Phrases de thème grammaire ECS 1 Flashcards

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assister à qc, être présent à (=être spectateur) (2)

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to attend sth / to be present at

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prépositions de position (2)

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at, in

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prépositions de mouvement (6)

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throught, accross, out of, into, to, from

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préférer faire qc

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would rather +V

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consacrer, donner du temps à (3)

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to dedicate/devote/give time to

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passer du temps à

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to spend time doing sth

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prêter, louer (2) / le bail / le loyer

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to let/rent sth to sb / a lease / a rent

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laisser qn faire qc, autoriser qn à faire qc

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to let sb do sth

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laisser qc qqpart (≈ oublier)

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to leave sth

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il ferait mieux de (2)

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he would better +V / he would be better off +V-ing

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aisé, riche

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well-off

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fermer (définitivement), cesser son activité (un entreprise)

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to close down

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le conseil d’administration / un membre du conseil d’administration

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the board of directors / a board member

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surveiller, contrôler (3)

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to oversee / to monitor / to control

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une prime

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a bonus

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un déclin, une baisse ≠ une reprise, une progression

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a downturn ≠ an upturn

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une récession, une crise (2)

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a recession / a crisis

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constater (4)

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to see / to notice / to note / to realize

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une candidature à un emploi

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an application to a job

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être au courant (2) / être au courant de (2)

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to be informed/to be in the know / to be up on sth/to know about sth

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être capable, en état de faire qc

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to be up to doing sth

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la réunion

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the meeting

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l’avis

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the mind

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cela m’est égal

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I don’t mind

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personnellement (2)

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personally / myself (I, myself, +V…)

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tant que, du moment que

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as long as

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déranger (2)

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to disturb / to bother

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avoir 10 minutes de retard

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to be 10 minutes late

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s’intéresser à, prendre un intérêt à

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to take an interest in

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les 10 premiers

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the first 10

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ces temps-ci, ces derniers temps, récemment (2)

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recently / lately

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le PDG

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the CEO (chief executive officer)

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pratique

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practical

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un réseau

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a network

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un stage (en entreprise), une expérience professionnelle (3)

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an internship / a work placement / a work experience

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l’internat (domaine médical)

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the internship

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un discours, une allocution (2)

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a speech / an address

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quoi +V-infinitif (ex: je ne sais pas quoi te dire)

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what else to +V (ex: I don’t know what else to say to you)

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un conseil, une recommandation (3)

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an advice / a suggestion / a recommendation

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la vente (de qc) ≠ la vente (en général)

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a sale ≠ selling

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nécessiter de

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to require / to call for / to need

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une affaire (un dossier) (2)

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an affair / a matter

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l’audace (3) / audacieux (3)

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audacity/boldness/daring / audacious/bold/daring

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les compétences

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skill / competence / expertise

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réconforter

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to comfort / to encourage

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la retraite

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the retirement

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prendre sa retraite (3)

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to go into retirement / to take into retirement / to retire

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un appartement (2)

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an apartment / a flat

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le courage (2) / courageux, brave (2)

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courage/bravery / courageous/brave

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un ordre (2) / commander, ordonner (2)

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an order/a command / to order/command sb to do sth

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investir (2)

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to invest / to put money into

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l’énergie renouvelable

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renewable energy

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une preuve

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an evidence

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indiquer, montrer

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to suggest

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suggérer, conseiller à qn de faire qc

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to suggest that sb do sth

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répandu, courant

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widespread

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immense, vaste, large

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broad

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pourtant, mais / maintenant / encore (1)

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yet

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entretenir, nourrir (un sentiment), avoir à l’intérieur de soi

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to harbour

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l’universitaire, l’étudiant

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a scholar

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signficativement, considérablement

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significantly

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une blessure (2)

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an injury (physique) / a wound (psychologique)

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une enquête, un sondage (2)

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a survey / a poll

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en gros, grosso modo

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roughly speaking

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à peu près

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roughly

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un CV (2)

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a CV (UK) / a résumé (US)

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une annonce d’emploi (2)

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a job ad / a help wanted ad

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le XXIe siècle

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the 21st century (Ø chiffres romains)

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un travail, un emploi ≠ un travail (à faire)

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a job ≠ a work

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connaître, vivre (≈ faire l’expérience de) (2)

