Vocabulary week 32 Flashcards

1
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un amant

A

a lover

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2
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aller à l’encontre de quelque chose ou quelqu’un

A

to go against someone

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3
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rebondir sur quelque chose

A

to pick up on something

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4
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revenir

A

to come back

to return

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5
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un menteur

A

a liar

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6
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sympathique

A

friendly

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7
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un editorial

A

a leading article

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8
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un collègue

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a colleague

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9
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dur

difficile

A

tough

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10
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apparemment

A

apparently

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11
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espionner quelqu’un

A

to spy on somebody
spied
spied

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12
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on ne sait jamais

A

one never knows

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13
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on ne peut pas dire que

A

one cannot say that

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14
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ouvrir la voie

A

to pave the way

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15
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peser le pour et le contre

A

to weigh up the pros and cons

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16
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prendre une décision

A

to make up your mind

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17
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un programme radio

A

a broadcast

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18
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Mme

A

Mrs

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19
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Mr

A

M.

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20
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Madame, Monsieur

A

Dear Sir / Madam

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21
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retrouver quelque chose

A

to turn up something

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22
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loin de

A

far from

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23
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proche de

A

close to

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24
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près de moi

A

near me

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25
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un cambrioleur

A

a burglar

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26
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cambrioler ( une maison )

dévaliser

A
to burglarize ( maison ) 
to rob ( bank )
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27
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un mendiant

A

a beggar

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28
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étonné

A

surprised

amazed

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29
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étouffer

étouffé

A

to suffocate

suffocated

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30
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marchander ( négocier le prix )

A

to haggle over

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31
Q

prendre une douche

A

have a shower

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32
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un passage piéton

A

a walkway

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33
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un phénomène

A

a phenomenon

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34
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une propriété

A

a property

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35
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une demission

A

a resignation

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36
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demissioner

A

to resign

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37
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mettre en morceau

anéantir

A

to tear apart
tore apart
torn apart

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38
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le coucher du soleil

A

the setting of the sun

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39
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fort ( au sens du son, d’une musique )

A

loud

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40
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une lettre de remerciement

A

a thank-you letter

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41
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il a fallu envoyer la police

A

the police had to be sent in

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42
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expedier

A

to send off

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43
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les lieux

les locaux

A

the premises

44
Q

exiger

A

to demand

45
Q

faire semblant de faire quelque chose ( feindre )

Raphaël a fait semblant demanger la glace d’Audrey.

A

to pretend to do something

Raphaël pretended to eat Audrey’s ice cream.

46
Q

c’est une question de point de vue

A

it is a matter of opinion

47
Q

quoi que je fasse

quoi qu’il fasse

A

no matter what I do

no matter what he does

48
Q

comme vous devez le savoir

A

as you may know,

49
Q

expliquer

A

to explain

to account for

50
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une perte d’emploi

une perte

A

a job loss

a loss

51
Q

tout simplement

A

quite simply

52
Q

un service militaire

A

a military service

53
Q

les Pays-Bas

A

The Netherlands

54
Q

La Grande-Bretagne

A

Great Britain

55
Q

une grande roue

A

a Ferris wheel

56
Q

en même temps que …

A

as the same time as …

57
Q

être bien élevé

A

to be well-mannered

58
Q

faire faillite

A

to go bankrupt

59
Q

soit l’un soit l’autre

A

neither one nor the other

60
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aucun d’entre nous

A

neither of us

61
Q

en très peu de temps

A

in a very short time

62
Q

jouer aux échecs

A

to play chess

63
Q

jouer au loto

A

to play lotto

64
Q

jouer aux cartes

A

to play cards

65
Q

jouer a des jeux aussi stupides

A

to play such stupid games

66
Q

Pékin

A

Beijing

67
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Je ne sais pas vraiment

A

I don’t really know

68
Q

un jeu de mots

A

a pun

69
Q

un climatiseur

A

a air-conditioner

70
Q

un élève

des élèves

A

a pupil

some pupils

71
Q

avoir de la chance

A

to be lucky

72
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avoir raison

A

to be right

73
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avoir tord

A

to be wrong

74
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avoir froid

A

to be cold

75
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avoir honte de

A

to be ashamed of

76
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avoir des ennuies

avoir des problèmes

A

to be in trouble

77
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un régime ( politique )

A

a regime

78
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totalitaire

A

totalitarian

79
Q

un bénéfice

A

a profit

80
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à longueur de journée

A

all day long

81
Q

tu ferais mieux

A

you would better

82
Q

emigrer

A

to emigrate

83
Q

l’Europe de l’est

A

Eastern Europe

84
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l’Europe de l’ouest

A

Western Europe

85
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L’irlande du Nord

A

Northern Ireland

86
Q

pays de Galles

A

Wales

87
Q

faire la vaisselle

A

to do the washing-up

88
Q

faire les courses

A

to do the shopping

89
Q

faire le repassage

A

to do the ironing

90
Q

faire la cuisine

A

to do the cooking

91
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entrer en consideration

A

to enter into consideration

92
Q

un meurtrier

A

a murderer

93
Q

un ambassadeur

A

an ambassador

94
Q

portugais

A

Portuguese

95
Q
un essai 
des essais ( écriture )
A

an essay

some essays

96
Q

personne ne savait exactement

A

No-one knew exactly

97
Q

convaincre

A

to convince

to persuade

98
Q

une émission ( télé tout ça )

A

a program

99
Q

la troisième

A

the third

100
Q

un peu plus tard

A

a little later

101
Q

Grande-Bretagne

A

Great Britain

102
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une partie de l’argent

A

a part of the money

103
Q

on ferait mieux

nous ferions mieux

A

we would better

104
Q

les chiffres du commerce extérieur

A

trade figures

105
Q

prendre en considération
prendre en compte
tenir compte de

A

take into account

106
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se méfier de

A

to be wary of something

107
Q

farine

A

flour