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un domaine de recherche

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a field of research

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un laboratoire de recherche

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a research laboratory

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une équipe

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a team

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le travail d’équipe

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teamwork

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un chercheur

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a researcher

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un scientifique, un savant

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a scientist

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un expert, un spécialiste

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an expert, a specialist

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un assistant

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an assistant

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faire de la recherche

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do/carry out research

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faire équipe avec

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team up with

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étudier

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study

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mener une recherche sur

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research into

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fondamental (2)

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basic, fundamental

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expérimental

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experimental

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appliqué

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applied

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un phénomène

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a phenomenon

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l’observation

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observation

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la description

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description

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une intuition

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an intuition

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la méthodologie

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methodology

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une preuve

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a proof

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des preuves

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evidence

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un trait de génie

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a stroke of genius

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une trouvaille

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a stroke of inspiration

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un coup de chance

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a stroke of luck

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une hypothèse

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a hypothesis

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une théorie

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a theory

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l’expérimentation

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experimentation

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un test, un essai

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a test

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un protocole

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a procedure

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un contrôle, une vérification

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a check

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une amélioration

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an improvement

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une découverte (2)

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a discovery, a find(ing)

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une découverte capitale, une percée

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a breakthrough

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un brevet

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a patent

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expérimenter

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experiment

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procéder à une expérience

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carry out an experiment

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tâtonner

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proceed by a trial and error

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progresser (2)

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progress, make headway

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prouver

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prove

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réfuter

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disprove

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confirmer

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confirm

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infirmer

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invalidate

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analyser

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analyse

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synthétiser

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synthesise

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élaborer une théorie

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build/contrive a theory

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découvrir

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discover

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inventer, imaginer, concevoir

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devise, design

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tester, mettre à l’essai

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test, put to the test

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vérifier

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check

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mettre au point

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develop

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améliorer

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improve, upgrade

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aléatoire

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random

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empirique

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empirical

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avéré, confirmé

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confirmed

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crucial, majeur

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major

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spectaculaire

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spectacular

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révolutionnaire

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ground-breaking

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contestable, controversé

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controversial, debatable

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les crédits

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credits

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une subvention

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a subsidy

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un don

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a donation

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un donateur

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a donor

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les investissements

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investment

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le financement public/privé

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public/private funding

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le parrainage

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sponsoring

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un parrain, un mécène

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a sponsor

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les réductions (de)

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cuts, cutbacks

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un budget restreint

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a tight budget

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soutenir, financer

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support

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financer

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fund

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subventionner

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subsidise

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parrainer

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sponsor

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un astronaute

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an astronaut

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un cosmonaute

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a cosmonaut

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un(e) spationaute

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a spaceman, a spacewoman

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une base spatiale

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a space base

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un pilote

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a pilot

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un contrôleur de mission

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a flight/mission controller

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un instructeur de vol

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a flight instructor

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un simulateur de vol

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a flight simulator

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un vaisseau spatial

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a spaceship, a spacecraft

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un engin spatial habité

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a manned spacecraft

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un engin spatial inhabité

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an unmanned spacecraft

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une combinaison spatiale

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a space suit

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une combinaison spatiale antigravité

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a gravity-suit

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le contrôle à distance

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remote control

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un robot autonome

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a roving robot

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une fusée

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a rocket

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une fusée à étages

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a multi-stage rocket

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les rétrofusées

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the retrorockets

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les propulseurs auxiliaires, un booster

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a booster

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un sas

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an airlock

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une navette spatiale

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a space shuttle

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un véhicule lunaire

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a lunar vehicle

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une jeep lunaire

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a moon buggy

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explorer

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explore

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faire partie d’une mission

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fly a mission

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placer (un satellite) en orbite

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orbit (a satellite)

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se mettre/mettre en orbite

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go/put into orbit

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tourner (autour de la Terre)

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circle (the Earth)

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récupérer

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retrieve, cover

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un lancement

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a launch

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un lanceur

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a launcher

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une rampe/une aire de lancement

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a launch pad

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le compte à rebours

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the countdown

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une mise à feu

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a blast off

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un décollage (2)

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a lift-off, a take-off

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un vol spatial

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a space flight

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le mal de l’espace

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space sickness

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l’apesanteur

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weightlessness

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l’orbite

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the orbit

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en orbite (autour de)

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in orbit (round)

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l’arrimage

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docking

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un séjour dans l’espace

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a stay in space

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un alunissage

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a moon landing

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une sortie sur la Lune

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a moon walk

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l’entrée dans l’atmosphère

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re-entry

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un atterrissage

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a touchdown

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un amerissage

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a splashdown

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un dysfonctionnement

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a malfunction

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une panne

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a breakdown

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lancer le compte à rebours

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count down

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lancer

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launch

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être mis à feu

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blast off

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décoller (2)

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lift off, take off

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propulser

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propel

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marcher dans l’espace

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spacewalk

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s’arrimer (à)

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dock (with)

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se poser (sur une planète)

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land (on a planet)

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toucher le sol

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touch down

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amerrir

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splash down

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interrompre (un lancement)

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abort (a launch)

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ajourner, reporter

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postpone

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supprimer, annuler

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cancel

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qui fonctionne mal/avarié

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malfunctioning

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inexploré

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uncharted

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risqué, hasardeux

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risky

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aventureux, audacieux

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adventurous

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l’exploration de l’espace

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space probing

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une sonde spatiale

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a space probe

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un observatoire terrestre

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a land-based observatory

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un observatoire spatial

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a space-based observatory

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une station spatiale

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a space platform, a space station

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un programme spatial

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a space programme

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un laboratoire spatial

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a space laboratory, a skylab

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une colonie spatiale

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a space colony

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l’observation par satellite

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satellite observations

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un satellite (artificiel)

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a(n artificial) satellite

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un panneau solaire

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a solar panel

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un satellite à la dérive

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a stray satellite

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un satellite utilitaire

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an applications satellite

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un satellite de télécommunications

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a communications satellite

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un satellite météorologique

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a weather satellite

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la transmission par satellite

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satellite transmission

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un satellite espion

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a spy satellite

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les images satellites

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satellite imagery

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la photographie par satellite

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satellite photography

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une tentative de sauvetage

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a rescue attempt

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sonder (l’espace)

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probe (space)

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prélever des échantillons du sol

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sample the soil

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dresser la carte (météorologique/des courants océaniques)

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map/chart (weather patterns/ocean currents)

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fournir une vue spatiale

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provide global coverage

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un extraterrestre

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an extraterrestrial

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une créature venue de l’espace

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a creature from outer space

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un Martien

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a Martian

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un homme vert

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a green man

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une créature inconnue

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an alien

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une soucoupe volante

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a flying saucer

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un Objet Volant Non Identifié

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an Unidentified Flying Object

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NASA, Administration nationale de l’Aéronautique et de ‘Espace

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NASA (Natonal Aeronautics and Space Administration)

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ASE, l’Agence spatiale européenne

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ESA (The European Space Agency)

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la planète Mars

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The Red Planet

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Séismes sur Mars, les “tremblements de Mars”

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Marsquates

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la “frontière haute”, la frontière de l’espace

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The High Frontier

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un film ou une série de SF sur le thème des voyages interplanétaires

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A space opera

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le tourisme spatial

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space tourism

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