Grey/Yang (3rd July 2020) Flashcards

1
Q

you can’t understand…

A

Vous n’arrivez pas à comprendre…

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2
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you only have one

A

on n’en a qu’une

(uh-non-aa-kuun)

ne…que = seulement

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3
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unconsciously/oblivious

eg. he went out in the storm, oblivious to the danger

A

inconsciemment

(uh-kon-see-yar-moh)

eg. il est sorti dans la tempête, inconscient du danger

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4
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single (adj)

eg. the euro is a single currency of many European countries

A

unique

eg. l’euro est la monnaie unique de nombreux pays européens

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5
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childhood friend

A

L’ami d’enfance (m)

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6
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downstairs

A

en bas (adverb)

awn-ba!

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7
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relaxation (noun)

A

La détente (f)

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8
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meditation promotes wellbeing and relaxation

A

la méditation favorise le bien-être et la détente

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9
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I have found a good balance btw work and recreation

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j’ai trouvé un bon équilibre entre travail et détente

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architecture (noun)

A

L’architecture (f)

la-she-tech-tieurrrkh

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11
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watercolour

A

l’aquarelle (f)

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12
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Canada (country)

A

le Canada (m)

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13
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Germany (country)

A

l’Allemagne (f)

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14
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lively/perky (adj)

A

guilleret (adj)

GHEEEE-ray

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15
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a lively song was playing on the radio

A

une chanson guillerette passait à la radio

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16
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who is it?

A

qui est-ce?

kee-ess

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17
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the senegalese music (noun)

A

La musique sénégalaise (f)

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18
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bottom/stockings (noun)

A

le bas (masculine)

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19
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my sister wore a red dress and black stockings to the party

A

ma sœur portait une robe rouge et des bas noirs à la fête

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20
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banal (adj)

A

banal, banals, banale, banales

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21
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the movie’s storyline is banal and uninspiring/boring

A

l’histoire du film est banale et ennuyeuse

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22
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minor accident (noun)

A

l’accident banal (m)

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23
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it was a mundane day; nothing happened

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C’était une journée banale; il ne s’est rien passé

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24
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now

A

désormais (adverb)

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25
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roomate

A

Le colocataire / le camarade de chambre

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26
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pile of shit ! (noun)

A

Le tas de merde (f)

mair-drrrr(kh)

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27
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I stepped in dog poop on the way to work

A

j’ai marché dans de la merde de chien en allant au travail

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28
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superfood

A

superfood

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29
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naval (adj)

A

naval, navals, navale, navales

na-wahl

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30
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warships are exhibited at the naval museum

A

des navires (m) (naa-veerrkh) de guerre (f) sont exposés au musée naval

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31
Q

french fries!

A

les frites (f)

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32
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tour

A

le tour

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33
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flame/burn (v)

A

flamber

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34
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the chef poured some rum over the crepe and flamed it

A

le chef a versé du rhum sur la crêpe et l’a flambée

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35
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The couple admired the logs burning in the fireplace.

A

Le couple admirait les bûches (f) qui flambaient dans la cheminée.

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36
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swot/cram (v)

A

Bûcher

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37
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I have been swotting for this exam

A

j’ai bûché pour cet examen

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38
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funeral pyre (n)

A

le bûcher funéraire (m)

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39
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reward/award/prize (noun)

A

Une récompense

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40
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I received a reward for my good grades at school.

A

J’ai reçu une récompense pour mes bons résultats à l’école.

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41
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The author received a prestigious accolade for his book.

A

L’auteur a reçu une récompense prestigieuse pour son livre.

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42
Q

bubble ! (noun)

A

La bulle (noun)

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43
Q

The boy played with the soap bubbles in his bath.

A

Le garçon jouait avec les bulles de savon dans son bain.

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44
Q

bubble wrap

A

le papier bulle (noun)

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45
Q

real-estate bubble

A

la bulle immobilière (noun)

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46
Q

the thing that you use to make sure that your door frames are straight!

(the level of the bubble! LOL)

A

le niveau à bulle

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47
Q

Blimey!

A

Zut!(polite)/ Merde! (shit!)

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48
Q

lean forward

A

Se pencher en avant (v)

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49
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We went to the orchard to pick apples.

A

Nous sommes allés cueillir des pommes au verger (m)

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50
Q

pick something

A

Cueillir (qqch)(verb)

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51
Q

to kneel

A

s’agenouiller (v)

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52
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checkbox (n)

A

une case

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53
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case (n)

A

un cas

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54
Q

react/ respond/ fight back

A

réagir (v)

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55
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home/foyer/hearth/hotbed

A

le foyer (n)

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56
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The peasant gathered some wood for the hearth.

A

Le paysan a ramassé du bois pour le foyer.

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57
Q

The rebels have created a hotbed of instability in the region

A

Les rebelles ont créé un foyer d’instabilité dans la région.

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58
Q

raise concerns about sth (v)

A

susciter des inquiétudes (f) sur qqch (verb)

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59
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create/arouse/generate/cause/spark/bring smth about

A

Susciter (qqch)

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60
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The minister’s speech created a controversy.

A

Le discours du ministre a suscité une polémique

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61
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The matter has aroused great interest.

A

L’affaire (f) a suscité un grand intérêt.

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62
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The new project generated plenty of interest.

A

Le nouveau projet a suscité beaucoup d’intérêt.

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63
Q

This documentary sparked my interest in birds.

A

Ce documentaire a suscité mon intérêt pour les oiseaux.

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64
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The antipollution campaign has raised awareness.

A

La campagne antipollution a suscité une prise de conscience (f).

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65
Q

Technological advances have brought about a revolution in healthcare.

A

Les avancées technologiques (f) ont suscité une révolution dans les soins médicaux. (m)

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66
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however/in contrast/by contrast (adverb)

A

en revanche

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67
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the weather is nice today. However it is going to rain tomorrow.

A

le temps est beau aujourd’hui. En revanche, il va pleuvoir demain

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68
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all right!

A

entendu!

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69
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… heard in his capacity as a member of the Scientific Council…

A

… entendu en sa qualité du membre du conseil scientifique…

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70
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as of/as early as

A

dès

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71
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stressed/emphasized

A

souligné

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72
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lived/past

A

Vécue (adj/past participle)

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73
Q

in his view

A

À son sens…

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74
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rather/instead/quite

A

plutôt (adverb)

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75
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The subject matter of the lecture was rather complicated.

A

le sujet du cours était plutôt compliqué.

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76
Q

I could take the bus, but I will walk instead.

A

Je pourrais prendre le bus, mais je vais plutôt marcher.

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77
Q

serviceman/military man (noun)

A

le militaire

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78
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offers (f, singular, verb)

offered (f, singular, verb)

A

offre

offerte

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79
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war (noun)

A

la guerre

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80
Q

troops (noun)

A

les troupes

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81
Q

millitary/defence (adj)

A

militaire

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82
Q

civilian service is an alternative to military service

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le service civil est une alternative au service militaire

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83
Q

the govt announced a decrease in defense spending

A

le gouvernement a annoncé une réduction des dépenses (f) militaires

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84
Q

activist/campaigner/supporter (noun)

A

le militant (m)

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85
Q

Activists gathered in a peaceful demonstration.

A

Des militants se sont rassemblés lors d’une manifestation pacifiste

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86
Q

The activists are demanding the repeal of several laws.

A

Les militants (m) exigent l’abrogation (f) de plusieurs lois. (f)

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87
Q

The politician gave a speech in front of his supporters

A

L’homme politique a fait un discours devant ses militants (m).

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88
Q

Environmental campaigners are opposed to the new airport project.

A

Les militants (m) écologistes s’opposent au nouveau projet (m) d’aéroport. (m)

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89
Q

deny/refute (verb)

A

Démentir (qqch)

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90
Q

At the press conference, the politician denied the accusations.

A

À la conférence de presse, l’homme politique a démenti les accusations (f).

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91
Q

disclaimer/denial (noun)

A

le démenti

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92
Q

Following the scandal, the politician issued a denial.

A

Suite au scandale, l’homme politique a publié un démenti.

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93
Q

conditionnel présent

“avoir” –> il /elle

A

aurait

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94
Q
I would have 
you would have
he/she would have 
we would have 
you would have (fml) 
they would have

conditionnel present

A
j’	        aurais
tu 	        aurais
Il/elle 	aurait
nous 	aurions
vous 	auriez

ils/
elles auraient

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95
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premium/bounty (noun)

A

la prime

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96
Q

The insurance company offers attractive premiums.

A

La compagnie d’assurance offre des primes alléchantes.

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97
Q

A bounty is sometimes offered for the capture of a fugitive.

A

Une prime est parfois offerte pour la capture d’un fugitif.

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98
Q

tempting/attracting (v)

A

alléchant (alléchants, alléchante, alléchantes) (adj/p participle)

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99
Q

appointing/nominating (v, present participle)

A

nommant (present participle)

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100
Q

name sb/appoint sb/nominate (v)

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nommer (qqch./qqn) (v)

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101
Q

My son is able to name several animals.

A

Mon fils est capable de nommer plusieurs animaux.

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102
Q

The board appointed a new director.

A

Le conseil a nommé un nouveau directeur.

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103
Q

military intelligence (noun)

A

le renseignement militaire (noun)

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104
Q

alleged/purported

A

prétendue (adj/p participle)

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105
Q

attempted murder (noun)

A

la tentative d’assassinat (noun)

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106
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I had 
you had
he/she had
we had
you had (fml) 
they had 

imparfait

A
j	       ’avais
tu	        avais
il/elle	avait
nous	avions
vous 	aviez
ils/
elles	avaient
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107
Q

imparfait

“avoir” –> il/elle

A

avait

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108
Q

claim/demand (noun)

A

la revendication (noun)

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109
Q

imparfait

“avoir” –> ils/elles

A

avaient

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110
Q

the manager accepted all of the employees’ demands.

A

le directeur a accepté toutes les revendications des employés

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111
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threats (noun)

A

la menace

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112
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diplomat (noun)

A

le diplomate

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113
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case/matter/business (noun)

A

l’affaire (f)

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114
Q

The judge declared the case closed.

A

Le juge a déclaré l’affaire classée.

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115
Q

My friend started her own business last year.

A

Mon amie a monté sa propre affaire l’an dernier.

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116
Q

counter (adverb)

A

a l’encontre (adverb)

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117
Q

occur/arise/emerge (v)

A

survenir (verb)

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118
Q

Problems could arise if we do not resolve the situation.

A

des problèmes pourraient survenir si nous ne réglons pas la situation.

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119
Q

conditionnel present

“pouvoir” - ils/elles

A

pourraient

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120
Q

Many changes have come about under the new regime.

A

Beaucoup de changements (m) sont survenus sous le nouveau régime.

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121
Q

terminate sth/end sth/stop sth/cease sth

A

mettre fin à qqch (verb)

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The company plans to terminate the supplier’s contract.

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L’entreprise (f) prévoit de mettre fin au contrat du fournisseur.

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The teacher stopped the students’ argument by intervening.

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Le professeur a mis fin à la dispute des élèves en intervenant.

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The company is trying to stop unlawful discrimination.

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L’entreprise (f) essaie de mettre fin à la discrimination illégale.

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while/as/whereas (conjunction)

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alors que

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She partied while I worked.

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Elle faisait la fête alors que je travaillais.

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denounced/criticised/disclosed

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dénoncé (p participle)

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concluded/reached/ended

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conclu (adj/ p participle)

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conclude/finalise/wrap up

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conclure qqch (v)

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The judge concluded that the defendant was innocent.

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Le juge a conclu que l’accusé était innocent.

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The notified body concluded that the product complied with regulations.

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L’organisme (m) notifié a conclu que le produit était conforme à la réglementation.

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The team finalized the project within the deadline.

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L’équipe (f) a conclu le projet dans les délais (m).

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imparfait

“avoir” - il/elle

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avait

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go hand-in-hand

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être étroitement associés (v)

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closely/inextricably/intrinsically (adverb)

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étroitement

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Our interests have become closely intertwined.

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Nos intérêts sont devenus étroitement interdépendants.

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Merchandising is closely linked to promotion.

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Le marchandisage est étroitement lié à la promotion.

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History and culture are inextricably linked.

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L’histoire et la culture sont étroitement liées.

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conditional present

“avoir” - ils/elles

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auraient

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he allegedly had

« avoir » conditionnel past

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Il aurait eu

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knowledge (noun) /expertise / consciousness

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la connaissance

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My sister has a good knowledge of French.

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Ma sœur a une bonne connaissance du français.

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Knowledge of Spanish is a prerequisite for this class.

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La connaissance de l’espagnol est une condition préalable pour ce cours (m).

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I made a new acquaintance at the bar last night.

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J’ai fait une nouvelle connaissance au bar hier soir.

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The patient regained consciousness after surgery.

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Le patient a repris connaissance après l’opération.