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to go through sth / to experience

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un travailleur indépendant / à son compte, indépendant

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a freelance / freelance (adj)

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tenir, occuper une place centrale (2)

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to occupy / hold a central place

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être au cœur de

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to be at the heart of

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jouer un rôle central

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to play a central role

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à tel point que (2)

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so much so that / to the extent that

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dans la mesure où (2)

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to the extent that / insofar that

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dans une certaine mesure (2)

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to a certain extent / to some extent

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dans la mesure du possible

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insofar as possible

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le salariat (2)

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wage earning (le statut) / wage system (l’organisation)

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étrange (2)

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strange / odd

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un élément fondateur de, une composante de base de

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a building block of

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fournir

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to provide

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le syndicat

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a labour union

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une conquête

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a conquest

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une récompense / récompenser

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a reward / to reward

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promouvoir ≠ rétrograder, reléguer

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to promote ≠ to demote

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une négociation collective (≈ un syndicat)

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a collective bargaining

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négocier, marchander

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to bargain

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une occasion en or, une affaire (≈ une bonne affaire)

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a bargain

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sourd

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deaf

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aveugle

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blind

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le directeur, le gérant

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a manager

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le responsable

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the person in charge

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l’élu, le responsable

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the office holder

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être en fonction

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to be in office

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dans deux ans (2)

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two years from now / in two years’ time

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manipuler (avec les mains) ≠ manipuler (une personne)

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to handle ≠ to manipulate

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comme (2)

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like (préposition : like me) ≠ as (conjonction : as I do)

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épineux, difficile / une épine

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thorny / a thorn

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la mondialisation

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globalization

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si… (interrogatif, suppose le “ou pas”) (2) / que… ou non

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whether, if / whether… or not

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la crainte / craindre / craintif / sans peur

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fear / to fear / fearful / fearless

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l’effroi / effrayer / effrayé

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fright / to frighten / frightened

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sonner / frapper (à la porte)

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to ring *(rang, rung) / to knock

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la menace / menacer

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a threat / to threaten

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un colis, un paquet (2)

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a parcel / a package

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penser à ≠ penser à, réfléchir à, évoquer (+ approximatif)

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to think AT ≠ to think ABOUT

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changer d’emploi

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to change jobS

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digne de confiance

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trustworthy

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ça vaut la peine de +V / qc vaut le peine d’être +V

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it is worth +V-ing / sth is worth +V-ing (ex: it is worth seing this film / this film is worth seing)

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A quelle heure… ?

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(At) what time… ?

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une émeute

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a riot

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une manifestation (2)

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a demonstration / a protest

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précédent (3) ≠ suivant (2)

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previous, preceding (distance) / last (pas de distance) ≠ following (distance) / next (pas de distance)

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le pillage (fait de piller) / piller / un butin

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looting / to loot / a loot

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un couvre-feu

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a curfew

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décréter / lever (un couvre-feu, un embargo, une interdiction)

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to decree / to lift (a curfew, an embargo, a ban)

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décréter / imposer / ordonner

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to decree / to impose / to order

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amener qn à faire qc (2)

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to lead sb to do sth (délibéré, volontaire) ≈ to lead to sb/sth doing sth (passif, pas de choix)

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faire faire qc à qn

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to make sb do sth

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avoir pour conséquences, causer, engendrer

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to result in sb doing sth

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cibler / la cible

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to target / a target

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injustement

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unfairly

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police (2)

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law enforcement (++) / police forces

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être considéré comme +nom ou +adj (2)

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to be considered AS +nom / to be considered +adj

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entrer, aller dans (physique) ≠ entrer dans (symbolique)

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to go into ≠ to enter sth

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déclencher (provoquer) (2) ≠ déclencher (une bombe, une alarme)

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to cause, to trigger ≠ to set sth off

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presque (2)

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almost / nearly

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à peine (2)

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barely / hardly

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la déception / décevoir / déçu

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disappointment / to disappoint / disappointed

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tromper (abuser de la confiance, induire en erreur) ≠ tromper (être infidèle)

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to deceive ≠ to cheat on sb

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une tromperie, une duperie

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a deception

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quant à / quant à moi, pour ma part

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as for / as for me

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la prison (2)

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the jail / the prison

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la poitrine / le sein

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the cheast / the breast