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Sentences Corrections Flashcards

1
Q

To change sides

A

changer de camp/parti

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2
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To give time to

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Donner/permettre a le temps de…

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To be available to…

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Etre libre/disponible pour…

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4
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What I was worrying about at that time had been going on for several months

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  1. Ce qui m’inquiétait à ce moment là se passait / arrivait / se produisait depuis quelques mois déjà
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Disaster

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La catastrophe/ le désastre

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6
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The way which (2)

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La manière/la façon dont

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7
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The new series covers the way the media have treated the whole islamophobia issue

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  1. La nouvelle série couvre la façon dont les média ont traité cette question de l’islamophobie
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8
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Whatever the editor does

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Quoi que fasse le rédacteur

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9
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The reliability of a newspaper or any other form of news depends ultimately on the integrity of the individual journalist, as well as on the way s/he is monitored

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Le sérieux /La fiabilité d’un journal ou de toute forme d’informations dépend en fin de compte de l’intégrité du journaliste individuel ainsi que de la façon dont il est suivi

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10
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ultimately

A

en fin de compte

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11
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Thats’ the new building I’ve just been told about

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Voilà le nouveau bâtiment dont on vient de me parler

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12
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Despite being given plenty of warning it seems the authorities did not take them seriously

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Malgré le fait qu’ils aient eu beaucoup de préavis il paraît que les autorités ne les aient pas pris au sérieux

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13
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I saw on the tele

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J’ai vu a la tele

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14
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He’s an excellent journalist- we have worked together for years

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Il est un excellent journalist- on travaille ensemble depuis longtemps

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15
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with a critical eye

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d’un oeil critique

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16
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He was told to stay out of the office

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On lui a dit de ne pas venir au bureau jusqu’a ce que l’enquête ait été fini

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17
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If he had left the area when he was told to he might have been able to avoid injury

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S’il avait quitté la zone quand on le lui avait dit il aurait pu éviter d’être blessé

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18
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being/getting injured

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d’être blessé

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19
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He sold the story on the another programme without the editor ever realising what had happened

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Il a vendu l’histoire à une autre chaîne sans que son rédacteur se rende compte de ce qui s’était passé

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20
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Perhaps they won’t wait til we arrive

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Peut- être n’attendront-ils pas notre arrivée

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21
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the Labour Party

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le parti travailliste

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22
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to be in a position to

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être en mesure de

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23
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The day I completed my first article is one that I shall always remember

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Je me souviendrai toujours du jour où j’ai achevé mon premier article

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24
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What Le Monde reported last week I had known for over a year

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Ce que Le Monde a rapporté la semaine dernière je savais depuis plus d’un an déjà

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25
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However complicated the issue is this column always manages to explain it clearly

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Quelque complexe que soit la question cette rubrique arrive toujours à l’expliquer clairement

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26
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to look out over

A

donner sur

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27
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The PM made all the ministers return from holiday without their knowing why they had to

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Le Premier ministre a obligé tous les ministres à rentrer de leurs vacances sans qu’ils sachent pourquoi

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28
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His secretary? He sent her to find the address to which he is to send the money

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Sa secrétaire? Il l’a envoyée chercher l’adresse à laquelle il est censé envoyer l’argent

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29
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The offices are going to have to be rebuilt by next spring

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Les bureaux vont devoir être reconstruits d’ici le printemps

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30
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The heads of the department

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les chefs de section

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31
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She is an experienced journalist – we have known each other for years

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C’est une journaliste expérimentée - on se connait depuis des années

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32
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Until the series was completed I knew how unlikely it was that I would get a holiday

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Jusqu’à ce que la série soit terminée je savais qu’il était peu probable que je puisse prendre des vacances

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33
Q

Drinking

A

Boire de l’alcool

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34
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Fights

A

bagarres (combats)

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35
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supposed to do [sth]

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être cense faire [qch]

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36
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He submitted the story without having the facts checked by his partner

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Il a rendu l’histoire sans que son partenaire ait vérifié les faits

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37
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Early (2)

A

tot/de bonne heure

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38
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Arriving back in Paris the first thing he did was to pop into the café in which so many good ideas for stories had come to him

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A son retour à Paris la première chose qu’il avait faite était de visiter le café où tant de bonnes idées lui étaient venues à l’esprit.

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39
Q

When we arrive we will probably be searched

A

Quand nous arriverons nous serons probablement fouillés.

