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Les États-Unis se tournent vers leur passé et célèbre leur diversité.

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The United-States looks back on its past and celebrates its diversity.
(verbe au singulier !)

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loger, abriter, héberger

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to house

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rassembler, réunir

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bring together

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symboliquement

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symbolically

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afro-americains

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African Americans

avec les majuscules !

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monter les étages

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go up the floors

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sportif

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sporting

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patrimoine du pays

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country’s heritage

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9
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tant attendu (2)

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eagerly awaited, keenly awaited

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attendre

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to wait for

plus formel : to await

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hâte (dans “avoir hâte”)

soucieux, impatient, désireux (adjectif)

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eager

I’m eager = j’ai hate

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passionné, vif, assidu, affûté

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keen

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vivement (adverbe)

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keenly

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avec impatience (adverbe)

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eagerly

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puissant, éloquent, fort

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potent

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mécène

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patron

plus simple : private donor

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l’exemple même, la quintessence, le summum, le modèle

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the epitome

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ancêtres

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forebears

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supporter, porter, endurer, tolérer

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to bear (bore, borne)

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urbanisme

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urban planning

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21
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tomber en panne

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to break down (broke, broken)

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phallocrate

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male chauvinist

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23
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table des matières / sommaire

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table of contents / contents page

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les quartiers déshérités

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inner city areas

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25
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ticket-restaurant

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luncheon voucher

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fonctionnaires

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civil servant / official

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en même temps

+ tout de suite / immédiatement

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at once

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immédiatement / tout de suite

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right away

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rapidement / promptement / immédiatement

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promptly

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inciter, demander, déclencher, provoquer

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to prompt

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31
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s’occuper de qqn

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attend to

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32
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aller à l’école

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attend school

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33
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assister à qqch, suivre qqch, soigner

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attend (sth)

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34
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appartement (GB)

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flat

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réserver, commander

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to book

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louer (2)

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to rent

parfois to lease

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accueillir, loger, concilier, héberger

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to accommodate

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38
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syndicat

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union
labour union (GB)
trade union
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39
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marginalisé

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ostracised
(en français : ostracisme = action de tenir qqn à l’écart d’un groupe, d’une société…)

[se prononce ost-treuh-saille-zde]

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40
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à l’écart de

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away from

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tenir à l’écart

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keep away

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tenir qqn/qqch à l’écart, exclure qqn/qqch à l’écart

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shut sb/sth out (of) (shut, shut)

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43
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mondialisation

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globalisation

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44
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entreprendre

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undertake (undertook, undertaken)

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aborder, s’attaquer à, lutter contre, plaquer, combattre, entreprendre

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tackle

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prévision, estimation, pronostique

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forecast

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prévoir (qqch), pronostiquer

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to forecast

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prévu(es) (adj)

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forecast

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49
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participation (électorale), affluence

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turnout

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indulgent, laxiste, complaisant

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lenient

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de mauvaise qualité, bâclé, déplorable, piètre (adj)

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shoddy

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52
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démissionner (3)

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to resign
to step down (stepped,stepped) 
to quit (quit,quit) (GB)
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53
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tomber dans les pommes, s’évanouir

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to faint

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54
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une voiture d’occasion (2)

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a used car

a second-hand car

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soutenu, durable, régulier

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sustained

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56
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rond point

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roundabout (GB)

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57
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matières premières

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raw material

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58
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pays du tiers-monde

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Third World countries

developing World

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rétro projecteur

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overhead projector

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60
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en panne (2)

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out of order

broken down

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61
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la publicité conditionne les consommateurs

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Advertising brainwashes the consumers

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caméscope

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camcorder

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63
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près de (2)

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nearly

close to

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autant

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so many

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65
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canard boiteux

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lame duck

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tel, telle, similaire, semblable

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such

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marchandise (2)

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good, commodity

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commander (2)

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to order, to command

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69
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faire appel (en justice)

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to appeal

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70
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fleurir

