Toefl Flashcards

1
Q

To foster

A

Promouvoir
Encourager

It’s important to foster independence in your child

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2
Q

Un bain de boue est bon pour la santé

A

A mud bath is good for the skin

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3
Q

Elle a tendance à exagérer

A

She is inclined to exaggerate

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4
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Inclination

A

Tendency
She has an inclination to argue when she’s tired

She has a tendency to…

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5
Q

Une famille d’accueil

A

A foster family

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6
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Pain de seigle

A

Rye bread

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7
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To concur

A

To agree

The surgeon concurred with the nurse’s assessment

Le chir etait d’accord avec le diagnostic de l’infirmière

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8
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Le givre

Gel

A

Frost

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9
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Il a fait une crise d’asthme en plein match de foot

A

He had an asthma attack in the middle of the soccer game

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10
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Afficher

Exposer

A

To display

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11
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Etc.

Et cetera

A

And so on

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12
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L’été a toujours été ma saison préférée

A

Summer has always been my favourite season

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13
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Le professeur a donné un cours (=conférence) sur l’histoire de la Chine

Tarek fait cours a l’université locale

A

The professor gave a lecture on the history of China

Tarek lectures at the local university

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14
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A lecture

A

Un cours

Une conférence

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15
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Est-ce que les cours universitaires devraient être obligatoire ?

A

Should university lectures be compulsory ?

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16
Q

Combien de cours as-tu loupé ce trimestre ?

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How many lectures have you skipped this term ?

17
Q

Les gens disent qu’il vit a l’étranger aujourd’hui

A

People say that he lives abroad now

It is said that he lives abroad now

He is said to live abroad now

18
Q

To convey

A

Communiquer

He has difficulty conveying his thoughts to the rest of the group

19
Q

Un fossile

A

A fossil

Un fósil

A fossil has recently been found in Austria

20
Q

Une année bissextile

A

A leap year

2012 is a leap year

Año bisiesto

21
Q

Tu veux finir le poulet qui reste ?

A

Would you finish up that leftover chicken ?

22
Q

Une grotte

A

A cave

Kentucky has a large network of caves for tourists to explore

23
Q

Ils ont acheté une grande maison

A

They bought a large house

24
Q

Je porte en général du large

A

I usually wear a large

25
Q

Cela va sans dire

C’est évident

A

It goes without saying

26
Q

Pourquoi ne sommes-nous pas retournés sur la lune ?

A

Why haven’t we gone back to the moon ?

27
Q

Pourquoi n’avons jamais entendu parler de ses films ?

A

Why haven’t we ever heard of them ?