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5 Oct Flashcards

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Make someone aware of something

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Sensibiliser qqn à qch

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to push, to encourage someone to do something

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Pousser, inciter qqn à faire qch

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Provoke someone

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Provoquer qqn

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(He said annoying words to me. He provoked me.)

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(Il m’a dit des paroles énervantes. Il m’a provoqué.)

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5
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Change sth = modify sth
I changed the decoration of my living room.

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J’ai changé la décoration de mon salon.

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With any luck, your situation will change.

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Avec un peu de chance, ta situation va changer.

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Change sth = replace sth with another thing (person)

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Changer de qch = remplacer qch par une autre chose (personne)

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I changed cars. I now have a new car.

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J’ai changé de voiture. J’ai maintenant une nouvelle voiture.

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I changed directors. The old one is gone.

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J’ai changé de directeur. L’ancien est parti.

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10
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A car has 4 wheels. (a wheel)

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Une voiture a 4 roues. (une roue)

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For the wheels to work, they are surrounded by tires

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Pour que les roues fonctionnent, elles sont entourées de pneus

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Sometimes if there is a nail in the road, one of the tires can go flat.

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Parfois, s’il y a un clou (nail) sur la route, l’un des pneus peut crever

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A pot = for cooking (a pot)

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Une marmite = pour cuisiner ( a pot)

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Dès + noun = as soon as
In the morning, some people start throwing trash on the road.

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Dès le matin, certaines personnes commencent à jeter des déchets sur la route.

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I take a lot of medications during the day. From breakfast I have to (already) take medicine!

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Je prends beaucoup de médicaments pendant la journée. Dès le petit-déjeuner, je dois (déjà) prendre un médicament!

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As soon as I return from vacation, I will have my passport re-made at the embassy.

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Dès mon retour de vacances, j’irai refaire faire mon passeport à l’ambassade.

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Dès que + sujet + verbe
Call me as soon as you finish your work.

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Appelle-moi dès que tu as fini ton travail.

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As soon as I have money, I will buy an apartment.

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Dès que j’aurai de l’argent, j’achèterai un appartement.

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19
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asap

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«Dès que possible»

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20
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The next day = the day after

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Le lendemain = le jour d’après

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Two days later = two days later

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Le surlendemain = deux jours après

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She posted photos. The next day, the authorities reacted.

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Elle a posté des photos. Le lendemain, les autorités au réagi.

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23
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The day before = the day before

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La veille = le jour d’avant

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24
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two days earlier = two days before

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L’avant-veille = deux jours plus tôt = deux jours avant

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To try to do sth = to try to do sth

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Tenter de faire qch =essayer de faire qch

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I’m going to try to go swimming this winter, but I don’t know if my body will handle the cold.

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Je vais tenter d’aller me baigner cet hiver, mais je ne sais pas si mon corps supportera (handle) le froid.

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27
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Put in place

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Mettre en place

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The town hall (= the municipality)/the government has implemented a new project/a new action

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La mairie (= la municipalité)/le gouvernement a mis en place un nouveau projet/une nouvelle action

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An agent = a public employee

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Un agent = un employé public

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30
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A police officer = a policeman

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Un agent de police = un policier

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31
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A secret agent = a spy

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Un agent secret = un espion

32
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Dirt = a dirty thing (There is a lot of dirt on the road.)

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La saleté = une chose sale (il y a beaucoup de saletés sur la route.)

33
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Unsanitary = being dirty and bad for your health

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L’insalubrité = le fait d’être sale et mauvais pour la santé

34
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Unsanitary housing = which has major problems with permanent dirt, humidity, mold, poorly laid electrical cables, which can lead to health or safety problems

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Un logement insalubre = qui a de gros problèmes de saleté permanente, d’humidité, de moisissure, des câbles électriques mal posés, ce qui peut entrainer des problèmes de santé ou de sécurité

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Undertake = start a long process

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Entreprendre = commencer un processus long

36
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I started cleaning my house.

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J’ai entrepris de nettoyer ma maison.

37
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An entrepreneur = a person who begins to create a business…

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Un entrepreneur = une personne qui commence à créer une entreprise…

38
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Demoralizing = which has a negative effect on morale

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Démoralisant = qui a une action négative sur le moral

39
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I’m tired
It’s tiring (ing)

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Je suis fatigué
C’est fatigant

40
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I am pissed. This situation/person is annoying!

