vocabulary 2 Flashcards

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hélas

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unfortunately

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ben, ouais

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well yes

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bref, euh

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basically

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bof

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so, so, dont know, ok

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vous savez

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you know

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c’est clair que

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its obvious that

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vous avez raison quand vous dites que

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you are right when you say that

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il en va de soi

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granted, obviously

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sans aucun doute

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without a doubt

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certes

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certainly

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il s’agit dans cet article/ cette publicité de

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this… is about

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on constate, on affirme que

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you notice, they state that

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je regrette que

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i’m sorry that

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14
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fatalement

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enviteably

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15
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il faut bien renconnaitre que

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you have to admit that

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je remets en cause

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i call in to question

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ce que compte pardessus tout c’est

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what matters the most is

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18
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autrement dit,

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in other words

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néanmois, pourtant, cependant, toutefois

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however

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20
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et pour terminer

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and to conclude

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21
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en somme, pour résumer

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to sum up

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22
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vu que,

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thanks to

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23
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les chiffres attestent que

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the figures show that

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les avis sont partagés

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opinion is divided

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de nombreux dissent que
many say that
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certains disent que
some say that
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le quasi-totalité
the vast majority
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il n'en est pas question
no way
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je prends le contre-pied
i take the opposite view
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je ne peux pas soutenir cet avis
i cant accept this view
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au contraire
on the contrary
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à droite
on the right
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à gauche
on the left
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à l'arrière plan
at the background
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au premier plan
the foreground
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on remarque
it notes/comments
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on distingue
it distinguishes
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le stimulus visuel nous fait penser à
the visual stimulates makes us think
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il nous invite à réfléchir
it invites us to reflect
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il s'agit d'une question d'actualité
it is a topical issue
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une scène se passe
a scene takes place
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une scène se déroule
a scene unfolds
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la scène a lieu
the scene takes place
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un événement sportif
sporting event
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un départ en vacances
a holiday departure
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un moment privilégié dans la vie d'une famille
a special moment in the life of a family
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une plage bondée
a crowded beach
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une salle de classe
classroom
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aux bienfaits de
the benefits of
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aux méfaits de
the wrongdoings of
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une forêt tropicale
tropical forest
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un port de pêche animé
a lively fishing port
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de l'immigration clandestine
illegal immigration
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des droits des animaux
animal rights
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ils ont l'air
they have the air
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les gens apprennent à
the people learn to
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ils sont sur le point de
they are about to
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ils viennent de
they come from
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des citadins
of city dwellers
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des tourists
of tourists
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des voyageurs
of travellers
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des employés
of employees
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des sportifs
sports
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des asolescents
teenagers
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des passants
bystanders
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inquiets
worried / concerned
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détendus
relaxed
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frustrés
frustrated
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préoccupés
preoccupied
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il paraît que
it appears that
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les sondages montrent que
polls show that
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on dirait que
you could say
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me dérange
it disturbs me
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me laisse indifférent
leaves me indifferent
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banale
commonplace/trivial
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émouvant
moving
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me choque
shocks me
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pareil
same
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on ne pourrait jamais observer une telle scéne dans mon pays
one could never observe such a scene in my country
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en ce qui me concerne
that which concerns me
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quant à moi
as for me
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semblable
similar to
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ceci me fait penser à
this makes me think of
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il est primoridal de
it is imperative that
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ce qu'on souvent ignore c'est que
what people often ignore is that
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ce qu'il faut garder à l'espirit c'est
what you have ot bear in mind is
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avant toute autre chose
above everything elese
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cela pourrait etre le cas
that could be the case
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il y a très peu d'attention accorddée a
little attention is given to
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en ce qui concerne
as for
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la loi insiste sur
the law empohasises
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la loi vise a
the law aims to
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ajoutons que
we should add
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le défi consiste à
the challenge is
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a l'époque de
at the time of
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désormais
from this point onwards
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vers la fin de
towards the end of
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suite a
following
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a peine
barely
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hors de question
out of the question
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les chiffres parlent d'eux memes
the stats speak for themseves
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moins qu'on ne le pense
less than you think
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soi disant
so claled
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a l'échelon local
on a local level
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le hic c'est que
the problem is that
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chute de naissances
drop in birth rates
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démographie
demography
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responsable
responsible
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effrayant
awful
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frappant
striking
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face à
oppsite
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diviser
to divide
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provoquer
to provoke
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dépasser
to exceed/surpass
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s'aggraver
to make worse
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infuser
to permeate
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agir
to act
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stailiser
to stabilise
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s'épuiser
to exhaust/run out
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permettre de
to allow/permit
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par conviction de
with conviction to
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la chute
drop
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la hausse
increase
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chuter
fall/plummet
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échelle
ladder/scale
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mondiale
global
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les habitudes
habits/ways
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emballer
to package
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l'emballage
packaging
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autant
so much
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fabriquer
to make/produce
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raffiné
refined
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traitements
treatments
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générant
generating
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suffisant
sufficent
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usines
factories/plants
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rouvert
reopen
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raréfaction
depletion
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volonté
will/willingness
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balbutient
stammer
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se dégrader
to degrade
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la domaine commercial
commerical sector
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le phenomené
phenomenon
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nécéssister
to be necessary
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jeter
to throw out
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polluer
to pollute
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partout
everywhere
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compter sur
to rely on
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le gaz de schiste
fracking
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le tissu
material
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en vrac
in bulk
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raffiner
to refine
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tisser
to weave
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by 2040, the french gov want to eradicate or ban
plastic
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by 2025, the french gov want to reduce
plastic by 20%
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polluant
polluting
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le bois
cardboard
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le verre
glass
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le plastique
plastic
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le métal
metal
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jetable disposable
throw away able
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le vermeil
ruddy
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la soie
silk
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le coton
cotton
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empreinte
fingerprint
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gaspillage
waste (figurative)
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déchets
rubbish
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écoblanchiment
ecowashing