The UK Flashcards

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les îles Britanniques

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the British Isles

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la Grande-Bretagne

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(Great) Britain

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l’Angleterre

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England

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l’Ecosse

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Scotland

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le Pays de Galles

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Wales

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l’Irlande du Nord

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Northern Ireland / Ulster

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la République d’Irlande

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(the Republic of) Ireland / Eire

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les Britanniques

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the British

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un Britanniques

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a Briton

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un rosbif

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a Brit

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les Anglais

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the English

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un anglais

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an Englishman

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une Anglaise

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an Englishwoman

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les Ecossais

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the Scots

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un Ecossais

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a Scot / a Scotsman

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un accent écossais

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a Scottish accent / a Scots accent

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les Gallois

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the Welsh

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un Gallois

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a Welshman

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parler gallois

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to speak Welsh

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les Irlandais

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the Irish

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un Irlandais

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an Irishman

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un fort accent irlandais

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a strong Irish accent

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la Grande-Bretagne d’aujourd’hui

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cool Britannia

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l’Union Jack

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the Union Jack

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traverser la manche

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to cross the (English) Channel

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le tunnel sous la manche

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the Channel Tunnel

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un taxi londonien

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a London cab

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un autobus à 2 étages

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a double decker

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(prendre) le métro (à Londres)

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(to take) the Tube

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conduire à gauche

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to drive on the left-hand side of the road

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la livre

A

the pound

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la livre sterling

A

the pound sterling

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un pays fou de sport

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a sports-mad country

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un pays dynamique

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a dynamic country

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savoir évoluer

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to know how to evolve

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être tourné vers l’extérieur

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to be outward-looking

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innover

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to innovate

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avoir le vent en poupe

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to be riding high

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un pays en pleine réussite

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a highly successful country

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être créatif et innovateur

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to be creative and innovative

41
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le sentiment d’euphorie de la GB

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Britain’s fell-good factor