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UNIT 9 Flashcards

1
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accepter de faire

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to agree to do

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mettre en danger qch

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to jeopardize sth / to endanger sth

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aller faire des courses

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to go shopping

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un volcan

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a volcano

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la rareté

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scarcity

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le développement durable

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sustainable development

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chercher à faire

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to seek to do

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le déboisement, la déforestation

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deforestation

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utilisateur, usager

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user

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éviter, prévenir une catastrophe

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to avert a disaster

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épuisement

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depletion

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12
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Eviter de faire

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to avoid doing

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13
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faire du tourisme

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to go sightseeing

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14
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Bien que…

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Thought, even thought…

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Il s’est excusé et puis a expliqué pourquoi il avait été retardé.

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He apologized and went on to explain why he had been held up.

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16
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Finis ton verre

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Drink up

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17
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la lave

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lava

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18
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une espèce en voie de disparition

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an endangered species

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19
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menacer de faire

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to threaten to do

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20
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Je vais m’arrêter pour fumer une cigarette.

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I’ll stop to smoke a cigarette.

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21
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aimer faire

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to enjoy doing

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22
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une catastrophe naturelle

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a natural disaster

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choisir de faire

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to choose to do

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24
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une tempête, un orage

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a storm

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S’il te plaît, souviens-toi ( n’oublie pas de fermer la porte à clé.

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Please remember to lock the door.

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26
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la faim

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hunger

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27
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un parc naturel

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a natural reserve, a national park

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28
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en outre…

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moreover, furthermore…

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29
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sauver

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to rescue

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30
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être menacé d’extinction

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to be threatened with extinction

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31
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malgré cela

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even so

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32
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Je me souviens de lui avoir serré la main.

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I remember shaking hands with him / shaking his hand.

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33
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Cela ne les dérange pas de finir leur travail à 10 heures du soir.

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They don’t mind finishing work at ten o’clock at night.

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34
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Néanmoins, ils préfèrent se voir plus tard.

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Nevertheless, they’d rather see each other later / they prefer to see…

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35
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les ressources naturelles

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natural resources

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36
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abattre des arbres

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to fell, to cut down trees

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37
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refuser de faire

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to refuse to do

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38
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Il a d’abord critiqué les Anglais, et puis il a continué en expliquant que les Ecossais étaient beaucoup plus sympathiques.

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He first criticized the English and then went on to explain the Scots were much friendlier.

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39
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réformateur

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reformer

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40
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un ouragan, un cyclone

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a hurricane, a cyclone

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41
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Il a continué de chanter.

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He went on singing.

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42
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Je me suis arrêté de fumer.

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I’ve stopped smoking.

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43
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aucun

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none

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44
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finir par faire

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to end up doing

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45
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d’accord

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all right, alright

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46
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la surpêche

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overfishing

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47
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un tremblement de terre, un séisme

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an earthquake

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48
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Il a fini son discours en nous rappelant notre responsabilité

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He concluded his speech by reminding us of our responsibility .

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49
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explorateur

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explorer

50
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la couche d’ozone

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the ozone layer

51
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une politique qui respecte l’environnement

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an environmentally-friendly policy

52
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consommateur

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consumer

53
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avoir l’intention de faire

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to mean to do

54
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s’attendre à faire

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to expect to do

55
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risquer de faire

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to risk doing

56
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ne pas apprécier de faire

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to resent doing

57
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aller faire de la planche à voile

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to go windsurfing

58
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Elle a l’intention de finir ses études aux Etats-Unis.

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She intends / plans to complete her studies in the US.

59
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Vous feriez mieux de vous cacher tout de suite.

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You’d better hide straightaway / right away / at once.

60
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d’abord…

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first, first of all…

61
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Il s’est arrêté de lorgner la serveuse quand elle lui a dit de sortir.

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He stopped leering at the waitress when she told him to leave.

62
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nuire à l’environnement

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to harm the environment

63
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fondateur

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founder

64
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faire des ravages

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to wreak havoc

65
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la protection de l’environnement

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the preservation of the environment

66
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très mauvais temps

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severe, extreme weather

67
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expérimentateur

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experimenter

68
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examinateur

A

examiner

69
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formateur

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trainer

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Nous regrettons d’avoir menacé de les licencier.

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We wish we had not threatened / We regret threatening to lay them off.

71
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proposer de faire

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to offer to do

72
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être en danger

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to be at risk, to be in danger

73
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la biodiversité

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biodiversity

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décider de faire

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to decide to do

75
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La conférence a fini à cinq heures.

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The talk came to an end at five.

76
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renoncer à faire

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to give up doing

77
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faire semblant de faire

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to pretend to do

78
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aller à la pêche

A

to go fishing

79
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tenter de faire

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to attempt to do

80
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espérer faire

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to hope to do

81
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peut-être

A

maybe, perhaps

82
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Il y avait cinquante invités en tout.

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There were fifty guests altogether.

83
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une forêt tropicale

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a rainforest, a tropical forest

84
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une campagne de sensibilisation

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an awareness(-raising) campaign

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observateur

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observer

86
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causer des dégâts

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to do damage, to cause damage

87
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aller nager / se baigner

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to go swimming

88
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réussir / arriver à faire

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to manage to do

89
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aller faire du ski

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to go skiing

90
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exportateur

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exporter

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une tornade

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a tornado, a twister

92
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ne pas aimer faire

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to mind doing

93
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la faune / la flore

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fauna / flora

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mourir de soif

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to die of thirst

95
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importateur

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importer

96
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faire de la randonnée

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to go hiking

97
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les matières premières

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raw materials

98
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pluies acides

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acid rains

99
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une inondation

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a flood

100
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mourir de faim

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to starve to death

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finir de faire

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to finish doing

102
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souffrir de malnutrition

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to be malnourished, undernourished

103
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envisager de faire

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to contemplate doing

104
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se préparer à faire

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to prepare to do

105
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la faune et la flore

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wildlife

106
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la malnutrition

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malnutrition

107
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tandis que…

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whereas…

108
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souhaiter faire

A

to wish to do

109
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un écologiste

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an environmentalist, an ecologist

110
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Ils sont tous arrivés ensemble.

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They arrived all together.

111
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vouloir faire

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to want to do

112
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les prévisions météorologiques

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the weather forecast

113
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organisateur

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organizer

114
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ne pas cesser de faire

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to keep (on) doing

115
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la sécheresse

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drought

116
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Les organisateurs s’attendaient à vendre beaucoup plus de billets.

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The organizers expected to sell many more / far more tickets.

117
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Je me rappelle avoir fermé la porte à clé.

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I remember locking the door.

118
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une famine

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a famine

119
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L’examinateur ne cessait de jeter des coups d’oeil à sa montre.

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The examiner kept glancing at his watch.

120
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envisager de faire

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to consider doing

121
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Il a fini par éclater en sanglots.

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He finally burst into tears/ He ended up bursting into tears.

122
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une espèce

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a species

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