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to bloom

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71
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le conseil d’administration

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board of directors

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72
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la fusion, le rapprochement

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the merger

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73
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accorder, concéder, donner

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to grant sth

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74
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la garde de ses enfants

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the custody of his children

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témoignage

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testimony

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fiable, sérieux

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reliable

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dynamique, flottant, prospère

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buoyant (se prononce “bôy-yant”)

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beau-frère

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brother-in-law

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convaincre

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convince

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sanguinaire, assoiffé de sang

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bloodthirsty

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embaucher, engager qqn, recruter (ou louer parfois)

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to hire

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cacher, se cacher, masquer, taire, faire disparaitre

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to hide

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fusionner, combiner, converger

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to merge

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casserole (3)

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pan, pot, saucepan

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récurer, fouiller, parcourir, écumer, frotter

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to scour sth

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côtelettes

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chops

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réfrigérateur

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fridge

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défiler (3)

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to parade
to march
to scroll (pour une sourie d’ordinateur)

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j’en ai marre

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I’m fed up with it

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nourrir qqn / qqch
se nourrir
alimenter

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feed (fed,fed)

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passer l’aspirateur sur qqch

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to hoover sth

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un commis, un secrétaire, un employé, un préposé

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a clerk

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chiffres ≠ nombres

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figures ≠ numbers

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toute la journée

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all day

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(se) brancher, connecter

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plug in (plugged,plugged)

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imperméable

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raincoat

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(jeu de) dames

+ courants d’air

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draughts (game) [dr-euh-fftse]

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les échecs

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chess

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un embouteillage

confiture

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a jam

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un rond-point embouteillé

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a congested roundabout

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improviser (2)

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to improvise

to jam

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Tout aisés qu’ils soient…

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Well-off as they may be…

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compte-courant

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current account

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à découvert (2)

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overdrawn, overdraft

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souffrir de…

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suffer from sth

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torticolis

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stiff neck

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tumeur au cerveau

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brain tumour

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taux de natalité

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birth rate

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appartenir à qqch, faire partie de qqch

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belong to sth

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être à sa place (dans un groupe par exemple)

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belong (in a group)

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association caritative

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charity

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quelque

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a few

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un billet de 5 livres

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a five-pound note

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114
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tousser

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to cough [cauf]

[coughed = cauf’t]

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stockage, entreposage

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a storing

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116
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entreposer

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to store

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117
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Les prix n’ont cessé d’augmenter depuis la fin de la reprise

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Prices have kept rising since the end of the recovery

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un camion, un poids lourd

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a lorry (GB)

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une remorque

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a trailer

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remorquer, tracter

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to tow

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renverser, annuler, rejeter, retourner

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to overturn

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122
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Pays-Bas

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Netherlands

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un néerlandais

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Dutchman

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néerlandais (adj)

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dutch

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fanatisme

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fanaticism

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passionné, friand de, affectueux (adj)

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fond

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127
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une bourse (2)

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a bursary

a scholarship

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128
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commodités, aménagements collectifs, infrastructures

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amenities

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129
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en grève

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on strike

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130
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c’est-à-dire

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that is to say

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131
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entraîner qqch, donner lieu à qqch, aboutir à qqch

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to result in

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132
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atterrir, poser, débarquer

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to land

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133
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continuer, poursuivre

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carry on

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134
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remporter

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carry off

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135
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  • réaliser, accomplir qqch, effectuer

- emporter

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carry out

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porter, transporter, supporter

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carry

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reporter

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carry forward

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à terme, en avant (adverbe)

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forward

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transmettre, faire parvenir, acheminer

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to forward sth

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140
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en sport : l’attaquant, l’avant

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forward

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141
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permettre, autoriser, laisser

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to allow

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allocation, indemnité

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allowance

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143
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plutôt, en lieu et place

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instead

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au lieu de, à la place de

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instead of

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remplir les exigences, répondre aux besoins

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meet the needs

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Au lieu de cela, il a été accueilli par une tempête géopolitique.