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40
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in a position

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en mesure de

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41
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column (newspaper)

A

la rubrique

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42
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Look out over

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Donner sur

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43
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Director

A

Le directeur/la directrice

le responsable

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44
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Use ‘on’ instead of passive with… (1)

A

demander

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45
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early

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tot/de bonne heure

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46
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Disappointed

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Decu/Désappointé

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47
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Search/rummage around

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Fouiller

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48
Q

Report

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Le reportage/Le dossier/L’étude

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49
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Global Warming

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Le réchauffement de la planète

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50
Q

MP

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le depute/ la députée

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51
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Cabinet

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Le conseil des ministres

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52
Q

A new young readership

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Un nouveau lectorat jeune

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53
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Left and right

A

a droite comme a gauche

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54
Q

Resign (3)

A
  • Démissionner
  • Se Resigner a
  • Renoncer a
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55
Q

Past Participle of ‘lire’

A

lu

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56
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courteous (2)

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courtois/poli

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57
Q

Parliament

A

le Parlement

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58
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To be for the best

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D’être pour le mieux

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59
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To notice

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S’apercevoir de

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60
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Rivals/opponents

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Concurrent/ Adversaire

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61
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Make public

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Rendre public

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62
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The labour party is having to work harder and harder to get its policies understood

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Le parti travailliste doit travailler de plus en plus pour faire comprendre ses politiques

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63
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About to become

A

être sur le point

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64
Q

Spokesperson

A

le porte- parole

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65
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in early May

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au debut mai

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66
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However many votes he gets

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Peu importe le nombre de voix qu’il recevra/obtiendra

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67
Q

Footballer

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le footballeur/jouer de foot

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68
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disturbing

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inquiétant/perturbant/bouleversant

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69
Q

Without earning any more money

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Sans qu’il gagnent plus d’argent

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70
Q

My mother has taken her

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Ma mere l’a emmené

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71
Q

Take

A

Emmener

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72
Q

Reprint

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Réimprimer

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73
Q

Changes in the market

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changements du marche

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74
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Demander

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Demander a [qqn] de faire [qch]

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75
Q

Write

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Rediger

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76
Q

Committee

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Le comité/ La commission

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77
Q

Implement

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Mettre en place

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78
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Tell [somebody] to do [something]

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Dire a [qqn] de faire [qch]

79
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Submit

A

Remettre

80
Q

Novel

A

Le roman

81
Q

Quitter vs Partir

A 
Quitter (qch) - AVOIR
Partir de (qch) - ETRE
82
Q

However strong she is

A

Aussi/Si forte soit- elle

83
Q

Race

A

La course

84
Q

Many of the other athletes

A

Beaucoup des autres athletes

85
Q

Training (n) and training (v)

A

entraînement (m)

s’ entraîner

86
Q

Launch

A

Lancer

87
Q

Power cut

A

une coupure/panne de l’électricité

88
Q

Stand up (2)

A
  • se lever

- se mettre debout

89
Q

Partner (3)

A
  • associe(e) (Aux affaires)
  • conjoint (amour)
  • partenaire
90
Q

Arriver takes…

A

être

91
Q

It (f) is the least expensive car we have

A

Elle est la voiture la moins chère que nous ayons

92
Q

Brake

A

Freiner

93
Q

Play

A

Une pièce de théâtre

94
Q

Degree (2)

A

Uni- La licence

Qualification- Le diplôme

95
Q

Eurozone

A

la zone euro

96
Q

Greece

A

en/la Grèce

97
Q

Germany

A

en/l’ Allemagne

98
Q

Netherlands (2)

A
  • les Pays Bas

- la Hollande

99
Q

Where are the letters he just wrote? Has he put them on the table so he remembers them?

A

Ou sont les lettres qu’il vient d’écrire? Est-ce qu’il les a mises sur le table pour qu’il s’en souvienne/pour ne pas les oublier

100
Q

Whatever his measures

A

Quelles que soient ses mesures

101
Q

It is possible that no one understands his policies

A

Il est possible que personne ne comprenne ses politiques

102
Q

complain

A

se plaindre de

103
Q

Realise (2)

