Thème 2 : LV2 Ecricome 2014 Flashcards

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Selon les toutes dernières estimations, la catastrophe ferroviaire aurait coûté la vie à une cinquantaine de personnes.

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According to the very latest estimations, the train disaster has cost around fifty people their lives.

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Tant que l’aide sociale restera généreuse, les pays européens ne pourront freiner efficacement l’immigration clandestine.

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As long as the welfare system remains generous, the countries of Europe will be unable to curb illegal immigration effectively.

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Pourquoi s’attaquer à la pornographie sur internet ? Il n’y a aucun moyen d’empêcher les jeunes d’y avoir accès.

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Why take on Internet pornography? There’s no way of stopping young people from accessing it.

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Depuis 1952, depuis plus de soixante ans donc, la reine Elisabeth règne. Quel sens du devoir !

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Since 1952, in other words for over sixty years, Queen Elizabeth has reigned. What a sense of duty!

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Les Britanniques sont d’autant plus attachés au NHS que c’est une institution vieille de près de 70 ans.

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The British are all the more attached to the NHS as it is an institution almost 70 years old.

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N’est-il pas grand temps que les Ecossais divorcent du Royaume-Uni ? Les Gallois devraient leur emboîter le pas.

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Isn’t it high time the Scots broke away from the United Kingdom? The Welsh should follow suit.

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Les salariés dont le compte Facebook dévoile la vie privée feraient mieux de le fermer au plus tôt.

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The workers whose Facebook accounts reveal their private lives had better close them as soon as possible.

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Plus tôt l’Afrique du Sud démantèlera les dernières enclaves réservées aux seuls Blancs, mieux elle se portera.

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The sooner South Africa dismantles the last Whites-only enclaves, the better it will do.

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Trop peu de vacanciers sont conscients des dégâts causés par le tourisme de masse. Qu’on les en informe !

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Too few holidaymakers are aware of the damage caused by mass tourism. They ought to be informed about it.

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On publie trop d’informations sans véri er leur exactitude. Cela nuit à la crédibilité des médias.

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Too much information is published without its accuracy being checked. That harms the media’s credibility.

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… qui préféreraient se faire arracher une dent que de vous adresser la parole.

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… who would rather have teeth pulled out than talk to you.

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Les gens sont d’une impolitesse stupéfiante à mon égard.

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People are breathtakingly rude to me.

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Je sais que je suis un souffre-douleur commode

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I know I’m a convenient scapegoat

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Raccrocher au nez

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To slam down

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Chaque jour est un éternel débat.

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Every day is an eternal wrangle.

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