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Règles Anglais II Flashcards

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Les habitants d’un taudis

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Slum-Dwellers

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Concentrer ses efforts sur

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To focus on

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Droits d’importations

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Import duties

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Une décision quant à

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A decision as regard(s)

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Devenir à coup sûr…

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To be bound to become

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Obligation (dépendant du locuteur)

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Must

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Obligation (obligation venant de l’extérieur)

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Have to

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Quasi-certitude

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Must + Have

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Devoir (conditionnel présent)

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Should / Ought to

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Expression modale pour une action inévitable

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To be bound to

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Expression modale pour une action probable

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To be likely to

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N’oublions pas cette solution

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Don’t let us forget this solution

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Il n’était pas indispensable que…

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It was not essential that ..

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Should peut-être utilisé comme auxiliaire du subjonctif pour exprimer une obligation Ex: Il suggère que l’on envoie une pétition

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He suggests that a petition should be sent

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Il est grand temps que …

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It is high time that S + Preterit

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Il temps que.. il est l’heure de

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It is time for / It is time to

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17
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Les répercussions de

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The fallout from

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18
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La guerre du Golf

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Gulf War

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Bon nombre de …

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A great many …

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Tchernobyl

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Chernobyl

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Imprévisible

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Unpredictable

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22
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L’acte unique

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The Single Act

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Contenir des dispositions visant à

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To contain disposition aiming at

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Trouver (assez) difficile de

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To found it (rather) hard to

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25
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Si vite

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So Quickly

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Ne penser qu’à

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All + S + care(s) for …

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27
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S’amuser

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To enjoy oneself

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Celibataire, il ne pensait qu’à ..

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A Bachelor…

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29
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Quoi qu’il arrive

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Whatever happens

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30
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Jusqu’à nouvel ordre

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Until further notice

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31
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La lutte contre les stupéfiants

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The war against drugs

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32
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S’avérer possible

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To turn out to be possible

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Service d’entretien

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Maintenance service

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34
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“Pensez à “

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To remember to

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35
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Composer un numéro

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To dial a number

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36
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Annuaire

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Phone book

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37
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Les technologies les plus avancées du monde

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The world’s most advanced technologies

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38
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Bien assez tôt

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Soon enough

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39
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Les multiples problèmes

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The many problems

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40
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Les problèmes posés par…

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The problems set by

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41
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Avoir l’eau courante

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To have running water

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42
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Cheminée d’usine

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Factory smokestacks

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Tuyaux d’échappement

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Exhaust pipes

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44
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Vapeurs novices

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Noxious fumes

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45
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A quoi bon

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What’s the good of it

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46
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Rapprocher à qqn de

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To reproach sb for V-ing

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47
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Vous n’étiez pas encore nés quand ..

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You had not yet been born when..

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48
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Tirer le meilleur profit de

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To make the most of

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49
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Egypte

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Egypt

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50
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Un espoir de

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A hope of V-ing

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51
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Par peur de

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Afraid of …

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52
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La poste

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Post-office

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53
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La / Le plus proche

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The nearest

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54
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Merci pour votre aide

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Thanks for helping

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55
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Se perdre

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To get lost

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56
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Pollué

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Pollued

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57
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Citadins

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Town-dwellers

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58
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Vivre de ses revenus

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To live on one’s income

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59
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CEE

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EEC

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60
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Dans aucun autre …S + Futur

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In no other .. will + S + V

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Etre en piteux Etat

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To be in a sorry state

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La montée ( d’un phénomène)

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the surge

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un changement profond / tournant décisif

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A watershed

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Saisir une opportunité ponctuelle

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To cash in on

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S’accaparer le marché

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To corner the market

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Prendre des mesures radicales contre

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To crack down on

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L’âge d’or

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The heyday

68
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La bulle internet

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the dotcom boom

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Endiguer

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To stem

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Endiguer

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to Stem

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Mitigé

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Bitter-sweet

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Les blessés

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The injured

73
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Bien qu’ayant …

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Despite having …

74
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Les équipes d’urgences …

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The emergency team

75
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Phoque

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Seal

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Faire fortune en / à

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To make a fortune at

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Etre X fois plus nombreux que S

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To outnumber S X to one

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Attendre avec impatience le jour où

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To look forward to the day when

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Terroriste

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Terrorist

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Parmi eux figurait

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It is reported that there is among them

81
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A peine avait S V (parti passé) que ..