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strongly/highly/heavily/considerably (adverb)

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fortement

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The price of oil has increased considerably.

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Le prix du pétrole a fortement augmenté.

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advised/privy/in the loop

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au courant

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promote/encourage/advance (v)

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promouvoir (qqch/qqn)

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The meeting is intended to promote cooperation.

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La réunion a pour but (m) de promouvoir la coopération.

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The city council tries to encourage local businesses.

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Le conseil municipal essaie de promouvoir les entreprises locales (f).

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The association works towards advancing women’s rights.

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L’association s’efforce de promouvoir les droits des femmes.

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The politician launched a campaign to further his candidacy.

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Le politicien a lancé une campagne pour promouvoir sa candidature.

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en mesure

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capable/in a position

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the NYT was not capable to confirm if the number well reflected the reality

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le New York Times n’était pas en mesure d’affirmer que ce chiffre reflète bien la réalité

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allegedly/supposedly/purportedly (adverb)

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prétendument

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current/in progress/ongoing

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en cours

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Work in progress, please come back later.

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Travail en cours, merci de revenir plus tard.

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The invoice is due at the end of the current month.

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La facture est payable à la fin du mois en cours.

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Negotiations between the countries are still in progress.

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Des négociations entre les pays sont toujours en cours.

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The ongoing investigation will determine what happened.

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L’enquête en cours déterminera ce qui est arrivé.

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before /previously/formerly

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auparavant (adverb)

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NATO

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l’OTAN

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progressive withdrawal/phasing out/gradual withdrawal (noun)

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le retrait progressif (noun)

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allow

A

permettre qqch (v)

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Conditionnel present

“permettre” –> ils/elles

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permettraient

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the lifting (noun)

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la levée (noun)

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valley (noun)

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la vallée

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India (country)

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l’Inde

larn-duh!

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move/move something around

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déplacer (qqch/qqn) (v)

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imparfait

deplacer - il/elle

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déplaçait

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The team’s coach is a former professional player.

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L’entraîneur (m) de l’équipe (f) est un ancien joueur professionnel.

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My trainer was proud of me when I won the marathon.

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Mon entraîneur était fier de moi quand j’ai remporté le marathon.

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no. ..

auc. ..

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aucune…ne…

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intervene/take action/operate

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intervener (v)

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The company had to take action to avoid further complications.

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L’entreprise a dû intervenir pour éviter d’autres complications.

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at least/no less than

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au moins (adverbs)

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We will need at least five people for the project.

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nous aurons besoin d’au moins cinq personnes pour le projet.

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The password must contain at least one special character.

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Le mot de passe doit contenir au moins un caractère spécial.

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be killed

A

être tué (verb)

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subjunctive present

“avoir” - ils/elles

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aient

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confrontation/clash/battle/standoff

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l’affrontement (noun) (m)

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frontier

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la frontière

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as a result of…

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en ventu de…

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neither/no/any

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aucune…ne

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while…

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tandis que…

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information

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les informations (noun, f)

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army (f)

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L’armée (f)

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public TV/state TV (noun)

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la télévision publique (noun)

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reported

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rapporté, rapportés, rapportée, rapportées (adjective / past participle)

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conditionnel present

“être” - ils/elles

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seraient

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derived/located

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basé (adj/past participle)

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although/while/even tho (conjunction)

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bien que (conjunction)

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Although cold, this dish is very good.

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Bien que froid, ce plat est très bon

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He went jogging even though the temperature was freezing.

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Il est parti courir bien que la température soit glaciale.

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subjunctive present

“être” - il/elle

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soit

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subjunctive present

“avoir” - ils/elles

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aient

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subjunctive present

“avoir” - ils/elles

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entraîneraient

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claimed

A

revendiquée (adj/p participle)

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…had been…

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avait eu (avoir) – (plus que parfait – used to talk about actions/events that took place before a specific point in the pas (made up of auxiliary (avoir / être – conjugated in the imparfait) and past participle of a verb

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(imparfait)

“avoir” ils/elles

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avaient

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demarcation (noun)

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la délimitation (f)

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resumed

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repris

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incident (noun)

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l’incident (noun)

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in competittion

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en lice

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there remains 3 candidates in contention in the city

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il reste 3 candidates en lice dans la capitale

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next in line

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le prochain en lice (noun)

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we left her/ we had left her

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nous l’avions laissée…

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doped (past tense – as in the drug) but also buoyed!

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dopé

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unpublished/original/unprecedented (adj)

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inédit, inédits, inédite, inédites

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stretch/extend/lengthen (smth.)

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Étirer (qqch)

aye-tee-ray

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cats like to stretch their paws after sleeping

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les chats aiment étirer leurs pattes après avoir dormi

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stretch

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s’étirer (verb)

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I always stretch after running

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je m’étire toujours après avoir couru

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Q

draw

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dégainer (verb)

day-gay-nay

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Q

the police woman saw no need to draw her weapon

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la policière n’a vu aucune nécessité de dégainer son arme

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on the way back

A

En revenant

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Q

finally, I would like to come back to nuclear energy

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je voudrais terminer en revenant sur l’énergie nucléaire (f)

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parquet/flooring/prosecution service! (noun)

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le parquet (noun)

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final stretch/home stretch/last mile

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la dernière ligne droite (noun)

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statements/words/remarks/comments

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Les propos (noun)

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rush/haste

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La hâte (noun)

UTT

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Q

in her haste to catch the bus, she forgot her keys

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dans sa hâte de prendre le bus, elle a oublié ses clés (m)

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speed up

A

hâter (qqch/qqn) (v)

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this med will speed up the healing process

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ce médicament hâtera le processus de guérison (f)

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Q

I am eager to watch the last episode of this series.

A

j’ai hâte de voir le dernier épisode de cette série

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since I went there every day…

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comme j’y allais tous les jours …

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cure rate/recovery rate (noun)

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le taux de guérison (f)

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caregiver (noun)

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le soignant

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Q

as (adverb)

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en tant que (adverb)

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Q

as the elder bro, he makes the most of the decisions

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en tant que frère aîné, il prend la plupart des décisions (f)

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Q

decline/hindsight/kickback (noun)

A

Le recul (noun)

rrrrrr-kuhl

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Q

in hindsight, we can say that we made the right choice

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avec du recul, nous pouvons dire que nous avons fait le bon choix

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necessary hindsight (noun)

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le recul nécessaire

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negotiation (noun)

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la tractation

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Q

feel something (v)

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ressentir (qqch)

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Q

she felt great pleasure seeing her children happy

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elle ressentait un grand bonheur à voir ses enfants heureux

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Q

my dream came true and I felt great satisfaction

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mon rêve s’est réalisé et j’ai ressenti une grande satisfaction

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assistance/mutual aid (noun)

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l’entraide (f)

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legal assistance

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l’entraide judiciaire (f)(noun)

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Q

support network (noun)

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le réseau d’entraide

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mutual help (noun)

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l’entraide mutuelle (f)

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Q

peer support (noun)

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l’entraide des pairs (f)

pairrrrkh

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peer

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le pair (noun)

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Q

her career is an inspiration for her peers

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sa carrière est une inspiration pour ses pairs (m)

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peer review (noun)

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la critique des pairs / l’évaluation collégiale (f)

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peer / group pressure (n)

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la pression des pairs / la pression de groupe

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pull together (v)

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s’entraider

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courtyard/yard (noun)

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la cour (f)

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replace smth/sb/overwrite/supersede/substitute sb/sth.

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remplacer (qqn/qqch) (v)

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this supplier replaces defective parts for free.

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ce fournisseur remplace les pièces défectueuses (f) gratuitement

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the manager had to sub an injured player

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le manager a dû remplacer un joueur blessé

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the system compares and overwrites data automatically

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le système compare et remplace les données automatiquement

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Messiah (proper noun)

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le Messie

meh-C

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practically

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quasiment

ka-zee-moh

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as soon as…

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dès que…

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you do…

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vous faites…

FETT !

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pressed/squeezed

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pressé (pressés, pressée, pressées)

preh-say

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be in a hurry

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être pressé (v)

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squeezed juice

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le jus pressé (noun)

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she squeezed some oranges to make juice

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elle a pressé des oranges pour faire du jus

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the principal humane emotions

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les principales émotions humaines (f)

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entertain (verb)

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divertir

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to cheer someone up ! :D

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remonter le moral à quelqu’un

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they can do us favours !

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Ils peuvent nous rendre des services

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a high wall encompasses the old city

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une haute muraille entoure la vieille ville

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a fence surrounds the field

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une clôture entoure le champ

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surround/encompass (v)

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entourer (qqch/qqn) (v)

ohn-turrr-ray

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269
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don’t trust on …

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ne faites pas confiance à …

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human activities have a strong influence on the climate

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Les activités humaines (f) ont une forte incidence sur le climat

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growing influence (noun)

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l’influence grandissante (f)

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the recent news may influence the result of the election

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les nouvelles récentes pourraient affecter le résultat de l’élection

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the weather influences my mood

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le temps influence mon humeur

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my professor’s advice influenced my choice of career

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les conseils (m) de mon professeur ont orienté mon choix de carrière

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influencer (v)

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orienter qqch. / Influencer qqch. / affecter (verb)

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influence (noun)

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l’influence (f)

lent-flieu-lonce

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277
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Faire de gros efforts

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Mouiller sa chemise

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monter sur ses grands chevaux

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S’emporter, se mettre en colère, de façon orageuse, vocale ou en prenant de grands airs. Faire une scène.

Getting carried away, getting angry, in a stormy, vocal way or by putting on airs. Making a scene.

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(verb) fight back/retaliate/come back/retort

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riposte

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the army can fight back if the country is attacked

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l’armée peut riposer si le pays est attaqué

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281
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response strategy

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la stratégie de riposte

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282
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demanding/exacting/sophisticated

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exigeant (adj/present participle) (exigeants, exigeante, exigeantes)

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taking care of a farm is a demanding job

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s’occuper d’une ferme est un travail exigeant

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surgery is an exacting profession

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la chirurgie est une profession exigeante

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demand/impose something

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exiger qqch (v)

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286
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the teacher imposes silence during the class

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l’enseignant (m) exige le silence durant le cours

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(noun) finance

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la finance

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I study finance because I want to work for a bank

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j’étudie la finance car je veux travailler pour une banque

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staff/headcount (noun)

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l’effectif (m)

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the merger increased the company headcount to 1000 employees

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la fusion a porté à 1000 employés l’effectif (m) de l’entreprise

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total population (noun)

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l’effectif total

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beneficial owner (noun)

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le bénéficiaire effectif (noun)

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full member (noun)

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le membre effectif

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in a runalong of things mentioned, remove the article!

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L’Associated Press, United Press International, CBS News and NPR News…

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relevant paperwork (noun)

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les documents (m) pertinents

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spokesperson (noun)

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le porte-parole

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MOFA

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le ministère (m) des affaires étrangères (f)

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press briefing (noun)

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le point de presse/la conférence de presse

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measure (noun)

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la mesure

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300
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être + past participle

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= past participle will change according to the noun!

