UNIT 11 Flashcards

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une affaire de plus en plus prospère

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a more and more prosperous business

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la langue la plus parlée

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the most widely-spoken language

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un pays incroyablement beau

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an incredibly beautiful country

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les personnes âgées

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the elderly / elderly people

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les sourds

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the deaf

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les jeunes

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the young

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les handicapés

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the handicapped

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les infirmes

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the disabled

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les plus démunis

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the most destitute

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les blessés

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the injured

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11
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les chômeurs

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the unemployed

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12
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un fou

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a madman

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Pour de plus amples informations, appelez 0870… SVP.

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For further information, please all 0870…

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14
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enseignement post-scolaire

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further education

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15
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jusqu’à nouvel ordre

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until further notice

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Plus j’avance en âge, moins je suis sage.

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The older I get, the less wise I am.

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Plus il parlait, plus cela devenait intéressant.

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The longer he talked, the more interesting it was becoming.

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plus les gens deviennent riches, moins ils ont d’enfants.

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The richer people get, the fewer children they have.

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Il n’est jamais parvenu à me convaincre.

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He’s never succeeded in convincing me.

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Elle a eu du mal à traverser la frontière.

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She had difficulty (in) crossing the border.

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As-tu déjà envisagé de te teindre les cheveux ?

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Have you ever thought of dyeing your hair ?

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Le plan consiste à réformer le système de santé.

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The plan consists in reforming the health system.

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J’ai l’intention de rentrer dans la police.

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I’m planning on joining the police.

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Tu as envie d’aller faire un tour ?

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Do you feel like going for a stroll ?

