Vocabulary 2 translation Flashcards

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1
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un archipel

A

an archipelago

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l’archipel de Key West

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the Keys

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3
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un détroit

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a straits

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4
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les Antilles

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the west indies

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les caraïbes

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The Caribbean

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arriver à son terme / sa fin

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to near one’s end

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le (pays) le plus à l’ouest

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the westernmost country

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le plus profond

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the inmost

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9
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au plus profond de son coeur

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in his inmost heart

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être sur le point de faire quelque chose

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to be about to do sthg

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un tuyau (conseil)

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a tip

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la pointe (extrémité)

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the tip

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la point des doigt

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the fingertip

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14
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un pourboire

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a tip

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intemporel

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timeless

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interminable

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unending

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infini

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limitless

boundless

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il y a quelque chose d’intemporel dans cette ville

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there is something timeless about this city

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19
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la plage

Ex : passer ses vacances à la plage

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the seaside

to spend one’s holidays at the seaside

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20
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une station balnéaire

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a seaside resort

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au bord de l’eau

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on the waterfront

22
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la bord de mer

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the seafront

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avoir l’habitude de faire qq chose

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to be used to DOING sthg

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les vieux

A

the elderly

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un rendez vous (affaires ou pas)

A

an appointment

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pratique

A

handy
convenient
useful

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un homme à tout faire

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a handy man

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le bras droit de qq

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somebody’s right hand

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être doué de ses mains

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to be handy

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votre maison est très proche de la station de train

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your house is very handy for the station

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ça va être bien utile

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it will come in handy

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un majordome / gardien de zoo / de porte

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a house keeper (majordome) / a zoo keeper / a door keeper / a lighthouse keeper

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un gardien de nuit

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a night watchman

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un gardien de musé

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a museum attendant

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un stewart

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a flight attendant

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un concierge

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a caretaker

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le garant / celui qui veille sur

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the guardian

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oser

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to dare

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la municipalité

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the town / city council

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résider qq part

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to dwell in somewhere

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depuis lors

A

ever since

42
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transformer qq en qq

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to convert sthg INTO sthg

43
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une maison indépendante

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a detached house

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un maison (parmi des maisons mitoyenne)

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a semi-detached house

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une maison (dans une rangée de maison)

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a terraced house

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juste à coté / tout près

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close by

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un manoir / une maison de maitre

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a mansion house

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insister pour qq chose /

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to insist ON sthg / on doing sthg

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accueillir

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to put up

to accommodate

50
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commencer

A

start

begin