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An Apple A Day > UNIT 2 > Flashcards

UNIT 2 Flashcards

1
Q

coûter

A

cost/cost/cost

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2
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répandre

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spread/spread/spread

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3
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jeter

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cast/cast/cast

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4
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réduire

A

shrink/shrank/shrunk

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5
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différences

A

discrepancies

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6
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être allongé

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lie/lay/lain

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7
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fuir

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flee/fled/fled

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8
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voler

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fly/flew/flown

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9
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pendre

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hang/hung/hung

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10
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cacher

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hide/hid/hidden

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11
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poser

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lay/laid/laid

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12
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augmenter

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rise/rose/risen

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13
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montrer

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show/showed/shown

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14
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profiter aux riches

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benefit the rich

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15
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s’attendre à une récession (ralentissement de l’activité économique)

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to expect a slump

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16
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s’opposer à une mesure

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to oppose a measure

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17
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Cette mesure a permis de réduire le nombre d’accidents

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

18
Q

Elle ne peut pas se permettre d’aller en vacances tous les ans

A

She can’t afford to go on holiday every year

19
Q

certitude

A

certainty

20
Q

Elle était allongée sur son lit, immobile

A

She lay motionless on her bed

21
Q

Le problème est réside dans la société elle-même

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The problem lies with society itself

22
Q

un climatologue

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a climatologist

23
Q

le réchauffement climatique

A

global warming

24
Q

prévoir

A

to forecast

25
Q

surveiller l’évolution des températures

A

to monitor temperatures

26
Q

l’effet de serre

A

the greenhouse effect

27
Q

la surconsommation

A

overconsumption

28
Q

un glacier

A

a glacier

29
Q

le dégel (et aussi fondre)

A

thaw

30
Q

l’eau douce

A

freshwater

31
Q

instaurer une taxe carbone

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to introduce a carbon tax

32
Q

une ampoule basse consommation

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a low-energy lightbulb

33
Q

l’isolation

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insulation

34
Q

Je ne peux pas me permettre de désobéir aux ordres de mon père

A

I can’t afford to disobey my father’s orders

35
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C’est un homme très intéressant, qui a mené une vie passionnante

A

He’s a very interesting man, who HAS led a passionating life

36
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Émilie a d’abord résisté à la pression, mais elle a fini par perdre le match

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Emilie first resisted the pressure, but ended up losing the match

37
Q

Ce qui m’a ensuite frappé, c’est la cruauté de ce dictateur

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What struck me then, was the cruelty of the dictator

38
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Cette mesure leur permettrait de survivre à la tragédie

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This measure would enable/allow them to survive the tragedy

39
Q

Tourner autour du pot

A

To beat around the bush

40
Q

Avoir le chic pour

A

To have the knack of + being

41
Q

une prise de conscience

A

a realization

42
Q

à l’échelle mondiale

A

on a global scale

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