Higher Reading Vocabulary 2013 Flashcards

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1
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un emploi

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a job

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au chomage

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unemployed

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aider les autres

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helping others

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les salaires bas

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low salaries

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les inconvenients

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disadvanages

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une carriere

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a career

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un stage

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work experience / training

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la publicite (la pub)

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adverts

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ca ne me dit rien

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don’t really like it

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autre chose

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other things

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assez de temps libre pour

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enough free time for

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12
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apres le bac

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after A levels

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13
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Travailler a l’etranger

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working abroad

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la frontier belge

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the Belgian border

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15
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enfant unique

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only child

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la meme rue que moi

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the same road as me

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je m’entends tres bien avec eux

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I get on very well with them

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avec l’aide de

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with the help of

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19
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me mere suit des cours d’aerobic

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my mum does aerobic classes

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20
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mon reve c’est de…

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my dream is to…

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21
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un sac a main

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a handbag

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a l’avance

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in advance

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souhaiter

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to wish/desire

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24
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le lendemain

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the next day

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25
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se retrouver

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to meet

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un peu en avance

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a little bit in advance

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27
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je lui ai montre

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I showed him

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28
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par terre

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on the ground

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29
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je me suis rendu compte que

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I became aware that

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30
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j’avais oublie

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I had forgotten

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31
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il y avait tout dedans

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there was everything inside

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32
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mon portefeuille

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a purse

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33
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mes clefs

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my keys

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mon maquillage

A

my make up

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chercher

A

to search for

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nombreux

A

many / numerous

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ouvert

A

open

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gratuit

A

free (of charge)

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les portes restent ouvertes

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the doors stay open

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coince

A

crammed in

41
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charge

A

busy

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un stage avec les pompiers

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work experience with firefighters

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un enregistrement d’une chanson

A

a recording of a song

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une journee dans un parc de loisirs

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a day in a theme park

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avant la rentree

A

before going back to school

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les regles

A

the rules

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se remettre a niveau en cours

A

throwing yourself into lessons

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des endroits inconnus

A

less well known places

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rigoler

A

to laugh/joke

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au lieu de

A

instead of

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la meteo

A

the weather

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la niege

A

snow

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assez tard

A

quite late

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toute une gamme de

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a whole range of

55
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les accessories de marque

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branded items

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le leche-vitrine

A

window shopping

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sana rien depenser

A

without spending anything

58
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ou

A

where

59
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la patinoire

A

ice skating rink

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les provisions

A

provisions

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un jeu

A

a game

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je n’ai rien trouve a ma taille

A

I found nothing in my size

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a la fin de la journee

A

at the end of the day

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nous avons retrouve

A

we met

65
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content

A

happy

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la gare la plus proche

A

the nearest train station

67
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il n’y a que deux bus par jour

A

there are only two buses a day

68
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plus vite que

A

faster than

69
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je ne prends jamais

A

I never take

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j’essaie de faire mes devoirs pendant le trajet

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I try to do my homework during the trip/journey

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on graspille de l’argent

A

we waste money

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sauf quand

A

except when

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mon jumeau

A

my twin brother

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ma jumelle

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my twin sister

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les controles

A

tests/exams

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on ne supportait plus

A

we can no longer stand

77
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reussir

A

to succeed

78
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des activites extrascolaires

A

extra curricular activities

79
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propre

A

clean

80
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je me suis fait couper les cheveux

A

I cut my hair