Deck 37: Science Flashcards

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La science, les sciences

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Science, the science

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Les sciences exactes / sociales, humaines

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Exact / social sciences

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Les sciences dures / molles

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Hard / soft sciences

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Les progrès scientifiques

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Scientific progress

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Les progrès médicaux / technologiques

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Medical / technological advances

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Un scientifique, un savant

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A scientist

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La communauté scientifique

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The scientific community

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8
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Le scientisme

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Scientism

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9
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Prouvé scientifiquement

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Scientifically proven

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10
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Avoir une formation scientifique

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To be scientifically trained

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La physique

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Physics

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12
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Un physicien

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A physicist

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La chimie

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Chemistry

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14
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Un chimiste

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A chemist

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Un astronome

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An astronomer

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16
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L’informatique

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Computer science

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Un informaticien

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A computer scientist, a computer engineer, an IT specialist

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La connaissance, les connaissances, le savoir

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Knowledge

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19
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Une théorie

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A theory

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20
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Théorique

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Theoretical

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21
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Une hypothèse

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A hypothesis

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22
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Des données

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Data

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23
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Des preuves

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Evidence

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24
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Avoir la preuve de qqch

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To have proof of sth

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25
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Mettre une théorie à l’épreuve

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To test a theory

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Remettre en cause une croyance

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To call a belief into question

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Contester un idée

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To challenge, to question, to dispute an idea

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Contestable

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Questionable, disputable

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Incontestable

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Unquestionable, indisputable

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30
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La recherche, des recherches

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Research

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31
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Faire de la recherche

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To do research

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32
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Faire des recherches sur un sujet

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To carry out research into / on a subject

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33
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La recherche de pointe

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Cutting-edge research

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34
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Des recherches révolutionnaires

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Groundbreaking research

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35
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Un laboratoire de recherches

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A research laboratory

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36
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Un chercheur

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A researcher, a research worker

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37
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Un chercheur attaché à une université

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A research fellow

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38
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Un étudiant de doctorat, un doctorants

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A research student

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39
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La recherche fondamentale / appliquée

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Basic, fundamental / applied research

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40
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Des conclusions, des résultats

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Findings

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41
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Une découverte

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A discovery

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42
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Une percée

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A breakthrough

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43
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Une étude

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A study

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44
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Mener, réaliser une étude

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To conduct a study

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45
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Un article

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A paper

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46
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Une revue scientifique

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A journal

47
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Un érudit

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A scholar

48
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Un universitaire

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An academic

49
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Une expérience

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An experiment

50
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Un phénomène

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A phenomenon (pluriel -na)

51
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Faire une expérience

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To conduct, carry out, make an experiment

52
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Faire des expériences sur des souris

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To experiment on mice

53
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Expérimenter un nouveau vaccin

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To experiment with a new vaccine

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Un laboratoire

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A laboratory, a lab

55
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Un cobaye

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A guinea pig

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Recherche et développement

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Research and development

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Mettre au point, élaborer

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To develop

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Essayer, faire l’essai d’une technique

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To try out a technic

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Concevoir

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To devise

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Un appareil, un dispositif, un mécanisme

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A device

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Concevoir, élaborer

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To design

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Un prototype

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A prototype

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Un modèle, une maquette

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A model

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Un plan, un projet

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A blueprint

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Technique

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Technique

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Technologie

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Technology

67
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Technique (adj)

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Technical

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Un technicien

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A technician

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Un détail technique OU une difficulté, un ennui technique

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A technicality

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Une technopole

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A science park, a science and technology park, a research park, a technology park

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Les gens qui ont une compétence technique

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The technorati

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Un technophobe

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A technophobe

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La technophobie

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Technophobia, technofear

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La technocratie

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Technocracy

75
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Technophobe (adj)

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Technophobic

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Améliorer

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To improve

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Mettre à jour

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To upgrade

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Révolutionner

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To revolutionize

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Une technique révolutionnaire

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A revolutionary technique

80
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Un brevet

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A patent

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Innover

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To innovate

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Une innovation

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An innovation

83
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Un inventeur

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An inventor

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Inventif, créatif

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Inventive, creative

85
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Inventivité, créativité

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Inventiveness, creativity

86
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Un pionnier

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A pioneer

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Faire œuvre de pionnier

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To act as a pioneer

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Un travail pionnier, novateur

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Pioneer work

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Être l’un des premiers à étudier qqch

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To pioneer the study of sth

90
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Un moteur

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An engine

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Un ingénieur

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An engineer

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Le génie, l’ingénierie

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Engineering

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Le génie civil

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Civil engineering

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La robotique

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Robotics

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L’électronique

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Electronics

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La mécanique

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Mechanics

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Mécanique

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Mechanical

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Un mécanisme

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A mechanism

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Les machines, la machinerie

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Machinery

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Faire fonctionner un système

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To operate a system

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Le matériel

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Equipment

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Un gadget

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A gadget

103
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Des gadgets

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Gadgetry

104
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Un machin, un truc

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A gizmo

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Hi-tech

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Hi-tech

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Dernier cri

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State-of-the-art

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Être calé en matière de technologies

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To be tech-savvy

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Un téléphone portable

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A mobile phone, a cell phone (US)

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Un appareil sans fil

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A wireless device

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Un téléphone intelligent

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A smartphone

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Un écran tactile

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A touch-screen

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Un lecteur MP3

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An MP3 player

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Un capteur

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A sensor