Groupe 32 : Le Temps Flashcards

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1
Q

Chronométrer

A

To time

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Une pendule/ horloge

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A clock

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3
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Une montre

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A watch

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4
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Un horloger

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A watchmaker / a clockmaker

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5
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Un sablier

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A hourglass

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Un cadran solaire

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A sundial

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7
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Le cadran

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The dial / face (of a clock)

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L’aiguille

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The hand (of a clock)

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La petite aiguille

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The hour hand

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10
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La grande aiguille

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The minute hand

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11
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Remonter

A

To wind

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12
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Un ressort

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A spring

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13
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Sonner (réveil)

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To ring

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14
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Gagner du temps

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To save time

= to gain time

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15
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Temporiser

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To play for time

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16
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Perdre du temps

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To waste time

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17
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Passer le temps

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To pass

= to while away the time

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18
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Être à l’heure

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To be on time

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19
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Arriver à temps

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To arrive in time

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20
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Rattraper le temps perdu

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To make up for lost time

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21
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Tuer le temps

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To kill time

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22
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Avoir LE temps (de faire qqch)

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To have time (to do sth)

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23
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Tout le temps / à longueur de temps

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All the time

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24
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Tout le temps

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The whole time

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25
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Un réveil

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An alarm-clock

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26
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Une pendule murale

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A wall clock

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27
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Un radio réveil

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A clock-radio

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28
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Une pile de montre

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A watch battery

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29
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Un bracelet de montre

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A watch strap

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30
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Avancer une montre/ pendule

A

To set
= to put
= to turn a watch/ clock forward = ahead

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Retarder une pendule/ une montre

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To set
= to put
= to turn a watch/ clock back

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32
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Mettre une pendule / une montre à l’heure

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To put a right clock / watch

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33
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Une pendule donne / sonne l’heure

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A clock strikes the hour

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34
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Il est 2h30 À la pendule

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Ut is 2.30 BY the clock

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35
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Ma montre est à l’heure

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My watch is right

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36
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Ma montre retarde

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My watch is slow

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37
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Ma montre avance

A

My watch is fast

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38
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Ma montre prend de l’avance / du retard

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My watch gains/ loses time

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39
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Avec une précision d’horloge

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With clockwork precision

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40
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Une course contre la montre

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A race against the clock

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41
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Pour le moment

A

For the time being

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42
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Prenez votre temps

A

Take your time

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43
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Nous avons à peine le temps de…

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We barely/ hardly/ scarcely have time to

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44
Q

Nous n’avons pas beaucoup de temps

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We don’t have very much time

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45
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Il est grand temps que nous (nous) arrêtions

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It’s high time we stopped

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46
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Ce n’est pas trop tôt !

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It’s about time!

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47
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Nous y serons en un rien de temps

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We’ll be there in no time at all

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48
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Il prend la vie comme elle vient

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He’s taking one day at a time

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49
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Une activité qui prend du temps

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A time-consuming activity

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50
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Chaque chose en son temps

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All in good time

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51
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Le temps, c’est de l’argent

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Time is money

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52
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Le temps passe vite!

A

Time flies

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53
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Le temps fait des miracles

A

Time works wonders

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54
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Une heure

A

An hour

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55
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Une demi-heure

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Half-an-hour

= a half-hour

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56
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Un quart d’heure

A

A quarter of an hour

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57
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Trois quarts d’heure

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Three quarters of an hour

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58
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Une heure et demie

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An hour and a half

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59
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Une minute

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A minute

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60
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Une seconde

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A second

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61
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Un fuseau horaire

A

A time zone

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62
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L’heure locale

A

Local time

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63
Q

Avez-vous du temps?

A

Have you got the time?

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64
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Vous avez l’heure?

A

Have you got the time?

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65
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Quelle heure avez-vous? -7h18

A

What time do you make it? 7.18

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66
Q

Quelle heure est-il ?