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unreasonable (adj)

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déraisonnable (day-ray-zoe-nar-ble) /excessif /exagéré (eks-zhar-zer-ray)

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I resigned due to an unreasonable workload

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j’ai démissionné à cause d’une charge de travail excessive

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I refused the job because of the unreasonable workload

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j’ai refusé l’emploi en raison de la charge de travail exagérée

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self-defence (noun)

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la légitime défense

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Trump administration (noun)

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L’administration Trump (noun)

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“avoir” - subjunctive

il/elle

qu’il…

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ait

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“avoir” - subjunctive

ALL

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que j’aie
que tu aies
qu’il ait
que nous ayons
que vous ayez
qu’ils aient
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308
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office (noun)

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le bureau (bureaux)

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309
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Beijing

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Pékin

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nearby / with (adverb)

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auprès

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subsidiary

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la filiale (noun)

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the company created a new subsidiary in Japan

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l’entreprise a créé une nouvelle filiale au Japon

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subsidiary corporation/ sister company

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la société filiale (noun)

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State Department’s assistant secretary of the East

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secrétaire d’état adjoint aux affaires de l’Asie

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propaganda outlets (noun)

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les organes (m) de propaganda (f)

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Chinese Communist party

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le Parti communiste chinois

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rather than

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plutôt que

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independent news organisations

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les organes d’information indépendants

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prejudice (noun)

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le préjugé

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an open minded person approaches people without prejudice

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une personne ouverte d’esprit aborde les gens sans préjugés (n)

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prejudice (sb)

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compromettre

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notre accord commercial pourrrait compromettre notre amitié

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our business deal might prejudice our friendship

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violate/jeopardise

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porter atteinte (verb)

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he added

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a-t-il ajouté

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requirement (noun)

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l’exigence (f)

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applicants must meet certain requirements

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les candidats doivent répondre à certaines exigences (f)

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the recipe can be adapted to meet all dietary requirements

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la recette peut etre adaptée à toutes les exigences (f) diététiques

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the candidate fulfills all our requirements

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le candidat remplit toutes nos exigences (f)

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I refuse to give in to their demands

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je refuse de céder à leurs exigences (f)

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cap something

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plafonner qqch

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cap (noun)

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le plafond (noun)

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the government imposed a cap on public spending

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le gouvernment a fixé un plafond aux dépenses publiques

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each other’s media outlets

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Les médias de l’autre partie

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ad/advertisement/announcement (noun)

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l’annonce (f)

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agreed/intervened

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intervenu (p participle)

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agreed contract (noun)

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l’entente intervenue (f)

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the sweeping…/wide ranging…

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de grande envergure

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critics (noun)

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les critiques (f)

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strip something

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dépouiller (qqch/qqn) (v)

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strip off (v)

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se dépouiller (v)

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autonomy (noun)

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l’autonomie (m)

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the way (noun)

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la manière

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comment (noun)

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le commentaire (noun)

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my brief comment explains the situation

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mon commentaire court explique la situation

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I hv written my comments in parentheses

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j’ai écrit mes commentaires entre parenthèses

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comment (noun)

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la remarque

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her comment was very appropriate given the situation

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sa remarque était très pertinente au vu de la situation

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whose/of which (pronoun)

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dont

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sorely needed (adj)

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dont on a grandement besoin

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tugging (noun)

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le tiraillement (m)

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each other’s media outlets

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les médias de l’autre partie

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day-to-day/everyday

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journalier (adj) (journaliers journalière journalières) –

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I perform day-to-day monitoring of my work

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J’effectue un suivi journalier de mon travail

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watercolour (noun)

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l’aquarelle (f)

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Q

The decoration was sketched in pencil and painted with watercolour and ink

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Les motifs décoratifs (m) ont été esquissés (ass-kiss-say) au crayon (m) et peints à l’aquarelle (f) et à l’encre (f)(lonk-krrr)

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sketch/outline

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esquisser (qqch/qqn) (verb)

ass-kiss-say

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Speaker of the House (noun)

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le Président du parlement (noun)

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take (like in photography) (noun)

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la prise de vue

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Q

this take of Paris by night is interesting

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cette prise de vue nocturne de Paris est intéressante

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Q

speaker (noun)

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l’orateur (m)

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Q

some politicians are great speakers

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certains politiciens sont de grands orateurs.

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the speaker received a hearty welcome

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l’orateur a reçu un accueil chaleureux

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speakers (for your computer/tv)

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le haut-parleur (m)

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Q

he bought new speakers for his computer

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il a acheté de nouveaux haut-parleurs pour son ordinateur

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speaker (like a native speaker)(noun)

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le locuteur

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the sentence must soudn natural to a native speaker

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la phrase doit sembler naturelle à un locuteur natif

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keynote speaker (noun)

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le conférencier principal (m)

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removal (noun)

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l’élimination (f)

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removal of domestic waste is the responsibility of the town council

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l’élimination (f) des déchets (m) ménagers est la responsabilité de la municipalité

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waste (noun)

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les déchets (noun)(m)

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Q

After a picnic, I always pick up my waste.

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Après un pique-nique, je ramasse toujours mes déchets (m)

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372
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shouting (noun)

A

le cris

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the witness heard shouting in the house

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le témoin a entendu des cris dans la maison

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374
Q

following a…

A

Suite à…

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375
Q

removal / impeachment (noun)

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la destitution

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the council of ministers voted against presidential impeachment

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le conseil des ministres a rejeté la destitution du president

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removal process (noun)

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la procédure de destitution

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378
Q

confidence (noun)

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une confiance

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379
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the man exchanged confidences with his trusted friend

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l’homme a échangé des confidences (f) avec son ami fidèle

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380
Q

as (adverb)

A

en tant que

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381
Q

he accepted his appointment as chairman

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il a accepté sa nomination en tant que président

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Q

act as sb/smth

A

agir en tant que (qqch/qqn) (verb)

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Q

Malay (L)

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le Malais

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384
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including

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y compris

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385
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strengthening/reinforcement (noun)

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le renforcement (noun)

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Q

I use positive reinforcement when training my dog

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j’utilise le renforcement positif lorsque je dresse mon chien !

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387
Q

call smth into question

A

remettre qqch. en question (v)

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388
Q

the judge called the defendant’s testimony into question

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le juge a remis en question le témoignage de l’accusé

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rely on sth./sb. / resort to sth.

A

s’en remettre à qqch/qqn (v)

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390
Q

hand something to someone

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remettre qqch à qqn (v)

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Q

the progress report must be handed to the director tonight

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le rapport d’avancement doit être remis au directeur ce soir

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392
Q

I recuperated quickly after my short illness.

A

je me suis remis rapidement de ma brève maladie

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393
Q

hand smth. in / issue

A

remettre (qqch) (v)

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394
Q

the student handed in her essay on time

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l’étudiante a remis sa dissertation à l’heure

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395
Q

the embassy issued me a visa for entering the country.

A

l’ambassade m’a remis un visa pour entrer dans le pays

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396
Q

MP

A

le parlementaire (noun)

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397
Q

interrupt/stop/suspend/cut sb/sth off (v)

A

interrompre (qqch/qqn) (v)

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398
Q

interrupted/discontinued

A

interrompu (adj/p participle)

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399
Q

cease/pause/break off (v)

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S’interrompre (v)

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Q

the pupil interrupted the teacher to ask a question

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l’élève a interrompu le professeur pour poser une question

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401
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the teacher stopped the debate to hand out the homework

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le professeur a interrompu le débat pour distribuer les devoirs

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402
Q

a sudden noise cut off our conversation

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un bruit soudain a interrompu notre conversation

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403
Q

before/previously/formerly/originally (adverb)

A

auparavant

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404
Q

“avoir” - imparfait

il/elle

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avait

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405
Q

the appointment (noun)

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la nomination

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406
Q

notice (noun)

A

Le préavis / l’avis (m) / la notification (noun)

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407
Q

she gave 2 weeks’ notice b4 leaving her job

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Elle a donné deux semaines de préavis (m) avant de quitter son travail

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408
Q

to quit (verb)

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de quitter

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409
Q

the wedding notice was published in the newspaper

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l’avis (m) de mariage a été publié dans le journal

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410
Q

every change/any variation

A

Tout changement (m)

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411
Q

otherwise

A

sinon

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412
Q

vacancy (n)

A

la vacance (noun)

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413
Q

vacancy (n)

A

le poste à pourvoir

plural: les postes à pourvoir (m)

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414
Q

my colleague has resigned, so there is a vacancy

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mon collègue a démissionné, il y a donc un poste vacant / un poste à pourvoir

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415
Q

work/publication (noun)

A

Le ouvrage

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416
Q

the publication is divided into 3 chapters

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l’ouvrage est divisé en 32 chapitres (shap-peet-trrrkh)

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417
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learner / student / trainee (noun)

A

l’apprenant (noun)

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418
Q

pace / rate/ beat (noun)

A

le rythme (noun)

REEET-muh

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419
Q

When I exercise my heart rate speeds up.

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Quand je fais du sport, mon rythme cardiaque s’accélère.

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420
Q

I was so fast that my son could not keep pace with me.

A

J’étais si rapide que mon fils ne pouvait pas suivre mon rythme.

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421
Q

Society is changing at an unprecedented pace.

A

La société évolue à un rythme sans précédent.

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sustained pace/strong rhythm (noun)

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le rythme soutenu (n)

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423
Q

sound recorder !

A

Le preneur de son

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424
Q

in France, we dine at 8o’clock in general

A

En France, on dîne à 20 heures en général.

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425
Q

baker (noun)

A

le boulanger

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426
Q

The baker shaped the dough into balls.

A

Le boulanger a formé la pâte en boules

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427
Q

The baker is accustomed to waking up early.

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Le boulanger est habitué à se lever tôt.

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428
Q

master baker (noun)

A

le maître boulanger (noun)

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429
Q

we have J and C for dinner this evening

A

nous avons Julien et Clara à dîner ce soir

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430
Q

real estate agency (noun)

A

L’agence immobilière (f)

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431
Q

we are lucky ! (on)

A

On a de la chance

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432
Q

tickets

A

les billets (m)

bee-yay

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433
Q

they have an appointment at the dentist.

A

ils ont rendez-vous chez le dentiste

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434
Q

apartment (noun)

A

L’appartement (m)

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435
Q

belonging / membership/ affiliation (noun)

A

l’appartenance (f)

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Q

membership of this association is voluntary

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l’appartenance (f) à cette association est volontaire

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437
Q

the club welcomes ppl of any pol affiliation

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le club accueille des gens toute appartenance politique

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438
Q

surrounded/shrouded/circled

A

Entouré (adj/p participle)

awn-tuuuu-ray

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439
Q

The lighthouse was shrouded in fog.

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Le phare était entouré de brume.

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440
Q

beacon/lighthouse/headlight (noun)

A

Le phare

farrrkh

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441
Q

He was blinded by the headlamps of the oncoming car.

A

Il a été ébloui par les phares de la voiture arrivant d’en face.

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442
Q

you are sick?

A

tu es malade?

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443
Q

budget (noun)

A

le budget

booo-zg(eee)

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444
Q

we got lost in the middle of the fields!

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Nous nous sommes perdus au milieu des champs

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445
Q

do your hair!

A

coiffez-vous!

Kwa-fay-vuu

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446
Q

I will put on a band-aid later

A

Je mettrai un pansement plus tard

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447
Q

blinded (adj)

A

Ébloui (éblouis, éblouie, éblouies

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448
Q

blind

A

éblouir (v)

aye-bluuu-yerkh

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Q

The bright sun blinded the driver.

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Le soleil brillant a ébloui le conducteur.

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450
Q

blind (sans…)

A

sans visibilité (adj)

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451
Q

Vehicles must slow down at a blind junction.

A

Les véhicules (vee-hee-kool)(m) doivent ralentir à un croisement sans visibilité.

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Q

blind sport (noun)

A

l’angle mort (m) / la tache aveugle

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Q

blind date (noun)

A

le rendez-vous arrangé

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454
Q

he is a real clown! (c’est…)

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c’est un vrai clown (kloon)

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455
Q

See!

A

Regarde!

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456
Q

Police station (noun)

A

le commissariat (koe-mee-sar-riah) de police (noun)

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Q

the police officer was transferred to another precinct

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le policier a été transféré vers un autre commissariat (m) (koe-mee-sar-riah)

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458
Q

clown

A

le clown (n)

kloon

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Q

The clown burst the balloon with a pin

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Le clown a éclaté le ballon avec une épingle.

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Q

There was even a clown at the party to the delight of the children.

A

Au grand bonheur des enfants, il y avait même un clown à la fête.

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Q

clown fish (noun)

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le poisson clown

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462
Q

that is me at 12 years old age

A

C’est moi à 12 ans

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463
Q

of age…

A

d’âge (dargeee)…

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464
Q

the waiting room is crowded.

A

la salle d’attente est bondée

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Q

crowded (adj/p participle)

A

encombré / plein/ très fréquenté

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Q

The company struggled to prosper in a crowded market.

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L’entreprise (f) luttait pour prospérer dans un marché encombré.

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Q

The bar is very popular, so it is often crowded.

A

Le bar est très populaire, il est donc souvent plein.

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Q

The bar is always crowded on Friday nights.

A

Le bar est toujours très fréquenté le vendredi soir.

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Q

the crowded market

A

le marché bondé

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Q

circle (noun)

A

le cercle

SERKH-kle

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Q

poverty is often a vicious circle

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la pauvreté est souvent un cercle vicieux.

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Q

while walking in the streets of Brazil, I saw small monkeys

A

en marchant dans la rue au Brésil, j’ai vu de petits singes (sarn-ggguh) (m)

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Q

I could buy myself some new clothes

A

je pourrais m’acheter de nouveaux vêtements

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Q

doctor (noun)

A

le médecin / le docteur

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Q

these are stupid questions

A

ce sont des questions stupides !

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Q

c’est + adj/adverb

A

c’est beau/ c’est bizarre/c’est beaucoup

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Q

delivery date (noun)

A

le délai de livraison

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478
Q

completion date (n)

A

la date de fin

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Q

date (of expired bread eg) (noun)

A

la date

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Q

the date of purchase is printed on the receipt

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la date d’achat est imprimée sur le reçu

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Q

the expiry date is printed on the bottle cap

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la date d’expiration est imprimée sur la capsule de la bouteille

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Q

date (where you doll up for a person)

A

la date / le rendez-vous (dart)

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Q

A restaurant is a perfect place for a first date.

A

Un restaurant est un endroit parfait pour un premier rendez-vous.

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Q

He was anxious before his date with the beautiful woman.

