thinking, debating, arguing Flashcards

1
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la mémoire ou un souvenir

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memory

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2
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se souvenir / les souvenirs

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to recollect/ recollection

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3
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faire se souvenir qqn

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to remind sb of sthg/to do sthg

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4
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rappeler

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to remember/to recall

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5
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attiser la curiosité

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to arouse curiosity

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retenir l’attention de qqn

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to draw sb’s attention

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7
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pointer un pb

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to point a pb

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8
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attirer l’attention de qqn sur

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to focus one’s attention on

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9
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faire allusion à

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to hint at

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10
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pour les raisons de

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on gorunds of

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11
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la raison de

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reason for

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12
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avoir pour conséquences

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to entail/breed/foster

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13
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comprendre le sens caché de

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to grasp the full meaning

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14
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avoir l’idée d’un text

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to get the gist of a text

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15
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faire ressortir le sens

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to make out the meaning

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16
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il m’est apparu que

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it dawned on/ occured to me that

17
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valider, certifier

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to assess

18
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poser les pour et les contres

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to weigh the pros and the cons

19
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sous-estimer un pb

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to under-state a pb

20
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critiquer

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to criticize/a criticism/ critical

21
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des contradictions apparantes

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glaring contradictions

22
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des idées consistantes

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consistent ideas

23
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débattre d’un sujet

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to discuss/debate a topic

24
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prétendre

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to argue/claim (# pretend)

25
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résumer

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to summarize/sum up

26
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avancer une théorie

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to put forward a theory

27
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renforcer un argument par un exemple

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to back up an argument with an exemple

28
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dans l’intention/le but

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on purpose/ deliberately/ intentionally

29
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avantages/ désavantages

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advantages/ drawbacks or pitfalls

30
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les défendeurs/opposants

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advocates, proponents/ opponents

31
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défendre/ réfuter

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to advocate/ to shout down a proposal