Mots français à connaitre Flashcards
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éviter de
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to avoid doing sth
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éviter que
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to prevent sth from happening
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empêcher que
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to prevent sb from doing sth
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faire que
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to result in sth happening
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laisser faire qq ch
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to let sb do sth / to let sth happen
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permettre qq ch
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to make sth possible / to allow sth
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permettre à qq’un de
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to let sb do sth/ to allow sb to do sth/ to enable sb to do sth
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obliger qq’un à
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to make sb do sth/ to force sb to do sth
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interdire à qq’un de
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to forbid sb to do sth/ to ban sb from doing sth
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interdire qqch
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to prohibit sth/ to ban sth
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faire attention à qqch
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to be careful about sty/ to pay attention to sth/ to be aware of sth
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faire attention à faire qq ch
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to be careful to do sth
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favoriser qq ch
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to give priority to sth/ to contribute to (doing) sth
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faciliter qq ch
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to make sth easier
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compliquer qq ch
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to make more difficult sth
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risquer de
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to risk doing sth
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proposer qq ch
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to suggest sth/ to advocate sth
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évoluer
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to evolve/ to change/ to make progress/ to get better/ to improve
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progresser
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to make progress
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réaliser qqch (mener à bien)
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to do sth/ to achieve sth
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effectuer
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to do/ to carry out
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réussir (tout court)
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to succeed/ to be successful
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réussir à
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to succeed in doing sth/ to manage to do sth
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être habitué à
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to be used to sth/ to be used to doing sth
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avoir l'habitude de
to do sth often/ regularly
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penser à/ envisager de
to think of/ about doing sth/ to consider doing sth
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soulever un problème
to raise an issue
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créer un problème
to cause a problem
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pour avoir fait (cause)
for doing sth
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pour que
so that + modal
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(pour) ne pas
so as not to
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(une) volonté de
a desire to do sth
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(une) manière de
a way of + ing
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un moyen de
a means to do sth/ a means of transportation
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une besoin de
a need for
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avoir besoin de
to need sth
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une raison de
a reason for
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être responsable de
to be responsible for sth
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le responsable (qui gère)
the person in charge
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être confronté à
to be faced with a problem
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faire face
to face sth
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avoir peur de
to be afraid of/ to fear sth/ to be scared by
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travail
work
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un travail, emploi
a job
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une entreprise
a company
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la population
people
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une association
an organisation
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la société
society (pas the)
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l'économie (science)
economics
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l'économie (réalité)
the economy
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économique
economic
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la chance
to be lucky/ to have opportunities for/ to be likely to
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niveau de vie
living standards / standard of living
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mode de vie
life-style
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pouvoir d'achat
purchasing power
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revenu
income
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salaire
wage/ salary
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aide (humanitaire)
aid (tis singulier)
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aide (sociale/ alloc)
benefits
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aide (subvention)
a subsidy
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de l'aide (général)
to receive help
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produire
to produce
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consommer
to consume
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consommation
consumption / the consumer society
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polluer
to pollute (polluted, polluting, pollution)
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prix
price (to pay) / prize (to win)
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payer qq ch
to pay for sth
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préciser qq ch
to clarify (one's view)
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préciser que
to add that
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effectuer
to carry out a job / a task / a mission
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mener à bien
to achieve a project / a goal
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établir (mettre en place)
to put sth in place / to set up sth
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mettre en oeuvre, en application
to implement (a policy) / to put into practice
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définir
to define, to specify
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tracer les grandes lignes
to outline
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avoir pour but de
to aim at doing sth
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faire faire qq ch à qq'un
to make sb do sth / to have sb do sth
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faire faire qq ch
to have sth done
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tenir compte de
to take sth into account
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augmenter
to rise / increase
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croître
to grow
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faire augmenter
to raise
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diminuer
to decrease/ to fall/ to drop
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faire diminuer
to bring down/ to reduce
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renforcer
to strengthen/ to make stronger/ to reinforce
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se renforcer
to grow stronger
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affaiblir
to weaken
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faiblir
to grow weaker
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soutenir
to support sb/ to back sb/ to sponsor
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résister
to resist sth
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se rendre, renoncer
to surrender/ to give in (to sth)
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battre
to beat/ to defeat
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se battre contre
to fight against / to struggler
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parvenir
to manage to do sth
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échouer
to fail do sth (a failure)
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(s')élargir
to widen/ to broaden
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rétrécir
to shrink
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(s')étendre
to spread/ to expand
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stagner
to stagnate
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subir
to be the victim of/ to undergo/ to go through/ to be submitted to/ to endure sth
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imposer à
impose sth to sb/ to compel sb to do sth
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échapper à
to get away from/ to escape from
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bénéficier de
to benefit from
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bénéficier à
to benefit sb
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pousser qq'un à
to urge sb to do sth/ to encourage sb to do sth
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dissuader
to dissuade sb from doing sth/ to discourage sb from/ to deter sb from
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provoquer/ causer
to cause sth to happen/ to lead to sth happening/ to result in sth happening/ to bring about sth/ to give rise to a phenomenon
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être causé par
to be the result of/ to result from
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continuer à
to go on doing sth
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continuer qq ch
to proceed with sth/ to go on with sth
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mettre un terme à
to bring sth to an end, to a close
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désapprouver
to disapprove of sb doing sth/ to criticize sb for doing sth/ to blame sb for doing sth/ to be critical of sb for doing sth/ to disagree with sb doing sth
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respecter
to respect
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faire respecter
to have .. respected
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bafouer
to deny / to scorn
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mépriser
to scorn/ to despise
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supprimer
to eliminate/ to eradicate/ to put an end to/ to do away with
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apporter (sens figuré)
to bring about
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avoir du mal, des difficultés
to have difficulty doing sth/ to fin it hard to do sth
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dépendre de
to depend on
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dans un premier temps/ Deuxième temps
First/ Firstly/ Secondly
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ensuite
then
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donc
so/ therefore
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finalement
lastly/ finally (pour conclure)
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de la même manière
similarly/ in the same way
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contrairement à
unlike
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contraire à
contrary to
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tandis que/ alors que
while
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pendant + qté de tps
for
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pendant + date, période
during
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actuellement
now / currently
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nécessairement
necessarily
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éventuellement
possibly
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à certains égards
to a certain extent
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assez (suffisamment)
enough
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assez (plutôt)
rather
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tout à fait / complètement
quite
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toujours (encore)
still
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toujours (de tous tps)
always
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déjà
already
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pas encore
not...yet
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rentable/ bénéfique
profitable ≠ unprofitable
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performant/ efficace
efficient ≠ inefficient
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réaliste / raisonnable
realistic / sensible ≠ unrealistic/ insensible
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sensible ≠ dur
sensitive ≠ unsensitive (harsh, unfeeling)
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utopique
unrealistic
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souhaitable
desirable ≠ undesirable
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scandaleux, choquant, anormal
unacceptable, outrageous
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important
big, large, vast
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en voie de dvpt
developing
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semblable à ≠ différent de
similar to ≠ different from
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inégal
unequal
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inégalités
inequalities
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injuste
unfair
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Intervenir
Step in
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le mépris
to show contempt for
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(se) rétracter
to tighten