A

What’s the time?
= what time is it?
It’s 4.15 by my watch

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67
Q

À quelle heure parlez-vous?

A

What time are you living?

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68
Q

9 h GMT

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9 GMT (Greenwich meridian time)

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69
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9 h du matin

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9 a.m (=ante meridiem)

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70
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9 heures du soir / 21h

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9 p.m (=post meridiem)

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71
Q

10h50 = dix heures cinquante

= onze heures moins dix

A

10.50
= ten fifty
= ten to eleven

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72
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Il est minuit/ midi et demie

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It’s half past twelve

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73
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Il est quatre heures et quart

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It’s a quarter to three

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74
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Il est quatre heures moins vingt

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It’s twenty to four

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75
Q

Il est trois heures moins le quart

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It’s a quarter to three

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76
Q

À 5h du matin

A

At 5 p.m

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77
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À 5h pile / précises

A

At 5 o’clock / sharp = precisely = on the dot

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78
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Il est presque six heures

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It’s nearly = almost six o’clock

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79
Q

Il est environ six heures

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It’s about = roughly six o’clock

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80
Q

Il est exactement six heures

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It’s exactly six o’clock

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81
Q

Il est 5h passées

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It’s gone 5 (coll)

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82
Q

Il est un peu plus de 5h

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It’s just after 5

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83
Q

Vers 11h / aux environs de 11h

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Towards 11

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84
Q

L’aube

A

Dawn

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85
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L’aurore

A

Daybreak

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86
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Le lever du soleil

A

Sunrise

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87
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Le matin

A

The morning

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88
Q

Le petit matin

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The small / early hours

= the early morning

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89
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Le milieu de la matinée

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Midmorning

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90
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Midi

A

Noon

= midday

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91
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L’après-midi

A

The afternoon

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92
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Le soir/ la soirée

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The evening

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93
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Le crépuscule (du soir)

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Dusk / twilight

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94
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Le coucher du soleil

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Sunset

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95
Q

La nuit

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Night

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96
Q

Ce soir

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Tonight

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97
Q

Minuit

A

Midnight

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98
Q

Du matin au soir

A

From morning till night

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99
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À l’aube

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AT dawn

= AT daybreak

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100
Q

Le matin / l’après midi/ le soir

A

In the morning / afternoon / evening

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101
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Pendant/ dans la journée

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During the day

= in the daytime

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102
Q

(Pendant) la nuit

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During the night

/ at night

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103
Q

Le jour se lève

A

Day is breaking

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104
Q

La nuit tombe

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Night is falling

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105
Q

En début de matinée / d’après-midi

A

Early in the morning

= in the early morning / afternoon

106
Q

En fin de matinée/ d’après-midi

A

Late in the morning

= in the late morning / afternoon

107
Q

Ils m’ont réveillé en pleine nuit

A

They woke me up in the middle of the night

108
Q

Ils m’ont réveillé aux aurores

A

They woke me up at the crack of down

109
Q

PAR une belle nuit d’été

A

ON a fine summer night,…

110
Q

Hier, le soleil s’est levé à 9h et s’est couché à 7h

A

Yesterday, the sun rose at 9 a.m and set at 7 p.m

111
Q

Voyager DE jour/ DE nuit

A

To travel BY day/ BY night

112
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Un jour

A

A day

113
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Dimanche

A

Sunday

114
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Samedi

A

Saturday

115
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Un mois

A

A month

116
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Janvier

A

January

117
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Février

A

February

118
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Juin

A

June

119
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Juillet

A

July

120
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Août

A

August

121
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Décembre

A

December

122
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  1. Le printemps

2; printanier

A

Spring

123
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Printannier (= qui rappelle le printemps)

A

Springlike

124
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L’été

A

Summer

125
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Estival (= qui rappelle l’été)