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Il ne pouvait se retenir d'insulter sa soeur.
He couldn't refrain from insulting his sister.
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Il faudrait toujours s'abstenir d'avoir recours à la violence.
One should always abstain from resorting to violence.
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Il veut absolument y aller seul.
He insists on going alone.
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Comment vas-tu ?
How are you ? / How are you doing ?
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Ce pantalon ne te va pas bien.
These trousers don't fit you (taille) / These trousers don't suit you (esthétique).
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aller en voiture
to drive
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s'en aller
to leave, to go, to go away.
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vieillir
to age
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équilibrer
to balance
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censurer
to censor
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exprimer
to voice Critics voiced their concern over the proposal
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faire connaître
to air
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mettre son véto
to veto
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faire taire
to silence
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accueillir
to host
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présider
to chair
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commercialiser un produit
to market a product
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influencer
to shape
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concurrent
competitor
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conquérant
conqueror
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traître
traitor
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dictateur
dictator
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inventeur
inventor
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investisseur
investor
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négociateur
negotiator
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oppresseur
oppressor
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spéculateur | spéculer = réfléchir sur une question, spéculer sur l'avenir
speculator
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successeur
successor
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survivant
survivor
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opérateur
operator
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manifestant
demonstrator
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Enfin, je souhaiterais commenter le point de vue de l'auteur à ce sujet.
Finally / Lastly / Last I'd like to comment on the writer's view on this subject.
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Il est enfin arrivé !
He's arrived at last ! / At last he's arrived !
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Finalement, on a dû payer deux fois plus.
Eventually / In the end we had to pay twice as much.
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réaliste
realistic
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idéaliste
idealistic
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athée
atheistic
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optimiste
optimistic
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pessimiste
pessimistic
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matérialiste
materialistic
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individualiste
individualistic
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narcissique
narcissistic
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égoïste
egoistic
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impérialiste
imperialistic
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chauvin
chauvinistic
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moralisateur
moralistic
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sadique
sadistic
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masochiste
masochistic
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impressioniste
impressionistic
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journalistique
journalistic
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l'économie mondiale
the global economy
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une frontière
a border, a frontier
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le commerce, les échanges
trade
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l'Organisation Mondiale du Commerce, l'OMC
the World Trade Organization, the WTO
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le libre-échange
free trade
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un partisan du libre-échange
a free trader
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l'économie de marché
the free market, free-market economy
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un partisan du libéralisme
a free-marketeer
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le libéralisme
liberalism
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la déréglementation
deregulation
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une zone de libre-échange
a free trade area
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un partenaire commercial
a trading partner
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un excédent / déficit commercial
a trade surplus / deficit
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un exportateur / un importateur
an exporter / an importer
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un pays exportateur d'énergie
an energy-exporting country
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le taux de change
the exchange rate
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s'emparer d'un marché
to corner, to capture a market
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mesures protectionnistes
protectionist measures
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les tarifs douaniers, les droits de douane
tariffs
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les droits de douane
customs duties
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les barrières douanières
trade barriers
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les barrières tarifaires / non-tarifaires
tariff barriers / non-tariff barriers
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abaisser / supprimer les barrières douanières
to lower / to remove trade barriers
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le Tiers-Monde
the Third World
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un pays émergent
an emerging country
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les PMA, les pays les moins avancés
LDCs, least developed countries
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un pays émergent, une économie émergente
an emerging economy
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le commerce équitable
fair trade
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les délocalisations
outsourcing, offshoring, relocating
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délocaliser des emplois
to outsource, to relocate jobs
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le travail des enfants
child labour
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les nomes en matière d'emploi
labour standards
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les normes en matière d'environnement
environmental standards
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les coûts de production
production costs
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les coûts salariaux
wage costs
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la concurrence
competition
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un concurrent
a competitor
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compétitif
competitive
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la compétitivité
competitiveness
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être à la traîne
to lag behind
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l'américanisation
Americanization
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l'occidentalisation
Westernization
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l'uniformisation
standardization
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l'exception culturelle
cultural exception / cultural exemption
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un militant anti-mondialiste
an antiglobalization activist
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un militant anti-mondialiste
an antiglobalist
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l'altermondialisme
alter-globalization
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la démondialisation
deglobalization
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On dit que les Américains sont plus matérialistes que les Britanniques.
The Americans are said to be more materialistic than the British / British people.
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Le lac se trouve plus loin, dans une région extraordinairement belle.
The lake is further away in an extraordinarily beautiful region (area).
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Les autres survivants ont eu du mal à se faire entendre.
The other survivors had difficulty (in) making themselves heard.
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Les Français passent presque cinq heures par jour à regarder la télévision.
The French people spend nearly five hours a day watching television.
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Plus les manifestants font de bruit, plus la police est violente.
The noisier the demonstrators / protesters are, the more violent the police are.
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Tu lui prouveras que tu es plus fort qu'elle en t'abstenant de la critiquer.
You'll prove to her that you are stronger than she is by abstaining / refraining from criticizing her.
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La pire solution consisterait à nous en aller sans rien dire.
The worst solution would consist in going away without saying anything.
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Enfin ! Il a réussi à faire taire sa fille !
At last ! He's managed to silence his daughter !
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Je n'ai vraiment pas envie d'aller à pied à l'hôpital.
I really don't feel like walking to the hospital / going to the hospital on foot.
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Elle est masochiste : elle ne peut pas s'empêcher de travailler le dimanche.
She is masochistic : she can't help working on Sundays.
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l'aîné
the elder
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ma soeur aînée
my elder sister et non pas my older sister
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l'aîné des deux
the elder of the two
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la nouvelle est d'autant plus surprenante que l'on nous avait promis que
the new is all the more surprising {since/as} we had been promised that
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l'économie britannique va plutôt bien depuis dix ans
the British economy has been doing rather well for a decade
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différence entre "at last" , "finally", "eventually"
at last exprime un sentiment (exaspération,soulagement), finally est neutre eventually marque le bilan d'un processus "blabla and eventually we had to.."
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Différence entre farther et further
``` Farther = Spatial (farther en distance) Further = Figuré (further information) ```