La Vie Contemporaine 1-99 Flashcards

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childhood

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l’enfance

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young people

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les jeunes

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adolescence

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l’adolescence

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to have your whole future ahead of you

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avoir tout l’avenir devant vous

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plans for the future

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les projets d’avenir

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to make plans

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faire des projets

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to plan to do something

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projeter de faire quelque chose

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to think about your future

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réféchir à votre avenir

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to face the future

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faire face à l’avenir

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career

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la carrière

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trade, occupation, profession

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le métier

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to do an internship

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faire un stage

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to finish one’s studies

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terminer ses études

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to enter the work world

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entrer dans le monde du travail

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to become an accountant

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devenir comptable

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teaching; education

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l’enseignement

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day care center

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la crèche

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nursery school

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la maternelle

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elementary school

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l’école primaire

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secondary education

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les études secondaires

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high school pupil

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le lycéen

la lycéenne

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classmate

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le/la camarade de classe

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schedule

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l’emploi de temps

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cell phone

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le portable

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the start of the new school year

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la rentrée

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school year

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l’année scolaire

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school day

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la journée scolaire

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school work

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le travail scolaire

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report card

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le bulletin scolaire

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school transcript

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la transcription de notes

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school subjects

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les matières scolaires

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to be a good student

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être bon(ne) élève

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to be gifted in Math

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être doué(e) en maths

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to have a passion for something

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avoir la passion de quelque chose

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to have areas of interest

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avoirs des centres d’intérêts

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letter of recommendation

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la lettre de recommendation

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work ethic

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l’éthique de travail

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to be successful in school

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réussir à l’école

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to take a test

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passer un test

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to retake an exam

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repasser un examen

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permanent teachers

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les profs titulaires

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substitute teachers

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les remplaçants

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to be demanding

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être exigeant

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counselor

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le conseiller

la conseillère

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school cafeteria

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la cantine scolaire

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community service

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le service communautaire

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to do volunteer work

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faire du travail bénévole

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to feed the poor

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nourrir les pauvres

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speech contest

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le concours oratoire

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to give a presentation on

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faireune présentation sur

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to present a written report

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présenter un rapport écrit

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to study overseas

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étudier à l’étranger

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overseas stay

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le séjour à l’étranger

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to become a citizen of the world

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devenir un citoyen

une citoyenne du monde

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preparatory class

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le cours préparatoire

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summer exchange program

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les programmes estivaux

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language programs

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les programmes de langue

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to promote French

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promouvoir le français

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to improve your skills in French

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améliorer vos compétences en français

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to ask for information about

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demander des renseignements sur

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email

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le message électronique

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to register for a program

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s’inscrire à un programme

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to take the necessary steps to

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faire des démarches pour

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registration fees

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les frais d’inscription

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form

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le formulaire

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to take a school trip

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faire un voyage scolaire

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beginners

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les débutants

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holidays

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les jours feriés

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relaxing vacations

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les vacances de détente

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Christmas holidays

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les fêtes de Noël

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spring vacation

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les vacances de printemps

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summer vacation

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les vacances d’été

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to have seasonal allergies

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avoir des allergies saisonnières

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leisure activities

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les loisirs

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to be interested in something

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s’intéresser à quelque chose

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to have fun; to amuse oneself; to entertain oneself

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se divertir

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movies

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le cinéma

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television

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la télévision

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to shoot movies and TV series

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tourner des films et des séries télévisées

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video games

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les jeux vidéos

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nightclub

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la boîte de nuit

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aerobics

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l’aérobic

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to mountain climb

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escalader les montagnes

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to ride on a cable railway ascending (and descending) a mountain

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prendre le funiculaire

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to go for a bike ride; to do a bike tour

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faire un tour à vélo

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walk; ride (car or bike)

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la randonnée

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to go hiking (trekking)

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faire de la randonnée

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walker; rider; biker

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le randonneur

la randonneuse

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to go for a stroll

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faire une balade

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to stroll

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flâner

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hiking trails

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les sentiers de randonnée

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to go paragliding

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faire du parapente

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to go camping

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faire du camping

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to camp under the stars

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camper à la belle étoile

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campground

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le terrain de camping

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campsite

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le camping

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place, site, spot

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l’emplacement

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national parks

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les parcs nationaux

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natural heritage

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le patrimoine naturel