Groupe 26 : Les notions abstraites 2 Flashcards

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1
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Je me trouvais là par hasard

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I just happened to be there

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Je suis tombé sur lui par hasard à la gare

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I stumbled (up)on him at the station

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Par hasard

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By chance

= by accident

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À tout hasard/ pour le cas où

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Just in case

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Les hasards de la vie

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The fortunes of life

= life’s ups and downs

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Saisir l’occasion

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To seize

= to take one’s chance

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Avoir l’occasion de faire qqch

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To have the chance

/ the opportunity to do sth

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Elle a fichu ses chances en l’air

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She has blown her chances

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Il a de bonnes/ de fortes chances de gagner

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He’s got a good/ strong chance of winning

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Il n’a aucune chance de gagner

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He doesn’t stand

= have a chance of winning

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C’est l’occasion ou jamais

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This is your big chance

= now’s your chance

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Il y a une chance sur cent qu’il gagne

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The chances are a hundred to one that he will win

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La chance est de notre coté

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The odds are in our favor

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La chance n’est pas de notre coté

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The odds are against us

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Je lui ai téléphoné à tout hasard

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I rang her up on the off-chance

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L’’habitude

= la coutume

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Habit

= custom

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Habituel

= coutumier

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Habitual

= customary

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(S’)attendre (à) qqch

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To expect sth

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Attendu

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Expected

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Inattendu

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Unexpected

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La tradition

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Tradition

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Traditionnel

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Traditional

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Prévoir

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To foresee

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Prévu

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Foreseen

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Imprévu

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Unforeseen

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Prévisible

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Foreseeable

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Ordinaire

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Ordinary

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D’ordinaire

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Ordinarily

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Normal

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Normal

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Normalement

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Normally

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La normalité

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Normality

= normalcy

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Banal

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Banal

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La banalité

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Banality

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Courant

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Common

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Commun

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Commonplace

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Un lieu commun

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A commonplace

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  1. La routine (n)

2. Routinier (adj)

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Routine

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Routinier/ monotone

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Humdrum

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Habituel

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Usual

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Inhabituel

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Unusual

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Spécial

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Special

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Exceptionnel

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Exceptional

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L’exception

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Exception

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Extraordinaire

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Extraordinary

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Insolite

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Out-of-the-ordinary

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Étrange

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Strange

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Étrangement

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Strangely

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L’étrangeté

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Strangeness

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49
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Bizarre

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Odd/ peculiar / queer

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Bizarrement / de manière étrange

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Oddly / peculiarly/ queerly

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Anormal

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Abnormal

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52
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Anormalement

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Abnormally

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  1. L’anormalité

2. L’anomalie

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Abnormality

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54
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Se débarrasser d’une habitude

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to shake off a habit

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Elle avait coutume

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She was wont to work hard

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Avoir l’habitude de faire qqch

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To be in the habit of
= to be accustomed to
= to be used to doing sth

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Nous connaissons bien ce phénomène

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We are familiar with this phenomenon

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58
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On n’a jamais vu ça

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That’s unheard of

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59
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Ça n’arrive à peu près jamais

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It hardly ever happens

= it nearly never happens

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C’est toujours ce à quoi l’on s’attend le moins qui arrive

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The unexpected always happens

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Obliger quelqu’un à faire qqch

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To oblige sb to do sth

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Une obligation

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An obligation

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Forcer / obliger quelqu’un à faire qqch

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To force / to compel sb to do sth

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Contraindre quelqu’un à faire qqch

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To constrain sb to do sth

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La contrainte

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Constraint

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Un devoir

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A duty

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67
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Respectueux/ consciencieux

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Dutiful

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Soumettre / assujettir

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To subject

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Obligatoire

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Compulsory
= obligatory
= mandatory

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Nécessaire
/ essentiel
/ indispensable
/ impératif

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Necessary
/ essential
/ indispensable
/ imperative

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Superflue / facultatif

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Unnecessary

/ optional

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72
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Une option

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An option

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73
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Exister qqch de quelqu’un

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To require / to demand sth of sb

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Une exigence préalable

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A requirement

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75
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Remplir ses obligations

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To fulfill one’s obligations

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76
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S’acquitter de ses obligations

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To carry out one’s obligations