A
  • Se rendre compte de

- Réaliser

104
Q

As soon as

A

Des que + fut/cond

105
Q

Before

A

Avant de + INFINITIVE
Avant que + (ne) SUBJUNCTIVE
Avant + nom

106
Q

Sit an exam

A

Passer un examen

107
Q

The queen arrived by helicopter to the Olympic Stadium

A

La Reine est arrivée en hélicoptère au stade Olympique

108
Q

which means that

A

ce qui veut dire que

109
Q

imperfect subjunctive

A

l’imparfait du subjonctif/subjonctif à l’imparfait

110
Q

as much whisky

A

autant/tant de

111
Q

tabloid press

A

presse tabloïde (m)/populaire

112
Q

whatever her excuses

A

quelles que soient/peu importe ses excuses (f)

113
Q

Moreover, if he’d behaved more discreetly

A

De plus, s’il était comporte d’une manière plus discrete

114
Q

Polite/Impolite

A

Poli(e) / Impoli(e)

115
Q

on the chateau balcony

A

sur le balcon du chateau

116
Q

Few days of holiday

A

Quelques jours de vacances/congés/repos

117
Q

the right personne

A

la bonne personne

118
Q

To get out of the economic crisis

A

à sortir de la crise économique

119
Q

whatever the minister says

A

quoi qu’en dise le Premier Ministre

quoi que le Premier Ministre en dise

120
Q

cheque

A

le chèque

121
Q

before they are supposed to pay for the flight

A

avant qu’ils [ne] soient censes payer le vol

122
Q

hundreds of friends

A

des centaines d’ amis

123
Q

As soon as all of the students have submitted their projects

A

Des que tous les étudiants auront remis leur(s) projet(s)….

124
Q

Lead (v)

A

Mener

125
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electoral campaign

A

une campagne électorale

126
Q

in the first round of the socialist primaries

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au premier tour des primaires socialistes

127
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without receiving financial aid

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sans recevoir d’aide/de l’aide financière

128
Q

European Union

A

L’ Union Européenne

129
Q

Whatever he says

A

Quoi qu’il (en) dise

130
Q

forgive

A

pardonner [qch]

131
Q

tuition fees

A

les frais d’inscription

132
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against such a measure

A

contre une telle mesure

133
Q

The manager of the French national football team

A

L’entraineur/manager/sélectionneur de l’Equipe de France de football/des Bleus

134
Q

Take the players to a training camp

A

Emmener les joueurs à un camp d’entrainement

135
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so that they could prepare

A

pour qu’ils puissent se preparer

136
Q

Lay off a hundred or so workers

A

Renvoyer/Licencier une centaine d’ouvriers

137
Q

one of the happiest days of his life… especially

A

un des jours les plus heureux… surtout

138
Q

They spoke to each other weekly

A

Ils se sont parles chaque semaine/hebdomadaire

139
Q

emails

A

courriers électroniques/ des méls

140
Q

Striking rail workers (2)

A

Les cheminots/employés des chemins de fer

grévistes

141
Q

unless the SNCF bosses did something to make their jobs less dangerous

A

a moins que les patrons de la SNCF (ne) fassent qqch pour rendre leur travail moins dangereux

142
Q

however stressed he might be

A

quel que soit son niveau de stress

quelque stressé qu’il soit/soit- il

143
Q

digital magazines

A

magazines numériques/sur internet

144
Q

you still need an iPad and a subscription to access them

A

vous avez néanmoins besoin d’un iPad et d’un abonnement d’y accéder

145
Q

She managed to buy

A

Elle a réussi à (s’)acheter

146
Q

The editors of this magazine are spending more and more time proving to the public

A

Les rédacteurs de ce magazine passe de plus en plus de temps à prouver/montrer au public

147
Q

I spend my time spending lots of money

A

Je passe mon temps à dépenser bcp d’ argent

148
Q

they would have not asked for such a big pay increase

A

ils n’auraient pas demandé une augmentation/hausse de salaire aussi élevée

149
Q

Offer his resignation

A

Remettre/Presenter/Déposer sa demission

150
Q

After admitting that he had accepted bribes

A

Apres avoir avoue/admis avoir accepte de s pots de vin

151
Q

The publisher asked the editor

A

L’éditeur a demande au rédacteur

152
Q

young prosperous professionals

A

les jeunes professionnels prospères/florissants

153
Q

The reporter had been sent down to Toulouse to cover the local elections but he had only been there for about a week when the scandal of the minister’s wife’s expenses broke

A

On avait fait descendre le reporteur à Toulouse pour assurer la couverture des elections locales, mais il était là depuis à peine une semaine quand le scandale des notes de frais de la femme a éclaté