A

Il était anxieux avant son rendez-vous avec la belle femme.

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Q

date (v)

A

sortir

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Q

I want to date someone I like

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je veux sortir avec quelqu’un que j’aime

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487
Q

final deadline/time limit (noun)

A

la date butoir (dart-buu-twa)

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Q

grocery store (noun)

A

une épicerie

oon-aye-pees-ree!

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Q

an unlucky day (noun)

A

un jour de malchance

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Q

une carte de réduction pour les jeunes entre 12 ans et 25 ans

A

carte 12/25 (carte douze vingt cinq)

491
Q

you are not in the right place

A

vous n’etes pas à la bonne place

492
Q

passenger (noun)

A

Le passager

493
Q

we wish all passengers a pleasant journey

A

nous souhaitons un agréable voyage à tous le passagers (m)

494
Q

my bf (quebecois)

A

mon chum

495
Q

public transporation (noun)

A

les transports en commun

496
Q

helpful (adj)

A

serviable

surr-v-aa-ble

497
Q

The officer at the police station was really helpful

A

L’agent du poste de police a été très serviable.

498
Q

throughout the year

A

toute l’année

499
Q

I like the sound of the L

A

J’aime comment sonne la langue

500
Q

I want to learn more abt mythology fr this country

A

je veux en savoir plus sur la mythologie de ce pays

501
Q

I didn’t know this country has so much great lit !

A

Je ne savais pas que ce pays a tant de littérature formidable

502
Q

For the negative forms

un
une
des

A

–> pas de // pas d’

503
Q

For the negative forms

le
la
l’
les

A

–> pas

504
Q

la/le (plural)?

A

les

505
Q

un/une (plural)

A

des

506
Q

ma (plural)

A

mes

507
Q

le (plural)

A

les

508
Q

sa (plural)

A

ses

509
Q

ton (plural)

A

tes

510
Q

la (plural )

A

les

511
Q

il y a

plural

A

il y a des magasins

X il y ONT (no such thing)

512
Q

I have a Bachelors in religious studies

A

j’ai un diplôme de bachelier/ un baccalauréat (bar-kar-lor-ree-arkh) en études religieuses

513
Q

a BS degree in Biology from Illinois Wesleyan Uni

A

la bachelier ès sciences en biologie de l’université Illinois Wesleyan

514
Q

University of Pennsylvania

A

L’université de Pennsylvanie

515
Q

depression (noun)

A

la déprime

dare-preem

516
Q

I am depressed (a girl)

A

je suis déprimée

517
Q

romantic weekend ! / romantic getaway

A

le weekend en amoureux / l’escapade (f) en amoureux

518
Q

couples getaway (noun)

A

le séjour en amoureux

519
Q

date night (noun)

A

la sortie en amoureux

520
Q

we dine face-to-face

A

on dîne en tête à tête

521
Q

rent something (v)

A

louer (qqch)

luuu-aye

522
Q

I rented a house near the beach on my trip.

A

J’ai loué une maison près de la plage pendant mon voyage.

523
Q

I had to pay a deposit when renting the car.

A

J’ai dû payer une caution quand j’ai loué la voiture.

524
Q

rent (noun)

A

le loyer / la location

525
Q

I must pay my rent every month.

A

Je dois payer mon loyer tous les mois.

526
Q

The rent is to be paid entirely in advance.

A

La location est payable à l’avance dans son intégralité.

527
Q

M ê ME prononciation

A

je parle / tu parles / il parle / ils parlent

528
Q

M ê ME prononciation

A

parler / parlez

529
Q

cafeteria (noun)

A

la cafétéria

530
Q

the workers eat their meals in the cafeteria

A

les ouvriers mangent leurs repas à la cafétéria

531
Q

school cafeteria (noun)

A

la cafétéria scolaire

532
Q

you leave your stuff here?

A

tu laisses tes affaires ici ?

533
Q

sometimes/occasionally/from time to time

A

quelquefois (adverb)

534
Q

she likes to sit at the table for hours

A

elle aimer rester des heures à table

535
Q

practice (noun)

A

pratiquer (v)

536
Q

I practice my French e day

A

je pratique mon francais tous les jours

537
Q

I practice my French e day

A

je pratique mon francais tous les jours

538
Q

particularly

A

en particulier / notamment

539
Q

he will speak

A

il parlera

540
Q

Christianity (the religion)

A

la chrétienté

cray-tee-ent-tay

541
Q

Sikh

A

le Sikh

542
Q

Buddhism

A

le bouddhisme

boo-dees-muh

543
Q

Hinduism

A

le hindouisme

uh-do-ess-muh

544
Q

animism (the religion)

A

l’animisme (m)

545
Q

soul

A

l’âme (um) (f)

546
Q

the majority population (noun)

A

la population majoritaire

547
Q

in the course of the last 2 decades…

A

au cours des deux dernières décennies…

548
Q

the holy month of Ramadan

A

le mois saint (suh) du Ramadan

549
Q

a list of things that you don’t do

A

ni boire ni manger ni fumer

550
Q

of course ( for the written word)

A

bien entendu

551
Q

preggo ladies

A

les femmes enceintes

552
Q

fast (noun)

A

Le jeûne

553
Q

I am going to

A

je vais

554
Q

equal employment opportunity (noun)

A

l’égalité (f) d’accès à l’emploi

555
Q

menstruating women (f)

A

les femmes pendant leurs règles

556
Q

During the Ramadan, muslims should also think good thoughts

A

Pendant le ramadan, les musulmans ne doivent avoir que de bonnes pensées

557
Q

I just…

A

je viens…

558
Q

to break fast…

A

pour rompre le jeûne

559
Q

curry(noun)

A

le curry

koo-ree

560
Q

there will be…

A

il y aura…

561
Q

open-air stalls (noun)

A

les stands de nourriture en plein air

562
Q

covered with curry

A

enrobée de curry

563
Q

alms-giving (noun)

A

l’aumône (f)

564
Q

pilgrimage to Mecca

A

le pèlerinage à la Mecque

565
Q

prayers (noun)

A

la prière (pree-air)

566
Q

c’est + noun

A

il/elle est + adj

567
Q

who is it?

A

qui est-ce?

568
Q

neither/either

A

non plus (adverb)

569
Q

my bro is not very tall, and neither am I

A

Mon frère n’est pas très grand et moi non plus

570
Q

he does not know (co…) the answer, and she does not either.

A

il ne connaît pas la réponse, et elle non plus

571
Q

take away/pack/carry out/sweep something away

A

emporter (qqch) (verb)

572
Q

I am going to carry out my lunch from the resto today

A

Je vais emporter mon déjeuner du restaurant aujourd’hui

573
Q

a flood could sweep the old bridge away

A

Une inondation pourrait emporter le vieux pont

574
Q

takeaway food

A

Les plats (m) à emporter

575
Q

lose one’s temper/rage (verb)

A

s’emporter (v)

576
Q

faith (noun)

A

la foi

577
Q

blindspot (noun)

A

l’angle mort / la tache aveugle

AAA-vwerkh-gurl – blind spot (lit)

578
Q

blind person (m)

A

L’aveugle (m)

AAA-vwerkh-gurl

579
Q

patch/spot/blemish (noun)

A

la tache (noun)

580
Q

My grandfather has blemishes on his skin.

A

Mon grand-père a des taches sur la peau.

581
Q

I stained my shirt with red wine.

A

J’ai taché ma chemise avec du vin rouge.

582
Q

opposite /across

A

en face (adverb)

583
Q

I am going to X place (mentioned prior)

A

j’y vais

584
Q

you are happy!

A

tu es contente

585
Q

delighted/glad (adj)

A

ravi (ravis, ravie, ravies) (adj)

586
Q

The child was delighted with his birthday presents.

A

L’enfant (m) était ravi de ses cadeaux d’anniversaire.

587
Q

la vie sans surprise (noun)

A

le train-train

588
Q

energy (f)

A

l’énergie

589
Q

the simple way (noun)

A

la façon simple (noun) (SARM-PLEH)

590
Q

in common

A

en commun (coe-muh)

591
Q

carbon footprint

A

l’empreinte carbone (f)

592
Q

if you wish to…

A

que vous souhaitiez….

593
Q

material (noun)

A

Le matériel (m) / le matériau (m)

mar-turr-ree-elle / mar-tay-ree-O

594
Q

evaluation of the material will be carried out by experts

A

le contrôle du matériel sera effectué par des experts

595
Q

Cement is a commonly used material in construction.

A

Le ciment est un matériau fréquemment utilisé dans le bâtiment.

596
Q

sensitive/alert sb (v)

A

Sensibiliser qqch (v)

597
Q

The campaign aims to sensitize the public to recycling.

A

La campagne vise à sensibiliser le public au recyclage. (Rrrrr-see-klarge)

598
Q

We alerted the public to the dangers of the product.

A

Nous avons sensibilisé la population aux dangers du produit.

599
Q

create awareness about sth. (v)

A

sensibiliser à qqch (v)

600
Q

aim at / target someone (v)

A

viser (qqch/qqn)(v)

601
Q

I aimed at the target on the wall and I pulled the trigger.

A

J’ai visé la cible au mur et j’ai appuyé sur la gâchette.

602
Q

we could…

A

nous pourrions…

603
Q

interview (noun)

A

l’entrevue (f)

604
Q

one-on-one interview (noun)

A

les entrevues individuelles (f)

605
Q

The interview with my manager went very well.

A

L’entrevue (f) avec mon directeur s’est très bien passée.

606
Q

glimpse sb/sth / envisage sth

A

entrevoir (qqch/qqn)(v)

awn-trehh-vwar

607
Q

The economist envisaged the growth of financial markets.

A

L’économiste a entrevu la croissance des marchés financiers.

608
Q

thorough interview (noun)

A

l’entrevue de fond (f)

609
Q

child (noun)

A

l’enfant (m)

610
Q

to be together…

A

D’être ensemble…

dorn-tron-sarm-bluh

611
Q

houwewife (noun)

A

une femme au foyer

612
Q

what’s wrong w you?

A

qu’est-ce que tu as?

613
Q

are you pouting? :)

A

tu fais la tête ?

614
Q

Finland

A

la Finlande

fah-lon

615
Q

I do the shopping, I do the cleaning, I do the dishes, I do everything in the house !

A

Je fais les courses, je fais le ménage, je fais la vaiselle (way-sell), je fais tout dans la maison

616
Q

I do

you do

A

je fais

tu fais

617
Q

I say

you say

A

je dis

tu dis

618
Q
he say 
they say (ils)
A

il dit
ils disent

= même prononciation

619
Q

After a (-ve) question…

A

you say « Si »

tu n’aimes pas la musique? - si, j’adore

620
Q

they are speaking in Chinese

A

ils parlent en chinois

621
Q

for sports and music,

A

use “faire + du/de la/d’/des

622
Q

est-ce que…?

A

closed questions of “yes” / “no”

623
Q

qu’est-ce que…?

A

open questions which starts with “je/tu/elle/nous…”

624
Q

increase/raise/free/spice smth./lift sb.

A

relever (qqch)(v)

rrr-lur-way

625
Q

the chef seasoned the meal w exotic spices

A

le chef a relevé le repas avec des épices exotiques

626
Q

another doctor will relieve me at the end of my shift

A

un autre docteur me relèvera à la fin de mon service

627
Q

the chef added some pepper to spice the sauce!

A

le chef a ajouté du poivre pour reliever la sauce

628
Q

vous faites…

A

has the same sound as “fête”

629
Q

sink/flow/run (v)

A

couler

koolay

630
Q

The river runs along the border.

A

La rivière coule le long de la frontière.

631
Q

Water streamed from the hose.

A

L’eau coulait du tuyau d’arrosage.

632
Q

The infamous ocean liner sank off the coast of Greenland.

A

Le tristement célèbre paquebot a coulé au large du Groenland

633
Q

trickle (v)

A

couler goutte à goutte (v)

634
Q

dribble (v)

A

couler lentement (v)

635
Q

gush (v)

A

couler à flots (v)

636
Q

take up a challenge/face a challenge

A

relever un défi (v)

637
Q

what does your family do on Sunday ?

A

Qu’est-ce que votre famille (ELLE) fait le dimanche?

638
Q

votre famille (f)

A

ELLE - singular

639
Q

Qu’est-ce que vous préférez la mer ou la montagne ? – Les deux

A

NOT « est-ce que »

“qu’est-ce que”

640
Q

what did she say?

A

Qu’est-ce qu’elle dit ?

641
Q

Use French DEFINITE articles (le/la/les) with GENERAL CONCEPTS – just add “in general” to the end of the sentence for a general guideline

A

j’aime les fruits (in general, I like all fruits)

il déteste le café (in general, he hates coffee)

642
Q

in the cake, there is SOME chocolate

A

dans ce gateau il y a du chocolat

643
Q

guard /guardian/goalkeeper (noun)

A

le gardien (noun)

644
Q

guardian angel (noun)

A

l’ange gardien

645
Q

driver/motorist (noun)

A

l’automobiliste (noun)

646
Q

The roadworks will not inconvenience motorists.