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77
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Assumer ses obligations

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To assume

/ to discharge one’s obligations

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78
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Honorer ses obligations

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To meet
= to honor
= to shoulder
= to face one’s obligations

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Échapper à ses obligations

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To escape

/ to get out of one’s obligations

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80
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Fuir ses obligations

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To run away from one’s obligations

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81
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Se dérober à ses obligations

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To shirk one’s obligations

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82
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Le devoir parental

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Parental duty

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Faire son devoir

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To perform
= to fulfill
/ to discharge one’s duty

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84
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Manquer à son devoir

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To fail in one’s duty

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85
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Une obligation légale

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A legal requirement

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86
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Sans obligation d’achat

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(With) no obligation/ without obligation to buy

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87
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Libérer/ dégager quelqu’un de ses obligations

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To free sb from/ to relieve sb of their obligations

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Être obligé de faire qqch

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To be under (an) obligation to do sth

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Accomplir son devoir de citoyen

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To do one’s civic duty

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Faire qqch PAR (sens du) devoir

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To do sth OUT OF (a sense of) duty

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Faire son devoir ENVERS quelqu’un

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To do one’s duty BY somebody

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Se sentir le devoir de faire qqch

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To feel duty-bound to do sth

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Avec le sentiment du devoir accompli

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With a sens of duty done

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J’ai le (pénible) devoir de vous informer que

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It is my (painful) duty to inform you that

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Faire qqch contraint et forcé / sous la contrainte

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To do sth under duress/ under pressure

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Comme la loi l’exige

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As required by law

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Tu ne peux pas me forcer !

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You can’t make me!

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Il faut que je finisse le travail pour demain

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I’ve got to finish the job by tomorrow

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Est-ce qu’il faut vraiment que tu fasses ce travail ?

/ est-ce que tu es oublié de faire ce travail

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Need you do that job ?
/ do you need to do that job?
/ do you have to do that job?

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Tu n’es pas obligé de faire ce travail

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You needn’t do
/ you don’t need to do
/ you don’t have to do that job

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Vous devriez vous excuser

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You should apologize

= you ought to apologize

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102
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Vous ne devriez pas parler comme ça

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You shouldn’t speak like this

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103
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Avoir recours à la force

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To resort to face

/ to use force

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104
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On l’a obligée à le faire

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She was forced into doing it

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105
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On a forcé l’avion à atterrir

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The plane was forced down

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Alimenter une personne de force/ gaver un animal

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To force-feed a person / an animal

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Par la force des choses

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Through force of circumstance

108
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Retenir quelqu’un de force

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To detain somebody forcibly / by force

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Je me vois dans l’obligation de…

A

I have no choice / no alternative but to…

110
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Vous restez tout à fait libre

/ cela ne vous engage rien

A

You are under no constraint

111
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Il est moralement tenu de…

A

He is morally bound to

112
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Cet accord lie/ engage chaque partie

A

The agreement is binding on all parties

113
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Interdire

A

To forbid

114
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Menaçant

A

Forbidding

115
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Proscrire

A

To prohibit

= to ban

116
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Une interdiction

A

A prohibition

= a ban

117
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Un embargo

A

An embargo

118
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Opposer son veto à qqc

A

To veto sth

119
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Il n’est pas permis de fumer ici

A

You may not smoke here

= you are not allowed to smoke here

120
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Il est interdit de fumer ici

A

You mustn’t smoke here

121
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Les chiens ne sont pas autorisés

A

No dogs

122
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Interdictions de séjour

A

Prohibition on residence

123
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Défense de marcher sur les pelouses

A

Keep off the grass

124
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Il est interdit de stationner devant le garage

A

Parking is prohibited in front of the garage

125
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Interdire à quelqu’un de faire qqch

A

To ban sb from doing sth

126
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Lever une interdiction/ un embargo

A

To lift a ban / an embargo

127
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Certain

A

Certain

128
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Incertain

A

Uncertain

129
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Certainement

A

Certainly

130
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Vérifier qqch / s’assurer de qqch

A

To ascertain

131
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La certitude/ la conviction

A

Certitude

132
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Avoir la certitude (de qqch/ que)

A

To be confident (of sth/ that)

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Être certain (au sujet de qqch/ que)

