Sports & Leisure Flashcards

1
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Escrime

A

Fancing

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2
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Lancer de disque

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Discus

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3
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Pêche

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Fishing

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4
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Piste (d’athlétisme)

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Track

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5
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L’esprit sportif

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Sportsmanship

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6
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Une séance d’entraînement

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A workout = a drill

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7
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Un enchaînement

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A routine

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8
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Une manche = une épreuve éliminatoire

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A heat

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9
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Un adversaire = un concurrent

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A contestant = a competitor

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10
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Un champion en titre

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A reigning champion

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11
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L’issue

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The outcome

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12
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Le temps libre

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Leisure time = spare time

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13
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Activités manuelles

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Crafts

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14
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Cœurs
Carreaux
Piques
Trèfles

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Hearts
Diamonds
Spades
Clubs

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15
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Tir à l’arc

A

Archery

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16
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Plongeon

A

Dive

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17
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Plongée sous-marine

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Scuba diving

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18
Q

Chasse

A

Hunting

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19
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Randonnée pédestre

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Hiking, trekking

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20
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Des pompes

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Push-ups = press-ups

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21
Q

Le cran

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Grit = guts

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22
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L’équilibre

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Balance

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23
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Endurance

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Stamina = endurance

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24
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Une rencontre

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A contest = a meeting

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25
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Une compétition

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Competition

26
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Un prétendant au titre

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A challenger

27
Q

Des vacances

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A holiday (GB & US)
A vacation (US)
28
Q

Travaux manuels = artisanat

A

Arts and crafts

29
Q

Un atout

A

A trump

30
Q

En salle

A

Indoor

31
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Résistant

A

Resilient

32
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Léger

A

Light

33
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En plein air

A

Outdoor

34
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Rapide

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Fast = quick

35
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Doué

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Gifted = skilled

36
Q

S’étirer / étirer

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To stretch

37
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Se balancer, influencer, chanceler

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To sway

38
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Défier = lancer un défi

A

To challenger somebody

39
Q

Participer à

A

To compete in

40
Q

Déclarer forfait

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To withdraw

41
Q

Battre = vaincre

A

To defeat = to beat

42
Q

Faire face à = affronter

A

To confront

43
Q

Établir = battre = pulvériser un record

A

To set = to break = to smash a record

44
Q

Mélanger (battre les cartes)

A

To shuffle

45
Q

Être en compétition avec

A

To compete with

46
Q

Avoir l’avantage sur

A

To have the edge over

47
Q

Dominer

A

To overpower

48
Q

Une course contre la montre

A

A race against time

49
Q

Faire quelque chose rapidement

A

To race through

50
Q

Je me suis mis à imaginer toutes sortes de choses

A

My mind started to race

51
Q

C’est pas de la tarte = ça c’est du sport

A

This is no picnic

52
Q

Être bon joueur / mauvais joueur

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To be a good sport / a bad sport

53
Q

Être à la hauteur

A

To match up to

54
Q

Match nul

A

Draw (GB)

Tie (US)

55
Q

Match aller / match retour

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First leg / second leg

56
Q

Hors des sentiers battus

A

Off the beaten track

57
Q

Avoir une longueur d’avance

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To be one jump ahead of somebody

58
Q

On ne peut pas gagner à tous les coups

A

Win some, lose some

59
Q

Tirer des conclusions hâtives

A

To jump to conclusions

60
Q

Le revers de la médaille

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The drawback = the other side of the coin

61
Q

Être au sommet de son art

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To be at the height of one’s power

62
Q

Être adapté aux besoins

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To be fit for purpose