Grammaire Flashcards

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I only wish ..

A

J’aurais seulement aimé que..

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as .. as

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aussi … que

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to become used to + V-ing

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prendre l’habitude de (idée d’évolution)

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for lack of

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faute de

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must

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forte probabilité, quasi-certitude, obligation

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yet

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encore, déjà quand c’est en adverbe (fin de phrase) // pourtant, cependant, toutefois, néanmoins quand c’est une conjonction (début de phrase)

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have to

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obliger mais avec contrainte extérieure

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do emphatique

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insistance par le “bien” en français (ex : il a bien parlé de son .. → he DID talk about his ..)

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no one / nobody / everyone / everybody

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s’accorde avec 3ème personne du singulier mais repris par le pronom sujet pluriel THEY

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10
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to do so

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pour ce faire

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11
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for dinner

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pour le dîner (et pas for THE dinner)

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12
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lonely // alone

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idée d’être solitaire, isolé // sans personne autour

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13
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sooner or later

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un jour ou l’autre

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14
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travailler chez IBM

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to work with IBM

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un informaticien

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an I.T expert

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16
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lettre de démission

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resignation letter

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17
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les policiers

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the police (+ VB pluriel)

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18
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le coupable

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the culprit

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19
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attendre qqch

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to wait FOR

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20
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grévistes / faire la grève

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strikers / to strike

21
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être content de

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to be happy WITH

22
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conditions de travail

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working conditions

23
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une loi a été votée

A

a law was passed

24
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les résultats du sondage

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the results of the poll

25
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dis-lui de ne pas oublier d’apporter ..

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tell him not to forget to bring

26
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dès que

A

as soon as

27
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les pays-bas

A

THE Netherlands

28
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A peine … que

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Hardly + Pastperfect … when (Hardly had he left when it started to rain) // No sooner + Pastperfect .. than

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Enfant, ..

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When I was child, ..

30
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maintenant que

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Now that

31
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Maintenant que tu as compris le fonctionnement de …

A

Now that you have understood HOW …

32
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accorder

A

to grant

33
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rencontrer ( et aussi croiser par hasard)

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to come across

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séjourner dans un hôtel près de la mer

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to stay in a hotel by the seaside

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toucher le fond (usine)

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to hit rock-bottom

36
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un détaillant (petit commerçant)

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a retailer

37
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être touché par la crise

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to be hit by the crisis

38
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être renfloué (argent)

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to be bailed out

39
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passer l’aspirateur sur (le tapis)

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to hoover (the carpet)

40
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impôt sur les sociétés

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corporate income

41
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spectaculaire (une hausse)

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dramatic

42
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taxe sur le tabac

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tobacco tax

43
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déménager pour la Nouvelle-Orélans

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to move to the New Orleans

44
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l’entretien

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the interview / upkeep

45
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Au théâtre

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AT the theatRE

46
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un de mes anciens amis

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a former friend of mine

47
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l’entracte

A

the interval

48
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Différence During / for

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During → Réponse à When ?

For → Réponse à How Long ?

49
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Différence During / When

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While = Pendant que (donc acte long) et During → fait référence à un temps précis