Unite 2 Flashcards

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Conduire

A

Lead, led, led

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2
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Perdre

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Lose, lost, lost

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3
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Etre alonge

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Lie, lay, lain

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4
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Poser

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Lay, laid, laid

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5
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Profiter aux riches

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Benefit the rich

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6
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S’attendre a une recession

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Expect a slump

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7
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Lutter contre la criminalite

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Fight crime

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8
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Renoncer a sa liberte

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Give up on one’s freedom

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9
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Influer sur un resultat

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Influence a result

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10
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Avoir besoin de soutien

A

Need support

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11
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S’opposer a une mesure

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Oppose a mesure

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12
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Devoir 100e a un ami

A

Owe a friend 100e

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13
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Insister sur une idee

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Stress a point

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14
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Entrer dans un end root

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Enter a place

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Payer 20 dollars, une facture, un liter

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Pay $20, a bill, the rent

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16
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Rivaliser avec les meilleurs du monde

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Rival the best in the world

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17
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Se servir des transport en commun

A

Use public transport

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18
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Succeder a son Pere

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succeed one’s father

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19
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Survivre a un desastre

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Survive a desaster

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20
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Resister a des pressions

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Resist pressure

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21
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Telephone a son once

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Phone one’s uncle

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Obeir, desobeir a Qqn, a un ordre

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Obey, disobey sb, an order

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23
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What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerabe planet to put it on ?

A

Henri David Thoreau

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24
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Permettre a qqn de faire qqchose

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Allow sb to do sth

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Donner les moyens a qqn de faire qqchose
Enable sb to do sth | Make it possible for sb to do sth
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Permission officielle
Authorize sb to do sth | Permit sb to do sth
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Aptitude
Able | Ability
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Christianisme
Christian | Christianity
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Similitude
Similar | Similarity
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Inaptitude
Unable | Inability
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Inegalite
Unequal | Inequality
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Certitude
Certain | Certainty
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Cruauté
Cruel | Cruelty
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Incertitude
Uncertain | Uncertainty
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Souveraineté
Sovereign | Sovereignty
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Pauvreté
Poor | Poverty
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Loyauté
Loyal | Loyalty
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Honnêteté
Honest | Honesty
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Cruauté
Cruel | Cruelty
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Fuir
Flee, fled, fled
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mettre
put, put, put
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laisser
let, let, let
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poser
set, set, set
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parier
bet, bet , bet
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perdre
shed, shed, shed
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fermer
shut, shut, shut
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couper
cut, cut, cut
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couter
cost, cost, cost
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frapper
hit, hit, hit
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fendre
split, split, split
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faire mal
hurt, hurt, hurt
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eclater
burst, burst, burst
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jeter
cast, cast, cast
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répandre
spread, spread, spread
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offrir
bid, bid, bid
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Premierement, en premier lieu
firstly, first, first of all
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enfin
finally, last, lastly
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de plus, en outre
besides, furthermore, moreover, additionnally
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en fait, de fait, en réalité
actually, in fact
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cependant
however
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neanmoins
nevertheless, nonetheless
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la climatollogie
climate science, climatology
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un climatologue
a climatologist, a climate scientist
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anthropogénique
man made, anthropogenic
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le réchauffement de l'atmosphere, de la planète
global warming
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prévoir
to forecast
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régime des précipitations
rain patterns
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surveiller l'évolution des températures
to monitor temperatures
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la combustion d'énergies fossiles
the burning of fossil fuels
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le dioxyde de carbone
carbon dioxide
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émettre du CO2
to emit carbon dioxide
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les gaz a effet de serre
greenhouse gases
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les émissions, les rejets de gaz a effet de serre
greenhouse gas emissions
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réduire les émissions de carbone
to cut, to curb carbon emissions
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les emissions de dioxyde de carbone
carbon amissions
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réduire son empreinte carbone
to reduce one's carbon imprint
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la surconsommation
overconsumption
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le niveau de la mer
sea level
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une élévation du niveau de la mer
a rise in sea level
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inonder
to flood
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une inondation
a flood
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au dessus/ en dessous du niveau de la mer
above/ below sea level
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provoquer, causer des dégats
to cause damage, to do damage
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nocif, néfaste
harmful
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etre en danger, menacé
to be at risk, in danger
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un glacier
a glacier
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la calotte glacière, polaire
the polar icecap
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le pol nord/sud
the North/South pole
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la banquise
icefield, ice floe
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un ours polaire, blanc
a polar bear
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fondre, dégeler
to thaw
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dégel
thaw
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fondre
to melt
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l'eau douce
freshwater
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eau de mer
sea water
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la nappe phréatique
groundwater
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plafonner, imposer un plafond à
to cap
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le commerce des droits d'émissions du carbone
carbon trading
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plafonner et échanger les quotas d'émissions
cap and trade
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l'isolation thermique
insulation
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isoler une pièce
to insulate a room
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eteindre les appareils électrique
to switch off electric appliances
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une ampoule basse consommation
a low-energy lightbulb
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instaurer une taxe carbone
to introduce a carbon tax
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une taxe verte
a green tax