Vocab en vrac 7 Flashcards by Maelle Casas

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Par ailleurs,..

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Besides

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sans aucun doute

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undoubtedly

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soulever des préoccupations éthiques

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to raise ethical concerns

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tracer le chemin pour un monde plus …

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to pave the way for

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des personnes mal intentionnées

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ill-intentioned individuals

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amoindrir

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to undermine

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être mis hors la loi / être interdit

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to get outlawed

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rattraper (le temps perdu…)

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to catch up with

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(une idée, une pratique..) très répandu

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a widespread (idea..)

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règles/normes éthiques

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ethical guidelines

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du jour au lendemain

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overnight

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époustouflant

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mind-blowing

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une allumette

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a match

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tirer sur une clope

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to draw on a cigarette / to take a puff on a cigarette

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inspirer//expirer

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to inhale//to exhale

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être essoufflé

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to gasp / to be short of breath

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Ce que je préfère

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what I like best / what I fancy most

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mettre la table // débarrasser

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to lay/to set the table // to clear the table

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essuyer

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to wipe

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verser (de l’eau..)

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to pour

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devoir (synonyme de should)

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to ought to

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très prisé par…(la population anglaise)

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highly prized by (the British population)

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s’élever à (pour un budget, un coût…)

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to amount to

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assez considérable/important (adj)

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sizeable

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l’influence

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clout / influence

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être fortement opposé

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to be fiercely opposed

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être accablé/bloqué par les lois/normes

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to be burdened by strict regulations

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les débats en cours

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ongoing debates

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l’espérance de vie

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life excpectancy

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(technologie) de pointe/avant-gardiste

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cutting-edge technology

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submergé/accablé

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overwhelmed

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remettre à plus tard/retarder

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to postpone (adj : postponed) / to delay

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délibérément

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purposefully

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perdre son sang-froid/se mettre en colère

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to lose one’s temper with / to get mad at / to fly nto a rage

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exprimer une habitude au passé

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he WOULD often do that

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Temps après : it is the first time … // it was the first time…

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It is the first time + PRESENT PERFECT

It was the first time + PLUPERFECT

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entreprendre

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to undertake

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faire faire qqhcose à qqun

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to get sbdy to do smthing

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chercher un emploi

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to look for a job/to seek employment

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de + en + présent

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increasingly prevalent in many fields

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chirurgien

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a surgeon

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le moyen le + précis de faire qqchose

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the most accurate way to do smth

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seulement / simplement

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merely

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primordial

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paramount

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imprévu (synonyme de unexpected)

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unforeseen

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discerner / distinguer

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to make out

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Accélérer

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To hasten