Nib 8 Flashcards

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l’ingéniosité

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inge’nuity

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2
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NASA

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/ˈnæsə/ is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: an
independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the
civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research – p ne pas
utiliser l’article défini: the NASA.

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3
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Mars

A

mɑːz

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4
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la semaine dernière

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last week:

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5
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la dernière semaine

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the last week

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Lautomobile Perseverance

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the Perse’verance ’rover [əʊ]:
d

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asséché

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ried-up: – p toujours inclure un tiret dans un adjectif
composé

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8
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le lit d’une rivière, d’un fleuve

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a riverbed

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9
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décoller

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to take off

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10
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atterrir p

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to land [æ]:

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dont la plupart

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Most of whom:– p notez l’emploi du pronom relatif
‘whom’, qui correspond au complément, et qui est assez peu utilisé de
nos jours, sauf derrière une préposition.

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12
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gagner sa vie

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to make a ’living:

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causer, faire des ravages

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To wreak ’havoc on sth: /riːk ˈhævək/

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ses moyens de subsistance, son gagne-pain

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one’s ’livelihood:

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une espèce

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a ’species /ˈspiːʃiz/: – p le mot species a la même forme au
singulier et au pluriel.

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16
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des crevettes

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prawns /prɔːnz/:

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17
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une tortue de mer

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a turtle [ɜː]:

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une tortue terrestre

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a ‘tortoise /ˈtɔːtəs/:

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19
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entamer des frappes

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to launch strikes:

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20
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des rebelles soutenus par l’Iran

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Iran-backed rebels:

21
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des salves de roquettes

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rocket salvoes

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une série vertigineuse de conflits

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a dizzying string of conflicts

23
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des cachettes de terroristes

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terrorist hideouts:

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alors que la
violence se répand d’une crise à l’autre

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as violence… spills from one crisis into the next:

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dans la nuit
overnight (adverbe):
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ils auraient pu être tirés à tout moment.
(they) could have been fired at any time: : — ▲notez la valeur épistémique du modal (expression de la probabilité)
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Houthis
ˈhuːθɪz
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for months, the armed militants have been attacking merchant ships - ▲ notez l’emploi du present perfect BE+ing pour désigner une action continue récente. FOR est la traduction de depuis + durée
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faire fi des avertissements répétés
flouting [aʊ] repeated warnings:
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the US designated them a terrorist group –▲ne pas oublier l’article défini pour les États-Unis
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the oppressed Palestinian people ▲the people = le peuple, nom singulier ici
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le Hezbollah a juré de continuer à frapper Israel –
Hezbo’llah is vowing [aʊ] to continue striking Israel: ▲ notez : to continue + VB-ing ou + infinitive.
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la guerre généralisée
a full-blown war to blow (blew, blown):
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to cut massively
to slash
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haut de gamme
high-spec
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unused
un’tapped
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passer à l’échelle supérieure
to scale up:
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all day and all night
around the clock =
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constituer
to account for:
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étant donné que
given that
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exploiter p
to harness /ˈhɑːrnɪs/:
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une infrastructure
a fa’cility
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donc/ainsi
hence
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la pauvreté énergétique
energy poverty:
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la chaleur perdue
Ø waste heat [iː]:
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un conseil municipal
a council [aʊ]:
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le potentiel de
the scope of:
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to make sth efficient
to streamline sth =