Vocabulary Week 24 Flashcards

1
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le vieillissement

A

the ageing

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2
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un repère

A

a landmark

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3
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que signifie “ to outnumber “ ?

A

surpasser en nombre

être plus nombreux que

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4
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souligner

A

to highlight

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5
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que signifie “ alike “ ?

A

de la meme manière

semblable

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6
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conjugaison du verbe to carry

A

carry

carries

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7
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un législateur

A

a policymaker

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8
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varier

A

to vary

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9
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/

A

.

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10
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un bond

A

a leap

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11
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tirer la sonnette d’alarme

A

to sound the system

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12
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une direction

une tendance

A

a trend

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13
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un poids
un fardeau
un stresse

A

a burden

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14
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un attente

une impatience

A

expectancy

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15
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éblouir
ou
lancer des regard furieux

A

to glare

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16
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comment traduire “ finding “ 3x

A

les résultats
les conclusions
les découvertes

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17
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envahir

empiéter ( autre que to carry over )

A

to encroach

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18
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être prudent

A

to be careful

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19
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un sapin de Noël

A

a Christmas tree

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20
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signe qui ne trompe pas

A

tell-tale sign

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21
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faire mieux

A

to do better

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22
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avoir du bon sens
avoir de la jugeote
( réfléchir a deux fois )

A

to know better

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23
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de temps en temps

A

Every now and then

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24
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s’agenouiller

A

to kneel
knelt
knelt

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25
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choisir

A

to choose
chose
chosen

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26
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m’en parler

A

to tell me about it

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27
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une carte postale

A

a postcard

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28
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une formation intellectuel

A

a training

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29
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hier soir

A

yesterday evening

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30
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un groupe de travail

A

a working group

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31
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un groupe de musique

A

a band

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32
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hebdomadaire

A

weekly

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33
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être a la retraite

A

to be retired

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34
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les sentiments

A

feelings

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35
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tout à coup

soudainement

A

suddenly

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36
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le cinema

A

movies

movie theater

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37
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un théâtre

A

a theater

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38
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ce soir

A

tonight

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39
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une aide

une assistance

A

an aid

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40
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que signifie alight ?

A

to alight = poser ( oiseau ) / descendre ( arret de bus )

alight ( adj ) = en feu

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41
Q

une pension alimentaire ( aide pour nourrir les enfants )

A

a child support ( indénombrable )

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42
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pension complète

A

full board

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43
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conjugaison du verbe to think

A

to think
thought
thought

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44
Q

la cuisse

A

the thigh

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45
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cuivre

A

copper

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46
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des petits pois

A

peas

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47
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une pétition

A

a petition

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48
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Je ne vois rien à l’horizon.

A

I don’t see anything on the horizon.

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49
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une horloge

A

a clock

50
Q

un mur

A

a wall

51
Q

se renseigner

A

to inquire

52
Q

un guichet

A

a counter

53
Q

une billetterie

A

a box office

54
Q

un billet d’avion

A

a plane ticket

55
Q

l’au-delà

la vie après la mort

A

afterlife

56
Q

un coup de soleil

A

a sunburn

57
Q

un coup de tête ( idée comme ca )

A

a sudden impulse

58
Q

un coup de pouce

A

a little help

59
Q

un pollueur

A

a polluter

60
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un volcan

A

a volcano

61
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un Seigneur

A

a lord

62
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épouvantable

A

dreadful

63
Q

partir à la derive

dériver

A

to drift

64
Q

une perceuse

A

a drill

65
Q

c’est parti

A

here we go

66
Q

et c’est reparti pour un tour

A

here we go again

67
Q

en tant que tel

A

as it is

68
Q

en pleine air

A

outdoor

69
Q

en panne

A

broken down

70
Q

maladroit

A

clumsy

71
Q

être écoeurant

A

to cloy

72
Q

un exercice a trou

A

a close test

73
Q

un clou

A

a nail

74
Q

un cobaye

A

a guinea pig

75
Q

sur le chemin

en route

A

on my way

on the way

76
Q

a quoi faut-il s’attendre ?

A

What to expect ?

77
Q

emballer
ou
conclure

A

to wrap up

78
Q

une vue d’ensemble de quelque chose

A

a big picture of something

79
Q

comment on peut traduire as ?

A

alors que

comme

80
Q

même si

A

even if

81
Q

Il a la meme voiture que moi

A

he has the same car as I

82
Q

faire la meme taille

A

be the same size

83
Q

par hasard

A

by chance

84
Q

rater une opportunité

passer a cote d’une occasion

A

to miss the chance to

85
Q

la loterie

le loto

A

lottery

86
Q

le règlement intérieur

un règlement

A

a by-law

87
Q

fleurir ( au sens vegetation )

A

to bloom

88
Q

couvert de sang

saignant

A

bloody

89
Q

aluminium

A

aluminum

90
Q

papier aluminium

A

tinfoil

91
Q

un parking

A

a parking lot

92
Q

la queue ( animaux )

A

the tail

93
Q

une navette

A

a shuttle

94
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délicieusement

divinement

A

sinfully

95
Q

un péché ( act non moral )

A

a sin

96
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une rivière

A

a river

97
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la rivalité

A

rivalry

98
Q

une liste

A

a list

99
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unité

A

unit

100
Q

sec

A

dry

101
Q

l’arrimage ( garer un bateau solidement )

A

stowage

102
Q

rire

A

to laugh

103
Q

expression pour dire improvise sur quelque chose

au sens on prepare pas on verra le moment venu

A

to play it by ear

104
Q

la cerise sur le gâteau

A

the icing on the cake

105
Q

en résumé
en gros
en bref
en un mot

A

in a nutshell

106
Q

une crème solaire

A

a sunscreen

107
Q

un toit ouvrant

A

a sunroof

108
Q

un parasol

A

a sunshade

109
Q

tirer le maximum de profit ( idiomatique )

A

to bang for the bucket

110
Q

C’était une douce soirée d’été, nous nous sommes donc assis dans le patio

–> comment dire douce ici ?

A

balmy

It was a balmy summer evening, so we sat out on the patio.

111
Q

conflit d’intérêt

A

a conflict of interest

112
Q

un consentement

A

a consent

113
Q

budgétaire

A

budgetary

114
Q

un mandat

A

a mandate

115
Q

une liste electoral

A

a electoral roll

116
Q

sous estimé

A

underrated

117
Q

audacieux

A

daring

118
Q

accrochez vous
tenez bon
ne baissez jamais les bras

A

Never say die !

119
Q

une taupe

A

a mole

120
Q

un grain de beauté

A

a beauty spot