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voc prépa Flashcards

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s’occuper des gosses

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to tend to the kids

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un diagnostic

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a diagnosis

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un chercheur / une chercheuse

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a researcher

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un rôle

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a role, a part

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sous jacent

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underlying

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être à prendre avec des pincettes

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to be taken with a pinch of salt

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sortir (livre/film)

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to be released / to come out

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un coup de malchance

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a stroke of bad luck

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un don

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a donation

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la descendance

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the offspring

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un rdv galant

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a date

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une étape importante

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a milestone

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ajouter une corde à son arc

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to add another string to one’s bow

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des flèches

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arrows

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différence de traitement entre femmes et hommes

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gender inequality

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rendre hommage à

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to pay a tribute to

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sur les étagères de librairie

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on the shelves of bookshops

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programme

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platform

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prendre parti

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to take sides

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l’usure

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the attrition

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un guerre des nerfs

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a war of nerves

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une guerre psychologique

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a psychological warfare

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avoir hâte de savoir

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to be eager to know

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c’est carrément américain

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it’s downright American

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le mythe du cowboy solitaire

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the myth of the lonesome cowboy

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un troupeau

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a flock / a herd

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fiable

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reliable

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être digne de confiance

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to be trustworthy

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le point de départ

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the starting point

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précurseur, ancêtre

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precursor / ancestor / forerunner

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déchiffrer, décoder

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to decipher

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un.e génie

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a man/woman of genius

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être criblé de balles

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to be riddled with bullets

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arborant un rictus

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resounding with a rictus / grin / grimace

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plein de fierté

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full of pride

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être engagé en tant que

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to be hired as

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on ne changera pas les hommes

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men will be men

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c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire

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it’s the least one may say

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se passer / arriver

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to happen / to occur / to take place

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les circonstances

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the circumstances

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rire de

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to laugh at / to make fun of / to jeer at

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profiter à fond de qqch (jeunesse, vie)

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to make the most of

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profiter à qqn (être favorable à qqn)

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to be good/beneficial to sb

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une propagation

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a spread

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surnommé

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dubbed / nicknamed

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seldom

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rarement (adv ) / rare (adj)

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courtiser

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to woo

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réduire en ruines

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to lay it waste

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liens troublants

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disturbing links / unsettling connection / disquieting parallels / disconcerting

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dramaturge

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playwright

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à perte de vue

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as far as the eyes can see

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oisif / vain, sans intérêt

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idle

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oisiveté

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idleness

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faire du bénévolat

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to volunteer

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qui se soucie de la nature

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écologique, qui se soucie de l’environnement

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inexpérimenté

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inexperienced

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grimper les échelons

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to climb the social ladder

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touché

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affected

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où se place le mot “enough”?

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devant un nom= they do not have enough time

derrière un adjectif : he is not serious enough

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un défaut

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a flaw

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décliner

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to turn down

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absurde

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preposterous

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sans tenir compte de

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regardless

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sur le point de

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on the verge of / on the brink of

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sans précédent

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unprecedented

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controversé, discutable / aimer la polémique, avoir esprit de contradiction

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controversial

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flagrant

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blatant

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audacieux / hardi

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bold

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être sur un pied d’égalité

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to be on a equal footing

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en quête pour l’égalité

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to be on a equal footing

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évidemment

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on the face of it / quite obviously

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volontaires / bénévoles

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volunteers

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responsable de

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in charge of

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mettre en place / mettre en pratique (une idée)

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to implement

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étonnement

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surprisingly

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le mérite

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the merit

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enseigner à qqn

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to teach someone

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remarquer

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to notice

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mener qqch à bien

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to carry out sth

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tenir les ficelles

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to pull the strings

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réservé

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reserved

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discret

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discreet

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faire réagir les gens

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to make people react

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la façon dont une chose est gérée

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the way one thing is ruled

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prendre les devants

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to take action / to initiate action

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haut la main / incontestablement

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hands-down

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dans effort

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effortlessly

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facilement

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easily

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méritant / digne de

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worthy of

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le moyen le plus efficace

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the most effective way

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mériter qqch

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to deserve sth

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affronter un problème

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to tackle a problem

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s’émerveiller

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to marvel / to be amazed / to be bewitched / to be spellbound / to be struck

