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Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Purchase (v.)

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Acheter

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2
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Buy (v.)

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Acheter

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3
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The mall [GB]

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Le centre commercial

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4
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The Shopping Center [US]

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Le centre commercial

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5
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A store (n.)

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Un grand magasin

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A shop (n.)

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Une boutique

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A customer / a shopper (n.)

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Un client, qq qui fait les courses

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Clerk (n.)

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Un employé

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9
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A sales assistant [GB] /

A sales clerk [US]

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Un vendeur

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10
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Advertising power (n.)

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Le pouvoir de la publicité

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To Make sb (do/buy) sth,
To Urge sb to (do/buy) sth (exp.)

ex: Advertising makes us purchase useless items
ex: Advertising urges us to purchase

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Insiter fortement, pousser qq à faire/acheter qq chose

ex: La publicité nous pousse à acheter des articles inutiles
ex: La publicité nous insite à acheter

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12
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Goods (n.)

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Marchandises

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13
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Items (n.)

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Articles

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14
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Appeal to / Attract somebody (exp.-v.)

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Attirer quelqu’un

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15
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Appealing, Attractive (adj.)

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qq chose d’attirant

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16
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A temptation (n.)

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La tentation

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17
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Tempting (adj.)

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Tentant

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18
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Convince somebody (v.)

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Convaincre qq

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19
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Can talk sb into … + V-ing (exp.)

ex: Advertisers can talks us into being carreful

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Pouvoir convaincre qq à

ex: Les publicitaires peuvent nous convaincre à être prudent

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20
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Les publicitaires (n.)

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Advertisers

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21
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To be addicted to (exp.-v.)

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Être dépendant de

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22
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Aholic (n.)

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Accro

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23
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A shopaholic, a fashion victim, addicted to shopping (n.)

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Un accro au shopping, acheteur compulsif

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24
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A workaholic (n.)

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Accro/acharné au travail

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25
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Resist temptation (exp.-v.)

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Résister à la tentation

26
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Yield to temptation (exp.v.)

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Céder à la tentation

27
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Can’t afford to (exp.-v.)

ex: We can’t afford to buy sometimes we refrain from

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Ne pas avoir les moyens de

ex: Quand on a pas les moyens d’acheter parfois/de tps en tps on s’abstient

28
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Refrain from + V-ing (exp.-v.)

ex: We refrain from buying

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S’abstenir de, s’empêcher de..

ex: On s’abstient/s’empêche d’acheter

29
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Can’t help +V-ing (exp.v.)

ex: Sometimes we can’t help buying

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Ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher de..

ex: Parfois on ne peut pas s’empêcher d’acheter

30
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Un vendeur

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A shop assistant (GB) / Sail clerk (US)

à vérifier sur internet

31
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Consumption (n.)

A

La consommation

32
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Consumer society (n.)

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Société de consommation

33
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Consumer goods (n.)

A

Biens de consommation

34
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A Consumer (n.)

A

Un consommateur

35
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To consume (v.)

A

Consommer

36
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Be broke (v.) (familiar L)

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Etre fauché (pauvre, sans sous)

37
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Bank eaving (v.)

A

Épargner

à vérifier sur internet

38
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Spend money (exp.-v.)

A

Dépenser de l’argent

39
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Save money (exp.v.)

A

Économiser de l’argent

40
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Borrow money “sb/bank” (exp.v.)

A

Emprunter de l’argent à qq/une banque

Borrow=Emprunter

41
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Take/Get a loan (exp.v.)

A

Prendre/obtenir une prêt

42
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A loan (n.)

A

Un prêt

43
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Waste money (v.)

A

Gaspiller de l’argent

44
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To throw money down the drain (exp.)

A

Jeter l’argent par la fenêtre

Throw= ???

45
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Therefore / Consequently

A

Donc / Par conséquent

46
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Shape (v.)

A

Rectangle (forme)

?! à vérifier

47
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Habits (n.)

A

Habitudes

48
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The Aim=Purpose=Goal=Objective (n.)

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Un objectif

49
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Aims at + V-ing (exp.v.)

ex: She aims at denouncing the consumer society

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Viser/Atteindre à

ex: Elle vise à dénoncée la société de consommation

50
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Excesses (n.)

A

Excés

51
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To criticize (v.)

ex: She criticizes people who can’t/cannot stop purchasing

A

Critiquer

ex: Elle critique les personnes qui ne peuvent pas s’arrêter d’acheter

52
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Pass on (v.) a message (+exp.)

A

Faire passer un message

Pass on # pass

53
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Be reduced to +V-ing (v.)

ex: They was reduced to buying in all their life

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Se réduire à..

ex: Ils sont réduis à acheter toute leur vie

54
Q

Currency (n.)

A

Monnaie de pays

Currency # money

55
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£ : penny,pence

pounds

A

£ : centimes

livres

56
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$ : cents

dollars

A

$ : centime

dollar

57
Q

A coin (v.)

A

une pièce de monnaie

58
Q

Bank notes (n.)

A

billet d’argent

59
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Change –> a coin

- -> a bank note
n.

A

Change: la monnaie

60
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Price, the cost (n.)

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Le prix, le coût

61
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Prize (n.)

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Récompense (médaille,coupe…)

62
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Price tag, Label (n.)

A

Une étiquette

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