A

les travaux routiers ne gêneront pas les automobilistes

647
Q

Only drivers and motorcyclists can use the tunnel.

A

Seuls les automobilistes et les motards peuvent emprunter le tunnel.

648
Q

exit/output (for electronic devices)/release/launch/excursions/outflow (noun)

A

une sortie

649
Q

the hotel offers excursions to the nature reserve

A

l’hôtel propose des sorties dans le parc naturel

650
Q

the emergency exit is marked by a green light

A

la sortie de secours est signalée par une lumière verte

651
Q

the release of the album is scheduled for winter

A

la sortie de l’album est prévue pour l’hiver

652
Q

the release of the album is scheduled for winter

A

la sortie de l’album est prévue pour l’hiver

653
Q

the children went on a school outing to the museum

A

les enfants ont fait une sortie au musée avec l’école

654
Q

they can…

A

ils peuvent

purfffff!

655
Q

they want…

A

ils veulent

vurllllll

656
Q

j’accepte

A

je veux bien

657
Q

do you want a coffee?

- yes, please!

A

tu veux un café ? – je veux bien, merci (yes pls !)

658
Q

a very polite way to ask for something

A

je voudrais…

659
Q

I am doing gardening

A

je fais le jardinage

660
Q

can your parents keep the kids ?

A

est-ce que tes parents peuvent garder les enfants?

661
Q

I continue to get fat!

A

je continue à grossir (groh-see-rkh)

662
Q

I don’t get fat

A

je ne grossis (groh-C) pas

663
Q

J’aime beaucoup la musique

A

(X) j’aime la musique beaucoup (X)

664
Q

J’ai beaucoup d’amis

A

(X) j’ai beaucoup des amis (X)

665
Q

decanter / pitcher (noun)

A

une carafe (noun)

karrr-ruff

666
Q

Quantité non précise : –> de la / de l’ / des / quelques

A

eg. tu prends de la confiture
eg. il faut manger des fruits et des légumes
eg. il y a quelques questions sans réponses

667
Q

Quantité plus précise: –> peu de / un peu de / beaucoup de / assez de / trop de

une bouteille de / une carafe de / un pot de / un bouquet de / un kilo de

A

eg. nous avons peu de temps libre
eg. il y a beaucoup d’amis
eg. voilà un pot de confiture
eg. un kilo de pommes

can be followed by PLURAL nouns !

668
Q

Quantité nulle : –> pas de / pas d’ / aucun / aucune

A

eg. elle n’a pas d’enfants
eg. non, aucun ami
eg. vous avez une solution à proposer ? non, aucune solution

669
Q

DON’T FORGET THAT WHEN YOU USE “QUANTITE PLUS PRECISE”, THAT YOU REMOVE THE DEFINITE ARTICLE

A

J’ai beaucoup DE CHANCE

j’ai un peu DE MONNAIE

670
Q

connaître qqch/qqn (v)

A

to know sb/smth (v)

671
Q

I know…

A

je connais

672
Q

I know a good restaurant nearby

A

je connais un bon restaurant à proximité.

673
Q

knowhow (noun)

A

le savoir-faire / les connaissances (f)

674
Q

get to know sb/smth (v)

A

faire la connaissance de qqn (v)

675
Q

je n’aime pas du tout faire les courses dans les magasins

A

NOT « je n’aime pas regarder le sport à la télévision du tout »

676
Q

j’aime beaucoup l’art moderne

A

I like modern art a LOT

X J’aime beaucoup d’art modern X

677
Q

I like the circus a little

A

J’aime un peu le cirque

678
Q

I don’t like jazz a lot

A

je n’aime pas beaucoup le jazz

679
Q

I don’t like cooking

A

je n’aime pas beaucoup faire la cuisine

680
Q

stationery/mill/paper mill (noun)

A

une papererie

par-pay-tree!

681
Q

The shop on the corner sells stationery and supplies.

A

Le magasin au coin de la rue vend de la papeterie et des fournitures.

682
Q

The shop on the corner sells stationery and supplies.

A

Le magasin au coin de la rue vend de la papeterie et des fournitures.

683
Q

stationery aisle

A

le rayon papeterie

684
Q

quality / grade

A

la qualité (noun)

685
Q

kindness is my sister’s greatest quality

A

la gentillesse est la plus grande qualité de ma sœur

686
Q

the green label is sign of the product’s quality

A

le label vert est un gage de la qualité de produit

687
Q

apricot (noun)

A

Un abricot

aa-bree-koh

688
Q

I ate an apricot this morning

A

j’ai mangé un abricot ce matin

689
Q

dried apricot

A

un abricot sec

690
Q

humanity / mankind (noun)

A

l’humanité (f)

691
Q

at least (adverb)

A

au moins

692
Q

material

A

Le matériel (m) / le matériau (m)

mar-turr-ree-elle / mar-tay-ree-O

693
Q

evaluation of the material will be carried out by experts

A

le contrôle du matériel sera effectué par des experts

694
Q

Cement is a commonly used material in construction.

A

Le ciment est un matériau fréquemment utilisé dans le bâtiment.

695
Q

sensitive/alert sb

A

sensibiliser qqch (v)

696
Q

The campaign aims to sensitize the public to recycling.

A

La campagne vise à sensibiliser le public au recyclage. (Rrrrr-see-klarge)

697
Q

We alerted the public to the dangers of the product.

A

Nous avons sensibilisé la population aux dangers du produit.

698
Q

create awareness about sth. (v)

A

sensibiliser à qqch (v)

699
Q

aim at/target sb

A

viser (qqch/qqn)(v)

700
Q

I aimed at the target on the wall and pulled the trigger.

A

J’ai visé la cible au mur et j’ai appuyé sur la gâchette

701
Q

we could all use less water

A

Nous pourrions tous utiliser moins d’eau

702
Q

sink/flow/stream/run/trickle

A

couler (v)

koolay

703
Q

Water streamed from the hose.

A

L’eau coulait du tuyau d’arrosage.

704
Q

The infamous ocean liner sank off the coast of Greenland.

A

Le tristement célèbre paquebot a coulé au large du Groenland.

705
Q

switch off/ die/cut out

A

S’éteindre (v)

706
Q

the lighting cuts out at night

A

l’éclairage s’éteint la nuit

707
Q

ceiling light/dome light

A

le plafonnier (noun)

708
Q

if you can afford a newer car, find one that is fuel-efficient

A

Si vous pouvez vous offrir une voiture neuve, trouvez-en une qui consomme moins de carburant.

709
Q

payable/attributable/induced

A

due (adj/p participle)

710
Q

fuel

A

Le carburant (noun)

711
Q

the car is running low on fuel

A

la voiture commence à manqué de carburant

712
Q

fuel tank/tuel container

A

le réservoir de carburant –

713
Q

fuel (noun)

A

le Combustible (BLEHHHH)

714
Q

recycling bin

A

un bac de recyclage (REHHH-SEE-KLARGE)

715
Q

canister

A

une cartouche

716
Q

household appliances (noun)

A

les appareils électroménagers (m)

717
Q

I bought new household appliances when I moved out.

A

j’ai acheté de nouveaux appareils électroménagers quand j’ai déménagé

718
Q

household appliances make life easier

A

les appareils ménagers (m) rendent la vie plus facile

719
Q

a toaster is an electrical device

A

un grille-pain est un appareil électrique

720
Q

food/feed/nourishment

A

l’aliment (m)

721
Q

A healthy diet requires high-quality food.

A

Une alimentation saine nécessite des aliments de haute qualité.

722
Q

Brine is used to preserve food.

A

La saumure est utilisée pour conserver les aliments.

723
Q

electric drill (noun)

A

la perceuse électrique

PAIR-SUUUS

724
Q

save money (verb)

A

économiser

725
Q

save money

A

épargner (v)

726
Q

I am saving money to go on a trip next year

A

J’épagne mon argent pour partir en voyage l’an prochain

727
Q

plan/schedule/chart

A

planifier (qqch)(v)

728
Q

I am planning a long journey next summer

A

je planifie un long voyage l’été prochain

729
Q

the company is charting its future growth

A

l’entreprise planifie sa croissance future

730
Q

actually

A

en fait

731
Q

currently/at the moment

A

actuellement

732
Q

to deliver

A

livrer/distribuer/sauver

733
Q

set free/relieve

A

délivrer

day-leef-rer-ray

734
Q

the local fishing club issues fishing permits for the region

A

le club de pêche local délivre les permis de pêche pour la région

735
Q

the terrorists have released the hostages

A

les terroristes (m) ont délivré les otages (m)

736
Q

to rest

A

se reposer

737
Q

to stay

A

rester

738
Q

by chance

A

par hasard

739
Q

cardamom

A

la cardamom

740
Q

chili

A

le piment

741
Q

cinnamon

A

la cannelle

742
Q

cloves

A

le clous de girofle

743
Q

coriander

A

la coriander

744
Q

cumin

A

le cumin

745
Q

ginger

A

le gingembre

jern-john-bbrrr

746
Q

nutmeg

A

la muscade / la noix de muscade

747
Q

paprika

A

le paprika

748
Q

saffron

A

le safran

749
Q

turmeric

A

le curcuma

750
Q

flipchart

A

le tableau à feuilles (f) furrr-yer

751
Q

whiteboard

A

le tableau blanc

752
Q

marker

A

un feutre (furt-trrrkh) / un marqueur

753
Q

The speaker (a person)

A

l’intervenant (m)

754
Q

after the break, the speaker carried on w his presentation

A

après la pause, l’intervenant (m) a poursuivi sa présentation

755
Q

the minutes

A

le compte-rendu

756
Q

to attend a meeting

A

assister à une reunion

757
Q

customs (like at the airport)

A

la douane (noun)

doo-arn

758
Q

I declared the goods at the customs

A

j’ai déclaré les marchandises (f) (mar-shawn-dees) à la douane

759
Q

surprise

A

la surprise (surrr-prees)

760
Q

my grandma’s recovery was a wonder to the whole family !

A

le rétablissement de ma grand-mère était une surprise pour toute la famille

761
Q

surprised /amazed/ taken aback

A

surpris (adj) (surpris, surprise, surprises)

surrrkh-pree

762
Q

I was fairly surprised by the outcome of the election

A

j’ai été assez surprise par le résultat de l’élection

763
Q

he was amazed by the beauty of the landscape

A

il était surpris par la beauté du paysage

764
Q

unexpectedly (adverb)

A

par surprise

765
Q

surprise (sb/sth) (v)

A

surprendre / prendre qqn sur le fait / époustoufler / faire une surprise à qqn (v)

766
Q

the security guard took the theif by surprise!

A

l’agent de sécurité a pris le voleur sur le fait

767
Q

if I am sick, I go to the doc (PRESENT)

A

si je suis malade, je vais chez le médecin

768
Q

if I am sick, I will go to the doc (FUTURE action)

A

si je suis malade, je vais aller chez le médecin

769
Q

luggage (m)

A

le bagage

770
Q

she put her baggage in the car

A

elle a mis ses bagages (m) dans la voiture

771
Q

the baggage is in the car’s trunk

A

les bagages sont dans le coffre de la voiture

772
Q

after the flight, I had to wait a long time for my luggage

A

après le vol, j’ai dû attendre longtemps pour mon bagage

773
Q

hand luggage

A

le bagage à main

774
Q

cabin baggage/carry-on bag

A

le bagage cabine

775
Q

cultural background

A

le bagage culturel

776
Q

tout le monde peut donner SON opinion

A

XX Tout le mond peut donner LEUR opinion XX

777
Q

butter !

A

le beurre

778
Q

cocoa butter

A

le beurre de cacao

779
Q

melted butter

A

le beurre fondu

780
Q

Achète du beurre, des yaourts, du fromage et du jambon. Et de l’eau ?

A

NOT d’eau !!!!!

781
Q

I am in love !

A

je suis amoureuse

782
Q

(English: like the back of my hand) idiom

A

comme ma poche!

783
Q

ladle/bag/pocket/pouch

A

la poche

784
Q

I also personally covered the additional costs that were not related to ministerial duties

A

j’ai payé de ma poche les dépenses additionnelles qui n’étaient pas rattachées à mes fonctions de ministre

785
Q

I always keep mints in my pocket

A

j’ai toujours des bonbons à la menthe dans ma poche

786
Q

kangaroos bring their children in a pocket

A

les kangourous portent leurs petits dans une poche

787
Q

New Orleans

A

La Nouvelle-Orléans

788
Q

speaker

A

l’intervenant (m)

789
Q

the speaker made a witty remark

A

l’intervenant (m) a fait une remarque spirituelle

790
Q

the speaker addressed the audience w a welcome speech

A

le conférencier s’est adressé au public avec un discours de bienvenue

791
Q

I know how to build a fire

A

je sais faire du feu

792
Q

savoir = indicates knowledge of fact and action

A

When another verb is involved

when the other verb is in a subordinate clause

793
Q

he does not know how to swim

A

il ne sait pas nager

794
Q

I know that she’s going to be late

A

je sais qu’elle va etre en retard

795
Q

he knows when you found the doc

A

il sait quand tu as trouvé le document

796
Q

Connais = MUST BE USED with a direct obj (person/thing/place)

A

helpful to think of it as “to be familiar with”

797
Q

do you know / familiar with Hervé?

