Vocabulaire from Articles | 4/3/13 Flashcards

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fixer

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to fix, to fasten, to set

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permettre

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to allow, to permit

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une entreprise

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a company, business

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davantage

davantage que …

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more

more than…

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mieux

elle va mieux

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better

she’s better

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pas sûr…

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unsure, not sure

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payé

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pay, wages

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une loi

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a law

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Il s’agit

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it is about

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Il s’agissait

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it was about

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offrir

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to offer, to give

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loisir(s)

j’ai le loisir de faire…

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leisure, spare time

I have the time to do…

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inciter

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to incite

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engager

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to hire, commit

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jusqu’…

jusqu’alors, jusqu’ici

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until

until then, so far/up to now

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souvent

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often

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effectuer

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to carry out, make

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charge de travail

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workload

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parfois

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sometimes

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il y aura

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There will be

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Il vaut mieux

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it’s better off

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se méfient

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to be suspicious

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craindre

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to fear/to be afraid of

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hésiter

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to hesitate/pause

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ainsi (ainsi va la vie) (ainsi que)
so, like this, in this way (that's the way it goes / so goes life...) (just as...)
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la volonté
will, willpower
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selon | selon moi, selon lui
according to... | as I see it, according to him...
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le volant
steering wheel
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la clope | very informal
cigarette
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le siège siège avant siège arrière
seat, headquarters front seat back seat
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la contravention
fine
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interdire
to forbid
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prévoir
to plan
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la sensibilisation
awareness
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interpeller
to question
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réfléchir
to reflect, to think about
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salutaire | adj
beneficial
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la lutte
struggle, fight
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se heurter
to come against
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toutefois
however
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accueillir
to welcome
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mettre
to put
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ce
this - (masc)
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cet
this (masc + vowel)
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cette
this (fem)
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ces
this (plural)
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grosse
heavy
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Un élu
lawmaker, elected representative
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carrément
straight out, bluntly
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introduire
to introduce
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la consommation
consumption
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interdiction (nf)
ban
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court
short
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longtemps J'ai attendu longtemps chez le dentiste Il y a longtemps que je travaille
a long time I waited a long time at the dentist's I've been working for a long time
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décourageant
discouraging | day-kwa-jon
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à l'époque | [époque]
at the time | [age, era, time]
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il y avait
there was / there were
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rien du tout
nothing at all
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le but [toucher au but] [Ils n'ont pas de but dans la vie]
goal, aim {{pron. the "t"}} to achieve one's goals They have no aim in life
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au lieu de + infinitive vb | au lieu de manger ici, j'ai mangé au café
instead of + verb-ing | instead of eating here, I ate at the cafe
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apprendre par coeur | [j'ai appris ma leçon par coeur]
to learn by heart | I learned my lesson by heart
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propre [Ma propre voiture] [Une voiture propre]
clean/own [My own car] [A clean car]
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dessous | [voir le lien dessous]
underneath, under | [see the link below]
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entendre | [J'entends quelqu'on qui écoute son iPod]
to hear/to understand/to mean | I hear someone who listens to their iPod
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variable | Le travail est parfois variable
variable (va-ri-a-ble) | The work is sometimes variable
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sentir | Je sens que le temps va changer
to smell/to feel | I feel the weather is going to change
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se sentir Je me sens malade Je ne me sens pas bien
to feel I feel sick I don't feel well
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J'ai envie de + infinitive | J'ai envie de faire rien du tout aujourd'hui
I feel like + verb-ING | I feel like doing nothing today
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Il vaut mieux Il vaut mieux rester à Chicago ce week-end Il vaut mieux partir à cinq heures
You're better off/It's better off You're better off staying in Chicago You're better off leaving at five
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jamais | J'aimerai jamais les huitres
never | I have never liked oysters
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quelquefois
sometimes
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parfois
sometimes
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toujours Il est toujours très gentil. Pour toujours!
always He is always very nice. Forever!
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aucun aucun problème aucun souci
no/none no problem aucun souci
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Il me tarde de + infinitive | Il me tarde de partir en France
I am looking forward to... | I am looking forward to go to France
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britannique
british (as adj or noun)
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spécialiste
specialist
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désagréger (se)
to disintegrate, to break up
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alors que
when, as... while, when... whereas...
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la gomme | {gomme à mâcher}
gum (in chewing or mouth sense) eraser/rubber | {chewing gum}
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incruster
to inlay something into, | to coat w/ fur
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incruster (se)
to become embedded in
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parsemer
to be scattered over
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le trottoir
pavement, sidewalk
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un endroit | C'est un endroit très tranquille.
place | It's a very quite place.
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noirâtre
blackish
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rendre
to return, to make
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facilement
easily
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le sol
ground, floor
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habituel(le) | Les chewing-gum habituels
usual | The usual chewing-gums
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contenir | un portefeuille contenant de l'argent
to contain, to hold | a wallet containing money
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absorber
to absorb
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afin
so that, in order that
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mâcher
to chew
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seul(e) Il est seul. Seul ce livre peut...
on one's own / alone, only He is on his own. Only this book can...
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inconvénient
disadvantage, drawback
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extrêmement
extremely
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collant
sticky
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naturelles
natural
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la sève
sap (like from a tree)
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un arbre
tree, shaft
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entièrement
entirely, completely
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naturel(le)
natural
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à peine** | [après un mois à peine]
1) punishment, sentence 2) hardly, only, barely [after only just a month] **Many meanings**
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un fléau
a curse
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économique
economical
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écologique
ecological
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une pastille
small candy or lozenge
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produire
to produce
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une tonne
a metric ton
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se débarrasser
to get rid of
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dépenser
to spend ($), to use
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vente (nf) | Il est en vente
sale | It's on sale.
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une amende | une amende de 150 euros
fine | a 150 euro fine
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l'esprit
the spirit
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le fonctionnement
functioning / working | func-see-uh-moh
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une aide financière
financial aid / help
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une bourse
a scholarship
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une caution
1) a guarantee, security | 2) a deposit
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un dépôt
a deposit
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un crédit immobilier
a mortgage
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in the + # of decade | in the 70's...
dans les années... | dans les années soixante-dix...
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la Bourse | la Bourse de New York
the stock market, stock exchange
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suivre
to follow
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démarrer
to start
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redémarrer
to restart
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venir
to come
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devenir
to become
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douter
to doubt
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élevé
elevated, high
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stagner
to stagnate
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les frais
expenses, charges
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inscription
enrollment, registration
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s'envoler
fly away, soar
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tiers, tierce deux tiers une tierce personne
third 2/3 a third party
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hauteur | à hauteur de
height | at the level of, up to
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moyenne
average
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lourde | une lourde dette
heavy | a heavy debt
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le montant | le montant total
the amount | the total amount
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un prêt
a loan
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atteindre | le montant des prêts a atteint
to reach, to hit | the amount of loans reached
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un millard
a billion
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le foyer
home, household
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s'inscrire
to enroll, to register
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amertume
bitterness
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une navette
a shuttle
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un vol
a flight