#11 Responsibility Flashcards
1
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un mannequin
A
a dummy
2
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le tabagisme passif
A
Second-hand smoke
3
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Contrôller
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To monitor
4
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Un chercheur
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A researcher
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Faire de la recherche
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To do research (on/into sth)
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une interdiction
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A ban on sth
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interdire à qq de faire qqch
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To ban sb from doing sth
8
Q
L’asthme
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Asthma
9
Q
Un râle
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A wheeze
10
Q
une otite
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A glue ear
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La mort subite du nourisson
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Cot death
12
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un lit d’enfant
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a cot
13
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des preuves
A
Evidence (unc)
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intervenir
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To intervene (in sth)
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Opposer des objections, ne pas être d’accord
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To object (to sth/to doing sth/to sb doing sth)
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Empiéter sur
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To encroach on/upon sth
17
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dépasser les bornes
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To go over the line
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Mauvais / pire / le pire
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Bad / Worse / The worst
19
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se demander si…
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To wonder if…
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Sensé, raisonnable
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Sensible (adj)
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sensible
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Sensitive
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Etudier, examiner
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To consider
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ouvrir la voie à qqch
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To pave the way for sth
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Q
les vacances
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Holiday(s)
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Partir/etre en vacances
To go/be on holiday (without "s")
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un vacancier
a holiday-maker
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un jour ferié
a public holiday
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fumer devrait être interdit dans les bars
Smoking should be outlawed in bars
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un distributeur (boissons par ex)
A vending machine
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un distributeur (billets, argent..)
An ATM
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un 4x4
A four-wheel drive (vehicle)
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Se permettre (s'autoriser) qqch
To indulge in sth
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un vice
a vice
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une punition / punir
A punishment - to punish
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mener / faire une étude
To carry out a study
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les britanniques
Britons
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Bien réfléchir avant de
To think twice before +ing
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8 personnes sur 10 pensent que...
Eight people (out of)/in 10 think that...
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une femme enceinte - une grossesse
A pregnant woman - a pregnancy
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donner un avertissement
To give a caution (a warning)
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un voyage, une excursion - faire un voyage
a trip - to (go on)/make a trip
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un site superbe (= un grain de beauté)
A beauty spot
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Préserver, protéger l'environnement
To preserve the environment
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un consommateur - la consommation
A consumer - consumption
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la société de consommation
The consumer society
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interdire (4)
To ban / to prohibit / to outlaw / to forbid (forbade, forbidden)
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limiter l'emploi de
To restrict the use of...
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mettre en place des restrictions
To set up restrictions
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autoriser
To allow / to authorize
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légaliser
To legalize
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obliger qq à faire qqch
To make sb do sth
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permettre à qq de faire qqch
To let sb do sth
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To VERB sb do sth (without "to") (2)
To make sb do sth, to let sb do sth
54
To VERB to do sth (17...)
To afford, to attempt/try, to choose, to decide, to expect, to fail, to hesitate, to hope, to intend, to manage, to offer, to pretend, to promise, to refuse, to seem, to want, to threaten...
55
To VERB sb to do sth
To advise, to recommend, to allow/permit, to ask, to request, to beg (supplier), to compel/oblige, to encourage, to expect, to force, to force, to invite, to need, to order, to persuade, to convince, to teach, to tell, to want...
56
VERB +ing
To admit, to appreciate, to avoid, to consider/contemplate, to deny, to dislike/resent, to enjoy, to imagine, to mind (voir un inconvénient à), to put off (repousser), to risk, to suggest, can't stand/bear, can't help (ne pas pouvoir s'empêcher de...)
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VERB sb +preposition doing sth
To accuse sb of/ charge sb with, to reproach sb for/with, to criticize sb for, to prevent sb from doing sth
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L'homme dont le permis...
La femme dont les chatons...
Le juge dont les avis...
Le juge dont je t'ai parlé...
Le crime dont il a été accusé...
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The man whose licence...
The woman whose kittens...
The judge whose views...
The judge (who(m))/( )/(that) I told you...
The crime (of which) he has been accused (of).
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Il envisage d'organiser une fête, ce qui semble être une bonne idée.
He plans to throw a party, which sounds/seems like a good idea. / He's thinking of throwing a party, seems to be a good idea.
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Ce que je veux dire, c'est que je ne m'attendais pas à ce que le juge me condamne.
What I (mean)(want to say) is I didn't expect the judge to sentence/fine me (so much/severly/harshly).
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À qui a-t-il parlé avant d'être poursuivi en justice ?
(Who)(To whom) did he talk (to)( ) before being charged/taken to court?
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À qui obéis-tu ?
Who(m) do you obey?
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À qui est cet ordinateur ? C'est à toi ? C'est à lui ?
Whose computer is it? Is it yours? Is it his?
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Video - MPs vote to back car smoking ban
MPs Members of Parliament (House of Commons)
A dummy at the back at the car, detect second-hand smoking. Researchers carried out an experiment in the car to know how vulnerable children were. Cause respiratory problems : asthma, wheeze, glue ear, possibly linked to cot death. Smoking should be banned (#civil liberty) for pregnant woman... The government should intervene > do we live in a nanny state ? MPs are paving the way for the future.
