Vocabulaire Divers ECS2

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un brevet

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a patent

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sujet de discorde

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bone of contention between …

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faire la guerre ≠ être en guerre

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make war ≠ to be at war

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considérer comme allant de soi

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to take for granted

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avoir des difficultés à

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to have difficulties V + ING

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penser ≠ réfléchir

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think about ≠ think sth over

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remarques

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remaks

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valise

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suitcase

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poser qqc qq part

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place/put on sth

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porte-feuille

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wallet

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ramasser

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pick-up

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pendant qq secondes

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for a FEW seconds

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proposer de faire qqc

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to offer to do sth

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cela ne sert à rien

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it’s no use / There is no point

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différence entre may/might

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may : peut-être, on ne se prononce pas. ≠ might, il se peut, on dit qu’on a cette impression.

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bleu marine

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navy blue

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laine

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woolen

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accrocher au mur

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put up on a wall

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garder

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hold, held, held

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tirer des conclusions

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draw conclusions

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tirer

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pull ≠ push

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participer (élections)

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to turn up

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courir à la catastrophe

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to head for disaster

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mentalité

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mindset

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Pas de pb

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it doesn't matter = never mind

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il m'apparait, il me semble

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it seems to me

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interdit

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forbidden

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la force

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the strenGTH

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une/un autre

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another (en un mot)

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n'importe où

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anywhere

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partout

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everywhere

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réfugiés

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refugees

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compétence

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skill

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arrêté (municipal)

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decree

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commettre

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commit

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repérer

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notice

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il a été prouvé que

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it has been proven that

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travailler à l'usine

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work in a factory

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livrer

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deliver

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attendre que le pb soit résolu

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waiting for the pb to be settled

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construction il est grand temps que

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It's high time + PRETERIT MODAL

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agir dans l'intérêt de

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act in the best interest of

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la campagne

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countryside

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couverture (financier ≠ matériel)

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hedge ≠ blanket

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la société de consommation

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the consumer society (et pas consumption)

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terre

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land

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passer, passer à côté de

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pass by

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les autres enfants de son âge

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other children his age

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négocier

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negotiate

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en ce moment

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at the moment

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venir de

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JUST + PERFECT : I have just seen

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être en construction

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to be under construction

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malgré

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despite - in spite of

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mais tellement d'évènement ont eu lieu depuis qu'il n'est plus valide

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BUT SO many events occurred since THEN THAT IT IS no longer valid

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pays producteur de pétrole

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oil-producing country

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langage

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language

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être à l'aise

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to FEEL at ease

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être retardé

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to be delayed

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Si jamais... (2)

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If ever you... = Should you...

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il ne peut pas ne pas avoir vu

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he can't not have noticed...

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éteindre

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switch off

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penser à

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remember to

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se souvenir de

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remember +ING

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envisager (2)

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consider DOING smth - plan TO DO smth

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passer du temps

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spend time

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pour autant

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for all that

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être diagnostiqué

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to be diagnosed smth

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redouter de

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to dread doing smth

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jeter un coup d'oeil

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take a look

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prendre ses responsabilités

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to face up ones responsibility

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prouver

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to prove

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être un peu...

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to be a bit...

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People est considéré comme...

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un dénombrable → Few/Many

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mon anniv est le 15 Aout

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on August 15th

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ministère du travail

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THE Ministry of Labour

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depuis 3 mois consécutifs

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for 3 months in a row

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allocations

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benefit (indénombrable)

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trop de gens

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too MANY people

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J'ai peur que l'investissement soit trop élevé pour moi

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I'm afraid the first investment MIGHT be too high for me

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to make up

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constituer

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faire confiance à qn

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to trust sb TO

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demander des comptes à

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to hold sb TO account

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mettre en cause, en doute

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to question Ø Smth

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confirmer

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to uphold

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c'est ici qu'intervient...

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This is where .... comes in

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dissimuler à

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to hide from

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enquêter

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investigate

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se prendre en main

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pull oneself by the bootstraps

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réussite scolaire

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achievement | attainment

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accéder à

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to have access to | Ø to access

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pire ≠ le pire

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worse ≠ the worst

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à chaque fois ≠ tout le temps ≠ à n'importe quel moment

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every time ≠ all the time ≠ any time

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avoir fait des études

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to be highly-educated