A

Instead he was met by a geopolitical tempest.

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avocat (2)

A

lawyer, attorney

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procureur

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prosecutor

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se retrouver, se rencontrer, se voir, se rejoindre

A

meet up

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préoccupation, inquiétude, responsabilité, souci

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concern

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mettre à disposition

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make available

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152
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prendre une décision

A

make a decision

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prendre un rendez-vous

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make an appointment

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portée, champ, étendue, cadre, périmètre, dimension

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scope

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155
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parcourir des yeux

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to scope

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ampleur du projet

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project scope

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ampleur

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breadth

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portée économique

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economic scope

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étendue

A

extent

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dans une certaine mesure (2)

en quelque sorte

A

to a certain extent

to some extent

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161
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s’exprimer, parler franchement, exprimer son opinion

A

speak out (spoke,spoken)

162
Q

parler en faveur de qqch, défendre qqch

A

speak out for (spoke,spoken)

163
Q

se prononcer sur

A

speak out on (spoke,spoken)

164
Q

s’élever contre

A

speak out against (spoke,spoken)

165
Q

pour ainsi dire (2)

en quelque sorte

A

so to speak

as it were

166
Q

filiale

A

subsidiary

167
Q

volonté

A

willingness

168
Q

volonté politique (2)

A

political wish

political will

169
Q

intention déclarée

volonté affiché

A

stated intention

170
Q

à volonté (2) (adverbe)

A

at will, freely

171
Q

regarder fixement, avoir le regard fixe

A

to stare

172
Q

dévisager qqn

A

to stare at sth/sb

173
Q

finir par faire qqch

A

to end up doing sth

174
Q

donc, par conséquent

A

therefore

175
Q

ainsi

A

thus

176
Q

par, à travers (préposition)

A

through [th-ruu]

177
Q

cependant, toutefois, néanmoins

A

however, nevertheless

178
Q

quel qu’il soit

A

however described

179
Q

en attente (2)

A

on hold

pending (adj)

180
Q

établir, mettre en place, constituer, instaurer

A

establish sth

181
Q

disparition

A

disappearance

182
Q

progressif

A

gradual

183
Q 
élever (des animaux)
se reproduire (pour des animaux)
A

to breed (bred, bred)

184
Q

la récolte, la moisson, la cueillette

A

harvest

185
Q

récolter, vendanger, moissonner

A

to harvest

186
Q

grignoter, mordiller

A

to nibble

187
Q

éduquer, élever (des enfants), amener

A

bring up (brought,brought)

188
Q

vomir

A

throw up (threw, thrown)

189
Q

verser, servir qqch (à boire)

A

to pour

190
Q

maigre/faible salaire

A 
meagre income (GB)
meagre salary (GB)
191
Q

vider

A

to empty (emptied,emptied)

192
Q

un aller simple

A

a one way

193
Q

garde, détention, incarcération

A

custody

194
Q

la garde des enfants

A

child custody

195
Q

utiliser, employer

A

use

196
Q

utilisation, usage

A

use

197
Q

parole

A

word, speech

198
Q

prendre la parole

A

speak up

199
Q

temps de parole

A

speaking tim

200
Q

dépendance

A

dependency

201
Q

il tient toujours parole

A

he always keeps his word

202
Q

fiable (2)

A

trustworthy, reliable

203
Q

liberté conditionnelle, probation, libération conditionnelle

A

parole

204
Q

brouiller, coder

A

to scramble

205
Q

brouillé

A

scrambled

206
Q

oeufs brouillés

A

scrambled eggs

207
Q

message brouillé

A

scrambled message

208
Q

briller, cirer, rayonner

A

to shine (shone,shone)

209
Q

la hausse, l’augmentation

A

rise

210
Q

presque, environ, à peu près, approximativement

A

almost

211
Q

presque certainement

A

almost certainly

212
Q

presque bon, presque là

“Nous y sommes presque”

