UNIT 3 Flashcards

1
Q

C’est la première fois qu’elle m’écrit

A

It’s the first time she has written me

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2
Q

Cela fait un an qu’ils sont au chômage

A

They’ve been out of work for one year

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3
Q

Cela fait un an que j’ai rencontré Eve

A

it’s been one year since I met eve / I’ve known Eve for one year

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4
Q

J’étais là depuis une demi-heure quand le téléphone a sonné

A

I had been there for half an hour when the telephone rang

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5
Q

Cela faisait un petit moment qu’il ne voyait pas ses parents

A

He hadn’t seen his parents for quite a long time

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6
Q

Elle venait de publier son roman

A

She had just published her novel

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7
Q

C’était la première fois depuis 80 ans qu’un président américain séjournait à Buckingham Palace

A

It was the first time in 80 years an American president had stayed AT Buckingham Palace

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8
Q

Il travaillait chez Kodak depuis 3 ans quand j’ai fait sa connaissance

A

He had worked for Kodak for 3 years when I met him

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9
Q

Le charbon représente 10% de notre consommation d’énergie

A

Coal accounts for 10% of our energy consumption

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10
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Les femmes représentent la moitié de la main d’oeuvre en Grande Bretagne

A

Women make up half the British workforce

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11
Q

le fanatisme

A

fanaticism

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12
Q

le romantisme

A

romanticism

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13
Q

Catholicisme

A

Catholicism

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14
Q

coller

A

stick/stuck/stuck

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15
Q

s’accrocher à

A

cling/clung/clung to

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16
Q

tourner

A

spin/spun/spun

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17
Q

creuser

A

dig/dug/dug

18
Q

prendre un croc

A

to have a bite

19
Q

jeter un coup d’oeil

A

to have a glance

20
Q

faire une pause

A

to have a break

21
Q

faire une promenade

A

to have a walk

22
Q

faire une tentative

A

to have a try

23
Q

se faire couper les cheveux

A

to have a haircut

24
Q

se disputer

A

to have an argument

25
Q

se faire opérer

A

to have surgery

26
Q

Les taxes ont augmenté

A

Taxes have risen

27
Q

Le gouvernement a augmenté les taxes

A

The government has raised taxes

28
Q

Des difficultés sont survenues

A

Difficulties arose

29
Q

susciter de la colère

A

to arouse anger

30
Q

Par conséquent

A

Consequently

31
Q

Le coût des vêtements a diminué pendant les dernières années

A

The cost of clothing has come down in recent years

32
Q

numériser

A

to digitize

33
Q

Son collègue, qui est architecte, lui envoie des lettres d’amour depuis des mois

A

Her colleague, who’s an architect, has been sending her love letters for months

34
Q

Cela fait trois semaines que Tom s’est fait couper les cheveux

A

It’s been 3 weeks since Tom last had his hair cut

35
Q

Cela fait des années que sa grand mère fait des cauchemars

A

His grandmother has had nightmares for years

36
Q

C’est la première fois qu’elle s’amuse en cours d’anglais

A

It’s the first time she has had fun in an English class

37
Q

Nous venons de manger un morceau

A

We have just had a bite

38
Q

C’était la première fois que le premier ministre faisait face à une telle crise

A

It was the first time the Prime Minister had faced such a crisis

39
Q

La pauvreté représente une menace pour l’avenir de notre société

A

Poverty is a threat for the future of our society

40
Q

Cela faisait huit ans que les impôts n’avaient pas augmenté de plus de 2%

A

It had been 8 years since taxes had risen by more than 2%

41
Q

L’un de mes amis venait de se disputer avec sa femme à ce sujet

A

One of my friend had just had an argument with his wife about this

42
Q

Les vêtements représenteront moins de 10% de notre budget d’ici 2015

A

Clothes will account for less than 10% of our budget by 2015