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défendre ses idées

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to defend your ideas / to stand up for your ideas

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tirer son épingle du jeu

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to pull out / to play your cards right

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être en désaccord avec qqn

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to be at variance with sb

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ça tourne au vinaigre

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it’s going sour

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un exutoire / une distraction

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a distraction / an escape / an outlet

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dans la plus pure tradition française

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in the best french tradition

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remettre en question

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to call into questions sth

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renoncer à qqn ch/ laisser tomber

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to relinquish

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être pris au sérieux

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to be taken seriously

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à n’importe quel moment

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at any given moment

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avoir la trouille

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to have the jitters

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finalement

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eventually

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être sensible a qqch

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to be responsive to

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Ludique

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Playful

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un élève

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a pupil

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je me suis renseignée

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I inquired

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se renseigne sur

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to inquire about

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laïc

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secular

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l’orthographe

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the spelling

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pédagogue

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good at explaining / with good teaching skills

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méthodes d’enseignement

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teaching methods

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le programme (ensemble des matières)

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the curriculum

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J’ai une bonne connaissance de

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I have a good knowledge of

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j’ai des bases solides en

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I have good grounding in

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Je suis travailleuse

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I am industrious

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Je suis compétente en

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I am proficient in

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solliciter l’imagination des élèves en leur demandant de créer

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to challenge students to create

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les méthodes d’enseignement

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the classroom practices

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capacités à communiquer

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communication skills

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je m’adapte au changement

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I deal with change

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Je veux montrer ma volonté

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I want to demonstrate my willingness

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le processus éducatif

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the educational process

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le personnel enseignant

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the educational staff

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donner les moyens de faire qq choses, valoriser

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to empower

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application sur le terrain

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the field application

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encourager

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to encourage

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capacités à se renseigner

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inquiry skills

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important, marquant

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meaningful

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rythme d’apprentissage

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pace of learning

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enseignement mutuel

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peer learning

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la distance géographique

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the geographical distance

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s’intégrer dans une société

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to became integrated in

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se mêler aux autres

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to mix/mingle with other people

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susciter l’intérêt pour

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to arouse interest for

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j’adore la littérature sous toutes ses formes

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I love literature in all its forms.

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Je suis très concernée par la crise environnementale et les questions écologiques.

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I am very concerned about the environmental crisis and all the ecological issues.

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ce qui est en jeu

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what is at stakes

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les enjeux

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the stakes

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j’ai envie de saisir cette opportunité

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I want to embrace this opportunity

143
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modes de consommation durables

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sustainable consumption patterns

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j’aime être dans la nature

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I am very in touch with nature

145
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l’agitation de la ville

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the city bustle

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je n’étais pas destinée à

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I was not destined to

147
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c’est une bonne opportunité de formation dans un environnement agréable

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it is a good training opportunity in a pleasant environment

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je m’adapte vite à des situations nouvelles

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I adapt easily to new situations

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je m’adapte volontiers au changement

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I adapt willingly to change

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têtu.e

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obstinate

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mener à bien

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to work something out

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j’aime quand les choses sont bien faites

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I like when things are done right.

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Je prends en compte les remarques qui me sont faites.

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I take into account the remarks made to me.

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formateur

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educational

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clément, indulgent

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lenient

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respectueux

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to be respectful

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rire franc / rire tonitruant

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hearty laugh

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inconvénients / avantages

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drawback

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service location

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rental department

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cibler les attentes des clients

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to target customer’s expectations

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biens à louer

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properties for rent

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je commandais des devis

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I ordered quotes

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proposer les dossiers

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to submit the files

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jouer un rôle crucial

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to play a key role / to play a crucial part

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il convient de préciser

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it should made me clear

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bonnes conditions de travail

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good working conditions

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être parqué comme du bétail

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to be penned-up like cattle

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capturer (saisir l’essence de qqch)

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to capture sth (encapsulate the essence of sth)

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bavard.e

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talkative

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compréhensive

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understanding

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postuler

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to apply for

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être dévoué.e à quelque chose

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to be dedicated to

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faire tout son possible

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to strive

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faire tout son possible pour réussir

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to strive for sucess

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compétences relationnelles

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soft skills

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