the passing of time Flashcards

1
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brevity

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brièveté

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2
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elapse/go by

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s’écouler

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3
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protract

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prolonger/faire durer

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4
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curtail

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écourter

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5
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lenghty

A

(trop) long

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6
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(un)timely

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(in)opportun

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7
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at once

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immédiatement

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8
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at last

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enfin (soulagement)

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9
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recur

A

se reproduire (événement)

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10
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quarterly

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trimestriel

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11
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once too often

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une fois de trop

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12
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on and off

A

par intermittence

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13
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the Crusades

A

les croisades

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14
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the Age of Enlightenment

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le Siècle des Lumières

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15
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the Roaring Twenties

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les années folles

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16
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to excavate

A

faire des fouilles

17
Q

a rememberance

A

un souvenir

18
Q

a keepsake

A

un cadeau souvenir

19
Q

old-fashioned

A

vieux jeu

20
Q

a prospect

A

une perspective

21
Q

a foretaste

A

un avant-goût

22
Q

to foresee/foretell

A

prévoir/présager

23
Q

to forecast

A

donner des prévisions

24
Q

impending

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imminent

25
Q

subsequently

A

ultérieurement, par la suite

26
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before long

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sous peu

27
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in the long/short run

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à long/court terme