The powers of the mind

Question 1

aptitude

Answer 1

ability(> cognitive abilities)

Question 2

selon x

Answer 2

according to x

Question 3

par conséquent

Answer 3

accordingly

Question 4

expliquer, représenter (un%)

Answer 4

account for

Question 5

précision

Answer 5

accuracy = precision

Question 6

précis (>précision)

Answer 6

accurate (>accuracy)

Question 7

atteindre un but, réussir à faire quelque chose

Answer 7

achieve a goal

Question 8

reconnaître, admettre

Answer 8

acknowledge

Question 9

aisé, riche

Answer 9

affluent

Question 10

en ce qui concerne

Answer 10

as for

Question 11

évaluer

Answer 11

assess

Question 12

hypothèse

Answer 12

assumption = hypothesis (pl hypotheses)

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confirmer, corroborer (un théorie)

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bear out = confirm = corroborate

Question 14

appartenir à

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belong to sth

Question 15

hardi, audacieux

Answer 15

bold

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inférieur, du bas (>< supérieur)

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bottom (>top)

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obligé, tenu

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bound

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affaire, entreprise (diriger son entreprise)

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business (> to run one’s buisiness)

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affaires (Les affaires sont les affaires)

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business (>business is business)

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caractéristique

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characteristic

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diagramme

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chart

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chimiste, pharmacien

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chemist

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affirmer, déclarer, prétendre

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claim

Question 24

s’effondrer

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to collapse

Question 25

préoccupation

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concern

Question 26

transporter (marchandises/ transmettre, communiquer)

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convey (goods/ ideas)

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faire face à, venir à bout de

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cope with (a probem)

Question 28

critère

Answer 28

criterion (pl criteria)

Question 29

données

Answer 29

data

Question 30

déterminé, décidé

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determined

Question 31

spectaculaire (>< tragique, dramatique)

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dramatic (>

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instruit (>qui a un niveau d’instruction élevé)

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educated (>well educated)

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par exemple

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eg, e.g. (exempli grata)

Question 34

accroître, améliorer

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enhance

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graver

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etch

Question 36

preuves

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evidence

Question 37

degré, mesure (jusqu’à un certain point/ en grande partie)

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extent (>to a certain/large extent)

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champ (>champ magnétique)

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field (>magnetic field)

Question 39

comprendre

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figure out

Question 40

chiffre, illustration, silouhette

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figure

Question 41

découverte

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finding

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concentrer

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focus

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par exemple

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for example

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géographe

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geographer

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géologue

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geologist

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cependant

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however

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c’est-à-dire

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i.e. (id est)

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grand (>

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large (>

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de même

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likewise = similarly

Question 50

carte, plan

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map

Question 51

compter, avoir de l’importance

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matter

Question 52

mémoire, souvenir

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memory

Question 53

esprit

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mind

Question 54

minuscule

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minute = tiny

Question 55

néanmoins

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nevertheless = nonetheless

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roman (>romancier)

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novel (>novelist)

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surpasser

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outperform

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battre, dominer

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outscore

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surmonter, vaincre

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overcome

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outrepasser, ne pas tenir compte de

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override (overrode overridden)

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motif, dessin

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pattern

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persister, s’obstiner (>

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persist (>< give up)

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photo

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photo = picture

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photographie, cliché

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photograph

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photographe

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photographer

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physicien (>< médecin)

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physicist (>

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pouvoir, puissance

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power

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pression (>sous pression)

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pressure (> under pressure)

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sonder, explorer, faire des recherches

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probe

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traiter (>traitement de texte)

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process (> word processor)

Question 71

fournir qqch à qlq

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provide sb with sth

Question 72

aller de A à B

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range from A to B

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récupérer, se remettre de

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recover from

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fiable (>fiabilité)

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reliable (>reliability)

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se fier à, dépendre de

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rely on

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se rappeler

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remember

Question 77

récupération, recherche (d’informations, de données)

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retrieval

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récupérer

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retrieve

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rappeler

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remind

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récompenser

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reward

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série

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series

Question 82

ensemble

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set

Question 83

changer, se modifier

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shift

Question 84

important, significatif, considérable, lourd de sens

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significant

Question 85

aptitude

Answer 85

skill

Question 86

résoudre

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solve

Question 87

passer (du temps à) , dépenser (de l’argent à)

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spend (time doing/on sth)(money on)

Question 88

survie

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survival

Question 89

considérer qlqch comme acquis

Answer 89

take sth for granted

Question 90

entraîner, s’entraîner

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train

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s’avérer

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turn out

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manipuler

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tweak

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contrairement à

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unlike

Question 94

améliorer, moderniser, valoriser, augmenter en puissance

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upgrade

Question 95

disparaître

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vanish = disappear

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répandu

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widespread

Question 97

détruire, dévaster

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wreck