A

est-ce que tu connais Hervé?

798
Q

I know a lot of French

A

je connais bien le francais

799
Q

It is a good restaurant we have known / been familiar with for 1 yr

A

c’est un bon restaurant, nous le connaissons depuis un an

800
Q

he always knows the date !

A

il sait toujours la date

il connaît toujours la date

801
Q

I don’t know his phone number

A

je ne sais pas son numéro de téléphone

je ne connais pas son numéro de téléphone

802
Q

I know 2 of the B’s poems by heart

A

je sais 2 poèmes de Baudelaire par cœur

je connais 2 poèmes de Baudelaire par cœur

803
Q

we don’t hv the figures memorised

A

nous ne savons pas les chiffres par cœur

nous ne connaissons pas les chiffres par cœur

804
Q

I found out you had lied

A

savoir = to learn / to find out

J’ai su que tu avais menti

805
Q

he didn’t learn her name before leaving

A

savoir = to learn / to find out

il n’a pas su son prénom avant de partir

806
Q

I met a Parisian in college

A

connaître = to meet / to make someone’s acquaintance

j’ai connu un Parisien à l’université

807
Q

she never met my parents

A

connaître = to meet / to make someone’s acquaintance

elle n’a jamais connu mes parents

808
Q

to not know (v)

A

ignorer

809
Q

she doesn’t know how we are going to do it

A

elle ignore comment on va le faire

810
Q

I don’t know his address

A

j’ignore son adresse

811
Q

Q: nous ne connaissons pas le musée du Louvre?

A

A : si, nous connaissons le musée du Louvre.

812
Q

learn/teach/discover

A

apprendre (v )

813
Q

eager to learn

A

disposè à apprendre
disposés à apprendre
disposée à apprendre
disposées à apprendre

814
Q

learning environment

A

l’environnement pour apprendre

815
Q

understand something/include something/get/realize

A

comprendre (v)

816
Q

straightfwd instructions are easy to understand

A

des instructions simples sont faciles à comprendre

817
Q

I quickly realized that I was the only one who could drive

A

j’ai vite compris que j’étais le seul qui savait conduire

818
Q

the human heart contains 4 chambers

A

le Coeur humain comprend 4 cavités (f)

819
Q

prends / prend –> m ê me pronunciation

A

prends / prend –> m ê me pronunciation

820
Q

it’s all true ? none of this is true.

A

tout est vrai ? rien n’est vrai.

821
Q

plus, rien, jamais –> they replace the « pas »

A

plus, rien, jamais –> they replace the « pas »

822
Q

il ne travaille plus

A

not anymore

823
Q

je ne veux rien

A

nothing

824
Q

il n’invite personne

A

no one

825
Q

ils ne regardent jamais la télé

A

never

826
Q

il n’y a personne

A

(NOT il n’y a PAS personne)

827
Q

there is nothing to visit !

A

il n’y a rien à visiter

828
Q

no one

A

quelqu’un

829
Q

Q: Quelqu’un veut aller au match avec moi?

A

A: personne ne veut aller au match avec toi.

830
Q

The more she studies, the more she understands

A

plus elle étudie, plus elle comprend

831
Q

the more I learn French, the more sophisticated I get

A

plus j’apprendre le francais, le plus sophistiqué je deviens

832
Q

Use “qui” when the following word is a VERB or a RELEXIVE PRONOUN
(me,te,se,lui,le,la,nous,vous,leur,les)

A

use “que” if the following word is NOUN (thing/person)

833
Q

when the adjective is place BEFORE a plural noun, then “des” becomes “de”

A

when the adjective is place BEFORE a plural noun, then “des” becomes “de”

834
Q

I saw magnificent places

A

j’ai vu des endroits magnifiques

835
Q

I buy nice sheets

A

j’achète de beaux draps

836
Q

I bought new boots

A

J’ai acheté de nouvelles bottes

837
Q

I am jealous new boots you bought !

A

je suis jalouse des nouvelles bottes que tu as achetées

838
Q

Using « le » or « l’ » to refer to previously mentioned ideas

A

Using « le » or « l’ » to refer to previously mentioned ideas

839
Q

you want to come to the pool ? – Yes, I do (want to go)

A

tu veux venir à la piscine? – Oui, je le veux!

840
Q

Pauline really thinks that it is good to do the studies ? – Pauline really thinks so (that it is good to do the studies)

A

Pauline pense vraiment que c’est bien de faire des études ? – Pauline le pense vraiment

841
Q

« le » or « l’ » replaces ideas introduced mostly by « que » / starting w/ an infinitive

A

« le » or « l’ » replaces ideas introduced mostly by « que » / starting w/ an infinitive

842
Q

using “le” and “l’” to refer to previously mentioned ideas

A

always use the masculine singular form even if the idea contains feminine noun as it is the whole idea considered here!

843
Q

« en » replaces « de + [thing]/[obj]/[location]» BUT NOT people

A

« y » replaces « à + [thing]/[obj]/[location]» BUT NOT people

844
Q

« en » replaces plural things

A

« y » = there

845
Q

I come from Paris – I come from there too

A

je viens de paris – j’en viens aussi !

846
Q

she needs hols. She needs them

A

elle a besoin de vacances. Elle en a besoin.

847
Q

**for de + [people], de + stress pronouns (moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles)

A

**for de + [people], de + stress pronouns (moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles)

848
Q

you are mocking P and D. – No, I am not mocking them

A

tu te moques de Paul et Daniel. – Non, je ne me moque pas d’eux

849
Q

you are mocking P and D. – No, I am not mocking them

A

tu te moques de Paul et Daniel. – Non, je ne me moque pas d’eux

850
Q

oh my cow! (expression)

A

oh la vache!

851
Q

behaving like that Kevin, an uncouth jerk!

A

faire son Kevin

852
Q

look / seem / appear (v)

A

Avoir l’air

853
Q

her father looked odd w his new haircut

A

son père avait l’air curieux avec sa nouvelle coupe de cheveux

854
Q

those clouds look ominous, it might rain

A

ces nuages ont l’air inquiétant, il va peut-etre pleuvoir

855
Q

the actor appeared nervous on stage

A

l’acteur avait l’air nerveux sur la scène

856
Q

tune/melody (m)

A

L’air (m)

857
Q

I like to whistle cheerful tunes when I work

A

j’aime siffler des airs joyeux quand je travaille

858
Q

the popular song has a catchy melody

A

la chanson populaire a un air entraînant

859
Q

I have never heard of this exam

A

Je n’ai jamais entendu parler de cet examen

860
Q

hear about something (v)

A

entendre parler de qqn/qqch (v)

861
Q

I heard abt the basketball team on the radio

A

j’ai entendu parler de l’équipe de basket à la radio

862
Q

I only heard snippets of conversation

A

je n’ai entendu que des bribes de conversation

863
Q

in any rate

A

en tout cas (adverb)

864
Q

come

A

venir (v)

865
Q

next/coming/upcoming

A

à venir

866
Q

go/leave/set out

A

partir (verb)

867
Q

we set out for London at sunrise

A

nous sommes partis pour Londres au lever du soleil

868
Q

go back

A

repartir (v)

869
Q

my uncle is visiting me; he goes back tomorrow

A

mon oncle me rend visite; il repart demain

870
Q

return/come back

A

revenir (verb)

871
Q

he returned home after years abroad

A

il a revenu à la maison après des années à l’étranger

872
Q

work in progress, please come back later!

A

travail en cours, merci de revenir plus tard

873
Q

they come home for the holidays

A

ils viennent à la maison pour les vacances

874
Q

to show the place where one is / to a destination

A

À

875
Q

origins / from a destination

A

De

876
Q

this train left Tours and it goe sto Paris

A

Ce train vient de Tours et il va à Paris

877
Q

I come from the north of France, of Lille

A

Je viens du nord de la France, de Lille

878
Q

She returns to the uni, and she comes home

A

Elle revient de l’université et elle rentre chez elle

879
Q

we leave the house at 14h and we will arrive at your place at 20h

A

On part de la maison à 14h et on va arriver chez toi vers 20heures

880
Q

the provenance/ source

A

la provenance

881
Q

I like to know the provenance of the products I buy

A

j’aime connaître la provenance des produits que j’achète

882
Q

source of funds

A

la provenance des fonds

883
Q

countries of origin

A

les pays de provenance

884
Q

you are lucky to know Bridge. She is great

A

Vous avez bien de la chance de connaître (see that it is in the infinitive !) Bridg, elle est formidable

885
Q

she knows her way around the kitchen !

A

elle s’y connaît assez bien au cuisine

886
Q

opposite:

quelque chose

A

rien

887
Q

opposite:

tout le temps

A

jamais

888
Q

opposite:

tout

A

rien

889
Q

opposite:

tout est parfait

A

rien n’est parfait

890
Q

opposite:

on invite quelqu’un

A

on n’invite personne

891
Q

postcard

A

la carte postale

892
Q

flashcards

A

les cartes-éclair (f)

893
Q

to join

A

se joindre à qqch/qqn (v

894
Q

I can’t join you (guys)

A

je ne peux pas me joindre à vous

895
Q

join sb/sth

A

rejoindre qqch. (v)

896
Q

I will join the golf club next month.

A

je vais rejoindre le club de golf le mois prochain

897
Q

training course

A

la formation (noun) / le cours de formation

898
Q

I signed up for a first aid training course

A

je me suis inscrit à une formation aux premiers secours

899
Q

I participated in a training course for managers

A

j’ai participé à un cours de formation pour gestionnaires

900
Q

acquire something / purchase smth.

A

acquérir qqch (v) (aa-kay-ree-rkh)

901
Q

the company acquired its competitor’s total assets

A

l’entreprise a acquis la totalité des actifs de son concurrent

902
Q

he acquired many of his skills at uni

A

il a acquis beaucoup de ses compétences à l’université

903
Q

I borrowed money to purchase my 1st house

A

j’ai emprunté de l’argent pour acquérir ma première maison

904
Q

an internship is useful to get work experience

A

un stage est utile pour acquérir de l’expérience professionnelle

905
Q

my internship helped me gain practical skills

A

mon stage m’a permis d’acquérir des compétences pratiques

906
Q

gain knowledge

A

acquérir (aa-kay-ree-rkh) des connaissances (v)

907
Q

I try to recall…

A

J’essaie de me souvenir …

908
Q

bury something

A

Ensevelir (qqn/qqch) (v) (ont-ser-ver-lee-rkh)

909
Q

we buried the shells in the sand

A

nous avons enseveli les coquillages dans le sable

910
Q

habit (noun)

A

l’habitude (f)

911
Q

predator

A

le prédateur

912
Q

get dirty (v)

A

se salir

913
Q

the child got dirty by playing in the mud

A

l’enfant s’est Sali en jouant dans la boue

914
Q

dirty/ soil/foul/muddy (v)

A

salir (qqcn/qqn)(v)

915
Q

the children dirtied the carpet w muddy boots

A

les enfants ont sali le tapis avec leurs bottes boueuses

916
Q

the little boy soiled his clothes in the garden

A

le petit garcon a sali ses habits dans le jardin

917
Q

our dog would never foul up the house

A

notre chien ne salirait jamais la maison

918
Q

he muddied his reputation by dealing w criminals

A

il a sali sa réputation en faisant affaire avec des criminels

919
Q

the scandal could defile the actor’s reputation

A

le scandale pourrait salir la réputation de l’acteur

920
Q

the controversy did not taint my reputation

A

le polémique n’a pas Sali ma réputation

921
Q

screen (noun)

A

l’écran (m)

922
Q

the instructions on screen are readable and clear

A

les instructions à l’écran sont lisables et claires

923
Q

display screen

A

l’écran de visualisation (n)

924
Q

indoors (adverb)

A

à l’intérieur /dedans / à la maison

925
Q

the children had to stay indoors because of the bad weather

A

les enfants ont dû rester à l’éxterieur à cause du mauvais temps

926
Q

indoor (noun)

A

intérieur / d’intérieur

927
Q

the indoor plants can help purify the air of the house

A

les plantes d’intérieur peuvent aider à purifier l’air d’une maison

928
Q

it seems fine

A

ça l’air bien

929
Q

address smth./approach/tackle/discuss/touch on

A

Aborder qqch /qqn (v)

930
Q

we addressed several topics during the meeting

A

nous avons abordé plusieurs points durant la réunion

931
Q

the issue must be approached from a diff angle

A

il faut aborder le problème par un angle différent

932
Q

my speech tackles the issue of c change

A

mon discours aborde le problème du changement climatique

933
Q

the president’s speech touched upon the health care system

A

le discours du président a abordé le système de santé

934
Q

laziness/unwillingness to start something

A

la flemme (noun)

935
Q

you start to get lazy and you don’t want to go chic-chat w someone

A

tu commences à avoir la flemme, et tu n’as pas envie d’aller bavarder avec quelqu’un.

