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1
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On time

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à l’heure

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At exactly 10 o’clock

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à dix heures précises

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It’s gone 10 o’clock

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il est dix heures passées

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I don’t want to delay you

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je ne veux pas vous retarder

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I don’t want to keep you

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je ne veux pas vous retenir

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For years I’ve been longing to visit

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il me tarde depuis des années de rendre visite à

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She will not be/take long (in coming)

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elle ne va pas tarder (à venir)

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It’s getting late

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il se fait tard

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To be running late

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avoir du retard

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10
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To be pushing 50

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friser la cinquintaine

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To dot the i’s

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mettre les points sur les i

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When all is said and done

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tout compte fait

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After careful thought

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tout bien réfléchi

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I come to the conclusion that

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j’en viens à conclure que

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As far as one can judge

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pour autant qu’on puisse juger

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As surprising as it may seem

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aussi étonnant que cela puisse paraître

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17
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Whether you like it or not

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qu’on le veuille ou non

18
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In time

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à temps

19
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To use up our heritage

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puiser dans le patrimoine

20
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To meet energy needs

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répondre aux besoins énérgétiques

21
Q

Nuclear power station

A

la centrale nucléaire

22
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Industrial waste

A

les décharges industrielles

23
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Harmful effects

A

les effets néfastes

24
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Harmful consequences

A

les retombées néfastes

25
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To limit damage to the environment

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limiter les dégâts écologiques

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Deterioration to water

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la dégradation de l’eau

27
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Greenhouse effect

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l’effet de serre

28
Q

To go beyond the point of disaster

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dépasser le seuil catastrophe

29
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Industrialists are becoming environmentalists

A

les industrials virent au vert

30
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Things are getting better

A

les choses s’améliorent

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Things are getting worse

A

les choses s’empirent

32
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To recycle waste

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recycler les détritus

33
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To keep fit

A

garder la forme

34
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To be unwell

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être souffrant(e)

35
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To get medical attention

A

se faire soigner

36
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To have an operation

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se faire opérer

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To feel one’s pulse

A

tâter le pouls à qqn

38
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To consent to treatment

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consentir à suivre un traitement

39
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To recover after an operation

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se rétablir après une intervention chirurgicale

40
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To escape from the everyday

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s’évader du quotidien

41
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Desire to do something wrong

A

le goût de la transgression