UNIT 6 Flashcards

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Q

J’étais en train de passer un coup de fil quand l’avion a percuté la tour

A

I was making a call when the plane hit the tower

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Je savais qu’il céderait

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I knew he would give in

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3
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Quand j’était petit nous allions sur la Côte d’Azur tous les étés

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When I was a child we would go to the Riviera every summer

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Il était chauve depuis des années quand je l’ai rencontré

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He had been bald for years when I met him

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5
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poser

A

lay, laid, laid

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6
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tenir

A

hold held, held

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avoir 2 mètres de profondeur

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To be 2 meters deep

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8
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avoir le vertige

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to be dizzy

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9
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avoir assez de quelque chose

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to be fed up with something

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10
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avoir droit à quelque chose

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to be entitled to something

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11
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ambigu

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ambiguous

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12
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humoristique

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humorous

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13
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humanitaire

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humanitarian

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14
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égalitaire

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equalitarian

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15
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totalitaire

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totalitarian

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16
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sympathique

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sympathetic

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17
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vertueux

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vertuous

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18
Q

Ce tableau rappelle Boticelli

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This picture is reminiscent of Boticelli

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19
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responsable devant une assemblée

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accountable to an assembly

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20
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inférieur aux bénéfices de l’an dernier

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inferior TO last year’s profits

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21
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être grossier avec ses parents

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to be rude TO one’s relatives

22
Q

connu par la police

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known to the police

23
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reconnaissant envers ses parents

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grateful to one’s parents

24
Q

on lui a ordonné de quitter la pièce

A

he was told to leave the room

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on raconte qu'il a quitté la pièce
he is said to have left the room
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le système électoral
the voting system
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élections libres et régulières
free and fair elections
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un sondage
an opinion poll / a survey
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un grand électeur
an Elector
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un porte-parole
a spokesman
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être candidat à la présidence
to run for the presidency
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un bureau de vote
a polling station
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une urne
a ballot box
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un bulletin de vote
a ballot paper
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un mandat de quatre ans
a four-year term
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une victoire écrasante
a landslide victory
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une victoire de justesse
a narrow victory
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le dernier tour
the run-off
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Autrefois, les chômeurs avaient droit à des allocations moins importantes
The unemployed used to be entitled to less generous benefits
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Quand la police est arrivée, il saignait beaucoup et il avait mal
When the police arrived, he was bleeding heavily and he was in pain
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Quand j'étais petit, mes parents m'empêchaient de me ronger les ongles
When I was a child, my parents would stop me from biting my nails
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Je me rappelle lui avoir dit que la poste était près de la gare
I remember telling him that the post office was close to the station
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Souviens-toi d'éteindre la lumière quand tu partiras
Remember to switch off the light when you leave
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Cela faisait des heures que j'avais faim et soif
I had been hungry and thirsty for hours
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L'auteur rappelle d'abord que le régime irakien était autoritaire
The writer first reminds us that the Iraqi regime regime was authoritarian
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Elle savait que les tours faisaient plus de quatre cents mètres toutes les deux
She knew the towers were both over four hundred meters high
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Il me racontait sa vie depuis une demi-heure quand ma fille a fini par arriver
He had been telling me his life for more than half an hour when my daughter finally arrived
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Je ne me rappelais pas s'il se lavait les mains ou non quand je l'ai vu dans la salle de bains
I couldn't remember whether or not he was washing his hands when I saw him in the bathroom
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Dans une démocratie les politiciens sont responsables devant ceux qui les ont élus
In a democracy politicians are accountable for those who elected them
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Dans une démocratie les politiciens sont responsables devant ceux qui les ont élus
In a democracy politicians are accountable for those who elected them
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La vie n'a pas toujours été tendre avec moi
Life has not always been kind TO me