WP British English Flashcards

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La classe ouvrière/ la classe moyenne/ la bourgeoisie

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The working class / the middle class/ the upper class

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2
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Retraité/un habitant / le taux de mortalité

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Pensionner/ an inhabitant/ the death rate

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3
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Inversions

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Questions
Tags: isn’t
Proposition qui commence par un mot négatif : never have i seen (i have never seen) hardly did i sleep
Only then did i understand

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4
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Excentrique / téméraire

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Oddball/ foolhardy

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5
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En vouloir a qlq1

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To resents someone

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6
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Des croyances orientales assez contestables se répandent en occidents

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Quite questionnable eastern believes have been spreading in the west for a few years
On commence par les adj les plus subjectif et on va vers les plus intinseques

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7
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Adj compose

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A partir d’un verbe : ving si le sujet est le sujet du verbe
Part passé si sujet pas sujet du verbe
A partir d’un nom :+ed
A partir d’un adj

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8
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Adj compose

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A partir d’un verbe : ving si le sujet est le sujet du verbe
Part passé si sujet pas sujet du verbe
A partir d’un nom :+ed
A partir d’un adj

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9
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Plus les vacances approchent plus il se sent malheureux

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The closer the holidays are the sadder he feels

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10
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Elle avait les yeux verts clair et les cheveux bruns

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She was light green eyes and was dark haired

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11
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C’est la solution la plus compliquée mais c’est la moins cher

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It is the least complicated solution but it is the much more/far/way expansive

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12
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L’issue est d’autant plus incertaine qu’elle dépend des circonstances

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The outcome is all the more incertain as it dépends on the circumstances

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L’issue est d’autant plus incertaine qu’elle dépend des circonstances

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The outcome is all the more incertain as it dépends on the circumstances

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14
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D’autant plus

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All the more

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15
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Il est de plus en plus évident que de moins en moins

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It is more and more obvious that fewer and fewer

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16
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Sont De plus en plus mauvais

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Are getting worse and worse

17
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Les américains ne sont pas aussi naïfs qu’on pourrait penser

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American people are not as/so gullible as one might think

18
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Un délai/ trimestre / tous les deux jours
Une période
Une perspective
Rarement

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A dead line/a quarter/ every other day
A spell
An outlook
Seldom/hardly ever

19
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Le pays a été pauvre pendant 20 ans
Le pays est pauvre depuis 20ans

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The country was poir for 20years
The country has been poor for 20years

20
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Durant 2h
Durant la course

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For 2hours
During the race
Dès qu’on chiffre le temps on met for

21
Q

Déjà

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Ever par rapport a expérience de vie
Already par rapport a qlq de précis