936
Q

I’m lazy to disable all plugins to see if it can come from there, but I don’t see what I’ve enabled that can … cause that.

A

j’ai la flemme de désactiver tous les plugins pour voir si ça peut venir de là, mais je ne vois pas ce que j’ai activé qui puisse … causer ça

937
Q

who said thsaison pluvieuse e Brits are all pompous chaps who can’t be bothered ?

A

qui a disaison pluvieuse t que les Britanniques n’etaient que flemme et arrogance ?

938
Q

I don’t feel like typing

A

j’ai la flemme de taper

939
Q

I sneak a few glimpses

A

Je jette quelques coups d’œil (doi)

940
Q

I would break out in hives

A

j’en avais des boutons

941
Q

rainy season

A

la saison pluvieuse

942
Q

time zone (m)

A

le fuseau horaire

943
Q

shit

A

le caca

944
Q

A cat pooped on my bed

A

un chat fait un caca sur mon lit

945
Q

stray cats !

A

les chats errants, les chats des rues

946
Q

ils came in through the window

A

ils sont entrés par la fenêtre

947
Q

she only has to heat up the food

A

elle n’a qu’à faire chauffer la nourriture

948
Q

send me your photos (infml)

A

envoie-moi tes photos?

949
Q

send me your photos (FML)

A

envoyez-moi vos photos?

950
Q

next year/in a year

A

l’année prochain / dans un an

951
Q

last year / a yr ago

A

l’année passé / il y a un an

952
Q

trial month

A

le mois d’essai

953
Q

curfew

A

le couvre-feu (noun)

954
Q

the scouts are not allowed to leave their tent after curfew

A

les scouts ne sont pas autorisés à quitter leur tente après le couvre

955
Q

the demonstrators defied the curfew

A

les manifestants ont bravé le couvre-feu

956
Q

unreasonable demands (noun)

A

les exigences / demandes déraisonnable (both f)

957
Q

look out for sb/sth. / watch out for smth.

A

guetter qqch/qqn (v)

958
Q

Danger always lurks for conjurors of spells. You must know how to defend yourself.

A

le danger guette en permanence les conjureurs de sorts. il faut que vous sachiez vous défendre.

959
Q

reward (noun)

A

la récompense

960
Q

roam/stroll (also a mop (noun and f)

A

vadrouiller (v)

961
Q

you will soon have a chance to make friends w talbot

A

vous aurez bientôt l’occasion de vous lier d’amitié avec Talbot

962
Q

design (v)

A

concevoir (qqch) (v) / dessiner (v)

963
Q

he designed the website for his small biz himself

A

il a conçu le site internet de sa petite enterprise lui-meme

964
Q

our graphic artist has designed a new company logo

A

notre graphiste a dessiné un nouveau logo de l’entreprise

965
Q

Work life balance

A

l’équilibre travail-famille (m)/ la conciliation travail-vie privée

966
Q

to better manage stress, to avoid burn-out

A

Pour mieux gérer le stress, éviter le burn out.

967
Q

I have a tendency to perfectionism

A

J’ai tendance à être perfectionniste

968
Q

Limit time-wasting activities and people

A

Limiter les activités et les personnes qui perdent du temps

969
Q

this means…

A

Cela signifie…

970
Q

OT (f)

A

Les heures supplémentaires

971
Q

commuting time

A

Le temps de transit

972
Q

tele-commuting.

A

Le télétravail

973
Q

enact/promulgate/issue (verb)

A

promulguer

974
Q

the parliament enacted new laws

A

le parlement a promulgué de nouvelles lois

975
Q

law promulgated (noun)

A

la loi promulguée

976
Q

establishment

A

l’établissement (m)

977
Q

threat (noun)

A

la menace

mer-nas

978
Q

these students could be expelled unless they enrol in an institution where the courses will be given face-to-face by the teachers

A

ces étudiants pourraient etre (puu-rare-tett) expulsés à moins qu’ils ne s’inscrivent (sohn-screeve) dans un établissement où les cours seront dispensés en présentiel par les professeurs

979
Q

unless

A

à moins que

980
Q

in-person tuition

A

Les cours seront dispensés en présentiel

981
Q

sue (noun)

A

une action en justice

982
Q

their lawsuit argues…

A

leur plainte fait valoir …

983
Q

all high-edu institutions

A

la quasi-totalité de l’enseignement supérieur

984
Q

chaos (noun)

A

le chaos

KAA-o

985
Q

they managed to find a bit of order in all this chaos

A

ils ont réussi à trouver un peu d’ordre dans tout ce chaos

986
Q

faculty (noun)

A

le corps professoral

987
Q

Harvard announced on Monday that all the courses would be held online for the autumn semester and that only 40% of students in the 1st cycle would be logged on campus.

A

Harvard a annoncé lundi que tous les cours se tiendraient (sur-tee-yarn-dray) sur Internet pour la semestre d’automne et que seulement 40% des étudiants de premier cycle (see-kleh) seraient logés sur le campus

988
Q

3 quarters of them

A

les trois quarts d’entre eux (ley-twa-karttkh-don-tru)

989
Q

the infection rates of Covid are skyrocketing

A

les taux (toe) de contamination au Covid-19 montent (mont) en flèche (flesh)

990
Q

consider health as a priority

A

considérer la santé comme prioritaire

991
Q

at the first glance

A

à première vue

992
Q

they can log on from anywhere

A

ils peuvent se connecter de n’importe où

993
Q

except

A

sauf

994
Q

count on (sb)

A

compter sur qqch (v)

995
Q

I am glad I can always count on my family for moral support

A

je suis heureuse de toujours pouvoir compter sur le soutien moral de ma famille

996
Q

an access / bouts

A

un accès (arc-say)

997
Q

there is no access allowed to the museum after 6

A

l’accès (m) au musée n’est pas autorisé après six heures

998
Q

the company restricts the staff’s access to the internet

A

l’entreprise restreint l’accès du personnel à Internet

999
Q

my son has bouts of anger every once in a while

A

mon fils a des accès de colère de temps en temps

1000
Q

even

A

Voire

1001
Q

some students live in developing countries or rural countries

A

certains étudiants vivent dans les pays en développement ou des pays ruraux

1002
Q

restrict (v)

ray-strain-drrr

A

restreindre qqch

1003
Q

he tries to restrict his cigs consumption to 5 a day

A

il a essaye de limiter sa consummation de cigarettes à 5 par jour

1004
Q

web user

A

l’internaute (m)

1005
Q

online comm

A

la communauté des internautes (m)

1006
Q

curriculum/syllabus/coursework

A

le cursus

kuuuur-soos

1007
Q

I structure my courses according to the syllabus

A

je structure mes cours en fonction du cursus

1008
Q

far away from US

A

de éloignés (aye-lua-nee-aye) des états-unis

1009
Q

attack (noun)

A

l’attaque (f) (aaa-tark) / l’attentat (m)/ l’atteinte (f) (aaa-tent)

1010
Q

I countered his attack and won

A

j’ai paré son attaque (f) et gagné

1011
Q

anyway

A

de toute façon

1012
Q

that shocked me.

A

ça me choque

1013
Q

I don’t necessarily feel secure in France

A

je me sens pas forcément en sécurité en France

1014
Q

annoy/bother/fuss/hassle (v)

A

embêter

ohm-bay-tay

1015
Q

the boy likes pestering his little sister

A

le garçon aime embêter sa petite soeur

1016
Q

a mosquito harassed me all night long

A

un moustique m’a embêté toute la nuit

1017
Q

get bored (v)

A

s’embêter (v)

1018
Q

admit (v)

A

constater

1019
Q

have not pissed us off

A

nous ne font pas chier

1020
Q

the fort was built to endure repeated attacks

A

le fort a été construit pour supporter des attaques (f) répétées

1021
Q

the lightness of this chocolate mousse is unbelievable

A

la légèreté de cette mousse au chocolat est incroyable

1022
Q

lightness (also in mood)

A

la légèreté (lair-djerkh-tay)

1023
Q

I could be wrong…

A

je peut me tromper

1024
Q

looks like she is having a nightmare

A

Penny a l’air de faire un cauchemar

1025
Q

the way/track/lane / channel

A

la voie

1026
Q

the train track follows the river

A

la voie ferrée longe la rivière

1027
Q

the countries settled the dispute through diplomatic avenues

A

les pays ont réglé le différend par des voies diplomatiques (f)

1028
Q

date! (romantic date) :D

A

le rencard

1029
Q

to try

A

Pour tenter

1030
Q

self-derision

A

l’autodérision (f)

1031
Q

in relation to…

A

par rapport à…

1032
Q

inappropriate

A

déplacé

1033
Q

humiliating

A

humiliant (000-mee-lee-ont)

1034
Q

regarding

A

vis-à-vis

1035
Q

I am neither for C Hebdo

A

je ne suis pas non plus avec Charlie Hebdo

1036
Q

I am for neither one nor the other

A

je suis ni avec l’un, ni avec l’autre

1037
Q

savagely

A

sauvagement

1038
Q

what do you think about it?

A

qu’est-ce que tu en penses toi ?

1039
Q

the master (noun)

A

le maître

1040
Q

nowadays

A

actuelle

1041
Q

symbiosis

A

une symbiose sarm-bee-o-zz

1042
Q

merci =

A

cimer

1043
Q

can you hand me the salt ? thanks !

A

tu peux me passer le sel ? cimer

1044
Q

fou ! =

A

ouf!

1045
Q

that’s crazy !

A

c’est ouf !

1046
Q

louche =

A

chelou

1047
Q

shady/dubious/seedy/shifty/suspicious/sleazy

A

louche (adj)

1048
Q

the drifter mostly live din seedy hotels

A

le vagabond habitait principalement dans des hôtels louches

1049
Q

his excuse was a bit dubious

A

son excuse était un peu louche

1050
Q

this dude looks shady LOL

A

ce mec a l’air louche

1051
Q

I served the soup to the guests using a dipper

A

j’ai servi la soupe aux invités avec une louche

1052
Q

énervé (angry) =

A

véner

1053
Q

that annoys me like crazy

A

ça me véner de ouf !

1054
Q

méchant (wicked !) =

A

chanmé

1055
Q

this party is awesome !

A

cette soirée est chanmée

1056
Q

fête =

A

la teuf

1057
Q

I can’t wait to partay !

A

j’ai trop hâte de faire la teuf

1058
Q

lourd (heavy/burdensome) =

A

relou

1059
Q

my mom is really getting on my nerves today

A

ma mère est trop relou aujourd’hui

1060
Q

chopper (to kiss) =

A

pécho

1061
Q

did you kiss him?

A

tu l’as pécho?

1062
Q

laisse tomber (don’t bother) =

A

laisse béton

1063
Q

don’t bother we have lost too much time !

A

laisse béton on a perdu trop de temps

1064
Q

extremely

A

foutrement

1065
Q

completely

A

carrément

1066
Q

very/really

A

vachement

1067
Q

really/completely

A

de chez

1068
Q

this movie sucks, completely sucks !

A

ce film est nul de chez nul

1069
Q

You know what…

A

tu sais quoi…

1070
Q

well

A

eh bien …

1071
Q

let’s see

A

voyons

1072
Q

yup !

A

youpi !

1073
Q

To sound more french, use contractions (pronunciations)

A

eg. je suis = chuis
eg. tu as = t’as
eg. tu es = t’es
eg. il y a = y’a
eg. puis = pis

1074
Q

joke of the day

A

la blague de la journée

1075
Q

scale/lader (f)

A

l’échelle (noun)

1076
Q

the govt implemented projects on a national scale

A

le gouvernement a mis en œuvre des projets à l’échelle nationale (f)

1077
Q

top shelf !

