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UNIT 10 Flashcards

1
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Chacun des membres de ma famille a sa propre opinion sur le sujet.

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Each member of my family has his own view on the matter.

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Ils se disputent tous les jours.

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They quarrel every day.

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3
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Un millier de raisons.

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A thousand reasons.

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trois cents soldats

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three hundred soldiers

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des dizaines/douzaines de personnes

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dozens of people

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des milliers d’euros

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thousands of euros

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des milliards de cellules

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billions of cells

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8
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moins d’enfants

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fewer children

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Ils ont arrêté de se voir

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They stopped seeing each other.

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Elle se rappelle l’avoir rencontré en 99.

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She remembers meeting him in 99.

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Nous regrettons d’être allés à cette soirée.

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We regret going to that party.

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12
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Il a continué de la voir au travail.

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He went on seeing her at work.

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13
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J’aime bien parler anglais.

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I like speaking English.

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Reg ne supporte pas de vivre à l’étranger.

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Reg can’t bear living abroad.

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Ils ne supportaient pas de se lever si tôt.

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They couldn’t stand getting up so early.

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16
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Beaucoup ont évité de se faire attraper.

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Many avoided getting caught.

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17
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Elle aime bien être seule.

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Sue enjoys being on her own.

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18
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Cela lui manque d’aller à la plage.

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He misses going to the beach.

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19
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Ils envisagent de déménager.

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They are considering moving out.

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20
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Cela ne me dérange pas de manger des MacDo.

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I don’t mind eating junk food.

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21
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Vous risquez de perdre votre argent.

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You risk losing your money.

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22
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Je n’aime pas donner des ordres.

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I dislike giving orders.

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23
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Cela le contrarie qu’on lui donne des conseils.

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He resents being given advice.

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24
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Tu devrais continuer tes études.

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You should keep on studying.

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25
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J’ai arrêté de me ronger les ongles.

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I’ve given up biting my nails.

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26
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Elle a fini par devoir payer plus.

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She ended up having to pay more.

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27
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un scientifique

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a scientist

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28
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un industriel

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an industrialist

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29
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un homme politique

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a politician

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30
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un militaire

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a serviceman

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31
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le responsable

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the person in charge

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32
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un inconvénient

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a disadvantage, a drawback

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33
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le coupable

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the culprit

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34
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le nucléaire

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nuclear energy / the nuclear industry

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35
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volonté

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will

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36
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bonne volonté

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willingness

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37
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préciser

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to add / to point out / to specify

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38
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facilement

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easily

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39
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vite

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quickly / fast

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40
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Tu devrais les laisser faire ce qu’ils veulent.

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You should let them do it the way they want.

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41
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laisser penser / laisser entendre que…

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to suggest / to imply that…

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42
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un conseiller

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an adviser

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43
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un croyant

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a believer

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un photographe

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a photographer

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un pollueur

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a polluter

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un producteur

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a producer

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47
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un agriculteur

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a farmer

48
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un éditeur

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a publisher

49
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un abonné

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a subscriber

50
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un fournisseur

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a supplier

51
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un électeur

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a voter

52
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un sauveteur

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a rescuer

53
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un propriétaire

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an owner

54
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un gagnant

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a winner

55
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un promoteur immobilier

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a developer

56
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un employeur

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an employer

57
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un envahisseur

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an invader

58
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un meurtrier

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a murderer

59
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un planificateur

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a planner

60
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un manifestant, protestataire

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a protester

61
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un chercheur

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a researcher

62
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propriétaire d’un logement en locaton

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landlord (landlady)

63
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enfin

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at last

64
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la dernière fois

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the last time

65
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hier soir

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last night

66
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au moins

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at least

67
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c’est la moindre des choses que je puisse faire

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it’s the least I can do

68
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un gêne

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a gene

69
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une cellule

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a cell

70
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la recherche sur les cellules souches

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stem-cell research

71
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carte génétique

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gene map / genetic map

72
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patrimoine héréditaire

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gene pool

73
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le génome humain

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the human genome

74
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un généticien

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a geneticist

75
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l’eugénisme

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eugenics

76
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un eugéniste, un partisan de l’eugénisme

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a eugeniscist

77
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l’ADN

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DNA

78
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une empreinte génétique

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a DNA print

79
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l’analyse ADN

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DNA analysis

80
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un prélèvement d’ADN

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a DNA sample

81
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profil génétique

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genetic make-up, genetic profile

82
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l’analyse de l’empreinte génétique

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genetic profiling, DNA fingerprinting

83
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le dépistage génétique

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genetic screening

84
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subir un prélèvement d’ADN

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to be DNA-swabbed

85
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les manipulations génétiques

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genetic engineering

86
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un organisme génétiquement modifié

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a genetically modified organism

87
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les OGM

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GMOs

88
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les aliments contenant des OGM

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GM food

89
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la semence, les graines

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seed

90
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une culture, une récolte

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a crop

91
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essais sur le terrain

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field trials, crop trials

92
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une culture OGM

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a GM crop

93
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le rendement

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yield

94
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la filière agroalimentaire

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agribusiness

95
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la pollinisation croisée

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cross-pollination

96
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une maladie génétique

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a genetic disease

97
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muter

A

to mutate

98
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héréditaire

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hereditary

99
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un chromosome X/Y

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an X/Y chromosome

100
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le clonage

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cloning

101
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la thérapie génique

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gene therapy

102
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une étiquette

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a label

103
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l’étiquetage

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labelling

104
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un avertissement

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a warning

105
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dont l’origine peut être établie

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traceable

106
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la traçabilité

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traceability

107
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la chaine alimentaire

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the food chain

108
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toucher à la nature

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to tamper with nature

109
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le principe de précaution

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the precautionary principle

110
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le lobby OGM

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the pro-GM lobby

111
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limitants contre les OGM

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anti-GM activists

112
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Certains industriels risquent de perdre la plupart de l’argent qu’ils ont investi.

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Some industrialists risk losing most of the money they invested.

113
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Plusieurs scientifiques continuent de penser que le virus va cesser de se répandre.

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Several scientists go on thinking / keep thinking : still think the virus will stop spreading.

114
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Il nous reste peu de temps mais cela ne nous gêne pas de travailler de nuit.

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We have little time left but we don’t mind working at night.

115
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Le responsable des ventes a précisé que des centaines de nouveaux produits seraient bientôt lancés.

A

The sales manager added that hundreds of new products would soon be launched / brought out.

116
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Chaque citoyen a le droit de choisir d’avoir plus ou moins d’enfants.

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Every citizen has the right to choose to have more or fewer children.

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