A

almost there

“We are almost there”

213
Q

assez de sornettes !

sornettes, âneries

A

Enough of this malarkey !
malarkey = toujours au singulier
[mâ-lârr-qui]

214
Q

passionné (adj)

A

passionate, impassioned, keen, avid

215
Q

passionné / passionnés (nom)

A

aficionado / aficionados

216
Q

miaulement

A

caterwaul

217
Q

miauler

A

to caterwaul, to mew

218
Q

mener qqch à bien

A

to go about sth, conclude sth

219
Q

en avant, devant, en t^te

A

ahead

220
Q

à l’avance (adverbe)

A

ahead of time

221
Q

dans une perspective d’avenir

A

looking ahead

222
Q

caractère, personnage

A

character

223
Q

de toute urgence, dans les plus brefs délais

A

posthaste

224
Q

entourer, encercler

A

surround sb/sth

225
Q

prime, générosité

A

bounty

226
Q

émouvant, poignant, touchant, saisissant

A

moving

227
Q

à haute voix

A

aloud

228
Q

tergiverser (fam)

A

pussyfooting (familier)

229
Q

arrêter de tourner autour du pot (fam)

A

stop pussyfooting around (familier)

230
Q

tergiverser (4)

A

dither
prevaricate
equivocate
shilly-shally (shilly-shallied, shilly-shallied)

231
Q

bafouiller

A

sputter

232
Q

faiblir, s’essouffler, hésiter, chanceler, bafouiller, fléchir

A

falter

233
Q

précis, exact, correct, fidèle

A

accurate

234
Q

rentable

A

profitable

235
Q

avantageux, favorable

A

favourable (GB)

236
Q

utile, pratique, pertinent

A

useful

237
Q
  • un fugueur, un fuyard, un fugitif

- une fugue

A

runaway

238
Q

ain’t

A

1 : am not / are not /is not

2 : have not / has not

239
Q

élevé, soulevé, surélevé, levé

A

raised

240
Q

curiosité, intérêt

A

curiosity

241
Q

en difficulté, dans le pétrin

A

in trouble

242
Q

problème, difficulté, ennui

A

trouble

243
Q

troubler, déranger, attirer des problèmes

A

to trouble

244
Q

désordre, fouillis, pagaille

A

muddle

245
Q

brouiller, embrouiller

A

to muddle

246
Q

harceler (qqn)

A

to nag

247
Q

canasson, vieux cheval

A

to nag

248
Q

corde, cordage, cordon

A

rope

249
Q

attacher avec une corde

A

to rope

250
Q

Le conducteur a attaché les cartons avec une corde sur la remorque.

A

The driver roped the boxes onto the trailer.

251
Q

ensemble, totalité

A

the whole

252
Q

entier, complet

total, global, intégral (adj)

A

whole

253
Q

tout un (adverbe)

A

whole

254
Q

dans l’ensemble (adverbe)

A

as a whole

255
Q

entièrement

A

wholly

256
Q

céréales complètes

A

whole grains

257
Q

blé entier

A

whole wheat

258
Q

un tout petit peu

A

a little bit

259
Q

cibler, viser

A

to target

260
Q

mesure

A

measure

261
Q

douteux, suspect, contestable, louche, discutable

A

dubious

262
Q

épouvantable, atroce

A

abysmal

263
Q

effrayant, épouvantable

A

frightening

264
Q

effrayer, faire peur

A

to frighten

265
Q

chasser qqn/qqch (2)

A

to frighten sb/sth off

to drive sb/sth out

266
Q

jeter, lancer, déconcerter qqn

A

to throw (threw,thrown)

267
Q

une couverture, un jet

A

a throw

268
Q

se débarrasser de qqch/qqn

A

to throw sth/sb away (threw,thrown)

269
Q

vomir

A

to throw up (threw,thrown)

270
Q

gaspiller (2)

