Expression usuelles 2 Flashcards

1
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aller qq part

A

to get to somewhere

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2
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au bout de la rue

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at the end of the street

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3
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à l’âge de

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at the age of

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4
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regarder un mot dans le dictionnaire

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to look up a word in a dictionary

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5
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revenir qq part

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to return to

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6
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faire suivre qqch

transférer

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to forward sthg to somewhere

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7
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au début

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at first

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8
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proposer

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to offer

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9
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à peine

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hardly

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10
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emmener qqn qq part

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to take someone to somewhere

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11
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pendant la journée

A

in the daytime

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12
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au début d’un livre

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at the beginning of a book

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13
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prendre la mer (pour un marin)

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to go to sea

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14
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passer sa vie active

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to spend one’s working life

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15
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au bout/à la fin de la queue

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at the back of the queue

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16
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faire la queue

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to stand in a queue

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17
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être pressé

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to be in a hurry

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18
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conduire à une vitesse incroyable

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to drive a tremendous speed

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19
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être émerveillé

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to be in amazement

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20
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être de bonne/mauvaise humeur

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to be in a good/bad temper

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21
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être assis au bout de la table

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to be seated at the head of the table

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22
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à mon grand étonnement

à ma grande surprise

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to my astonishment

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23
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vivre dans le luxe

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to live in luxury

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24
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un postulat

A

a premise

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25
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douteux

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dubious

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26
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l’écart de salaire

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the pay-gap

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27
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dépasser, devancer, excéder

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to outstrip

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28
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entreprendre, réaliser qqch

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to undertake

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29
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un foyer

A

a home
a fireplace
a household

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30
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freiner, contenir

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to rein in

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31
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les égoûts

A

sewers

32
Q

le plan de quartier

A

the street pattern

33
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la poste

A

the mail

34
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complexe (adj)

A

elaborate

35
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prendre en compte

A

to take into account

to negotiate

36
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un quartier

A

a district

37
Q

emmener qqn qq part

A

to take sb to somwehere

38
Q

cela ne tient qu’à vous

à vous de choisir

A

it’s up to you

39
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préférer (sens de choisir)

A

to opt for sthg

40
Q

se développer, prospérer

A

to thrive

41
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s’assurer de

A

to ensure

42
Q

est-ce que ça te dérange de faire ça ?

A

do you mind doing this?

43
Q

aller chercher qqch

A

to fetch

44
Q

financer qqch

subventionner qqch

A

to subsidize

45
Q

être sur un pieds d’égalité

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to be on a level-playing field

46
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les avantages sociaux

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benefits

47
Q

le covoiturage

A

the car-sharing

the car-pooling

48
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la restauration

A

the catering

49
Q

l’hôtellerie

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the hospitality (trade)

50
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un logiciel libre

A

a freeware

51
Q

un échange non-marchand

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a non-market exchange

52
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à but lucratif

A

for-profit

53
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à grande échelle

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on a large scale

54
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un moteur de recherche

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a search engine

55
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une action (part d’une entreprise)

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a share

56
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un réel problème

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an actual problem

57
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une directive

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a regulation

58
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venir de, émaner de

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to come out of

59
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inoffensif

A

innocuous

60
Q

entrer en vigueur

A

to come into force

61
Q

des précisions

A

font sizes

62
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revoir, réorganiser

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to rejig

63
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l’étendue de

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the breadth of

64
Q

une faille, une gêne

A

a faff

65
Q

lutter, se mettre en quatre

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to scramble

66
Q

les embûches, les écueils

A

the pitfalls

67
Q

se pencher sur le passé

A

to look back on the past

68
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rassembler

A

to collect
to gather
to bring together

69
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symboliquement

A

symbolically

70
Q

le patrimoine (commun)

A

the heritage

the legacy

71
Q

très attendu

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eagerly/much/highly/long/keenly

awaited, ancitipated

72
Q

un mécène

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a benefactor
a donor
a sponsor
a patron

73
Q

renforcer le symbole

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to render
to make
to reinforce the symbol

74
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être bien placé pour

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to be well placed to

75
Q

les ancêtres

A

the ancestors
the forefathers
the forebears

76
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être l’exemple-même

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to be the epitome

to be the very example