A

To be positive (about sth/ that)

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Sûr

A

Sûre

135
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Sûrement

A

Surely

136
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L’assurance

A

Sureness

137
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Être sur (de qqch)

A

To be assured (of sth)

138
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Plein d’assurance

A

Self-assured

139
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Être décidé = résolu

A

To be decisive

140
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Être indécis

A

To be indecisive

141
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Une décision

A

A decision

142
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Évident

A

Obvious

143
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De toute évidence

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Obviously

144
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Incontestable

A

Undeniable

/ indisputable

145
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Incontestablement

A

Undeniably

146
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Discutable/ douteux

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Questionable

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Incontestable

A

Unquestionable

148
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Réfutable

A

Refutable

149
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Irréfutable

A

Irrefutable

150
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Contester

A

To dispute

151
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Contestable

A

Disputable

152
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Hésiter

/ to waver

A

To hesitate

153
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Hésitant

A

Hesitant

154
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L’hésitation

A

Hesitation

155
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Indécis

A

Wavering

156
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Tergiverser/ remettre à plus tard

A

To procrastinate

= to dilly-dally

157
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La procrastination

A

Procrastination

158
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Le doute

A

Doubt

159
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Douter

A

To doubt

160
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Indécis/ incertain

A

Doubtful

161
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Sans doute

A

Doubtless

162
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Hypothétique

A

Hypothetic(al)

163
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Un sceptique

A

A sceptic

164
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Une certitude absolue

A

An absolute certainty

165
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Presque certain/ sur

A

Almost= nearly certain / sure

166
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Complètement= tout à fait Certain / sur

A

Completely = quite certain / sure

167
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Loin d’être certain/ sur

A

Far from certain/ sure

168
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S’assurer de / vérifier qqch

A

To make certain of sth

169
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Une conviction ferme

A

A firm conviction

170
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Une conviction solide

A

A strong conviction

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Une conviction de toujours

A

A life-long conviction

172
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Une conviction bien ancrée

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A deep-rooted conviction

173
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Une conviction inébranlable

A

An unshakable conviction

174
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De légers doutes

A

Slight doubts

175
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Des doutes persistants

A

Lingering

= persistent doubt

176
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Des doutes tenaces

A

Nagging doubts

177
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Être incertain

A

To be in doubt

178
Q

Mettre qqch en doute

A

To cast

= to throw doubt on sth

179
Q

Susciter le doute

A

To raise doubt

180
Q

Dissiper le doute

A

To remove doubt

181
Q

À coup sûr

A

For certain
/ fore sure (coll)
/ definitely

182
Q

Bien sûr

A

Of course!

183
Q

Cela coule de source

A

It’s self-evident

184
Q

Cela va sans dire

A

It goes without saying

185
Q

Cela va de soi

A

It stands to reason

186
Q

Ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure

A

It’s a plain as a pikestaff

187
Q

Je te parie tout ce que tu veux que ça arrivera

A

You can bet your life it will happen (coll)

188
Q

Je ne doute pas une seconde que vous serez de notre avis

A

I take it for granted that you will agree with us

189
Q

Il ne fait aucun doute qu’elle obtiendra le poste

A

She is certain

= sure to get the post

190
Q

Elle est persuadée qu’elle obtiendra

A

She is confident that she’ll get…

191
Q

Elle est sûre de réussir

A

She is confident of success

192
Q

On ne saurait nier que…

A

There is no denying that…

193
Q

J’ai la conviction que…

A

It’s my conviction that..

194
Q

Ses arguments ne sont pas convaincant

A

His argument don’t carry conviction

195
Q

Il a été dur à convaincre

A

He took a lot of convincing

196
Q

Il n’a pas été nécessaire de le convaincre

A

He needed non convincing

197
Q

J’ai parlé en termes on ne peut plus clairs

A

I spoke in no uncertain terms

198
Q

Il ne sait pas s’il doit partir maintenant ou attendre demain

A

He is uncertain whether to leave now or to wait till tomorrow

199
Q

Il hésite encore à s’en aller

A

He is still in two minds whether to leave or not

= about leaving

200
Q

On ne sait toujours pas très bien ce qui s’est réellement passé

A

There is still some uncertainty as to what really

201
Q

Les «sans opinion»