A

Summery yay

126
Q
  1. Le milieu de l’été

2. Le solstice d’été

A

Midsummer

127
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L’automne

A

Autumn UK

Fall US

128
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Automnal

A

Autumnal

129
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L’hiver

A

Winter

130
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Hivernal

A

Wintry

131
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Une saison

A

A season

132
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Saisonnier

A

Seasonal

133
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De saison

A

Seasonable

134
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Une année

A

A year

135
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Un trimestre

A

A quarter

136
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Un trimestre scolaire

A

A term

137
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Une semaine

A

A week

138
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Un jour de semaine

A

A weekday

139
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Le week-end

A

The weekend

140
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Hebdomadaire

A

Weekly

141
Q

Quinze jours = deux semaines

A

A fortnight = two weeks

142
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Un siècle

A

A century

143
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Un millénaire

A

A millennium

144
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Un jour ouvré

A

A working day

145
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Un temps de saison

A

Seasonable weather

146
Q

Une année bissextile

A

A leap year

147
Q

C’est fini pour aujourd’hui

A

Let’s call it a day

148
Q

En fin de compte

A

At the end of the day

149
Q

Je le garde pour le jour où j’en aurai besoin

A

I’m keeping it for a rainy day

150
Q

Ce fauteuil n’est plus tout neuf

A

This armchair has seen better days

151
Q

Autrefois

A

In days gone by

152
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Lundi prochain

A

Next Monday

153
Q

Mardi dernier

A

Last Tuesday

154
Q

La semaine dernière

A

Last week

155
Q

En août prochain

A

Next august

156
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En septembre dernier

A

Last September

157
Q

Lundi (dernier), nous sommes allés au théatre

A

On Monday we went to the theatre

158
Q

Lundi (prochain), nous irons au théatre

A

On Monday we’ll go to the theatre

159
Q

LE lundi, j’ai un cours de musique

A

ON mondayS I have a music class

160
Q

Jamais !

A

Not in a month of Sundays!

161
Q

Les journaux du dimanche

A

The SundayS

162
Q

L’arrière-saison

A

Late autumn

163
Q

En janvier

= au mois de janvier

A

In January

164
Q

Début avril

A

In early April

= early in April

165
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Fin avril

A

In late April

= late in April

166
Q

À la mi-mai

A

In mid-May

167
Q

(À / vers la fin du mois de juin)

A

At / towards the end of June

168
Q

En/ à cette époque de l’année

A

At this time of (the) year

169
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AU printemps (idem été et hiver)

A

In springtime

/ in (the) spring

170
Q

Au milieu du printemps

A

In mid-spring

171
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En plein été

A

In midsummer

172
Q

En plein hiver

A

In midwinter

173
Q

Les jours rallongent

A

The days are lengthening

174
Q

Les jours se raccourcissent

A

The days are shortening

175
Q

En pleine période de noël

A

At the height of the Christmas season

176
Q

La saison touristique

A

The tourist season

177
Q

Ce n’est plus la saison des cerises

A

Cherries are out of season

178
Q

En l’an 2000 / en 2000

A

In the year 2000

/ in 2000

179
Q

AU XUX siècle

A

IN the 19th century

180
Q

Dater qqch

A

To date sth

181
Q

À ce jour

A

To date

182
Q

Aujourd’hui

A

Today

183
Q

Hier

A

Yesterday

184
Q

Avant-hier

A

The day before yesterday

185
Q

Demain

A

Tomorrow

186
Q

Après-demain

A

The day after tomorrow

187
Q

La veille

A

The day before

188
Q

Le lendemain

A

The day after
= the following day
= the next day

189
Q

L’avant-veille

A

Two days before

190
Q

Le surlendemain

A

Two days after/ later

191
Q

La veille au soir

A

The evening before

192
Q

Le lendemain soir

A

The evening after

193
Q

La veille au matin

A

The morning before

194
Q

Le lendemain matin

A

The morning after

195
Q

52 avant J-C

A

52 BC (=before christ)

196
Q

1620 après J-C

A

1620 AD (= anno domini)

197
Q

Hier matin /soir

A

Tomorrow morning / evening

198
Q

Quel jour sommes-nous aujourd’hui ?

