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
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Cela fait un an qu’ils sont au chômage

A

They’ve been out of work for one year

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3
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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
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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
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Cela faisait un petit moment qu’il ne voyait pas ses parents

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

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6
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Elle venait de publier son roman

A

She had just published her novel

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7
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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
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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

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Women make up half the British workforce

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11
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le fanatisme

A

fanaticism

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12
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le romantisme

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romanticism

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13
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Catholicisme

A

Catholicism

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14
Q

coller

A

stick/stuck/stuck

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15
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s’accrocher à

A

cling/clung/clung to

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16
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tourner

A

spin/spun/spun

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17
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creuser

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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
se faire opérer
to have surgery
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Les taxes ont augmenté
Taxes have risen
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Le gouvernement a augmenté les taxes
The government has raised taxes
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Des difficultés sont survenues
Difficulties arose
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susciter de la colère
to arouse anger
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Par conséquent
Consequently
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Le coût des vêtements a diminué pendant les dernières années
The cost of clothing has come down in recent years
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numériser
to digitize
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Son collègue, qui est architecte, lui envoie des lettres d'amour depuis des mois
Her colleague, who's an architect, has been sending her love letters for months
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Cela fait trois semaines que Tom s'est fait couper les cheveux
It's been 3 weeks since Tom last had his hair cut
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Cela fait des années que sa grand mère fait des cauchemars
His grandmother has had nightmares for years
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C'est la première fois qu'elle s'amuse en cours d'anglais
It's the first time she has had fun in an English class
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Nous venons de manger un morceau
We have just had a bite
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C'était la première fois que le premier ministre faisait face à une telle crise
It was the first time the Prime Minister had faced such a crisis
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La pauvreté représente une menace pour l'avenir de notre société
Poverty is a threat for the future of our society
40
Cela faisait huit ans que les impôts n'avaient pas augmenté de plus de 2%
It had been 8 years since taxes had risen by more than 2%
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L'un de mes amis venait de se disputer avec sa femme à ce sujet
One of my friend had just had an argument with his wife about this
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Les vêtements représenteront moins de 10% de notre budget d'ici 2015
Clothes will account for less than 10% of our budget by 2015