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The Human Being - Family Life Flashcards

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1
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l’éducation des enfants

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parenting

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l’amour maternel

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motherly love

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aimant / dévoué

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caring / loving

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un modèle à imiter

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a role model

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consacrer son temps à

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to devote one’s time to

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patient
patience
avec patience

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patient
patience
patiently

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bon / doux

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gentle

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la douceur

avec douceur

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gently

gentleness

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faire plaisir à qqn

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to indulge sby

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indulgent
l’indulgence
avec indulgence

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indulgent / lenient
indulgence / leniency
indulgently

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gâter / chouchouter

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to spoil / to pet

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passer tous les caprices de qqn

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to overindulge sby

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13
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trop gentil

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overindulgent

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14
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fixer des limites

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to set limits

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gronder qqn

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to scold sby / to tell sby off

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16
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montrer de l’intérêt

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to show interest

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répondre

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to answer back

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bien élevé

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well-bred / well-behaved

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mal élevé

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ill-bred / ill behaved

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obéissant

désobéissant

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obedient

disobedient

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vivant

vif

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lively

quick

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sans entrain

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dull

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calme ≠ agité

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calm ≠ restless

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vilain

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naughty

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bouder

boudeur

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to sulk

sulky

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faire des siennes

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to play up

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s’émanciper

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to break free

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l’effronterie

effronté

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cheek

cheeky

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difficile

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wayward

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entêté

l’entêtement

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stubborn

stubbornness

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obstiné

l’obstination

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wilful

wilfulness

32
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un hochet

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a rattle

33
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un jouet en peluche

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a soft toy

34
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une console vidéo

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a video console

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gribouiller

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to scrawl

36
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barbouiller

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to daub

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faire semblant

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to make believe / to pretend

38
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imaginer

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to imagine / to fancy

39
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s’avouer vaincu / donner sa langue au chat

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to give in

40
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déguisé

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in fancy dress

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se balancer

une balançoire

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to swing

a swing

42
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jouer au cerf-volant

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to fly a kite

43
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faire de la corde à sauter

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to skip

44
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la marelle

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hopscotch

45
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une fête foraine

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a funfair

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téméraire

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reckless / fearless

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craintif

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fearful

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l’autorité parentale

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parental authority

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un petit garçon à sa maman

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a mother’s boy

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un chouchou / une chouchoute

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a blue-eyed boy / girl

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la bonne éducation

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good breeding

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une éducation conventionelle

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a conventional upbringing

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une bonne éducation

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a proper upbringing

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une éducation protégée

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a sheltered upbringing

55
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un enfant à problèmes

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a problem child

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un enfant turbulent

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an unruly child

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les souvenirs d’enfance

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childhood memories

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poser une devinette

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to ask a riddle

59
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faire du toboggan

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to go on the slide

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se déguiser

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to go in fancy dress

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un déguisement

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a fancy dress costume

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jouer aux soldats

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to play at soldiers

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un parc d’attractions

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a theme / amusement park

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le sort en est jeté

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the die is cast

65
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sage comme une image

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as good as gold

66
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qui aime bien châtie bien

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spare the rod, spoil the child

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