12. ENGLISH the global language? Flashcards

(38 cards)

1
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ce n’est qu’une façon de parler

A

it is only a figure of speech

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2
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compétence en Anglais

A

proficiency in English

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3
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domaine

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endeavor

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4
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dénué de sens

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meaningless

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5
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en d’autres termes

A

in other words

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6
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engendrés

A

spawned

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7
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inventer un mot

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to coin a word

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8
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l’aisance de qn à s’exprimer en

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sb’s fluency in

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9
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l’argot

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slang

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10
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l’hégémonie de l’Anglais

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the hegemony of English

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11
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l’orthographe

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spelling

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12
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la barrière de la langue

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the language barrier

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13
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la langue familière (2)

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informal / colloquial language

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14
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la langue soignée, soutenue

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formal language

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15
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la progression de l’anglais

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the spread of English

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16
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le sens

17
Q

mal traduire qqch

A

to mistranslate sthg

18
Q

parler anglais avec un fort accent

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to speak heavily accented english

19
Q

parler couramment anglais (2)

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to speak fluent English / to speak English fluently

20
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parler mal anglais

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to speak broken english

21
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parler un mauvais anglais

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to speak poor english

22
Q

rafraîchir son allemand

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to brush up one’s German

23
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s’exprimer

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to express oneself

24
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se faire comprendre

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to make oneself understood

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suivre un cours d'Italien
to do an italian course
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surfant sur la vague de...
riding the crest of...
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TOEFL
Test Of English as a Foreign Language
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un accent marqué, prononcé
a broad accent
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un anglophone
a native English speaker
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un cliché
a cliché
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un mot à la mode
a buzz word
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un test de compétences
a proficiency test
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une expression (2)
a phrase, an expression
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une figure de style
a figure of speech
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une formule, un slogan
a catch phrase
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une langue de travail
a working language
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une langue maternelle
a mother-tongue
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épeler un mot
to spell a word