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Hardly had S WHEN

82
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Consacrer tout son temps à

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To devote all one’s time V-ing

83
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Je n’en ai pas le droit

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I have no right to

84
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Etre insoupçonné (une existence) il y a x années

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To be unthought of only ten years ago

85
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Dans un avenir plus ou moins proche

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In the foreseeable future

86
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Il est grand temps que … si il n’est pas prêt à temps

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… If he WAS not ready on time

87
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Ne penser qu’à faire qch

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To be bent on V-ing sth

88
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Parking

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Carpark

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…En attendant que … (milieu de phrase)

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While waiting for

90
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Content

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Pleased

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Incomparable

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Matchless

92
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La seule chose dont nous étions sûrs était..

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The only thing we were sure of was ..

93
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A l’ordre du jour

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On the agenda

94
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Etre examiné

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To be examined

95
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Il est venu avec l’intention de lui EN parler et de LE lui faire accepter

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He came with a view to talking her into accepting it

96
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Il se mit à boire

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He took to drinking

97
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Impermeable

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Raincoat

98
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Je regrette d’avoir dit cela

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I regret saying that yesterday

99
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Il fait le malin

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He is being clever

100
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Shall préférable quand on exprime :

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  • ->Des actions indépendantes de la volonté (we shall have to go by bus)
  • ->Des sensations, des sentiments (We shall be glad, happy, sad, scared)
  • ->Des activités intellectuelles (I shall know, I shall understand)
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Plombier

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Plumber

102
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Etre tenu en laisse

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To be kept on lead

103
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Le lendemain

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The following day

104
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SIDA

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AIDS

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Envoyer une voiture pour aller chercher qqun

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To send a car to fetch somebody

106
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Rester silencieux

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To keep silent

107
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Etre opéré

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To be operated on

108
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Boire à en mourir

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To drink oneself up

109
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Eclater (guerre)

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To burst out

110
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Spectaculaire / Passionnant

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Dramatic

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La situation actuelle

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The current / present situation

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S’interroger sur sa politique

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To re-examine one’s policy

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Etre le premier d’une nombreuse série

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To be the first of many

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Après quelques minutes d’hésitations

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After a few minutes’ hesitation

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… nous sont nécessaires pour …

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… are necessary for us to make

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des décisions prises

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reached decisions

117
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Tout de même

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All the same

118
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Dans la région de ..

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In the surroundings

119
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Avec désinvolture / Nonchalamment

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Casually

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Cercueil

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Coffin

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Intense / Vif

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Vivid

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A smattering of

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Un poignée de / parsemé de

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Thrilling

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Palpitant / Excitant

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Thrilling smile

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Sourire charmeur

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Aborder une question dans une conversation

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To Broach a question

126
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Affluer vers / se concentrer dans un lieux (pour une pop) / Se rendre d’un mvt global

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To flock to

127
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La guerre dans les tranchées

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Trench warfare

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Rassembler ses troupes

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To rally one’s troops

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Objectif / Lentille

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Lens

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Chumps

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Idiots / Ballots / Bouffons

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Gut

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Tripes / Estomac / Instinct

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S’aligner sur

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To fall into line with

133
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Contrecarrer..

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To counter

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Se prendre une raclée

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To suffer a drubbing

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To cast a vote

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To cast a vote

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Las(se) / Fatigué(e)

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Weary

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Etre d’une humeur aigre, de chien

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To be in a sour mood

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Etre essentielle (pour l’avenir : ces élections seront essentielles)

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To prove decisive

139
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Faire échouer / Faire dérailler

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To derail

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Aller tant bien que mal / Progresser péniblement / Haleter

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To chug along

141
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Gagner quelques chose de peu Ex : gagner d’une victoire serée

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To eak out (–> To eak out a narrow win)

142
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Exploiter (un potentiel, une faculté) / L’exploitation

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To Harness / The Harnessing

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Gaz domestique

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Cooking-gas

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Quelque chose de réorganisé

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revamped

145
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Puiser dans

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To dip into

146
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Prudent / Méfiant

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Wary

147
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Donner un coup de fouet à

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To provide a fillip

148
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Recette

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A recipe

149
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Renversement / Retombée / Contagion / Débordement

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The Spillover

150
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Fermement / Solidement / Résolument

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Firmly

151
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To adress

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Résoudre

152
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L’accumulation de …

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The build-up of …

153
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A moyen terme / Sur le moyen-terme

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Over the medium term

154
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Le vieillissement

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The ageing

155
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Une population vieillissante

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An Ageing Population

156
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The output

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La production

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