VOCABULARY : FICTION AND REALITY Flashcards

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How do we say : “réussir à faire quelque chose” / “arriver à faire qlqch”
(2 possibilités)

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To succeed in doing sth / To manage to do sth

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How do we say “être handicapé”

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To be disabled

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How do we say “être équipé de”

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To be fitted with

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How do we say “améliorer/renforcer” (2 possibilités)

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To improve / to enhance

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How do we say “un problème majeur”

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A crucial issue

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How do we say “puce électronique”

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A chip

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How do we say “évoluer”

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To evolve

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How do we say “une avancée scientifique” / “un succès”

2 réponses

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A scientific breakthrough / an achievement

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How do we say “une avancée majeure” (4 réponses énoncées avec slash)

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A major / considerable / significant / huge advance

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How do we say “humanoïde” (2 réponses)

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Humanoid / human-like

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How do we say “bionique”

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Bionic

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How do we say “un implant”

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An implant

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How do we say “un membre artificiel”

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An artificial limb

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How do we say “mener une expérience” (2 réponses)

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To carry out / to conduct an experiment

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How do we say “remplacer quelque chose”

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To replace sth with

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How do we say “une blessure” (2 réponses)

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An injury / a wound

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How do we say “une perte d’audition”

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A hearing loss

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How do we say “être sourd d’oreille”

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To be hard of hearing

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Aveugle

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Blind

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Considérer évident / considérer comme acquis quelque chose

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To take sth for granted

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Contourner

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To bypass

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Surmonter

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To overcome

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Endommagé / abîmé

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Damaged

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Attirer

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To appeal

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Tâches

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Chores

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Une durée de vie / espérance de vie

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A lifespan

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Réticent

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Reluctant

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Pertinent

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Relevant

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Peu cher

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Cheap

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Ça vaut le coup de faire ça

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It’s worth doing that

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Un investissement rentable

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A profit-making investment

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Être satisfait de ce produit

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To be satisfied with this product

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Portable (qui se porte)

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Wearable

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Inquiétant / alarmant (3 réponses)

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Worrying / alarming / troubling

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Cela semble réel / c’est réaliste (2 réponses)

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It’s lifelike / realistic

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Autonome (2 réponses)

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Autonomous / self-sufficient

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Dédaigneux (2 réponses)

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Dismissive / disdainful

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Je me range à l’avis de cet homme

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I side with this man’s opinion

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Je pense autrement

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I think otherwise

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Je ne pourrais pas être plus d’accord avec

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I couldn’t agree more with

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Changer d’avis

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To change one’s mind

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Être d’accord avec quelqu’un(3 réponses)

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To side with / to agree with / to share sb’s opinion

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Faire attention (2 réponses)

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To be careful / to be cautious

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Être sceptique (2 réponses)

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To be skeptical / to be doubtful

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Être dépassé

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To be overtaken

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Des inquiétudes

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Concerns / worries

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Ne pas avoir de recul

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To have no hindsight

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Se rebeller / se soulever (2 réponses)

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To uprise / to turn against

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Prévision (2 réponses)

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A forecast / a foresight

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Visionnaire

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Visionary

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Inattendu / imprévisible (2 réponses)

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Unexpected / unpredictable

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S’attendre à (2 réponses)

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To expect / to anticipate

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Prévoir/ prédire (3 réponses)

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To foresee / to foretell / to forecast

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Imaginer

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To picture

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Dangereux (2 réponses)

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Hazardous / risky

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(Une découverte) d’une grande portée

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Far-reaching

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Innovant

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Innovative

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Fiable

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Reliable

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Avancer / progresser (considérablement)

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To make a headway

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Souligner (l’idée) / mettre la lumière (sur cette idée) (4 réponses)

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To stress / to lay emphasis on / to emphasize / to highlight

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Être capable de / avoir la capacité de

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To be able to / to have the ability to

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Permette (2 réponses)

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Allow for / enable to

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Capacités améliorées (2 réponses)

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Extra abilities / enhanced abilities