I Robot Flashcards

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novel

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roman

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short-stories

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nouvelles

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deals with

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traite

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must be

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doit s’agir

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entitled

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intitulé

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published

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publié

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it might be

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il pourrait être

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outdated

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dépassé

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on the contrary

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au contraire

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contemporary

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contemporain

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futuristic

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futuriste

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famous

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célèbre

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reknowned

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personne de renommé

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although

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bien que

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the scene takes place

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la scène se déroule

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which

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ce qui

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since

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puisque

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It is set on

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Il se déroule dans

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main characters

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personnages principaux

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both

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tous deux

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topical subject

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sujet d’actualité

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currently

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actuellement

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find a way

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trouver un moyen

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appointed

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nomme

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highly

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hautement

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angrily

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de façon énervé

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short-lived

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éphémère

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puzzled

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perplexe

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inefficient

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inefficace

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higher

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plus haut

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lowest

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le plus bas

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stresses

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mettre en avant/accentuer

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weak

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faible

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unreliable

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pas de confiance

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loathsome
despicable

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détestable

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according to

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selon

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despends on

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dépend de

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surrouding

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environnementales

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whereas

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alors que

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flawless

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sans défauts

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able to

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capable de

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overcome

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surmonter

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hardship

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difficulté

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are meant to

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sont destinés à

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obey them since

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leur obéir puisqu’il

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by far

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de loin

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belittles

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rabaisse

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haughty

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hautain

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scornful

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méprisant

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actually

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en fait

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on its own

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par lui même

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by itself

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par lui même

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it regards it as

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le considère comme

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expects

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s’attend

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worried

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inquiet

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aims to make

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vise à rendre

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aware of

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conscient de

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warns

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en garde

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could

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pourraient

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overpower

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surpasser en pouvoir

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should

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devrions

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critical of

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critiques à

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overlook

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négliger

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engineers

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ingénieurs

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who may be

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qui peuvent être

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blinded by

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aveuglés par

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pitfall

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écueils

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biased

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biaisés

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mainly

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principalement

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the tone

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le ton

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expect

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s’attendent

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is likely to

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susceptible de

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manage to

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réussissent pas

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he should not

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qu’ils devraient pas

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concerns

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préoccupation

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get out control

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devenir incontrôlable

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convincing

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convaincant

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allow us to

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nous permettent

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even

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même

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increase

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d’augmenter

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on the other hand

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d’un autre côté

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are used to

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sommes habitués à

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may

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pouvons

84
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large-scale unemployment

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un chômage à grande échelle

85
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prevent us from

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nous empêcheront d’

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carruying out

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d’effectuer

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furthermore

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de plus

88
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costly

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coûteuse

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in addition

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en outre

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tasks

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tâches

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are unable to

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sont incapables de

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tend to

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tendance à

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unusual

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inhabituelle

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last but not least

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le dernier mais pas des moindre

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to make

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pour fabriquer

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platinum

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platine

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first and foremost

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le premier mais pas des moindres

98
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on the one hand

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d’un côté

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on the other hand

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d’un autre côté

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in my opinion

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a mon avis

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it seems to me that

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il me semble que

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i can’t help thinking that

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je ne peux pas m’empêcher de penser que

103
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on the whole

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dans l’ensemble

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all things considered

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toutes choses considérées

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entitled

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intitulé

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completely

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complètement