sdf Flashcards

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La bourse n’a pas cessé de chuter ce trimestre, quel dommage !

A

The stock exchange has kept on going down/hasn’t stopped going down this quarter (trimester = scolaire), what a pity !

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Il y a bien longtemps qu’on aurait dû abaisser ces taux si élevés.

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Such high rates should have been lowered long ago.

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3
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Que cela leur plaise ou non, les actionnaires devront l’accepter.

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Wheter they like it or not, the shareholders will have to accept it.

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Les revendications étaient d’autant moins justifiées qu’on venait d’accorder une prime.

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The claims were all the less justified as/since a bonus has just been rented.

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5
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Plus un navire est âgé, plus les risques d’accidents se multiplient.

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The older a ship (is), the more likely it is to have an accident. ATTENTION : SHIP EST FEMININ : SHE IS

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Les grands groupes, tel General Electric, cherchent à s’adapter même s’ils bousculent certaines habitudes.

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Big companies, like General Electric, are trying to adapt, even if that means shaking off/going against certain habits.

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France Télécom a fait savoir qu’il mettrait tout en œuvre pour satisfaire cette exigence.

A

France telecom has let known they will do their upmost to fullfill/meet that demand.

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Il semblerait qu’en Grande-Bretagne des centaines de milliers de bovins aient dû être abattus.

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Apparently/Seemingly in Great Britain,hundreds of thousands of head(sans s) cottle had to be put down.

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Je lis actuellement le dernier Auster ; il n’a pas volé son Nobel !

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Right now i’m reading the latest Auster book ; he does deserves his nobel !

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10
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A la fin des années 60, nous étions quasiment tous étudiants. Pas toi ?

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In the leate 60s, almost all of us were students. Weren’t you ?

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Si ton neveu m’avait interrogé, je lui aurais parlé de mon métier et de celui de ma femme

A

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12
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Le maire se rendra bien compte que plus il attend, plus réparations seront chères

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13
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Quelle merveilleuse musicienne ! Il y a environ treize ans qu’elle s’est mise à jouer de la clarinette.

A

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14
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Avec ces licenciements massifs, ne pouvez-vous pas vous attendre

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With all these lay-offs, redundancies, don’t you exepct all-out strikes ?

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