La biographie de Saint-Exupéry: vocab/synonyms Flashcards

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Au décès de…

A

On the death of…

(à la mort de…)

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hormis

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except

(sauf)

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déménagé

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moved

(changer de maison/de ville)

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comme pensionnaires

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as boarders

exchange students

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fait (alors) son baptême de l’air

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(then) made his first flight

(pilote un avion pour la première fois)

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‘Lorsque’ la première guerre mondiale ‘éclate’

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When the First World War breaks out

Lorsque = quand, éclate = commence

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chez les frères marianistes

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with the Marianist Brothers

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Après la réussite du baccalauréat…

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After the success of the baccalaureate… (the exam at the end of high school)

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il entre à l’école navale

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he enters the naval school

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après deux échecs

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After two failures

(un échec = failure)

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successifs aux concours

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successive competitions

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comme simple Soldat

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as a simple soldier

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Après l’obtention de son brevet…

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After obtaining his license…

(un brevet = a licence)

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il a son premier accident d’avion au-dessus du terrain

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he has his first plane crash above ground

(au-dessus = above)

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entraînera sa démobilisation

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will lead to his demobilization

( = quitter l’armée)

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il se fiance à…

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he becomes engaged to…

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camions

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trucks

(= grosses voitures de transport)

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il passe son brevet de pilote de transports

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he passed his transport pilot’s license

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gagne sa vie

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make a living

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Il crée la ligne de Patagonie entre Comodoro Rivadavia et Punta Arenas, fait des tournées d’inspection, des vols de reconnaissance, des raids jusqu’en Terre de Feu.

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He created the Patagonian line between Comodoro Rivadavia and Punta Arenas, made inspection tours, reconnaissance flights, raids as far as Tierra del Fuego.

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Il est fait chevalier de la Légion d’honneur.

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He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor.

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il épouse

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he marries

( = se marier)

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et assure le courrier de nuit entre Casablanca et Port-Etienne.

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and provides night mail between Casablanca and Port-Etienne.

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Il obtient le prix Fémina pour Vol de Nuit ( = un roman) qui sera traduit en anglais et mis en scène par des Américains.

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He won the Fémina prize for Vol de Nuit (= a novel) which was translated into English and directed by Americans.

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La deuxième guerre mondiale éclate,

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World War II breaks out

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se démène

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to try very hard

(faire un effort)

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ils capitulent

A

they give up fighting

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Il part à New York le 21 décembre 1940, pour faire campagne en faveur de l’entrée en guerre des Etats-Unis.

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He left for New York on December 21, 1940, to campaign in favor of the United States entering the war.

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des articles plus ou moins bien accueillis

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articles more or less well received

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Il disparaît en mer lors de cette mission.

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He disappears at sea during this mission.