A

to waste

to squander

271
Q

réaliser (2)

A 
to realise (GB)
to pull off sth
272
Q

retirer qqch, enlever qqch, ôter qqch

A

to pull sth off

273
Q

inactif, à l’arrêt, vain, fainéant (adj)

A

idle

274
Q

à l’arrêt (adverbe)

A

off

275
Q

à côté de, au large de

A

off

276
Q

jour de congé (2)

A

day off, free day

277
Q

jour férié (2)

A 
a holiday (GB)
a bank holiday (GB)
278
Q

désespéré

A

desperate

279
Q

pratiquement, essentiellement, presque assez, assez souvent

A

pretty much

280
Q

marée noire, nappe de pétrole

A

a slick

281
Q

nappe (pour la table) (2)

A

tablecloth, cloth

282
Q
  • propagation, répartition, diffusion, transmission
  • pâte à tartiner
  • un écart
A

spread

283
Q

répandre, étaler, répartir, disperser, écarter (les jambes)

A

to spread (spread,spread)

284
Q

astucieux, rusé, judicieux (3)

A

clever, astute, savvy

285
Q

homme d’affaire

A

businessman

286
Q

Les clients astucieux/avertis trouvent toujours de bonnes affaires.

A

Savvy shoppers always find bargains.

287
Q

tumulte, bousculade

A

hustle

288
Q

se dépêcher, arnaquer qqn

A

to hustle

289
Q

L’escroc gagne la confiance des gens avant de les arnaquer.

A

The con man gains people’s trust before he hustles them.

290
Q

escroquerie, arnaque

A

con

291
Q

tromper, induire en erreur, duper

A

mislead (misled,misled)

292
Q

tromper, duper, abuser, mentir à qqn

A

deceive sth/sb

293
Q
  • un imbécile

- un fou, un bouffon (du roi)

A

a fool

294
Q

se produire, avoir lieu, arriver

A

to occur

295
Q

découler de (3)

A

to arise from
to stem from
to occur from

296
Q

coincé, bloqué

A

stuck

297
Q

bicarbonate de soude

A

baking soda

298
Q

pâtisserie (2)

A

pastry, baking

299
Q

faire cuire, faire cuire au four

A

to bake

300
Q

poudre

A

powder

301
Q

robe de nuit

A

nightgown

302
Q

côte, littoral

A

coast

303
Q

descendre en roue libre

A

to coast

304
Q

dégagé, clair, transparent, lucide

A

clear

305
Q

dégager, défricher, acquitter, régler, déblayer, purifier, innocenter

A

to clear

306
Q

couper, supprimer, s’éteindre

A

cut out

307
Q

traîner (avec qqn par exemple)

A

hang out

308
Q

de telle manière que, de façon à ce que

A

in such a way

309
Q
  • obtenir, recevoir, comprendre, apporter, devenir, acquérir, attraper, contracter
  • avoir qqch
A

get (got, got/gotten)

310
Q

aller à qqch, (dans le sens “arriver qqpart”)

A

get to sth (got, got/gotten)

311
Q

descendre de qqch, quitter qqch, s’en tirer

A

get off (got, got/gotten)

312
Q

descendre de qqch (2)

A 
get out of (got, got/gotten)
get off (got, got/gotten)
313
Q

Il a pris le train et est descendu au terminus.

A

He took the train and got off at the terminus.

314
Q

Nous avons tenté d’obtenir des réponses à nos questions.

A

We attempted to get answers to our questions.

315
Q

Mon agent m’a obtenu un rôle dans un nouveau film.

A

My agent got me a role in a new film.

316
Q

Chaque mois, nous recevons une newsletter de l’école.

A

We get a newsletter from the school every month.

317
Q

Elle utilise un dictionnaire quand elle ne comprend pas le sens d’un mot.

A

She uses a dictionary when she does not get the meaning of a word.

318
Q

Il m’a demandé d’apporter du fromage à la soirée.

