Health - Food Flashcards by Noémie Sahuc | Brainscape

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Pathologies

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Diseases

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provoquer

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to cause = to induce (a disease)

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un danger pour la santé

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a health hazard

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imprécis, confus, trouble

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fuzzy

Tom tried to remember what he did at the party last night, but his memory was fuzzy.

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surpasser (2)

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to trump

to outdo

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guérir

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to recover

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nocif/néfaste

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harmful

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avide

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greedy

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se désintégrer (radioactif)

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to decay

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déclencher (un désastre)

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to unleash

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une alerte à l’intoxication alimentaire

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a food scare

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couvrir qn

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to provide coverage to sb

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rougeur

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rash

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le commencement de qc

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the onset of sg

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la peste noire

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The Back Death

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pénurie

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shortage

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un obstacle majeur

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a critical barrier

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vivre + longtemps que qn

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to outlive sb

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lutter contre le SIDA

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to combat AIDS

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se faire tester

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to get tested

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transmettre une maladie à

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to pass on a disease to

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nouveaux-nés

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newborns

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être mis sur le marché

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to be marketed

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évaluer

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to assess

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déformer/falsifier les données scientifiques sur

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to distort scientific evidence about

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l’âge adulte

A

adulthood

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Malbouffe à l’Américaine

A

Supersize me

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les gros

A

fat people

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être susceptible d’avoir / sujet à

A

to be prone to sg

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les aliments riches en graisse

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fatty food

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cru

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raw

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IMC

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BMI

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forte envie de qc

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irresistible urge for sg

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gourmandise

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greed

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les excès de nourriture

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binge eating

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faire des excès

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to go on a binge

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goûter, tester

A

to sample

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sautes d’humeur

A

mood swings

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les féculents

A

starch

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problème de foie

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liver damage

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déchiffrer

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to decipher

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citation sur génétique / environnement

A

«Genetics loads the gun, and environment pulls the trigger»

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par peur du gras, des produits chimique

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for fear of fat, chemicals

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la nourriture biologique

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organic food

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1 pound

A

0.45 kg

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la nécessité de changer qc

A

the need to change

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se priver de tout pour garder la ligne

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to deny oneself everything to keep one’s figure