A

What day is today ?

199
Q

(Équivalent) un lendemain de cuite

A

The morning after the night before (coll)

200
Q

LE 4 mai, nous…

A

ON May 4th, we…

201
Q

Avoir un rdv galant avec quelqu’un

A

To have a date with sb

202
Q

Fréquenter quelqu’un

A

To date sb

203
Q

Ne remettez jamais au lendemain ce que vous pouvez faire le jour même

A

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today

204
Q

Avant

A

Before

205
Q

Antérieur à
/ préalablement
/ avant

A

Prior to

206
Q

Après

A

After

207
Q

Par la suite
/ ensuite
/ après

A

Afterwards

208
Q

Maintenant / actuellement

A

Now / nowadays

209
Q

En ce moment

A

At present

210
Q

Dans le passé

A

In the past

211
Q

À l’avenir

A

In (the) future

212
Q

Il y a deux jours / semaines

A

Two days / weeks ago

213
Q

Naguère / il y a peu de temps

A

Not long ago

214
Q

Récent

A

Récent

215
Q

Récemment

A

Recently

216
Q
  1. Puis

2. Alors

A

Then

217
Q

Ultérieur

A

Subsequent

218
Q

Ultérieurement

A

Subsequently

219
Q

Quand

A

When

220
Q

Le jour où

A

The day when

221
Q

Comme / tandis que

A

As

222
Q

Au moment même où

A

Just as

223
Q

Dès / dès que

A

As early as

/ as soon as

224
Q

Tout de suite/ sur-le-champ

A

At once
/ right away
/ straightaway

225
Q

Immédiat

A

Immediate

226
Q

Immédiatement

A

Immediately

227
Q

Instantané

A

Instant

228
Q

Instantanément

A

Instantly

229
Q

Pendant que

A

While

230
Q

Pendant ce temps / en attendant

A

Meanwhile

231
Q

Toujours

A

Always

232
Q

Souvent

A

Often

233
Q

Jamais

A

Never

234
Q

Presque jamais

A

Hardly ever

235
Q

Précédent

A

Former

236
Q

Autrefois 2

A

Formerly

/ in former days

237
Q

Bientôt

A

Soon

238
Q

Plus tôt

A

Sooner

239
Q
  1. Tard

2. En retard

A

Late

240
Q
  1. Plus tard

2. Plus tardif

A

Later

241
Q

Dernière en date

A

Latest

242
Q

Le/ la plus recent

A

The latest

243
Q
  1. Tôt

2. En avance

A

Early

244
Q
  1. Plus tôt

2. Antérieur/ précédent

A

Earlier

245
Q

Antérieur / précédent

A

Previous

246
Q

Auparavant / précédemment

A

Previously

247
Q

Dernier

A

Last

248
Q

Dernièrement

A

Lastly

249
Q

Bientôt/ toute à l’heure

A

Presently
= shortly
= in a while

250
Q

Sous peu / dans peu de temps

A

Before long

251
Q

Finalement / en fin de compte

A

Eventually

= ultimately

252
Q

Final/ ultime

A

Ultimate

253
Q

Pas plus tard que

A

No later than

254
Q

Tôt ou tard

A

Sooner or later

255
Q

Déjà

A

Already

256
Q

Encore

A

Still

257
Q

Pas encore

A

Not yet

258
Q

Jour après jour / tous les jours

A

Day in, day out (ensemble)

259
Q

Tous les ans / chaque année

A

Year in, year out (ensemble)

260
Q

«Les avez-vous jamais rencontrés? -non, je ne les ai jamais rencontrés»

A

«Have you ever met them?»

«No, I’ve never met them»

261
Q

Attendons avant de PRENDRE une décision

A

Let’s wait before MAKING a decision

262
Q

Il n’est jamais trop tard pour bien faire

A

It is never too late to mend