A

He asked me to get some cheese for the party.

319
Q

Avec de la pratique, jouer du piano devient plus facile.

A

With some practice, playing the piano gets easier.

320
Q

Je coupe mes ongles avant qu’ils ne deviennent trop longs.

A

I clip my nails before they get too long.

321
Q

Un stage est utile pour acquérir de l’expérience professionnelle.

A

An internship is useful to get work experience.

322
Q

Il n’est pas rare d’attraper un rhume en hiver.

A

It is not uncommon to get a cold in winter.

323
Q

Le médecin a contracté la maladie de l’un de ses patients.

A

The doctor got the illness from one of his patients.

324
Q

La fille a de bonnes notes.

A

The girl gets good grades.

325
Q

s’enrhumer, attraper un rhume

A

catch a cold (caught,caught)

get a cold (got, got/gotten)

326
Q

get (got, got/gotten) sb/sth (9)

A

1) obtenir - recevoir - comprendre - apporter - devenir - acquérir - attraper - contracter
2) avoir qqch

327
Q

bien s’entendre avec

A

get along with sb

328
Q

monter à bord, monter

A

get on (got, got/gotten)

329
Q

retourner, récupérer, revenir, rentrer

A

get back (got, got/gotten)

330
Q

La corde a atteint le fond du puits.

A

The rope reached the bottom of the well.

331
Q

ceux, celles, ceux-ci, celles-là, ceux-là, celles-ci

A

those

332
Q

volonté stratégique

A

strategic intent

333
Q

déterminé à
attentif à
(adjectif)

A

intent (on)

334
Q

l’intention, le but

A

the intent

335
Q

Je n’avais pas l’intention de casser quelque chose.

A

It was not my intent to break something.

336
Q

l’objet, le but, l’objectif, l’intention, les fins, la finalité

A

the purpose

337
Q

L’objet de la réunion est de nommer un nouvel administrateur.

A

The purpose of the meeting is to appoint a new trustee.

338
Q

Le but du jeu consiste à marquer des points.

A

The purpose of the game is to score points.

339
Q

Les données personnelles ne sont pas utilisées à des fins commerciales.

A

Personal data is not used for any commercial purpose.

340
Q

Mon intention quand je pose une question est d’obtenir une réponse.

A

My purpose when asking a question is to get an answer.

341
Q

principal objectif

A

main purpose

342
Q

dimension internationale

A

international breadth

343
Q

bonne volonté politique

A

political goodwill

344
Q

bienveillance (2)

A

caring, goodwill

345
Q

avec bienveillance (adverbe)

A

sympathetically

346
Q

indiquer, déclarer, exposer, spécifier

A

to state

347
Q

déclaré

A

stated

348
Q

jusqu’à (2)

A

until, up to

349
Q

J’ai vécu séparé de ma famille pendant un mois.

A

I lived away from my family for one month.

350
Q
  • cependant, toutefois, pourtant, néanmoins (adverbe)

- quoique (conjonction)

A

though [zow]

351
Q

mettre en place, configurer, installer

A

set up (set,set)

352
Q

mettre en place qqch, déployer, sortir (une nouvelle marque par exemple)

A

roll out sth

353
Q

sombre, austère, morose

A

bleak

354
Q

tristesse, morosité

A

bleakness

355
Q

lugubre, sombre

A

dismal

356
Q

coup de main

A

hand up

357
Q

Elle a l’obligation de continuer de chercher des réponses, aussi difficiles et insaisissables soient-elles.

A

It is an obligation to keep seeking out answers no matter how hard and elusive they are.

358
Q

peu importe qui/où/comment…
quelque soit…
aussi… soit-il

A

no matter who/where/how…

359
Q

importer, compter

A

to matter

360
Q

Je ne savais pas la réponse, donc j’ai deviné.

A

I did not know the answer, so I guessed.

361
Q

Elle est bronzée ; je suppose qu’elle est allée à la plage.

