UNIT 12 Flashcards

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Ceux qui veulent me voir…

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Those who want to see me…

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Ceux qui sont à gauche…

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Those on the left-hand side…

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Ceux qui font de l’espagnol…

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Those doing Spanish…

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Ceux qui sont nés après 1990…

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Those born after 1990…

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Le PNB de la Grande-Bretagne et celui de l’Italie

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Britain’s GDP and that of Italy (ou bien Britain’s GDP and Italy’s)

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Ils se sont arrêtés pour manger un morceau

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They stopped to have a bite

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Elle s’est rappelé de fermer la porte

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She remembered to shut the door

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Elle a pensé à fermer la porte

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She remembered to shut the door

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Je suis désolée de te dire que tu mens

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I regret to say you are lying

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Il continua en parlant d’autre chose

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He went on to talk about sth else

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Elle ne supporte pas de mentir

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She can’t bear to lie

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Elle a l’intention de partir en retraite

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She intends to retire

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Beaucoup ne se donnent pas la peine de voter

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Many don’t bother to vote

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On leur a proposé de les emmener en voiture.

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We offered to give them a lift.

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Ils ont accepté de venir plus tôt.

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They agreed to come earlier.

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Il a tenté de nous impressionner.

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He sought to impress us.

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Il a réussi à s’enfuir.

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He managed to get away.

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18
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Il se trouve qu’elle était de service.

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She happened to be on duty.

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Accuser qn d’avoir fait qch.

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To accuse sb of doing sth.

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Soupçonner qqun d’avoir fait qch.

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To suspect sb of doing sth.

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21
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Accuser

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To blame

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Tenir qn pour responsable de qch.

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To hold sb responsible for sth.

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23
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“Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras.”

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“A bird in the hand is worth two in the busch.”

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habitant

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inhabitant

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participant
participant
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candidat (à un emploi...)
applicant
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représentant
representative
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opposant
opponent
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partisan (d'une idée)
A proponent ‘a strong proponent of the free market and liberal trade policies’
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menteur
liar
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mendiant
beggar
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colporteur
pedlar
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cambrioleur
burglar
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critique, détracteur
critic
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héritier
heir
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de l'époque
the then
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améliorer
to better
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produit chimique
chemical (n)
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un voyant (médium)
a psychic
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sans doute
doubtless
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une épidémie
an epidemic
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lâche (adj)
cowardly
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certes
true
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ridiculiser
to ridicule
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de premier choix
choice (adj)
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quand même
regardless
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pire
worse
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Cette ville mérite qu'on la visite.
The town is worth visiting.
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d'après, selon...
according to...
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quant à...
as to, as for...
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en ce qui concerne...
as regards...
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en fonction de, du point de vue de, sur le plan de...
in terms of...
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étant donné...
given, considering...
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à la lumière de...
in light of...
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en comparaison de...
by contrast with, in contrast with, in comparison with / to...
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en comparaison de, comparé avec...
compared to...
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contrairement à...
unlike...
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contrairement à...
contrary to...
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malgré
despite, in spite of...
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quel que soit...
regardless of, irrespective of...
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une maladie
a disease, an illness
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contagieux, infectieux
contagious, infectious
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contaminer
to contaminate
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le cancer du poumon / du sein / de la peau
lung / breast / skin cancer
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la malaria, le paludisme
malaria
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la peste
plague
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le choléra
cholera
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une maladie sexuellement transmissible (MST)
a sexually transmitted disease (STD)
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une maladie vénérienne (MST)
a venereal disease (VD)
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le système immunitaire
the immune system
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tousser
to cough
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avoir de la température
to have a temperature
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avoir de la fièvre
to have a fever, to run a fever
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une épidémie
an epidemic
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éclater, se déclarer
to break out
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se propager
to spread
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éradiquer
to eradicate
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la grippe
flu, influenza
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le virus de la grippe A
the A/H1N1 virus
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le SIDA, le syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise
AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome acquise
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contracter le SIDA
to develop AIDS
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un malade du SIDA
an AIDS sufferer, an AIDS patient
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séropositif
HIV-positive
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les anti-rétroviraux
anti-retroviral drugs
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prescrire
to prescribe
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une ordonnance
a prescription
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un médecin généraliste
a general practitioner, a GP
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un chirurgien
a surgeon
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se faire opérer
to have surgery, have an operation
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diagnostiquer
to diagnose
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un diagnostic
diagnosis
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guérir un patient
to cure a patient
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un remède
a remedy, a cure
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un médicament
a drug, a medicine, a medication
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an antalgique, analgésique
a painkiller
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un effet secondaire
a side effect
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un laboratoire pharmaceutique
a pharmaceutical laboratory
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des produits pharmaceutiques
pharmaceuticals
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un vaccin
a vaccine
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se rétablir, guérir
to recover
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guérison, rétablissement
recovery
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les soins médicaux OU les services de santé
health care
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le système de santé
the health care system, the health system
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la santé publique
public health
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un péril sanitaire, une alerte aux risques sanitaires
a health scare
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une alerte à l'intoxication alimentaire
a food scare
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Ceux que tu as achetés hier sont superbes, en comparaison de ceux de ta soeur.
The ones you bought yesterday are superb, in comparison with your sister's.
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Ceux que tu as achetés hier sont superbes, en comparaison de ceux de ta soeur.
Those you bought yesterday are superb, compared to those of your sister.
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A l'époque, j'avais l'intention de déménager, malgré le prix des logements.
At that time I intended to move (out), despite housing prices.
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A l'époque, j'avais l'intention de déménager, malgré le prix des logements.
At that time I was planning on moving (out)/ I was planning to move (out), despite housing prices.
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Lorna adore s'amuser mais contrairement à celle-ci, Tim ne supporte pas de danser.
Lorna loves having fun / enjoying herself but contrary to her, Tim can't stand dancing.
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Lorna adore s'amuser mais contrairement à celle-ci, Tim ne supporte pas de danser.
Lorna loves having fun / enjoying herself but unlike her, Tim can't stand dancing.
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Un des professeurs s'est arrêté pour attendre ceux des autres classes.
One of the teachers stopped to wait for those in the other classes.
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Peu de gens osent démissionner de nos jours : tout le monde craint de ne pas trouver un autre travail.
Few people dare to resign these days : everyone is afraid that / fears that they might not find another job.
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Se donner la peine de se lever
To bother to get up / stand up
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Accepter de participer
To agree to take part / participate
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Avoir l'intention de démissionner
To intend / To mean to resign
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Chercher à impressionner qn
To seek to impress sb
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S'arrêter pour boire un verre
To stop to have a drink