Vocabulary week 35 - 27 / 11 / 20 Flashcards

1
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un cigare

A

a cigar

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2
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la cigarette

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a cigarette

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3
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un poumon

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a lung

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4
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attraper un cancer

A

to catch cancer

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5
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participer

A

to take part in

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6
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réprimer

A

to suppress

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7
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la consommation de drogue

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drug-taking

the use of drugs

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8
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sensibiliser

faire prendre conscience

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to make somebody aware of

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9
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le grand public

A

the general public

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10
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modifier
transformer
changer

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to alter

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11
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en modifiant

A

by altering

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12
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les conditions de vie

A

the living-conditions

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13
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un microbe

A

a germ

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14
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accélérer

A

to speed up

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15
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frapper

A

hit
hit
hit

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16
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arreter

A

stop
quit
quit
quit

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17
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cesser de faire quelque chose

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to quit doing something

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18
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plutôt que

A

rather than

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19
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le métro

A

the underground

the subway

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20
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se faire agresser

A

to be mugged

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21
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agresser

A

to mug
mugged
mugged

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22
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fuir

A

flee
fled
fled

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23
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un sous-main

A

a desk blotter

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24
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un citadin

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a city-dweller

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25
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grossir

A

to grow fat
grew
grown

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26
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vieillir

A

to grow old
grew
grown

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27
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se fatiguer

A

to grow tired
to became tired
to get tired

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28
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s’amuser

A

to have fun

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29
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ne pas pouvoir supporter quelque chose

ils ne pouvaient pas supporter de voir leur enfant s’amuser avec les autres

A

can’t stand something

they couldn’t stand seeing their child having fun with the others

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30
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franchement

avec franchise

A

frankly

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31
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sincèrement

A

sincerely

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32
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un époux

un conjoint

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a spouse

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33
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un projecteur

A

a spotlight

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34
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mettre les projecteurs sur

mettre en avant

A

to spotlight

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35
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sous le feu des projecteurs

A

in the spotlight

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36
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chatouiller

A

to tickler

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37
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la météo

A

weather forecasting ( pas d’article )

38
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un sous-marin

A

a submarine

39
Q

comment traduire “ finir par” dans une phrase

A

eventually
at last
in the end

40
Q

un prisonnier

A

a prisoner

an inmate

41
Q

ramper

A

to crawl ( regular )

42
Q

réussir a faire quelque chose

le prisonnier avait du mal à bouger, mais il a fini par réussir à atteindre l’issue de secours en rampant

A

to succeed in doing something

43
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une issue de secours

A

an emergency exit

44
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l’urgence

A

the emergency

45
Q

la Suisse

A

Switzerland

46
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jouer ( au sens jeux d’argent )

A

to gamble

47
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un membre

A

a member

48
Q

se lever

A

to get up

49
Q

se reveiller

A

to wake up
woke up
waken up

50
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s’accroupir

A

to crouch down

to squat down

51
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un mécanicien

A

a mechanic

52
Q

un garage

A

a garage

53
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un fourgon

A

a van

54
Q

signifier
représenter

Dans « UE », la lettre U signifie « union ».

A

to stand for

The “U” in USA stands for “united”.

55
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une expression

A

a phrase

56
Q

designer

A

to refer to

57
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dans quelle mesure

A

to what extent

58
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inévitable

A

inevitable

unavoidable

59
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défavorisé

A

underprivileged

60
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une banlieue

A

a suburb

61
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des quartiers difficiles

A

rough districts

rough areas

62
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une campagne de publicité

A

a advertising campaign

63
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la publicité

A

advertising

64
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une campagne d’information

A

a publicity campaign

65
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une organisation

A

an organization

66
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un rôle

A

a part

67
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un rôle majeur

A

a major part

68
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la société de demain

A

in tomorrow’s society

69
Q

l’économie du savoir

A

knowledge economy

70
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un soi-disant

A

a so-called

71
Q

comment se fait t-il que ….

A

how come that

72
Q

un chrétien

A

a Christian

73
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un missionaire

A

a missionary

74
Q

convertir

A

to convert

75
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un pourcentage

A

a percentage

76
Q

1%

A

one percent

one per cent

77
Q

une dépense

A
an expenditure 
a spending ( ind )
78
Q

dépenser

A

to spend

79
Q

les dépenses de santé

A

the health spending

80
Q

et toi ?

A

what about you ?

81
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tu y vas tous les combien

A

how often do you go ?

82
Q

un gymnase

A

a gymnasium

83
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le syndicat

A

the tarde union ( unions pluriel pour les syndicats )

84
Q

compte tenu de quelque chose

compte tenu de son impopularité

A

given + something
in view of + something

given his unpopularity
in view of his unpopularity

85
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impopularité

A

unpopularity

86
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imposer

A

to impose something ON someone

87
Q

conquérir

A

to conquer

88
Q

une conquête

A

a conquest

89
Q

la region des grands lacs

A

the area of Great Lakes

90
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le corrigé

A

the correct version