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Je suis énervé. Cette situation /personne est énervante!

41
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They do not have a system for managing waste.

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Ils n’ont pas un pas de système pour de gestion des (de +les) déchets.

42
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They do not have a system to manage waste.

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Ils n’ont pas de système pour gérer les déchets.

43
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Pick up the rubbish

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Ramasser les déchets

44
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People do not have the education not to throw waste on the road.

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Les gens n’ont pas l’éducation pour ne pas jeter les déchets sur la route.

45
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It is possible to improve education

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C’est possible améliorer l’éducation

46
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C’est + adjectif + de + infinitif
it is possible to improve

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c’est possible d’améliorer

47
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C’est + adjectif + de + infinitif
It’s interesting to see that.

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C’est intéressant de voir ça.

48
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It is difficult to change (= modify) the behavior of adults.

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C’est difficile de changer (= modifier) les comportements des adultes.

49
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Behave

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Se comporter

50
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Some people behave badly: they throw their trash everywhere.

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Certaines personnes se comportent mal: elles jettent leurs déchets partout.

51
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Others behave well: they pick up other people’s trash.

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D’autres se comportent bien: elles ramassent les déchets des autres.

52
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Paul is an intelligent person.
Paul is smart.

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Paul est une personne intelligente.
Paul est intelligent.

53
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Vegetable gardens on the roofs of Paris

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Potagers sur les toits de Paris

54
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A bee

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Une abeille [abey]

55
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Raising/putting bees on the roofs of buildings

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Elever/mettre des abeilles sur les toits des bâtiments

56
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Growing plants (the plant grows, the gardener makes it grow)

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Faire pousser des plantes (la plante pousse, le jardinier la fait pousser)

57
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raise an animal
raise a child

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élever un animal
élever un enfant

58
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Bees produce honey.

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Les abeilles produisent du miel.

59
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Bees may be in danger of extinction.

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Les abeilles pourront être en danger d’extinction.

60
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Farmers use a lot of pesticides (m) and chemicals (m) that threaten bees.

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Les agriculteurs utilisent beaucoup de pesticides (m) et de produits (m) chimiques qui menacent les abeilles.

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Bees can die. These products can kill bees.

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Les abeilles peuvent mourir. Ces produits peuvent tuer les abeilles.

62
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Bees can be killed by these products.

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Les abeilles peuvent être tuées par ces produits.

63
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The hunter kills a wild boar (= a wild pig)

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Le chasseur tue un sanglier (= un cochon sauvage)

64
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a head hunter

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un chasseur de tête

65
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Where does the report begin?

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Où commence le reportage ?

66
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On the roof of the École Militaire, in the seventh arrondissement of Paris.

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Sur le toit de l’École militaire, dans le septième arrondissement de Paris.

67
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Who is the first person interviewed? A beekeeper.

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Qui est la première personne interviewée ? Un apiculteur.

68
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Why do bees adapt well to life in Paris?

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Pourquoi les abeilles s’adaptent bien à la vie à Paris ?

69
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They can produce honey with the flowers that grow in large quantities in the neighborhood;

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Elles peuvent produire du miel avec les fleurs qui poussent en grande quantité dans le quartier

70
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it is a quiet place; bees like to nest at height.

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c’est un endroit tranquille ; les abeilles aiment nicher à la hauteur.

71
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Que fait la deuxième personne interviewée ?

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What does the second interviewee do?

72
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Is she satisfied with the results of her work?

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Est-elle satisfaite des résultats de son travail ?

73
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C’est la responsable du potager expérimental sur le toit d’une école d’ingénieurs.

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She is the manager of the experimental vegetable garden on the roof of an engineering school.

74
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Elle est contente, la production est satisfaisante et le niveau de pollution est faible, inférieur à celui de la production commercialisée.

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She is happy, the production is satisfactory and the level of pollution is low, lower than that of marketed production.

75
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Is there a lot of cultivable land in Paris?

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Y a-t-il beaucoup de surface cultivable à Paris ?

76
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Do we want to take advantage of it?

A

Est-ce qu’on veut en profiter ?

77
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We want to develop at least a third of them by 2020.

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On veut en aménager au moins un tiers d’ici à 2020.

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