UNIT 13 Flashcards

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se développer

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to develop

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s’affirmer

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to assert oneself

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3
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s’endormir

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to go to sleep

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4
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se décider

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to make up one’s mind

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5
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s’engager

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to commit oneself

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6
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s’adapter

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to adapt

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se maquiller

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to make up

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8
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se demander

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to wonder

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9
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se rendre compte

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to realize

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s’exprimer

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to express oneself

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Je préfère que tu arrêtes maintenant.

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I’d rather you stopped now.

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12
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Je crains qu’il ne se fasse mal au dos.

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I’m afraid he might hurt his back.

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13
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Je lui ai suggéré de demander conseil à quelqu’un d’autre.

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I suggested she should ask someone else for advice.

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Je lui ai suggéré de demander conseil à quelqu’un d’autre.

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I suggested she ask someone else for advice.

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15
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parler bas

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to speak in a low voice

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16
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parler allemand

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to speak German

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17
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Ce livre parle de l’esclavage.

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This book deals with / is about slavery.

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18
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détruire

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to destroy

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19
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choisir

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to choose

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20
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avancer, soutenir

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to argue

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21
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se comporter

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to behave

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22
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produire

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to produce

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23
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rivaliser

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to compete

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24
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décrire

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to describe

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impressionner
to impress
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investir
to invest
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libérer
to free
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provenir d'une erreur
to result from a mistake
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venir du passé
to stem from the past
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être dû à la guerre
to arise grom war
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avoir le SIDA, souffrir d'une pénurie
to suffer from AIDS, a shortage
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profiter d'une réduction fiscale
to benefit from a tax cut
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avoir des nouvelles d'un vieux copain
to hear from an old buddy
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emprunter de l'argent à une banque
to borrow money from a bank
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acheter une voiture à un voisin
to buy a car from a neighbour
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louer un appartement à un propriétaire
to rent a flat from a landlord
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voler un tableau à un musée
to steal a painting from a museum
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hériter une maison de son oncle
to inherit a house from one's uncle
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cacher la vérité à un juge
to hide the truth from a judge
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se réveiller
to wake up
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se lever
to get up
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se raser
to shave
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s'habiller
to dress, to get dressed
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se maquiller
to make up
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s'endormir
to go to sleep, to fall asleep
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se rappeler
to remember
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se rendre compte
to realize
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s'attendre à qch
to expect sth
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se dmeander
to wonder
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se concentrer
to concentrate
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se sentir
to feel
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se décider
to make up one's mind
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se comporter
to behave
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se cacher
to hide
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s'enfuir
to run away, to flee
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se révolter
to revolt, to rebel
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s'excuser
to apologize
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s'adapter
to adapt
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se développer
to develop
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se présenter
to introduce oneself
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s'exprimer
to express oneself
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s'affirmer
to assert oneself
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se suicider
to kill oneself
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La poste est plus loin que la gare.
The post office is farther away than the station.
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Vingt personnes de plus...
A further 20 people
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Pour plus d'informations, appelez le 0870...
For further information, call 0870...
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jusqu'à nouvel ordre
until further notice
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enseignement post-scolaire
further education
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à première vue
at first sight, at first glance
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apparemment
on the face of it, apparently
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quand on y regarde de plus près, après un examen plus attentif
on closer inspection
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en comparaison, par contraste
by comparison, by contrast
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malgré cela
even so, all the same
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au contraire
on the contrary
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d'un côté...
on the one hand... (+ on the other hand)
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d'un autre coté...
on the other hand
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"Nécessité fait loi".
"Beggars can't be choosers".
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un étranger
a foreigner
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émigrer en Nouvelle-Zélande
to emigrate to New Zealand
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immigrer en France
to immigrate to France
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un exode
an exodus
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un nouvel arrivant
a newcomer
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pays natal, pays d'origine
native country, home country
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un pays d'accueil
a host country
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un pays d'adoption
an adoptive country, a country of adoption
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accueillir
to welcome
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la politique migratoire
immigration policy
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immigration choisie
selective immigration, controlled immigration
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l'immigration sauvage
uncontrolled immigration
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les flux migratoires
migration
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l'immigration clandestine, irrégulière
illegal immigration
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un immigrant clandestin, un sans-papiers
an illegal immigrant, an undocumented alien
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une frontière
a border, a frontier
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les contrôles aux frontières
border controls
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les contrôles d'identité
identity checks
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un réfugié
a refugee
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se réfugier
to take refuge, to take shelter
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demander l'asile politique
to seek political asylum
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une demandeur d'asile
an asylum-seeker
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reconduire qn à la frontière
to escort sb back to the border
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expulser qn
to deport sb
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être refoulé à la frontière
to be turned away at the border
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s'exiler
to go into exile
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un exilé
an exile
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s'expatrier
to expatriate oneself
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un expatrié
an expatriate, an expat
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exploiter les travailleurs immigrés
to exploit migrant workers
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un permis de travail, une carte de travail
a work permit
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un permis de séjour, une carte de séjour
a residence permit, a resident permit
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une carte de séjour
a resident permit
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un travailleur migrant
a migrant worker
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s'intégrer
to become integrated
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se faire naturaliser américain
to be granted American citizenship, to become an American citizen
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le regroupement familial
family reunion, reunification
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quelqu'un qui abuse du système des prestations sociales
a benefit cheat
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la fraude aux prestations sociales
benefit fraud
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un mariage blanc
a sham marriage
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être envahi par les étrangers
to be swamped with foreigners
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l'arrivée massive, l'afflux de travailleurs
the influx of workers
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limiter / freiner l'immigration
to restrict / to curb immigration
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la xénophobie
xenophobia
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des immigrés de deuxième génération
second-generation immigrants
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d'origine espagnole
of Spanish descent
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Ils préféreraient que nous discutions d'abord du plan avec eux.
They would prefer us to discuss the plan with them first.
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Son comportement nous a fait comprendre qu'il se sentait mal.
His behavior made us realize / understand he was feeling / felt bad.
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Elle compte sur nous pour résoudre le conflit d'ici la fin de la semaine.
She trust us / count on us to solve the conflict / dispute by the end of the week.
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Pendant l'Occupation, il a été forcé de se cacher, ce qui n'a pas été facile.
During the occupation, he was forced / compelled / obliged to hide / go into hiding, which wasn't easy.
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Il m'a reproché d'opter pour une mauvaise solution chaque fois que je décidais seul.
He blamed / reproached me for opting for a bad solution whenever / every time I decided alone.
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Rappelle-lui de libérer les prisonniers d'ici deux jours.
Remind him to free the prisoners / to set the prisoners free within two days.
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Je lui ai suggéré de cacher la vérité à son frère pendant encore quelques mois.
I suggested he should hide the truth from his brother for another few months.
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Je crains qu'on ne m'ait volé l'une de mes cartes de crédit.
I'm afraid one of my credit cards might have been stolen.
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Nous nous attendions à ce qu'elle nous conseille de fuir.
We expected her to advise us to run away / escape / flee.
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On ne peut pas le soupçonner de vouloir rivaliser avec nous.
He can't be suspected of wanting to compete with us.
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Ils préféreraient que nous discutions d'abord du plan avec eux.
They'd rather we discussed the plan / talked about it / talked it over with them first.