UNIT 2 Flashcards

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1
Q

laisser

A

leave
left
left

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2
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Construction idiomatique de « elle ne peut pas se permettre… » :

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She can’t afford to

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3
Q

écrire

A

write
wrote
written

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4
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désobéir à un ordre

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to disobey an order

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5
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cependant

A

howewer

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cacher

A

hide
hid
hidden

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profiter aux riches

A

benefit the rich

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incertain

incertitude

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uncertain

uncertainty

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de fait, en réalité

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actually

in fact

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fuir

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flee
fled
fled

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sentir

A

feel
felt
felt

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12
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enfin (pour clore énumération) (3)

A

finally
last
lastly

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elle était allongée sur son lit, immobile

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she lay motionless on her bed

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premièrement, en premier lieu (3)

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first, firstly, first of all

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honnête

honnêteté

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honest

honesty

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de plus, en outre (4)

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besides
furthermore
moreover
additionally

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17
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pendre

A

hang
hung
hung

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18
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s’attendre à une récession

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to expect a slump

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19
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néanmoins

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nevertheless

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20
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donner les moyens à qn de faire qch (2)

A

to enable sb to do sth

to make it possible for sb to do sth

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21
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Il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué

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Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched (avant qu’ils soient sorti de l’oeuf…)

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22
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avoir besoin de soutien

A

to need support

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23
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souverain

souveraineté

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sovereign

sovereignty

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24
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obéir à qn

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to obey sb

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25
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permettre dans le cas d’une permission officielle… (2)

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to authorize sb to do sth

to permit sb to do sth

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téléphoner à son oncle

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to phone one’s uncle

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27
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cruel

cruauté

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cruel

cruelty

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loyal

loyauté

A

loyal

loyalty

29
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être allongé

A

lie
lay
lain

30
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devoir 100 euros un ami

A

to owe a friend €100

31
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lutter contre la criminalité

A

to fight crime

32
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résister à des pressions

A

resist pressure

33
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payer 20 dollars, une facture, le loyer

A

to pay $20, a bill, the rent

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augmenter

A

rise
rose
risen

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permettre à qn de faire qch

A

to allow sb do sth

36
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dépenser

A

spend
spent
spent

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inégale

inégalité

A

unequal

inequality

38
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poser

A

lay
laid
laid

39
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succéder à son père

A

to succeed one’s father

40
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mettre le couvert

A

to lay the table

41
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similaire

similitude

A

similar

similarity

42
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entrer dans un endroit

A

enter a place

43
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chrétien

christianisme

A

Christian

Christianity

44
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croître

A

grow
grew
grown

45
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certain

certitude

A

certain

certainty

46
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s’opposer à une mesure

A

to oppose a measure

47
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rivaliser avec les meilleurs du monde

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to rival the best in the world

48
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se servir des transports en commun

A

to use public transport

49
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inapte

inaptitude

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unable

inablity

50
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influer sur un résultat

A

to influence a result

51
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montrer

A

show
showed
shown

52
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pondre un oeuf

A

to lay an egg

53
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envoyer

A

send
sent
sent

54
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renoncer à sa liberté

A

to give up one’s freedom

55
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Cette mesure a permis de réduire le nombre d’accidents (2)

A

This measure has made it possible to reduce the number of accidents
This measure has made possible a reduction in the number of accidents

56
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voler

A

fly
flew
flown

57
Q

enseigner

A

teach
taught
taught

58
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Le problème réside dans la société elle-même

A

the probleme lies with society itself

59
Q

perdre

A

lose
lost
lost

60
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survivre à un désastre

A

to survive a disaster

61
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conduire

A

lead
led
led

62
Q

Choisir

A

choose
chose
chosen

63
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frapper

A

strike
struck
struck

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payer

A

pay
paid
paid

65
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aptitude

apte

A

ability

able

66
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insister sur une idée

A

to stress a point