la vie contemporaine 201-391 Flashcards

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to complain about

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se plaindre de

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to dry clean

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faire nettoyer à sec

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to break into the house

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entrer par effraction dans la maison

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doctor

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le médecin

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people’s health

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la santé des gens

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health insurance

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l’assurance (f) maladie

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accident insurance

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l’assurance (f) accident

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to bleed

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saigner

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stitches

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des points (m) de suture

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pain pill

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le cachet (m) pour la douleur

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low cost generic medicine

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les médicaments (m) génériques à faible coût

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the dangers of smoking (nicotine addiction)

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les dangers (m) du tabagisme

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the American dream

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le rêve américain

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happiness

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le bonheur

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to save

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économiser, faire des économies

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to open an account

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ouvrir un compte

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savings account

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le compte épargne

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checking account

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le compte courant

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to bounce a check

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être sans provision

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to be overdrawn (on a check)

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être à découvert

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to deposit money

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déposer de l’argent

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credit card

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la carte de crédit

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voyage (ocean); trip

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le périple

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shipwreck

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l’épave (f) en mer, le naufrage

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traveler

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le voyageur, la voyagère

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travel agency

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l’agence (f) de voyage

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to encourage cultural exchange

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encourager les échanges culturels

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brochure, leaflet

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le dépliant

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to offer package deals

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offrir des forfaits

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change of scene; disorientation

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le dépaysement

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to explore the world virtually

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explorer virtuellement le monde

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to spend time

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passer du temps

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to get too much sun

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prendre trop de soleil

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to put on sunscreen

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mettre de la crème solaire

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in the country(side)

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à la campagne

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to take vacation

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prendre des vacances

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paid vacation

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les vacances (f) payées

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leave

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le congé

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38
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to take time off

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prendre un congé

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39
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cancellation insurance

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l’assurance (f) annulation

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accommodations

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l’hébergement (m)

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youth hostel

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l’auberge (f) de jeunesse

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seaside resort

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la station balnéaire

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air-conditioning

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la climatisation

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to travel overseas

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voyager à l’étranger

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out of the country

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hors du pays

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host family

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la famille d’accueil

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tenant

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le/la locataire

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to share

A

partager

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rent

A

le loyer

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a modern and trendy area

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un quartier moderne et branché

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to be back

A

être de retour

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French customs

A

les moeurs (f) françaises

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American strangeness

A

la bizarrerie américaine

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seatbelt

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la ceinture (f) de sécurité

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to inflate life jackets

A

gonfler les gilets de sauvetage

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overhead baggage compartments

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les coffres (m) à bagages

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emergency exits

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les issues (f) de secours

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take off

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le décollage

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landing

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l’atterrissage (m)

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to turn off electronic devices

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éteindre les appareils électroniques

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customs

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la douane

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automobile traffic

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la circulation automobile

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gas pump

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la pompe d’essence

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the price of gas

A

le prix de l’essence

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to fill up (gas tank)

A

faire le plein

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fuel

A

le carburant

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to ask for directions

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demander le chemin

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path

A

le sentier

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break down

A

la panne

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to break down

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tomber en panne

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to tow

A

remorquer

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tow truck

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la dépanneuse, le remorqueur

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to drive too fast

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conduire trop vite

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to go over the speed limit

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dépasser la limite de vitesse

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to be dark

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faire noir

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pedestrian

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le piéton, la piétonne

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sidewalk

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le trottoir

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businessman

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l’homme (m) d’affaires

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to be friends with

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être ami(e) avec

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to leave a message on voicemail

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laisser un message sur la boîte vocale

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to make an appointment

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prendre rendez-vous

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to make a decision

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prendre une décision

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to provide useful information

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fournir des informations utiles

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fellow citizen

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le concitoyen, la concitoyenne

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city dweller

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le citadin, la citadine

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taxpayer

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le/la contribuable

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advertising campaign

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la campagne de publicité

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judicial proceedings

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les procédures judiciaires

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court of appeal

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la cour d’appel

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magistrates’ court

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le tribunal d’instance

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affidavit made before a bailiff

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le constat d’huissier

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to pass sentence

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prononcer un jugement

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to file a patent

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déposer un brevet

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intellectual property

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la propriété intellectuelle

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the Third World

A

le Tiers-Monde

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tidal wave

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la raz de marée

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increase in the world population

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l’accroissement (m) de la population mondiale

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illiterate person

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l’analphabète (m & f)

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living conditions

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les conditions (f) de vie

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globalization

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la mondialisation

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free trade agreement

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l’accord (m) de libre échange

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area district

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le quartier

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neighborhood

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le voisinage

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place of residence

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le domicile

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property

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la propriété

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property owner

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le/la propriétaire

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town

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la commune