Vocabulary 11.28.18 Flashcards

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serveur

serveuse

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waiter

waitress

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je regrette que tu ne sois pas là

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I wish you were here

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je regrette que tu n’aies pas été là

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I wish you had been here

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faire un clin d’oeil, cligner de l’oeil

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to wink

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un clin d’oeil

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a wink

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clignoter / cligner des yeux

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to blink

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envers et contre tout

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against all odds

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s’éteindre

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fizzle out

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acte, fait, gest

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deed

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langue, langage

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tongue

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11
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ni

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neither

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ni… ni…

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neither… nor…

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ni plus ni moins

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no more no less

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ni bon ni mauvais

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neither good nor bad

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tailler, sculpter, découper, creuser

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to carve sth

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tailler qqch ≠ désosser qqch

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to carve out ≠ to carve up

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vieillissant (adj)

le vieillissement (nom)

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ageing

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dessous, en-dessous, en bas, sous

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below

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tenter, essayer

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to attempt

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What means “Chequers” ?

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Chequers, or Chequers Court, is the country house retreat of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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21
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de plus en plus

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increasingly

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22
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un serment

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an oath

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23
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obtenir la nationalité

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to be granted citizenship

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durer, se prolonger, perdurer

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to last

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Je suis très heureux d'avoir réussi mon examen.
I am very pleased that I passed my exam.
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obligatoire (2)
mandatory, compulsory
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un prélèvement obligatoire
a binding levy
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contraignant, obligatoire
binding
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postulants, demandeurs, candidats
applicants
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réussir (un examen par exemple) | + réussir (2 autres possibilités)
to pass | + to succeed, to achieve sth
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au moins
at least
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les "recalés"
unsuccesful candidates
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autant de fois que nécessaire
as many times as necessary
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simplement, purement
merely
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simple, pur
mere
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Soumettre ce formulaire est une simple formalité.
Submitting this form is a mere formality.
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affaiblir, réduire, fragiliser
weaken
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frappant, surprenant, étonnant
startling
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conduire, mener, entrainer, diriger
to lead (led,led)
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sursauter, effrayer, surprendre
to startle
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consterner
to appal (appalled,appalled)
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épouvantable, effroyable, affreux, révoltant, consternant
appalling
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absentéiste | + faire l'école buissonière
``` truant to truant (truanted,truanted) ```
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correctement
properly
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mériter
to deserve
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importance, notoriété
prominence
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inclure, comprendre (dans le sens d'inclure), intégrer, comporter
to include
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en grande partie
largely
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inscrire, enrôler
to enrol (enrolled,enrolled)
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Les cours commencent demain pour les étudiants inscrits.
Classes start tomorrow for enrolled students.
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hélas !
alas !
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aussi... que...
as... as...
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impressionnant, marquant, formidable
impressive
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chiffre, schéma
figure
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compter, figurer, estimer
to figure
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bien que
even though
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alors que, tandis que
whereas
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cependant
however
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à peu près, quasiment (4)
- practically - nearly - quite - pretty much
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horrible, affreux
awful
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si (règle ?)
* IF : exprime une hypothèse, une éventualité peu vraisemblable. Il peut selon les temps employés avec lui, avoir plusieurs valeurs différentes. * 2) WHETHER : introduit deux possibilités avec une idée de doute, une alternative. Il y a deux propositions contrastées faites parallèlement qui sont articulées par OR. Le sujet est placé devant un choix qu'il doit faire.
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Thème : | S'il vient à la fête, Derek sera bienvenu pour rester.
If he comes to the party, Derek will be most welcome to stay.
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Thème : | Je serais ravi si j'avais enfin des nouvelles de mon ami chinois.
I'd (=would) be thrilled if I heard from my Chinese friend at last.
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Thème : | Paul aurait été furieux contre sa femme s'il avait connu la vérité avant la réunion.
Paul would have been mad at his wife if he had known the truth before the meeting.
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Thème : | Que je doive l'inviter ou non reste une vraie question.
Whether I should invite him or not is still a question.
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Thème : Qu'il investisse dans la société de son père ou démarre sa propre compagnie est une décision qu'il doit prendre et c'est difficile.
Whether to invest in his father's company or to start his own firm is a difficult decision he has to make.
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J'aurai aimé que tu sois là
I wish you were here
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Mais enfin, taisez-vous ! (règle : savoir exprimer l'insistance)
Do be quiet ! | Do --> Do exprime l'insistance