A

The don’t knows

202
Q

Il va sûrement faire ça

A

He’s bound to do that

203
Q

Sans L’ombre d’un doute

A

Without A shadow of a doubt

204
Q

Des faits avérés

A

Facts beyond doubt

205
Q

Ça laisse place au doute

A

That leaves room for doubt

206
Q

Accorder à quelqu’un le Bénéfice du doute

A

To give sb the benefit of the doubt

207
Q

Dans le doute, abstiens-toi

A

When in doubt, don’t

208
Q

Vrai

A

True

209
Q

Le/ une vérité

A

Truth

210
Q

Franc/ vrai

A

Truthful

211
Q

Sans mentir

A

Truthfully

212
Q

La véracité

A

Truthfulness

213
Q

Une contre-vérité

A

An untruth

214
Q

Mensonger

A

Untruthful

215
Q

De façon mensongère

A

Untruthfully

216
Q

Le caractère mensonger

A

Untruthfulness

217
Q

Authentique

A

Authentic

= genuine

218
Q

Authentiquement

A

Genuinely

219
Q

L’authenticité

A

Genuineness

= authenticity

220
Q

Franc

A

Straightforward

221
Q

Franchement

A

Straightforwardly

222
Q

La franchise

A

Straightforwardness

223
Q

L’honnêteté

A

Plain-dealing

224
Q

La fourberie

A

Double-dealing

225
Q

Franc

A

Frank

226
Q

Franchement

A

Frankly

227
Q

La franchise

A

Frankness

228
Q

Sincère

A

Sincere

229
Q

Sincèrement

A

Sincerely

230
Q

La sincérité

A

Sincerity

231
Q

Droit

A

Upright

232
Q

La droiture

A

Uprightness

233
Q

Réel / vrai

A

Real = actual

234
Q

Réellement

A

Really

= actually

235
Q

La réalité

A

Reality

= actuality

236
Q

Un fait

A

A fact

237
Q

Factuel

A

Factual

238
Q

Vrai (2)

A

Right

239
Q

Faux

A

Wrong

240
Q

Se réaliser

A

To come true

241
Q

Sonner vrai/ faux

A

To ring true / false

242
Q

Une vérité désagréable à entendre

A

An unwelcome truth

243
Q

La pure vérité

A

The honest

= the plain truth

244
Q

Une vérité déplaisante

A

The unpalatable

= unpleasant truth

245
Q

Recherche la vérité

A

To pursue
= to search for
= to seek truth

246
Q

Découvrir la vérité

A

To discover
= to get at
= to find out the truth

247
Q

Reconnaitre la vérité

A

To admit the truth

248
Q

Établir la vérité

A

To ascertain

= to establish the truth

249
Q

Laisser échapper la vérité

A

To blurt out the truth

250
Q

Révéler = dévoiler la vérité

A

To bring out
= to expose
= to reveal
= to uncover the truth

251
Q

S’en tenir à la vérité

A

To stick to truth

252
Q

Refuser la vérité

A

To close one’s eyes to

= to ignore the truth

253
Q

Dissimuler la vérité

A

To conceal

= to hide the truth

254
Q

Déformer la vérité

A

To distort

= to twist the truth

255
Q

Un brin de vérité

A

A modicum of truth

256
Q

Une once de vérité

A

A grain of truth

257
Q

La minute de vérité

A

The moment of truth

258
Q

Avoir raison/ avoir tort

A

To be right

/ to be wrong

259
Q

Son rêve s’est réalisé

A

Her dream has come true

260
Q

C’est trop beau pour être vrai

A

It’s too good to be true

261
Q

La vérité, toute la vérité, rien que la vérité

A

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the brush

262
Q

Démêler le vrai du faux

A

To tell truth from falsehood

= to sort out truth from falsehood

263
Q

Prêcher le faux pour savoir le vrai

A

To telle a lie (in order) to get at the truth

264
Q

Il n’y a pas un mot de vrai dans ce qu’il a dit

A

There is not a word of truth in what he says

265
Q

Je vais lui dire ses quatre vérités

A

I’ll tell him a few home truths

266
Q

À dire vrai, ils

A

To tell the truth, they

267
Q

La vérité finit toujours pas se découvrir

A

Truth will out