hauteur de
up to | to the level of
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une mécène
sponor | patron
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une subvention
government handout
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sponsoriser
to sponsor
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être à la galère
to be at a disadvantage la galère = galley (naval), hell (fig)
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mensualiser
to pay monthly
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moyennant (préposition)
for a fee | through
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force est d’avouer
we must admit force est de… = we must…, one has to…
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l’ingérence (f)
interference
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influer sur
to have influence on
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techniquement
technically
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abuser de qc
to abuse st
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porter atteinte
violate | jeopardise
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un hors-la-loi
outlaw | lawbreaker
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être à même de faire
to be able to do
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sanctionner
to sanction reprimand punish
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défendre
to defend to prohibit
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décréter
to decree
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une atteinte
attack
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la diffamation
slander diffamer = to defame, libel
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tout et n’importe quoi
everything and anything
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interdit d’antenne
banned from the air | silenced
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s’arroger
to take over
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empièter
to infringe | encroach
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être au taquet
to feel super energetic
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le dépistage
screening (eg. for covid)
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Quel usage? entretenir maintenir
to maintain st (car, building) | to maintain a situation (ie support)
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chambrer (vt)
to tease bring to room temperature taquiner
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apporter emporter emmener amener
to bring st to take st (away) to take and accompany sb to bring or take sb somewhere