Home and Environment Higher Flashcards

1
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Allumer

A

To switch on/to light

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2
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Appuyer

A

To press

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3
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L’arrondissement (m)

A

District of a large city (Paris, Lyon, Marseillles)

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4
Q

Le baptême

A

Christening

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5
Q

Le bricolage

A

DIY

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6
Q

Bruyant

A

Noisy

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7
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Le/la concierge

A

Caretaker

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8
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La couverture

A

Blanket

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9
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Donner sur

A

To look out onto

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10
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Dur

A

Hard

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11
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L’échelle (f)

A

Ladder

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12
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Entouré

A

Surrounded

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13
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Les espaces verts (m)

A

Park/green spaces

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14
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L’étagère (f)

A

Shelf/shelving unit

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15
Q

Éteindre

A

To turn off

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16
Q

Le fauteuil

A

Armchair

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17
Q

La feuille

A

Leaf

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18
Q

La fontaine

A

Fountain

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19
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La forêt

A

Forest

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20
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Le grenier

A

Attic

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21
Q

La haie

A

Hedge

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22
Q

L’herbe (f)

A

Grass

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23
Q

L’horloge (f)

A

Clock

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24
Q

L’inondation (f)

A

Flood

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25
Q

Le jardin zoologique

A

Zoo

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26
Q

Le jour de l’an

A

New Year’s Day

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27
Q

Jumelé

A

Twinned

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28
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Les lits superposes (m)

A

Bunk beds

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29
Q

La moquette

A

Carpet

30
Q

Le palais

A

Palace

31
Q

Pittoresque

A

Picturesque

32
Q

Le robinet

A

Tap

33
Q

La Saint-Sylvestre

A

New Year’s Eve

34
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Sans intérêt

A

Uninteresting

35
Q

Spacieux

A

Spacious

36
Q

La terre

A

Earth/ground

37
Q

Le tiroir

A

Drawer

38
Q

La Toussaint

A

All Saint’s Day

39
Q

Le volet

A

Shutter

40
Q

Augmenter

A

To increase

41
Q

Le charbon

A

Coal

42
Q

La consummation (modérée)

A

(Moderate) consumption

43
Q

Construire

A

To build

44
Q

La couche d’ozone

A

Ozone layer

45
Q

Croire

A

To believe

46
Q

Le déboisement

A

Deforestation

47
Q

Les detritus (m)

A

Rubbish

48
Q

Détruire

A

To destroy

49
Q

Disparaître

A

To disappear

50
Q

L’effet de serre (m)

A

Greenhouse effect

51
Q

L’emballage (m)

A

Packaging

52
Q

L’embouteillage (m)

A

Traffic jam

53
Q

Endommager

A

To damage

54
Q

Le gaz carbonique

A

Carbon dioxide

55
Q

Le gaz d’échappement

A

Exhaust fumes

56
Q

La guerre

A

War

57
Q

Les heures d’affluence (f)

A

Rush hour

58
Q

L’incendie (m)

A

Fire

59
Q

La lumière

A

Light

60
Q

Mondial

A

Worldwide

61
Q

Les ordures (f)

A

Rubbish

62
Q

La paix

A

Peace

63
Q

Produire

A

To produce

64
Q

Ramasser

A

To collect

65
Q

Le réchauffement de la terre

A

Global warming

66
Q

Renouvelable

A

Renewable

67
Q

Surpeuplé

A

Overpopulated

68
Q

Le tremblement de terre

A

Earthquake

69
Q

Le trou d’ozone

A

Hole in the ozone layer

70
Q

La vague

A

Wave