A

She has a tan; I guess she went to the beach.

362
Q

deviner, supposer

A

to guess

363
Q

bronzage (2)

Elle est bronzée.

A

tan, tanning

She has a tan.

364
Q

passer un examen

A

to take an exam (took, taken)

365
Q

Avant de passer un examen, ma sœur est toujours nerveuse.

A

Before taking an exam, my sister is always edgy.

366
Q

examen de rattrapage

A

re-take exam

367
Q

ralentissement, récession, crise

A

downturn

368
Q

couramment utilisé

fréquemment utilisé

A

commonly used

369
Q
  • ramasser
  • prendre
  • reprendre (sens général)
  • gagner (de l’argent par exemple)
A

to pick up

370
Q

couverture, couche, duvet

A

a blanket

371
Q

to pick up ??

A
  • ramasser
  • prendre
  • reprendre (sens général)
  • gagner (de l’argent par exemple)
372
Q

Elle deviendra une danseuse professionnelle quand elle sera grande.

A

She’s going to be a professional dancer when she grows up.

373
Q

Je vais chercher un nouvel endroit où vivre le mois prochain.

A

I’m going to look for a new place to live next month.

374
Q

faire attention à … (2)

A
  • to look out for …

- to pay attention to …

375
Q

être prudent, faire attention (2)

A
  • to be careful

- to tread lightly (figuré) (trod, trodden)

376
Q

marcher (3)

A

to walk
to step
to tread (trod, trodden)

377
Q

marcher, fouler, avancer

A

to tread (trod, trodden)

378
Q

écouter, faire attention à, surveiller

A

to mind

379
Q

Les enfants devraient écouter les consignes de l’instituteur.

A

The children should mind the teacher’s instructions.

380
Q

Je fais toujours attention à l’espace entre le quai et le train.

A

I always mind the gap between the platform and the train.

381
Q

Certains parents engagent une baby-sitter pour surveiller leurs enfants.

A

Some parents hire a baby-sitter to mind their children.

382
Q

embaucher, engager, louer, recruter, employer

A

to hire

383
Q

prendre garde à, surveiller, se méfier de (2)

A

to watch out for …

to beware of …

384
Q

[un parent à un enfant]

Tu vas ramasser tous ces jouets maintenant. Cette chambre est un désordre!

A

[a parent to a child]

You’re going to pick up all of those toys right now. This room is a mess!

385
Q

ranger (3)

A

to store (stored, stored)
to put away (put, put)
to tidy up (tidied, tidied)

386
Q

jeter, lancer, déconcerter

A 
to throw (threw, thrown)
[threw = thru-ou]
387
Q

retarder, tarder, reporter

remettre qqch à plus tard

A

to delay

388
Q

paiement différé

A

diferred payment

389
Q

en raison de… (3)

A

due to
because of
owing to

390
Q

Le vol a été retardé en raison du mauvais temps.

A

The flight was delayed due to bad weather.

391
Q

En raison du mauvais temps, le match a été reporté.

A

Owing to the bad weather, the match has been postponed.

392
Q

reporter, remettre, différer (4)

A

to postpone
to defer
to put off (put, put)
to carry forward

393
Q

programmer qqch

+ reprogrammer qqch

A

to schedule

+ to reschedule

394
Q

le poste (dans un job)

A

position

395
Q

J’ai postulé à un poste de cadre.

A

I applied for a managerial position.

396
Q

Je vais reprendre le poste de responsable commercial.

A

I will take over the position of sales manager.

397
Q

adapté, approprié, convenable, adéquat (adj)

A

suitable

398
Q

convenir, convenir à qqn, aller

A

to suit

399
Q
  • un fil, un câble
  • un télégramme
    » télégraphier
A

a wire

|&raquo_space; to wire

400
Q

Le gouvernement a pris des mesures urgentes (=désespérées) pour réduire le budget.

A

The government took desperate measures to reduce the budget.

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