A

l’étagère du haut

1078
Q

true to scale (adj)

A

à l’échelle

1079
Q

little old ladies

A

mamies

1080
Q

disgusting

A

dégueulasse

1081
Q

hit

A

taper

1082
Q

joke (verb)

A

déconner

1083
Q

I have left-wing beliefs

A

je suis en plus de gauche

1084
Q

commit

A

commetre (qqch) (v)

1085
Q

the police arrested the man who committed the crime

A

la police a arrête l’homme qui a commis le crime

1086
Q

many people committed atrocities during the war

A

de nombreuses personnes ont commis des atrocités pendant la guerre

1087
Q

perish (v)

A

périr

1088
Q

let us not hesitate while still more victims perish

A

n’hésitons pas, pendant que d’autres victimes périssent

1089
Q

destitute (adj)

A

démunis

1090
Q

the volunteers collect clothes for destitute children

A

les bénévoles collectent des vêtements pour les enfants démunis

1091
Q

the writer was destitute before the success of his book

A

l’écrivain était démuni avant la réussite de son roman

1092
Q

the poor family lived in destitute conditions

A

la famille pauvre vivait dans des conditions misérables

1093
Q

they are just being journalists

A

ce ne sont que des journalistes

1094
Q

I felt guilty

A

Je m’en suis voulu

1095
Q

I shed tears

A

j’ai lâché les larmes

1096
Q

i tis sickening

A

c’est écoeurant

SAY-TEAR-CUURR-RONT

1097
Q

put at risk

A

mis à mal

1098
Q

she fainted because of the heat

A

elle s’est évanouie en raison de la chaleur

1099
Q

cowardly act

A

l’acte lâche (m)

1100
Q

slack/ loose (adj)

A

lâche (adj) larshhhhh

1101
Q

let loose (colloquil)

A

se lâcher

1102
Q

powerful and hoarse blow

A

un soufflé puissant et rauque (roque)

1103
Q

disruptive

A

dérangeant (adj)

1104
Q

without my glasses, everything is blurred

A

sans mes lunettes, tout est flou

1105
Q

blurred (v) / unclear/ fuzzy / unclear

A

flou

1106
Q

how is it going ?>

A

qu’est ce qui s’est passé ?

1107
Q

I am going to lie down and have a nap

A

je vais aller m’allonger et faire une sieste

1108
Q

lie down

A

s’allonger (verb)

1109
Q

unconscious/ oblivious

A

inconscient (adj)

arn-korn-see-ont

1110
Q

reckless behavior

A

le comportement inconscient

1111
Q

unconscious self

A

le moi inconscient

1112
Q

have not pissed us off

A

nous ne font pas chier

1113
Q

admit (v)

A

constater

1114
Q

annoy/bother/fuss/hassle (v)

A

embêter

ohm-bay-tay

1115
Q

the boy likes pestering his little sister

A

le garcon aime embêter sa petite soeur

1116
Q

a mosquito harassed me all night long

A

un moustique m’a embêté toute la nuit

1117
Q

get bored

A

s’embêter (v)

1118
Q

I don’t necessarily feel secure in France

A

je me sens pas forcément en sécurité en France

1119
Q

that shocked me.

A

ça me choque

1120
Q

anyway

A

De toute façon

1121
Q

it’s simple

A

c’est fastoche (colloquil) (fast-toash)

1122
Q

whether you are looking for new friends or searching for your soul mate, it couldn’t be easier !

A

que tu recherches de nouveaux amix ou l’ âme sœur, tu en trouveras pas de site plus fastoche

1123
Q

balls

A

les couilles (cuuul-lear)

1124
Q

at the root of oaktrees there are truffles, at the feet of cons there are consultants

A

au pied (pee-yay) des chênes (shee-ent) y a des truffles (troof), aux pieds des cons y a des consultants

1125
Q

we have other things to do and to live for

A

on a autre chose à faire et à vivre

1126
Q

respect towards everyone

A

le respect envers chacun

1127
Q

and ta-da!

A

et puis voilà !

1128
Q

to express

A

D’éxprimer

1129
Q

we stick together

A

On est solidaires

1130
Q

national mourning

A

le deuil national

durr-yerkh

1131
Q

day of mourning

A

le jour de deuil

durr-yerkh

1132
Q

mourning (noun)

A

Le deuil

1133
Q

headband/banner

A

Le bandeau

1134
Q

there is nothing worse than killing someone for ideals that differ

A

il n’y a pas pire que de tuer quelqu’un pour des idéaux qui divergent

1135
Q

I am scared that this is being taken from us

A

J’ai peur qu’on nous prenne ça

1136
Q

I prefer to die on my feet rather than live on my knees

A

je préfère mourir debout que vivre à genoux

1137
Q

death threats !

A

les menaces de mort

1138
Q

in detail

A

En détail

1139
Q

pas de quoi

A

you are welcome/derien

1140
Q

I feel useful

A

je me sens utile

1141
Q

bring together/gather/assemble/group/combine

A

réunir qqch/qqn (v)

ray-yuu-neee-yer

1142
Q

I gathered the stakeholders in order to make a decision

A

j’ai réuni les parties prenantes (f) pour prendre une

1143
Q

it is convenient to group all the spices in the drawer

A

il est pratique de réunir toutes les épices dans un tiroir

1144
Q

the musician’s new album combines various styles of music.

A

le nouvel album du musicien réunit plusieurs genres de musique

1145
Q

raise money

A

réunir de l’argent (v)

1146
Q

hold a meeting/gather together

A

se réunir (v)

1147
Q

holder/owner

A

détenteur (noun

1148
Q

the athlete became the new record holder

A

l’athlète est devenu le nouveau détenteur du record

1149
Q

the writer is the owner of the book’s copyright

A

l’écrivain est le détenteur des droits d’auteur du livre

1150
Q

cardholder

A

le détenteur de la carte

1151
Q

wire/despatch/telegram

A

La dépêche

1152
Q

hustle/hurry/rush

A

se dépêcher (v)

1153
Q

I am in a rush !

A

je me dépêche

1154
Q

some verbs are exclusively prominent :

A

se souvenir

on se souvient de ce jour-là

1155
Q

certain verbs are in passive tense

A

on écrit ce mot comme ça = ce mot s’écrit comme ça

1156
Q

aller dans un petit restaurant

A

on se retrouve pour se faire un petit resto

1157
Q

Se lever

A
je me lève
tu te lèves
il / elle / on se lève
nous nous levons 
vous vous levez 
ils / elles se lèvent
1158
Q

s’appeler

A
je m’appelle
tu t’appelle
il / elle / on s’appelle 
nous nous appelons
vous vous appelez
ils /elles s’appellent
1159
Q

I am losing my memory

A

je perds la mémoire

1160
Q

tu n’es pas complètement dans la réalité

A

tu es un peu dans la lune

1161
Q

a crisis

A

une crise

1162
Q

recall smth

A

Se rappeler qqch (v)

sur-rah-purr-lay

1163
Q

I do not recall every detail of the story

A

je ne me rappelle pas tous les détails de l’histoire

1164
Q

my grandpa likes to reminisce about his childhood

A

mon grand-père aime se rappeller de son enfance

1165
Q

it seems nice !

A

Ça a l’air bien

1166
Q

I don’t get lost in the subway anymore

A

je ne me perds plus dans le metro

1167
Q

They are getting married in May ?

A

ils se marient (surr-mar-ree) en mai?

1168
Q

Laksa - fish noodles. the noodles are made out of rice. The broth thick with fish flakes. it is spicy dish. a key ingredient is Belacan which is a fermented fish paste. the odor is strong and unique.

A

Les nouilles (nuuu-yer (afterthought)) de poisson. Les nouilles sont faites à partir de riz. le bouillon est épais avec des flocons de poisson. c’est un plat épicé. un ingrédient clé est le Belacan qui est une pâte de poisson fermentée. L’odeur est forte et unique

1169
Q

photo

A

une photo

1170
Q

what dish of your place that you would advise me to taste ? I have never eaten Malaysian (food)

A

quel est le plat de chez toi que tu me conseilleras (kon-say-yer-ra) de goûter ? je n’ai jamais manger Malaisien.

1171
Q

a blanket

A

Une couverture

1172
Q

you should have

A

Il faillait (eel-fair-lay)

indicative imparfait

1173
Q

funny

A

marrant / marrants / marrante / marrantes

1174
Q

hilarious

A

très marrant

1175
Q

he died of old age

A

Il est mort de vieillesse

1176
Q

they rmb v well

A

ils se souviennent (suuuu-v-end) très bien

1177
Q

I am in a hurry

A

je me dépêche

1178
Q

they are chums! They see each other a lot !

A

ils sont amis, ils se voient (vwa) beaucoup

1179
Q

voire – see

conjugations

A
je	vois
tu 	vois
il/elle	voit
nous 	voyons
vous 	voyez
ils/elles	voient (vwa)
1180
Q

I get annoyed easily

A

je m’énerve (may-nair-fff) facilement

1181
Q

I wake up without an alarm

A

je me réveille sans réveil

1182
Q

I wake up w an alarm

A

je me réveille avec un réveil

1183
Q

I hv little interest in History

A

je m’intéresse un peu à l’Histoire

1184
Q

I keep myself informed from newspapers

A

je m’informe par les journaux

1185
Q

The house is near here. It looks like a small castle

A

la maison se trouve près d’ici. Elle ressemble à une petit château

1186
Q

you get easily discouraged, you turn everything into a disaster

A

tu te décourages facilement, tu transformes tout en catastrophe

1187
Q

copyright

A

le droit d’auteur / le copyright / la propriété intellectuelle

1188
Q

he surrended his copyright to a charity

A

il a cédé des droits d’auteur à une œuvre de bienfaisance

1189
Q

Se rappeler – recall something

conjugations

A
je me rappelle
tu te rappelles
il/elle se rappelle
nous nous rappelons
vous vous rappelez
ils/elles se rappellent
1190
Q

S’inquiéter: they are all cosy and close together always!

A
je ne m’inquiète pas
tu ne t’inquiètes pas
il / elle /on ne s’inquiète pas 
nous ne nous inquiétons pas
vous ne vous inquiétez pas
ils / elles ne s’inquiètent pas
1191
Q

Red herring

A

la diversion / le faux-fuyant

1192
Q

I am walking with my dog !

A

Je me promène (pro-men) avec mon chien

1193
Q

they are (elles) walking in the park!

A

elles se promènent (pro-men) dans le parc

1194
Q

Se promener (conjugations)

A
je me promène (pro-men)
tu te promènes
il/elle se promène
nous nous promenons
vous vous promenez
ils/elles se promènent (pro-men)
1195
Q

I am bored!

A

Je m’ennuie

1196
Q

annoy/bore/bother

A

Ennuyer qqch (v)

1197
Q

my friend is loud but this does not annoy me

A

mon ami est bruyant, mais cela ne m’ennuie pas

1198
Q

the speaker bored everyone w his long speech

A

l’intervenant (m) a ennuyé tout le monde avec son long discours

1199
Q

be bored

A

S’ennuyer (v)

1200
Q

my job is v challenging and I am never bored

A

mon travail est très stimulant et je ne m’ennuie jamais

1201
Q

they dress fashionably

A

Elles s’habillent à la mode

1202
Q

aren’t you resting ?

A

Tu ne te reposes pas ?

1203
Q

she never wears makeup

A

Elle ne se maquille jamais

1204
Q

A : si, ils s’aiment beaucoup

A

Q : ils ne s’aiment pas beaucoup ? / NOT NOT n’est-ce que pas ils s’aiment beaucoup

1205
Q

round trip/return journey

A

L’aller-retour (m)

1206
Q

quick trip (noun)

A

le rapide aller-retour (m)

1207
Q

round-trip tix !

A

les billets aller-retour (m)

1208
Q

I am a major (more than 18yo and above in malaysia)

A

Je suis majeure

1209
Q

at what time do you have lunch !

A

À quelle heure est-ce que vous déjeunez

1210
Q

how much do I owe you ?

A

Combien est-ce que je vous dois ?

1211
Q

Who wants cake ?!

A

qui veut du gâteau ? = qui est-ce qui veut du gâteau ?

1212
Q

it represents a bit the flag of the US

A

ça ressemble un peu au drapeau des états Unis

1213
Q

crescent

A

un croissant / la demi lune

1214
Q

I am a serious student !

A

je suis une étudiante sérieuse

1215
Q

they are setting up for tomorrow

A

ils s’organisent pour demain

1216
Q

quand/où/pourquoi/combien de + est-ce que + sujet + verbe?

A

quand/où/pourquoi/combien de + est-ce que + sujet + verbe?

1217
Q

what are you doing ?

A

Qu’est-ce que vous faites !

1218
Q

how many bros and sis do you have ?

A

Combien de frères et sœurs est-ce que tu as ?

1219
Q

Combien d’étudiants…

A

combien d’oranges…

1220
Q

I am not often wrong

A

Je ne me trompe pas souvent

1221
Q

I see you____ ?

A

On se voit quand/où/à quelle heure ?

1222
Q

how old are they ?

A

Quel âge est-ce qu’ils ont ?

1223
Q

who just ate lunch today?

A

Qui vient déjeuner aujourd’hui ?

1224
Q

how much munnies do you earn p/mth ?

A

Combien d’argent gagnez-vous par mois ?