Vocabulary week 23 Flashcards

1
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un travailleur indépendant

A

a freelancer

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2
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plus … mieux

A

the closer … the more

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à peine ( tout juste )

A

barely

hardly

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4
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un gouvernement de coalition

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a coalition government

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5
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un désaccord

A

a disagreement

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se désabonner

A

to unsubscribe

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7
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un bidonville

A

a shanty town

slum

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appaitre ( survenir / faire surface )

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to come out

appear

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9
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que signifie appease ?

A

calmer / soulager / atténuer

la situation souvent

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10
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éducative

A

education

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11
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ses acquis ( des droits en terme de loi )

A

vested

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12
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une veste

A

a jacket

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13
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immédiatement

A

straight away

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14
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trainer ( être lent )

A

to straggle

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15
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un bureau ( entreprise )

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an office

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16
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s’occuper de quelque chose

régler un problème une affaire

A

to deal with
dealt
dealt

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17
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une télévision à écran plat

A

flat screen television

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18
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doper

A

to boost

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19
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une cabine d’essayage

A

a fitting room

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20
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silencieux

calme

A

quiet

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21
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en silence

A

quietly

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22
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inaugurer

A

inaugurate

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23
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nombreux ( 3 mots )

A

numerous
several
plentiful

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24
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miser ( conjugaison )

A

to bet
bet
bet

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25
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pas mal de chose

beaucoup de chose

A

quite a lot

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26
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centime

A

centime

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27
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un complexe hôtelier

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a hotel complex

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28
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implanter

A

implant ( implanter )

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29
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la capitale ( ville )

A

capital

capital city

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30
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capituler

abandonner

A

to give up

to surrender

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31
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sous-titre

A

subtitle

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32
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sous-traité

A

subcontracted

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33
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dévoiler / découvrir

A

to bare ( regular )

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34
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que signifie l’adjectif “ bare” ?

A

nu / dénudé / dévêtu

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35
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un rappel

A

a reminder

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36
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ca m’est égal

A

I don’t mind

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37
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demander à parler a quelqu’un

A

to ask for somebody

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38
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si cela ne vous dérange pas

A

if you don’t mind

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39
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une gaffe
une bêtise
un bêtisier ( pour une video )

A

a blooper

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40
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que signifie “ a blow”

La nouvelle de la mort de son mari lui a porté un coup terrible.

A

un choc
un coup
quelque chose de fort qui survient

The news that her husband had died was a serious blow.

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41
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sous entendre

insinuer

A

imply
implied
implied

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42
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il était une fois

A

once upon a time

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43
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non connu

ignoré

A

unknown

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44
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au milieu des années soixante

A

in the mid-sixties

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45
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être acharné

vouloir a tout prix faire quelque chose

A

to desperate to do

46
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que signifie “ to groom”

A

faire sa toilette pour les animaux
ou
se coiffer
se peigner

47
Q

se faire belle
se faire beau
se préparer

A

to groom yourself

48
Q

marié

A

married

49
Q

une bonne fois pour tout

A

once and for all

50
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contrairement à

différent de

A

unlike

51
Q

totalement

complètement

A

totally

52
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l’opposé

A

the opposite

53
Q

un ancêtre

A

an ancestor

ancestors ( au pluriel )

54
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tumultueuse ( agité violent )

A

stormy ( orageux aussi )

55
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une intrigue

A

a plot

56
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intransigeant

A

intransigent

57
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douloureux

A

painful

58
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un peintre

A

a painter

59
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peiner a faire quelque chose

A

to struggle ( regular )

60
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une peine de mort

A

a death penalty

61
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mener a bien

A

to complet successfully

to see ….. through

62
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divers

A

diverse

miscellaneous

63
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insupportable

A

unbearable

64
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normalité

A

normality

65
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un marriage

A

a marriage

a wedding

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vigilant

A

vigilant

67
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une protection

A

a protection

68
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rompre

mettre fin a un contrat

A

to break off

69
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rompre amoureux ou relation amical

A

to break up

70
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un lien

un rapport entre deux personne

A

a relationship

a link

71
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contagieux

A

contagious

72
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une contagion

A

a contagion

an infection

73
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par crainte de contagion

A

for fear of infection

74
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un roman

A

a novel

75
Q

ne … plus

il ne lisait plus de roman

A

no longer

He no longer read novels

76
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aucun

A

none

not one

77
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rester à l’écart

A

to steer clear
steered clear
steered clear

78
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donner envie de faire quelque chose

A

to tempt
to tempt somebody to so something
( regular )

79
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accrocher ( susprendre )

A

to hang
hung
hung

80
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travail manuel

A

handwork

81
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rembobiner

A

to rewind

82
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lire conjugaison

A

to read
read
read

83
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sans précédent

A

unprecedented

84
Q

Banque Centrale

Banque Centrale des États-Unis

A

Central Bank

Federal Reserve

85
Q

Il est peu probable qu’il pleuve

A

It’s unlikely to rain

86
Q

logique

A

logical

87
Q

la terrasse d’un restaurant

A

the terrasse of a restaurant

88
Q

la terrasse d’une jardin

A

a patio

89
Q

moins de

A

less + uncountable

fewer + countable

90
Q

alors que

A

when

91
Q
un client ( business ) 
un client ( consommateur )
A

a client

a customer

92
Q

desserrer quelque chose

A

to loosen something

93
Q

un paquet de cigarette

A

a cigarette pack

94
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à l’époque

A

at the time

95
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une jambe

A

a leg

96
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des couverts

A

silverware

97
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retirer

A

to remove

98
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en face

A

in front

99
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tandis que

A

whereas

100
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mi-clos

A

half-closed

101
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un rayon de soleil

A

a sunray

102
Q

savourer

A

to savor

103
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s’approcher

A

to get closer

104
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cesser

A
to stop 
to cease (6)
105
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dans le cadre de

A

within the scope of

106
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une voiture toute neuve

A

a brand nouveau car

107
Q

un bouton

A

a button

108
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faire attention a quelque chose

A

to pay attention to something

109
Q

reviser

A

to review

110
Q

une adresse

A

an address

111
Q

un code postal

A

a zip code