154
Q

Come up with policies

A

Formuler/Preparer les politiques

155
Q

exert such a power (2)

A

exercer un tel pouvoir/une si grande influence

156
Q

the representatives… the bosses

A

les représentants… les responsables

157
Q

Housemates

A

colocataires (m/f)

158
Q

This article is about the strike that most of the members of the main union went on last week

A

Dans cet article, il s’agit de la grève faite par la plupart des syndiques/membres du syndicat principal la semaine dernière

159
Q

violently

A

violemment/avec vehemence/ avec violence

160
Q

what she was accused of on television

A

ce dont elle a été accusée à la television

161
Q

Hacking

A

le piratage informatique

162
Q

As quickly as possible

A

Aussi rapidement que possible

163
Q

whether they are in the country where they are spoken or not

A

meme s’ils se trouvent/qu’ils soient dans un pays où on les parle/elles sont parlées ou non

164
Q

he forced a minister to resign

A

Il a oblige à un ministre à décomissionner

165
Q

electoral campaign

A

la campagne électorale

166
Q

Apparently

A

Apparemment/Il semble que/Il parait que

167
Q

If he wanted to avoid such scandals in the future

A

S’il voulait éviter de tels scandales dans le futur/à l’avenir

168
Q

Tournament

A

Le tournoi

169
Q

Exactly what they were doing when they saw the result

A

Précisément ce qu’ils faisaient quand ils ont vu le résultat

170
Q

Friendly

A

amiable/amical

171
Q

instead of being a publisher

A

au lieu d’être éditeur/éditrice

172
Q

Conservative party

A

le parti conservateur

173
Q

What no one was expecting

A

Ce à quoi personne ne s’attendait

174
Q

Spend the evening doing research and drinking tea

A

Passer la soiree à faire de la/des recherche(s) et (à) boire du thé

175
Q

Make it more appealing

A

Le/La rendre plus attirant(e)

176
Q

the position

A

le poste

177
Q

of similar quality to keep ourselves informed

A

de la meme qualité pour nous tenir au courant

178
Q

cabinet ministers

A

membres du conseil du ministres

179
Q

attend the conference

A

pour assister à la conference

180
Q

Although she is a highly successful lawyer

A

Bien qu’elle soit une avocate de succès

181
Q

To give up

A

Renoncer à

182
Q

communicate effectively

A

communiquer de manière effective

183
Q

Some students choose to spend 9 months studying at a university abroad whereas others look for something different– it depends on each individual’s preference

A

Certains étudiants choisissent de passer 9 mois à étudier à l’université à étranger tandis que d’autres cherchent qqchose de different- cela depend de preference de chacun

184
Q

The mayor is supposed to call her back to talk about it before she goes to the meeting in two weeks’ time

A

Le maire est cense le rappeler pour en reparler avant qu’elle n’aille a la reunion dans 2 semaines

185
Q

suitable

A

approprie/convenable

186
Q

She had been in the capital of the island, whose history was well known to her, for about a week when she was recalled to Paris

A

Elle faisant une semaine qu’elle était dans la capitale de l’ile dont elle connaissait bien l’histoire quand elle s’est fait rappeler a Paris

187
Q

without it having to close

A

sans qu’il n’ait besoin de fermer ses portes

188
Q

change of direction

A

le revirement/changement de direction

189
Q

The programme will have to be remade by tomorrow so that the mishap of Ross and Brand is not repeated

A

Il faudrait refaire l’emission demain pour que le problème de Ross et Brand ne se reproduise pas

190
Q

I hope will one day become editor (fem), unless one of our rivals gives her such a job first.

A

J’espère deviendra un jour rédactrice, à moins que un de nos rivaux ne lui offre un poste semblable avant

191
Q

It appears that the government reshuffle has had little impact on the way policy is being made and the PM is going to begin to rethink the way he understands his role

A

Il semble que le remaniement ministériel ait eu peu d’impact sur la façon dont la politique se fait et que le Premier Ministre devrait repenser la façon dont il perçoit sa role

192
Q

acquire

A

acquérir

193
Q

As soon as he has finished speaking to the executives, the directors will offer him the job.

A

Des qu’il aura termine sa discussion/de discuter avec les le comité de direction, les directeurs/directrices générales lui offriront/proposeront le poste

194
Q

Offrir..

Proposer..

A

à (always LUI)

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