Jul18 Flashcards

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to be exhausted = to be very tired

A

être crevé = être très fatigué

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2
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to puncture (the tire has punctured)

A

crever (le pneu a crevé)

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3
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as much time as you want

A

autant de temps que tu veux (autant de + nom)

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4
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half an hour = 30 minutes

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une demi-heure = 30 minutes

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5
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as usual

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comme d’habitude (comme d’hab)

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6
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the situation has deteriorated

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la situation s’est détériorée (se détériorer)

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7
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it is deteriorating (2 options)

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elle se détériore = elle se dégrade (se dégrader)

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8
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to deteriorate sth. (damage * 2)

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détériorer qqch.(endommager = abîmer)

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9
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humans damage the environment

A

l’être humain détériore l’environnement

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10
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a mountain

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une montagne

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11
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instead of a constitution

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à la place d’une constitution

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12
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which allows the Supreme Court to intervene _______

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qui permet à la Cour Suprême d’intervenir _______

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13
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the government repealed a law (repeal = abolish = cancel)

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le gouvernement a abrogé une loi (abroger = abolir = annuler)

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14
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the first step

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la première étape

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15
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a repeal

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une abrogation

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16
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the only things the government can do

A

les seules choses que peut faire le gouvernement

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17
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hundreds of arrests

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une centaine d’arrestations

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18
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to be stopped (by)

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être arrêté (par) = voix passive

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19
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stop sb.

A

arrêter qqn.

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20
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scrambled eggs

A

les œufs brouillés

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21
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hit sb.

A

frapper qqn.

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22
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She is injured

A

elle est blessée

23
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there were a lot of injuries

A

il y a eu beaucoup de blessés

24
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to beat / a beating

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bastonner/ une bastonnade

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the truncheon (club / stick)
la matraque
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to be upset = to be angry with sb. or sth.
être remonté = être en colère contre qqn. ou qqch.
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there are many organizations
il y a beaucoup d’organisations(beaucoup des organisations)
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to rest
se reposer
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I have the feeling that my French has deteriorated
j’ai le sentiment que mon français s’est détérioré
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get worse (become worse)
empirer (devenir pire)
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If the government continues to + inf.
Si le gouvernement continue de + inf.
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i don't know what will happen
je ne sais pas ce qui va se passer
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the thing / the trick / the contraption
la chose / le truc / le bidule
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the thing is that I already had no more hope at the beginning
le fait est que je n’avais déjà plus d’espoir au début
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the border is thin
la frontière est mince
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the starting point
le point de départ
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a majority supports
une majorité soutient (soutenir) ________
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I support the football team (supporter)
je supporte l’équipe de foot (supporter)
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it will become a demographic problem
ça va devenir un problème démographique
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I don't want you to understand (subj.)
je ne voudrais pas que tu comprennes (subj.) ______
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size / size
la taille / la grandeur
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to obtain what one wishes
obtenir ce que l’on souhaite
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the percentage
le pourcentage
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to succeed = to gain a victory, to win
avoir gain de cause = remporter une victoire, gagner
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public opinion
l’opinion publique
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the soldiers/the reservists
les soldats/les réservistes
47
do military service
faire son service militaire
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to fight - I did not fight
combattre - je n’ai pas combattu
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to be imprisoned / to go to prison
être emprisonné / aller en prison
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a conscientious objector
un objecteur de conscience
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we have other fish to fry
on a d’autres chats à fouetter = voir d'autres préoccupations ; avoir quelque chose à faire de bien plus
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important
important
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a whip
un fouet
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to be precise / precision
être précis / la précision